REIGNING HEROES OF GENRE

Four series that got the game right

Battlestar Galactica SCI-FI, 2003-09

War on Terror allegory wrapped in a thrilling package.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer WB/UPN 1997-2003

Horror, fantasy, witty banter, teen angst, deep emotions. The works.

Watchmen HBO, 2019

Iconic, untouchable comic, brilliantly reimagined to confront American racism.

The X-Files FOX, 1993-2002

Monsters of the week neatly balanced with alien conspiracy.