11. CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2018- … 3 Seasons. 36 Episodes. “Praise Satan”…
In the town of Greendale, it always feels like it is Halloween. And as her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina Spellman must choose between the witch world of her family or the human world of her friends…
Bringing together the comics and the past Sabrina TV show, CAOS on Netflix inspires a very Halloween-y thriller take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch along with her friends she navigates her way through heaven and hell when monsters and secrets come to light. A very addictive show with interesting events and storylines.
Best Character- Zelda Spellman. Best Season- Season 1.
12. THE CROWN ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
2016- … 3 Seasons. 41 Episodes. “It is a duty”…
The Crown follows the real life rivalries both political and personal, of Queen Elizabeth II’s early reign and the rest of her royal family as they live through events that shaped the 2nd half of the 21st century…
This show is probably the most interesting one to me on this list, as I learnt more about the past of my own country, that my school never taught me. Such tragedies like Aberfan, I had never heard before watching the show, I was enlightened on how recently the country has changed to the one I was born into. With the show following stories of politics, romance, scandals, disasters, personal triumph and failure, it is one you do not want to miss.
Best Character- Princess Margaret. Best Season- Season 2.
13. YOU ⭐⭐⭐⭐2018- … 2 Seasons. 21 Episodes. “Hello, You”…
A dangerously charming Joe Goldberg becomes obsessed when he meets Guinevere Beck and he soon becomes transfixed on inserting himself into her life with dangerous consequences…
Like the concept of the show, YOU is a dangerously addictive and obsessive show that will have you anticipating the next episode in shock with compelling cliffhangers. I watched Season 1 of the show across one week watching about 2 episodes a day, I couldn’t watch anymore than that as it’s a bit of a mind game. With the show seen through Joe’s eyes, it creates a conflicting view for the audience as it blurs the lines between who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist. It is essentially from the villain’s perspective, you see everything through his mind and your hear his inner thoughts. I found it crazy how quickly you get sucked into the show and Joe Goldberg’s way of thinking…
Best Character- Joe Goldberg. Best Season- Season 1.
14. FREE REIN ⭐⭐⭐
2017- … 3 Seasons. 32 Episodes. “This place has got it all”…
After befriending a mysterious horse named Raven, American Zoe is set to get more than the relaxing summer holiday she planned for, on an island just off the coast of England…
This show really takes me back to my childhood days. I don’t know about you but didn’t most girls go through a horse phase? I know that after I had seen the film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (highly recommend) about 1,000 times, I went through a bit of an obsessive horse phase. I had books about horses, clothes with horses on, cushions, bags, lunchboxes… You name it, I had it with a picture of a horse on. So, this was a nice ‘find’ when I stumbled across this show about 2 years ago. Whilst more typically for younger early teens, the show reminds me of old Pop Girl TV shows of The Saddle Club and The Sleepover Club that I watched when I was younger. It’s simple, yet entertaining and very nostalgic for anyone who went through a horse phase. Despite being slightly immature, cheesy and cliche, it’s also a light, easy viewing that makes a change from the drama and intensity of some of the other shows on this list.
Best Character- Pin. Best Season- Season 2.
15. ONCE UPON A TIME ⭐⭐⭐⭐2011-2018. 7 Seasons. 156 Episodes. “They are all fairy-tale characters”…
On the night of her 28th birthday, Emma Swan’s life is forever changed when her son Henry, who she gave up for adoption 10 years ago, shows up and tells her that she is the saviour for a town called Storybrooke where fictional fairy tale characters are real but have been frozen in time by the Evil Queen…
OUAT hosts one of my favourite ships ever- CaptainSwan- so soo good! Season 3 is probably the best season of this show as the first half of the season is Neverland inspired with Peter Pan as a villain and Captain Hook as a hero- which is a nice twist as that wasn’t the story that we all grew up with. And then the second half of the season is Wicked inspired with the good witch and the bad. Future seasons also take on Merlin, Frozen, different takes on Beauty and the Beast and more. This show really is great for fans of Disney and old fairytales as it takes classics and turns new spins on them to make the stories we know and love, fresh and modern with twisted tales and complex characters. Even though the CGI and green screens can sometimes be a little iffy.
Best Character- Regina Mills. Best Season- Season 3.
16. 13 REASONS WHY ⭐⭐⭐ 
2017-2020. 4 Seasons. 49 Episodes. “You’re one of the reasons why”…
Clay Jensen’s life completely changes when his friend, crush and classmate, Hannah Baker commits suicide. However, she left behind cassette tapes explaining the 13 reasons why she killed herself. The tapes are to be passed around each person on the tapes, to be listened to and passed on to the next. They all must do this or else the tapes will be released along with all of the secrets, lies and betrayals that the tapes reveal about Hannah and the people with whom they are about…
I don’t know how to make this show not sound depressing as hell, because it is. So, you should be prepared for that. It’s not a happy show in the least. However, I do think this show is really important, especially the first season. Most people have seen the first season as it became really popular when it first came out on Netflix and really iconic. The show deals with a lot of important issues such as drug addiction, rape and sexual assault, harassment, bullying, among others. However, it has been criticised for it’s portrayal of these particular issues set in high school and whether the show goes about the right way of showing viewers how to deal with these issues. As there is the possible idea of Life Imitating Art or whether Art imitates Life, which is an interesting concept to consider with this particular show. Though, I do still think it is an important show in raising awareness on some of these issues in society especially with the politics of high schools. I for one know of many things that happened around high schools where I live that many of the teachers and adults didn’t know about, though not as extreme as some of the issues in this show. So this show is quite scary in it’s depiction of real life and what teenagers have to deal with these days. Although, the show kind of goes too far at some points and loses its way in later seasons, the 1st season at least is a must watch.
