EW.com is currently running a feature entitled “The 39 HBO Series That Changed TV”. Even bearing in mind that these lists are usually just conversation pieces designed to coincide with something topical (in this case, the premiere of True Blood), this one seems pretty exceptionally bombastic.
First off, how many times has television been “changed?” Thirty-nine times in the last two decades? Two times per year, we thought television was one thing and then it became another thing as a result of something that aired on HBO?
Second, and much more importantly, this strikes the entire list from the record:
Sorry, Sopranos.
