A Break From Reality: 10 Superior Scripted Shows

"The Walking Dead" (AMC, Sundays at 9 PM)

Better than ever in Season 3, AMC's grab-you-by-the-throat zombie thriller has evolved from a simple shockfest into a truly first-class drama... albeit one with enough blood and guts to make "Downton Abbey" viewers faint. With Rick's grief-induced psychosis and the introduction of complicated villain The Governor, "The Walking Dead" has upped its storytelling game and now deserves to be in the ... more 

"The Walking Dead" (AMC, Sundays at 9 PM)

Better than ever in Season 3, AMC's grab-you-by-the-throat zombie thriller has evolved from a simple shockfest into a truly first-class drama... albeit one with enough blood and guts to make "Downton Abbey" viewers faint. With Rick's grief-induced psychosis and the introduction of complicated villain The Governor, "The Walking Dead" has upped its storytelling game and now deserves to be in the conversation come Emmy time. less