‘The Walking Dead’
Yes, AMC’s mega-hit The Walking Dead is violent. Yes, it often gets into circular arguments about what the world is and what it means to be alive in the zombie apocalypse. But when it’s on fire (sometimes literally), the show is like nothing else on TV. Visually spectacular, with some incredible effects by guru Greg Nicotero and his team, there’s always something new to haunt your nightmares every week. And the current season, which finds leader Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) coming up against the maniacal Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan) has ramped up the danger and costs to the main characters exponentially. It may be a little past its prime in Season 8, but as you know if you watch the show: even when the show eventually dies, it’ll just keep on going.