just_a_funguy t1_je8vyqn wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:18 AM

Reply to comment by laughland in Why have dramas like Breaking Bad and the Sopranos remained relevant while others such as Lost and Dexter remained in the 2000s? by LakeMcKesson

3 most influential???!!! Hahahaha no. It's was revolutionary but definitely not top 3. Same thing for the office! I would put GOT above both this shows in influential! Every tv studio have been trying to recreate that magic.

laughland t1_je9uj9w wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:49 PM

No one would touch a massive genre project like Game of Thrones if it wasn’t for Lost

just_a_funguy t1_je9yqjl wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Lol what! There are many shows that owe their existence to lost but GOT is not one of them. LOTR and Rome are probably more the reason a show like GOT was able to be made

laughland t1_jea3m1v wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:56 PM

I’m not saying Lost is the primary influence on the content of GoT, I’m saying Lost proved that it was feasible to make a big budget genre show on TV. Yes, Rome existed, but it also got cancelled for being way too expensive. Lost actually ran for multiple seasons and kept a pretty huge following. That’s the difference. LOTR isn’t a TV show so not sure what to say there