Breaking Bad is in my opinion, the greatest tv show of all time, by quite some distance.
And i have to take issue with the "its a slow burner" argument that seems to constantly creep up against it, i blame 24 for this, if an episode doesnt finish with a nuke on countdown then its deemed boring and too slow. Bb is the most addictive and compelling tv I've ever seen.
And yeh it's cliched but sopranos and the wire are next in line. Dexter was dynamite for first few seasons but the way it ended has near ruined the entire show for, awful final season! Me and the missus enjoyed luther on netflix too. Ive only skimmed through this thread so apologies if someone has mentioned it, but six feet under is a really good show i aint seen mentioned.
My 2nd fave show of all time after bb is undoubtedly the office(uk version), though i got into it before gervais was a pain in the tits, so i can see why people wd struggle with it now due to disliking him. But it's a seminal work of tv genius! N it shares with bb the trait of going out at the top of its game, n with the perfect finale.