What is the best 4 Season stretch in TV ever ?

Submitted by SirAren t3_10gpaiu in television

Some guy said to me that Game Of Thrones 1-4 is greatest strech of tv ever atleast 4 season stretch and I kinda agree tbh, tbh Cause those seasons are maybe beyond everything I've ever seen On Tv, However I'd say Lost 1-4 is just as great, maybe any 4 season stretch of The Simpsons from it's peak era can be a contender, or The Sopranos can be chosen too however I've yet to watch the Sopranos.

I'll also say Six Feet Under' season 2-5 are also legendary. & currently Succession 1-3 are on a great run however I wouldn't say this run is better than Game Of Thrones' peak.

Stranger Things started strong at one of the best season 1 I've ever seen but I think the last two seasons are not of that level still very good though, however i think season 4 has the best episode being ep7. Also maybe The West Wing, Person Of Interest, The Wire or Mad men can be a choice.

I wouldn't say Breaking Bad though cause for majority of it's run it had the same plot & Tede Beneke thing makes the pacing slow down immensely.

What do you think ? Maybe to me right now it's a dead tie between Lost & GOT . I know it's not fair to compare in between different genres but it's just your opinion.

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tinoynk t1_j541qbe wrote

The Wire. Season 5 is overall good, but those first 4 seasons are essentially perfect. Maybe it isn't everybody's show, but for what it's trying to do, it doesn't miss a single step.

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SirAren OP t1_j548m3y wrote

What about wire season 2-5 ? Wouldn't that be a better strech

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AndrewUndershaft t1_j54j7uv wrote

Because season 1 is great and better than 5.

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SirAren OP t1_j54jbnw wrote

Really? I thought the consensus was season 5 is the best

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AndrewUndershaft t1_j54k7hs wrote

Nah, most definitely not. Most people say it's the weakest, because the whole serial killer plot is rather unrealistic and some characters behave strangely. Personally, I still like it, though. But not the best by a long shot. (For me, it's 2. Bit of an uncommon opinion, though.)

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ed_lv t1_j553p2i wrote

Season 5 is usually considered the worst, although at first some people dislike season 2, because of change of focus from the hood to the docks.

However, once you see the entire show, Season 2 is perfectly placed and and works amazing with the rest of the show.

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OneBadDay1048 t1_j54vh0y wrote

Game of Thrones 1-4 for me as well

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[deleted] t1_j549gz7 wrote

Mr. Robot seasons 1-4.

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taume t1_j543u60 wrote

Dexter 1-4 is perfect! Should have really just stopped there

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tinoynk t1_j55vq0s wrote

I remember thinking seasons 2-3 were just okay, but yea 4 was incredible.

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ozgun1414 t1_j57014t wrote

season 3 with colombian or mexican wannabe killer, that season was not good.

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bravotwodelta t1_j541rm1 wrote

The Expanse.

By all means, that show is just an incredible stretch through to the finale.

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SpreadYourAss t1_j54fxf4 wrote

Does the show gets better after S1? I recently finished that and definitely did enjoy it, but I can't say it was incredible or anything. I could see the potential, but it felt like... it wasn't polished enough yet.

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thegoodcunt t1_j54kk5c wrote

I was the same after season 1. Dare i say it, even season 2. I really enjoyed it but i wasn't hooked until season 3, then it became one of my favourites.

It's weird though because when you later revisit those earlier seasons the quality is there, you just didn't fully appreicate what they were setting up.

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pHNPK t1_j54wpom wrote

Deep space 9 final 4 seasons better than expanse. Expanse ended 1 or 2 seasons too early.

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GoinXwell1 t1_j56hewb wrote

Expanse has an entire book trilogy of events after the series events end, but there is also a massive time skip.

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jxdawg123 t1_j54isua wrote

The Good Place. Its only 4 seasons, but not a second is wasted.

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james_carr9876 t1_j560eyt wrote

Seasons 3 and 4 were rough and repetitive at times imo

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Stennick t1_j568xsx wrote

Ya basic!

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james_carr9876 t1_j56q6yu wrote

Haha I like this response. Each to their own!

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Stennick t1_j56qi42 wrote

I don't know if you knew but it's a line from the first season I always thought was funny :)

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james_carr9876 t1_j56qmcw wrote

Of course I do haha. It’s very funny and so was your response

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JurgenWigg t1_j54b006 wrote

The West Wing S1-4, aka the Sorkin years.

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Maris-Stella t1_j541xbk wrote

LOST. I watched it when it aired and of course things were very different then. No streaming and binging back then. But for me it was groundbreaking and all 4 seasons are great in their own way.

I realize part of the experience is completely nostalgic but I have rewatched a couple of times since and it still holds up.

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SirAren OP t1_j5489od wrote

What do you mean all 4 ? The rest two were also great

Edit: Okay I get it now

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Maris-Stella t1_j550dlk wrote

Absolutely. But the question was about the first 4 seasons.

