Top 10 TV Shows to Binge On

Criteria: TV series that are better watched in marathon viewing sessions.
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Have some time to kill?

Wanna fill it with a rewarding television experience?

This shit comes back to burden you, you ain't gotta do shit to stand there and laugh at me.

You're in luck.

Welcome to WatchMojo.com,

and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 shows you should binge watch.

It's very good.

For this list, we've chosen ten shows that are best consumed in one giant marathon,

whether it's cause of running gags, cliffhanger endings or just general awesomeness.

So clear your schedules; let's dive in!

I'm an American.

Are you in the mood for double-crossing?

Tell me what you know, and I will personally guarantee their safety.

Unclear motivations?

Are you suggesting that Abu Nazi planted Intelligence on his own safe-house?

A sense of trust distorted by bipolar disorder?

I got a mood disorder, okay

I looked it up, Clailre, Clozapine is an antipsychotic.

Then you need 'Homeland',

a thrilling and all-too-real post-9/11 thriller starring Claire Danes and Inigo Montoya.

Well, tell me what I can do to make this right between us.

Your palms will sweat every episode,

which makes changing the channel an exercise in futility.

Are you looking for this?

This is definitely a show to binge on, but plan on paranoia the next day!

Hello, Big Brother.

Are you in the mood for questions-upon-questions,

and characters you'll grow to love like family?

JACK: Look, I'd do it myself, I'm a doctor, but I just can't reach it.

KATE: You want me to sew that up?

JACK: It's just like the drapes, same thing.

KATE: No, with the drapes I used a sewing machine.

You’ll have 121 episodes with 'Lost',

which waits until the finale to tie everything together.

Sorta.

'Lost' intrigues you to the end,

and you can't help but invest in the characters and their stories.

JACK: So I just made a choice. I'd let the fear in,

let it take over, let it do its thing, but only for five seconds,

that's all I was going to give it.

Although it's not without missteps,

“Lost” will go down in history as one of the all-time greats.

We don't wanna be found.

son and heir to the title abbey I thought lady marion was here

Are you in the mood for a British period-piece that makes you long for a gone-by era?

Then you need 'Downton Abbey', which follows an aristocratic family through the early 20th-century.

It was a tragedy.

I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable.

A visual masterpiece, this series looks at the socio-political developments in post-Imperial Britain.

My first cousin and his son. They are almost certainly dead. We'll be all in mourning.

No matter what side of the pond you're on, it'll make you yearn for Yorkshire…

so long as you're not one of the servants.

Where have you been?

I'm not late, am I?

You're late when I say you're late.

Are you in the mood for the crime drama that defines crime dramas?

Look no further than 'The Wire',

which is heralded as the best crime drama of all time.

And do you see that man in the courtroom today?

Nope.

No connoisseur of compelling TV can afford to miss this Baltimore-based series,

which shows crime and police work in stunning realism.

Forget everything you know about campy police procedurals – 'The Wire' bests them all.

After 22 years in Congress I can smell which way the wind is blowing.

Are you in the mood for a totally unique political revenge story with superior performances?

I know he made you a promise, but circunstances have changed.

that promises remain immune to changes in circunstances.

Your fix is 'House of Cards', a binge-worthy and compelling show that combines sharp writing,

and pulse-pounding storytelling with some of the best acting you'll see on the small-screen.

There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain tha tmakes yo ustroung,

This series has David Fincher at the helm –

so from the first episode, you'll have precious little breathing room.

Just don't pull out your hair!

A great man once said that everything in life is about sex.

Except sex.

Sex is about power.

So you need a whore.

Are you in the mood for a space Western with smart scripts and unforgettable characters?

Fall in love with 'Firefly', a short-lived series that deserves a sequel.

Everything you love about Westerns and sci-fis

has been synthesized into perfect hour-long snippets of 'goddamn heroes'.

A stellar – or interstellar – cast,

plus a growing cult audience make Captain Mal and his crew essential viewing –

you're sure to watch it over and over.

Are you in the mood for mid-century modern aesthetics and ambiguous morality?

'Mad Men' is the show for you.

It follows problematic ad-man Don Draper through his complex 1960s world –

everything you think you know about the characters can be undone in a single episode,

and the emotional impact cannot be overstated.

What happened?

Somebody very iportant to me died.

It’s another future classic you won't be able to watch one episode at a time.

It's your job. I give you money, you give me ideas.

But you never say thank you.

That's what the money is for.

Are you in the mood for bizarre (but lovable) characters and an escalating level of absurdity?

Check out the crime drama 'Twin Peaks',

which can only be experienced, not explained.

Bite the bulet, baby. Bite the bullet.

A murder-mystery unfolds into a post-modern nightmare –

with chopped wood, shifty characters, and a damn good cup of coffee.

Oh, man, That hits the spot.

Few shows have made such a cultural impact,

and few shows warrant a weekend binge as much as 'Twin Peaks'.

Are you in the mood for repeated gags, ongoing jokes,

and subtext that requires repeat viewings?

Treat yourself to 'Arrested Development',

a show that only becomes better the more you watch it.

I am half machine. I am a monster!

The cast of characters is hilarious, but there's a method to the madness:

the more layers you peel back, the more you'll enjoy it.

'Arrested Development' is a comedy utterly without equal.

Before we unveil our number one pick, here are a few Honorable Mentions.

If you're in the mood for character development,

and storylines that only become crazier season-after-season –

what's stopping you from getting into 'Breaking Bad?'

For better or worse, these characters will imprint themselves in your brain

as the most important you've ever encountered.

Love them, sympathize with them, hate them when you need to;

Walter White and Jesse Pinkman will haunt you until the end.

We'll wait for you to get there.

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