Best Character- Clay Jensen (though they are all somewhat dis-likeable, especially by season 4). Best Season- Season 1.
17. THE BIG BANG THEORY ⭐⭐2007- 2019. 12 Seasons. 281 Episodes. “Bazinga!”.
Penny moves in across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon, two socially awkward physicists also labelled ‘geeks’ and ‘nerds’. A lighthearted sitcom unfolds along with other friends, Howard, Amy, Raj and Bernadette…
Honestly, looking at this show, it’s surprising that it got as many seasons as it did. Ending last year the show had a total of 12 seasons, although it probably definitely didn’t need that many. I found the show, like others on this list, had few likeable characters. The male characters seem to portray moments of toxic geek masculinity but the female characters aren’t much better either- they constantly bully the boys for their hobbies and undermine the masculinity. Overall toxicity runs through the show as offensive jokes are constantly used, those of a racist and sexist nature. This show slightly redeems itself by the funny moments where it’s not offensive. Perhaps showing something with sitcoms these days, they think that you can’t be funny anymore without upsetting someone, so they just do it anyway. Although there are funny shows out there that are funny without being mean. However, this show is entertaining nonetheless- but there are cringy moments where I find myself thinking if a joke like that was really necessary. When I know this show was capable of being funny without being offensive, it’s hard to see why they ended up having offensive jokes stuck in there as well.
Best Character- Raj Koothrapoli Best Season- Season 4 onwards.
18. RIVERDALE ⭐⭐ 
2017- … 4 Seasons. 77 Episodes. “Riverdale was, at it’s heart, a Wicked Town”...
The quiet town of Riverdale is rocked by the death of Jason Blossom. Betty, Archie, Jughead and Veronica begin to navigate the typical troubles of teens- romance, high school, family and friends whilst also playing detectives with investigating murder, gangs, drugs and crimes as the town of Riverdale is spilled with secrets as bigger drama, suspense and action unfold…
First off, this is probably the messiest show I have ever seen in my life. With storylines that are so random, so unexpected, there’s never a dull moment with Riverdale.
However, it does get so confusing and the characters become so dis-likeable. With the show having just finished it’s 4th season, I’m not sure there is even one character that I even like anymore. Season one was great – it flowed, had a great story line that made sense with interesting characters with room for foreseeable future development. And by the finale episode, all the puzzle pieces fitted together.
But then season 2 happened. Honestly, it just seemed like Riverdale started throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck and whatever did stick they rolled with and turned it even bigger. Then, the stuff that slid of the wall in the writers room becomes the ghost of Riverdale past, never to be spoken about again, forgotten for all time. Until the writers decide to bring it back for conveniences of a new story line.
Riverdale has lost its way so much that I don’t see any redemption or hope for it being a ‘good’ show again. So, why do I still watch it? Well it’s entertaining- it’s as simple as that. Even to the point where I just watch it to make me laugh now- I continue to watch it just to see how much further it can fall, and for the most part it hasn’t failed me yet. I doubt anything can happen in the future of this show that could surprise me but I guess we’ll see as it’s been renewed for another season…
Best Character- Jughead Jones. Best Season- Season 1.
19. GLEE ⭐⭐2009- 2015. 6 Seasons. 121 Episodes. “Here’s what you missed on Glee”…
New teacher William Schuester forms a Glee club for ambitious, talented misfits in a high school in Ohio. As they sing their way through Sectionals, Regionals and hopefully Nationals, this group of teenagers find that music can always be the answer, no matter the question or circumstance…
Starting with something positive, great music and amazing covers of songs have come from the six seasons of Glee. Sometimes they take a song and do a completely different spin on it, I listen to my Glee faves constantly. They also do different genres of music and styles, every now and then having a special themed episode of genre or particular artist, such as Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Madonna. However, there is much controversy over the show with the portrayal of it’s characters, it’s filled with offensive jokes and once again most of the characters ARE NOT LIKEABLE. I mean what is the point in investing time into a show if the characters just piss you off?!
I completely missed the Glee Train when it was airing years ago and many of my friends were watching it. I only started watching it last summer when it was added to Netflix and felt conflicted by the amazing music, sometimes iconic-ness of the show but then also it isn’t ‘written’ the best and there have also been controversy around the actual actors in the show recently. It seems like Glee is a bit of a cursed show, or just like that student you knew in high school who had a bit of a Rep.
RIP Cory Monteith. – I’d watch it all over again just for him and his talent though.
Best Character- Finn Hudson. Best Season- Season 3.
The End.
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