2021 was a great year for TV.
There was some great programming to get us through a difficult year.
But there were also some terrible returning dramas that squandered excellent opportunities to tell good storylines.
We spoke to the entire TV Fanatic staff to get insight into what worked and didn't work for returning dramas in 2021.
Have a look below.
Succession - HBO - Best
King Lear meets Desperate Housewives may be a silly comparison, but it seems to fit.
The narrative, the acting, the nuance, the close-to-home-ness of the struggles of the rich -- all is insane, and all is superb.
Season 3 is just as outrageous as its prior seasons, and we can't get enough. As is the case for every Succession season finale, the third one is enough to keep us up at night... again.
American Crime Story: Impeachment - FX - Best
Having Monica Lewinsky as a producer...
There was some great programming to get us through a difficult year.
But there were also some terrible returning dramas that squandered excellent opportunities to tell good storylines.
We spoke to the entire TV Fanatic staff to get insight into what worked and didn't work for returning dramas in 2021.
Have a look below.
Succession - HBO - Best
King Lear meets Desperate Housewives may be a silly comparison, but it seems to fit.
The narrative, the acting, the nuance, the close-to-home-ness of the struggles of the rich -- all is insane, and all is superb.
Season 3 is just as outrageous as its prior seasons, and we can't get enough. As is the case for every Succession season finale, the third one is enough to keep us up at night... again.
American Crime Story: Impeachment - FX - Best
Having Monica Lewinsky as a producer...
- 12/22/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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