2. Breaking Bad
It’s hard to count the number of things that Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad did successfully, but turning Bryan Cranston from sitcom star to dramatic antihero was definitely one of the biggest. A series that never lost its black humor while laying out one dismally dark turn of events after another, Breaking Bad will probably remain one of TV’s best series for decades to come, and will hopefully serve as a warning for any high school teachers who want to enter the meth game.

