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A good story can transport you to another world. It can make you forget your troubles and take you on adventures that you didn't even think were possible. However, crafting a compelling narrative is no easy feat.

Take television shows for example. Even those that start off strong can gradually lose their luster, leaving fans feeling disappointed. So let's give credit where credit is due.

Recently, a person on Reddit made a post, asking everyone on the platform which TV series never had a dip in quality, and the community delivered. From long-running sitcoms to short-lived dramas, here are some of the most popular responses.

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread The Joy of Painting

RIP Bob Ross

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will forever be impressed by the fact that nearly every painting he made on that show used what (to me) looked like house/wall painting brushes, yet they all turned out to look like museum worthy works of art.

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Gémeaux jumeaux
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: David Arquette is a certified Bob Ross painting instructor, and has given lessons to his castmates on set. Complete with curly wig. (He also happens to be a clown enthusiast.)

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Eric G
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't buy Bob Ross memorabilia. No seriously, don't. Watch the Netflix documentary on Bob Ross. It's pretty sad. Nothing bad about Bob, just the Kowalski's who swindled and profit from him

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Cindy Cole
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you! I saw the Netflix documentary and couldn't believe Bob Ross was taken by the Kowalski's.

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Greg Wilhelm
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just read that there is a movie on Bob Ross coming out this summer, starring Owen Wilson.

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved his show. But when I learned how toxic the chemicals in the paints and paint thinner is, it made me wince when he beat the devil out of his brush. He taught me how to paint mountains. I'm still figuring out how to make happy trees with a fan brush

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EvaBowen
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those movies I watched at filmy4wap in they were actually pretty great

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Fight me.

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Heather Daugherty
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cried happy tears all through his documentary, "won't you be my neighbor". his exemplary kindness reached right through the screen...

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#5

50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread The Golden Girls

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#8

50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Twilight Zone the original Black and White.

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Phillip Moderow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a Twilight Zone junkie. Rod Serling was THE most visionary TV producer I have ever known. So many of his stories came to pass. And the actors -- OMG. Everybody who was anybody back then was in one or more episodes and they were ALL spectacular. I can even lip sync some of the famous lines, like: "What makes you think this is heaven, Mr. Valentine. This IS the 'other place' ! Mwahahahahaaaaaaa!" (Sebastian Cabot)

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread The Good Place. The writers knew exactly what they wanted to do it, they did it, and didn't linger any longer even though it was surely successful enough that they could've gotten more seasons if they'd wanted to milk it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of my all-time favorite TV shows. The characters are well developed, the stories are well thought out, and the characters are amazingly acted. And it's so silly! A+ show!

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Schitt’s Creek

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. Excellent show. A storyline would seem familiar and then turn out in some completely unforseen, crazy way. And "The Moira's Rose's Garden" 🤦‍♀️😄

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Frasier. Exactly the same level of quality from start to finish. It was never AMAZING but also never terrible.

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Fawlty Towers

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3rd Rock from the Sun.

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#17

On this Thanksgiving weekend, let us remember how WKRP in Cincinnati maintained excellence through all four seasons. Turkeys Away!

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#18

Murder She Wrote. Angela Lansbury was and is a f****n queen

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Star Trek: The Next Generation


greatest TV show ever made, by far, hands down. it actually got better with each season but every season is fantastic

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#20

Mythbusters, i need more

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man, Grant's passing sucker-punched me. Such a sweet guy from all accounts.

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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who's watched these shows, but:

The Librarians,
Eureka,
Warehouse 13

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Eureka had a awesome series finale. And the song that plays at the end is great. (You Are my home🎶) I enjoy watching Eureka every now and then.

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Keeping Up With The Kardashians

It maintained a standard. It was always absolute horse s**t from the start and never improved

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#23

House MD

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll always enjoy Hugh Laurie in his extra blue contacts but the story lines outside the medical mystery got unbearable with time.

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Malcolm in the Middle stayed pretty tried and true

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Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift. The whole cast was talented, had impeccable timing, the innuendo it’s hilarious! I still laugh when I catch an episode. It’s very relaxing.

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Psych! I would argue there was a brief dip in a late middle season but it recovered

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! Fellow Psych-o! Here’s hoping Shawn and Gus have a cameo in the new Monk movie and then we get Psych 4!

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The Bob Newhart Show

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some of his roles in movies...where he is having a convo on the phone...priceless

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Six Feet Under

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Danni
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best finale of any show ever! I still remember it vividly, Sia and all.

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Stargate SG-1. It was a show that knew what it was.

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#32

Phineas and Ferb
I'm a little biased because it is one of my favorite comfort shows, but it maintained in my humble opinion a high level of quality throughout the entirety of it.

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread gravity falls, im suprised i havnt seen this

edit: i mean that i havnt seen this in the comments of the post, not the show, i’ve seen the entire show lmao, multiple times

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was hoping I'd see this! One of my all-time favorite shows, sure some of the episodes aren't the BEST *cough* Roadside Attraction *cough* but overall a really well-written show that still has a strong fandom despite ending six years ago!

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Band of Brothers

Breaking Bad

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Band of Brothers is the show I am watching in my Modern World History Class

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Antiques Roadshow

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Loved watching it but it always reminded me that school was the next day and it was soon time to go to bed!

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50 TV Shows That Were Great In The Beginning And Great Until The End, As Shared In This Online Thread Fleabag

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Two perfect seasons. This is why the Brits so often get it right.

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What we do in the shadows. Stellar from start to end. I think there is new seasons coming out. But it's fabulous.


Edit : you're allowed to not like the new season, but the threats are a little over kill my friends!

Thank you for my first reddit rewards and all the up votes. I love you my people!

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Daria

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad calls me daria somtimes I still watch it I love all the sarcasm.

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#40

Person of interest. Intelligent, well paced, and never predictable. The ending was just as well written, and thought out as the pilot episode.

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#41

Parks and Recreation

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#42

The Inbetweeners (UK)

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#44

Freaks and Geeks. Hard to decline when you only have 1 season.

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#45

Justified

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Casting for secondary characters was outstanding. Just kept getting better.

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#47

The Americans only improved with age. An absolutely fantastic series.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of the best shows ever made in my opinion and the ending was almost perfect.

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The Clone Wars

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This show added soo much dimension to the characters and gave Anakin his "redemption" in terms of his choices. Also...Ahsoka's story too, so win-win. My favorite Star Wars stuff are almost all from Clone Wars.

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Mr. Robot

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have only watched a few episodes so far, but my god it's good. Rami Malik is such an incredible actor. He sells every role he works. Him and Tom Hardy are my favourite actors right now.

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