I really like shows that tackle complex issues but don’t try to tell you how to think, just help bring the issues up. I think that M*A*S*H may have been a leader in this format but the show never got deep into it.
Probably the best show ever to make a person think was “The West Wing”. The whole darn Cast was Brilliant, add to that some of the best writers ever!
I am also a fan of the original “Law and Order”. The show would bring up complex issues with no clear answers. Sam Waterson is a great actor no matter the part, but when he played the part of a DA that would fight for a persons rights I felt he he was more then acting.
I also really like “Boston Legal” for the same reason. When James Spader went off on an issue I think it was not acting, it was how he felt. William Shatner was great in the show playing himself as a asshole.
What did I Miss, there has to be a lot.