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Poll: 25 Shows of the 90s That Paved the Way for the New Golden Age of TV

A poll by rubyfruit76
One of the most influential changes to occur in the years since IMDb began is the markedly improved quality of TV series. If the New Golden Age of television (sometimes called the Platinum Age) officially began in 1999 with the premiere of The Sopranos, then soon followed by series like Six Feet Under and The Wire, and was in full swing by the time series like Dexter, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones were introduced, the following shows of the 90s were perhaps the giants that the Golden Age shows stood upon. Instead of voting for your favorite of the shows below, which one's influence can be most seen in the TV of the New Golden Age?

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Results of 5,356 votes:

  1. 1.

    Friends (1994)

     
  2. 2.

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

     
  3. 3.

    The X-Files (1993)

     
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