If you had a magic time machine, what series would you want to go back and experience again as a new viewer without being spoiled? Off the top of my head I'd include:

Lost - love the ending or hate the ending, it was a unique and fun ride each week
Stargate SG-1 - I thought the goa'uld we're pretty great villains in the beginning
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Gilmore Girls
Alias
La Femme Nikita
Friday Night Lights
Chuck
1980's Days of Our Lives
Doctor Who (New series)
Downton Abbey
Farscape

Breaking Bad
Sopranos

Breaking Bad
The Office
The Mandalorian

Oohhh. Downton Abbey. We really enjoyed that one

Game of Thrones would be great to rewatch not knowing what happens next.

Max Power said:

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Game of Thrones would be great to rewatch not knowing what happens next.

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As someone who had read all the books prior to seeing the show, I was both excited to see what I read come to life on screen and saddened that I didn't get to experience the surprise of major events like the Red Wedding. That is, until the show progressed beyond the books.

24
Lost
Heroes
Seinfeld
Battlestar Gallactica
Friends

Breaking Bad
Lost

For those that mentioned Breaking Bad. I've binged the entire BB series twice about a year apart. Even though I knew what was going to happen, the show was VERY different for me watching it the 2nd time.

I was rooting for Walt the entirety of the show the first time I watched it. Upon a 2nd viewing, I couldn't wait for his demise and was rooting for everyone around him, even Skyler. The differing point of view made it seem like I hadn't seen it before. Perhaps this is another reason the show is regarded so highly.

1. Arrested Development
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. The Sopranos
4. Farscape

These are my top 4 shows I was glued to and/or binged in the last 20 years that I would love to experience all over again.

Futurama

Lost and 24 are the only shows that I would arrange my life around for their weekly showings.

The Wire

TexAg2001 said:

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For those that mentioned Breaking Bad. I've binged the entire BB series twice about a year apart. Even though I knew what was going to happen, the show was VERY different for me watching it the 2nd time.

I was rooting for Walt the entirety of the show the first time I watched it. Upon a 2nd viewing, I couldn't wait for his demise and was rooting for everyone around him, even Skyler. The differing point of view made it seem like I hadn't seen it before. Perhaps this is another reason the show is regarded so highly.

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I almost always get back to rooting for Walt when he makes the phone call in Ozymandias to take the fall.

The one that really conflicts me is Jesse. I go back and forth between loving and hating him in the final season. Obviously I am happy to see him freed at the end though.

Which is amazing writing, because we know Walt is the true bad guy and Jesse was always the puppet.

Definitely 24

The Good Place

jm94 said:

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The Good Place

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One season to go. We picked this one up a few weeks ago. So awesome.

The Wonder Years
Battlestar Galactica
The Sopranos
The Office

Season 1 of True Detective

Dark

Wonder years is a great choice. I loved that show

Aggie_Boomin 21 said:

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Dark

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Damn, good call.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Aggie_Boomin 21 said:

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Dark

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Damn, good call.

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Won't ever be able to recapture the experience of seeing the twists for the first time; but I rewatched the first 2 seasons with my parents over Christmas (who hadn't seen any of it), and even with knowing the twists and having to explain some of them, it was still great and I picked up on some things that seemed insignificant the first go around.

It would be awesome in hindsight for the writers of SG1 to go back now with the universe they created over 20years and refine it , make it less campy ( though that was appealing at times) and close/tie up or don't open plot devices that caused loose ends. My point is I would love to see the goauld storyline end after season 3 then go straight Ori for the next 3-4 seasons with some stand alones and domestic fallout eps sprinkled in. As far as sci fi unis go it's third only to SW and Trek in my opinion and it's a shame we haven't gotten more of it in the last 10 years .

I only have 2. I could feel something change in me when I watched these the first time. After watching the first episode, I knew I would never be the same person, that I had changed, that there was a new world out there that I had to explore

Red Shoe Diaries

Cop Rock

NorthHollywoodHenry said:

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Season 1 of True Detective

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This.

DallasTeleAg said:

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NorthHollywoodHenry said:

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Season 1 of True Detective

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This.

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Since time is a flat circle, did you ever really watch it for a first time?

AgDC said:

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Chuck

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Without a doubt mine.

I made my wife watch this in 2020 BUT I stopped her three episodes short of the finale when they are in their dream house.

Aggie_Boomin 21 said:

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Dark

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What if I told you there was a way to watch Dark, unspoiled, for a second time?