1. Because you’re sick of super-sweet holiday television.
2. Because the music is amazing.
3. Because just like in the real world, the line between good and bad isn’t as clear as you’d think.
4. Because, like Milo Ventimiglia, you'll get a kick out of talking like a cool cat from the 1940s.
5. Because Simon Pegg as a narc with mob connections is the coolest guest appearance ever.
6. Because the leading ladies are elegant as hell.
7. Because the period details are amazing.
8. Because the relationships are complicated, and you love the drama.
9. Because it's created by Frank Darabont, who also directed The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and the first season of Walking Dead.
10. Because the City of Angels has never really been too angelic.
11. And because film noir never really goes out of style.
Think you can handle it, wise guy?