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SirAren OP t1_j550iub wrote

It wasn't but you didn't specify which 4, but yeah 1-4 are amazing

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Maris-Stella t1_j55136g wrote

Yeah sorry. If I had to pick it would be season 1-4. First season with that 2 part pilot has to be included.

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Parenegade t1_j55me64 wrote

I would say Lost but around 3x5 to right before the mid-season finale was PRIME writers strike what the fuck are they doing

The second half of the season and the start of the season are phenomenal.

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ucd_pete t1_j54u7fc wrote

The Simpsons seasons 3-7

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caseylk t1_j55lyqs wrote

GoT seasons 1-4 are unmatched.

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OhShitPeter t1_j562s2y wrote

The Office and Parks and Rec both had fantastic 4 season runs from season 2-5.

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BigPoppaPuff t1_j55z13m wrote

Simpsons 3-8 is just pretty incredible for how consistent it was

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Toadfinger t1_j5475te wrote

Babylon-5.

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AndrewUndershaft t1_j54jexf wrote

Problem is, season 1 was still a little rough, and 4 a little rushed. Only 2 and 3 were absolutely amazing.

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smesch83 t1_j543z1l wrote

"hey Reddit, give me the twelve best examples where a second half of season 4 is vastly superior to a second half of a season 3, but not as good as the first half of the same show's season 2."

commenters:

- 12 comments about gritty 20 yo HBO shows for/about men over 40

- a comment about Dexter, House, Lost

- a snarky comment that says "did an AI ask this?"

Edit: oh, and someone saying that "Breaking Bad" and/or "Better Call Saul" is actually "underrated"

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james_carr9876 t1_j546n4v wrote

Was wondering why this is necessary but it’s honestly quite funny.

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smesch83 t1_j548rf9 wrote

yeah, it was mean of me to comment that here: it's something I could have just as well commented under dozens of other postings in these last few months.

I like ratingraph - the website where imdb user ratings for individual episodes of a show get turned into a graph; and I wish that ratingraph had a detailed search function where you could just enter something like "4 seasons, all with an average above 8/10, and all four averages ascending" etc.

(...plus, I always wonder if some of these questions could be answered with "Yes! (a female-skewing show like) 'Knots Landing' had 4 popular seasons that got better and better" but the reddit demographics just always give us "House" and HBO instead, lol.)

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anasui1 t1_j54qcu7 wrote

24's 2-5

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SirAren OP t1_j551gt6 wrote

Does the whole show take place in 10 days ?

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anasui1 t1_j55jr8v wrote

haha, yeah. Luckly for Jack, though, they're not consecutive

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iLikeSaints t1_j56ak1t wrote

Burn Notice 1-4 is great. After that they kinda shift tone.

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LAtvGUY t1_j56ke5k wrote

Frasier 1 - 4 (plus 5) is perfect TV.

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Mrs_WorkingMuggle t1_j57a0j1 wrote

Doctor Who

Christopher Eccelstone's season through David Tenant's 2 seasons (and specials) and the first season of Matt Smith? And in writing that out, David Tenant had 3 seasons (Rose, Martha, Donna), and I'm okay leaving Matt Smith out completely.

In conclusion 9th & 10th Doctor.

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firstpc13 t1_j54krze wrote

Dexter season 1-4 was pretty good, although Season 3 was a level below the rest

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batmattman t1_j559oeg wrote

Season 3 did have one of my favourite lines though

Miguel: I accept you. I accept you, Dexter, like a brother!

Dexter: I killed my brother... I killed yours as well

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shadowdra126 t1_j54o2vx wrote

Dexter season 4 would have been the perfect ending for the show

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Zantera t1_j54pxnd wrote

Lost is my favorite show but I'm not sure which stretch of 4 seasons i would consider the best. You also have The X-Files where if you asked me for 4 seasons i would say S2 to S5 is pretty peak television. Of course there's great seasons outside these as well.

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donuteater111 t1_j552t4o wrote

For me, it might be Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, seasons 4-7. Admittedly the 7th season had a few more bumps than the others, but it was still damn good.

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FunkIPA t1_j575ai7 wrote

Season 3-8 of The Simpsons.

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Josiah425 t1_j58mvj7 wrote

I watch a lot of TV. It is Game of Thrones by far.

Breaking Bad still best overall imo, but if Game of Thrones kept 1 - 4 season quality for 5 - 8, it would be a perfect show.

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Yesnowyeah22 t1_j58w1k9 wrote

Agree GOT 1-4. And biggest cultural impact.

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Sconed2thabone t1_j5c3wrx wrote

It’s game of thrones 1-4. Those 4 seasons are fucking perfect.

After that, I’d say Avatar seasons 1-3 and then season 1 of Korra as a 4 season stretch is pretty perfect.

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saiaf t1_j54aufr wrote

Deadwood but you'd have to count the film as Season 4

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GoldyZ90 t1_j56qiw8 wrote

I’d probably say The Wire.

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