What it costs to stream the top 100 TV shows of this century
How to stream every show from the New York Times' top 100 list, and how long it'll take you to get through them all. Credit: Jared Newman / Foundry If you have five years, four months, and $1,138 to spare, you might be able stream every one of The New York Times‘ top 100 TV shows of the 21st century. As you’d expect from any authoritative listicle, The Times‘ plaudits have prompted plenty of debate about the honorees and snubs.
- ▪How to stream every show from the New York Times' top 100 list, and how long it'll take you to get through them all.
- ▪Credit: Jared Newman / Foundry If you have five years, four months, and $1,138 to spare, you might be able stream every one of The New York Times‘ top 100 TV shows of the 21st century.
- ▪As you’d expect from any authoritative listicle, The Times‘ plaudits have prompted plenty of debate about the honorees and snubs.
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How to stream every show from the New York Times' top 100 list, and how long it'll take you to get through them all. Credit: Jared Newman / Foundry If you have five years, four months, and $1,138 to spare, you might be able stream every one of The New York Times‘ top 100 TV shows of the 21st century. As you’d expect from any authoritative listicle, The Times‘ plaudits have prompted plenty of debate about the honorees and snubs. It’s also a reminder of how much great TV already exists, and how much time you could spend watching critically acclaimed shows from the past instead of trying to keep up with the present. With that in mind, and with a little data-sorting help from AI, I set out to determine the most efficient ways to stream them all.
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