10 TV Shows That Actually Get Better With Every Season

8. Mad Men

Mad Men's first season paints a stunning portrait of one man, Don Draper, whose life is built on a lie and quickly unravelling. It's a complicated slow-burn character study which for any other show would've been a defining and unbeatable high point.

For AMC's Mad Men, though, it was only the beginning of a series constantly bettering itself. With characters who become more conflicted, actors who become more assured, and themes (such as capitalism, gender roles, identity, and sex) that become more complex and vital, each season offers more than the last.

Bolstered by patient, confident storytelling, subtle metaphors, and well-earned twists, Mad Men is perhaps the most detailed and thematically rich drama of the entire Golden Age of TV, reaping countless awards for those willing to take the journey.