I'd agree. It just stood out...and still does. The other Whedon series didn't quite accomplish that, but then very few tv shows do. I can only think of a handful.
MASH - redefined the situation comedy Doctor Who - redefined science fiction serial Star Trek - redefined science fiction serial Gunsmoke - redefined westerns Hill Street Blues - redefined the cop show Prime Suspect - redefined the procedural St. Elsewhere - redefined the hospital/medical serial The Good Wife - redefined the legal procedural The Sopranoes - redefined the anti-hero serial
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Date: 2014-10-18 02:34 am (UTC)MASH - redefined the situation comedy
Doctor Who - redefined science fiction serial
Star Trek - redefined science fiction serial
Gunsmoke - redefined westerns
Hill Street Blues - redefined the cop show
Prime Suspect - redefined the procedural
St. Elsewhere - redefined the hospital/medical serial
The Good Wife - redefined the legal procedural
The Sopranoes - redefined the anti-hero serial