Most of the series we know start from the bottom. Ordinary characters experience something unusual and embark on an adventure that gets more and more complicated with each episode. However, there are other productions that start from a very powerful premise , and fail to maintain the level over time. All the series that we are going to talk about next have more than one season. However, it is better to stand at the end of the first :
Prison Break
Five seasons and 90 episodes. But if what you are really interested in is having fun, with the first season you are going to shoot.
The premise of Prison Break is as absurd as it is fun. Michael Scofield ‘s brother is wrongly sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and ends up behind bars in a maximum security prison. Michael, convinced of his innocence, decides to rob a bank to end up in the same jail as him and thus help him escape.
Of course, Michael has a plan to get away with it, since he was precisely the architect who designed said prison . With the plans tattooed all over his body, he gradually breaks through the security of the prison until he achieves his goal.
The fun of Prison Break was precisely seeing how he escaped from prison . And that’s what’s really cool about the series. Once we see them outside, it is difficult to stay in front of the television.
For thirteen reasons (’13 Reasons Why’)
Hannah Baker ‘s story must be the only one in history that is both necessary and unnecessary. Necessary , because the first season hooked us in front of the screen and an important melon opened. For the first time, suicide was no longer seen as something selfish people do, as we all feel each and every reason why Hannah couldn’t get on with her life.
The first season of 13 Reasons Why had enough guts to talk about bullying, irresponsibility – or negligence – of some “professionals” in high schools, and even the barbarities that some teenagers can do. It was an unpleasant season, but necessary after all to open your eyes.
However, it should have stayed there. The second season was already noted as something left over. But we are already in the fourth season. Extending the series does nothing but blur the good work that was done in the first 13 chapters .
[Note to reader: Remember, even if there are 13 (or 130) reasons to think about suicide, it’s never the solution. In Spain there is the Telephone of Hope (717 00 37 17) and a website with information ( https://telefonodelaesperanza.org/ ). You are not alone, you are not alone.]
Westworld
The first season of Westworld bordered on perfection . The episodes progressed, but we were seeing the same events over and over again. And all to discover that we were as innocent as poor Dolores.
Unfortunately, maintaining an A level is not easy. Hence, the following seasons were quite disappointing by losing the element of surprise.
True Detective
On paper, seeing Matthew McConaughey already invited us to think that True Detective would be one of the best series in history. Although Woody Harrelson should not be detracted from either, since the two made a spectacular pair.
True Detective was the result of combining a macabre detective plot, psychologically completely destroyed detectives, and some very good actors. The series then went on its way, but by removing these two characters from the equation, the Nic Pizzolatto series lost all its appeal .