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When Strangers Things had literally everyone on the edge of the couch for eight incredible episodes...
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...and turned these four kids into stars overnight.
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Not to mention this show gave us the Winona revival...
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When it gave us Luke Cage, the superhero 2016 desperately needed.
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Which, in turn, blessed us with THE hottest sex scene of the year.
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When it gave Gilmore Girls fans the reunion they'd been dreaming of for years.
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When The Get Down showed us the over-the-top origins of hip-hop.
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When Fuller House delivered more cheesy-good nostalgia than we could handle.
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When Black Mirror gave us a refreshingly authentic romance between queer women.
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When it told Amanda Knox's side of the story.
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When Lady Dynamite showed us one of the most hilariously realistic depictions of mental illness in the history of television.
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When it brought Lovesick (formerly called Scrotal Recall!!!) to a global audience.
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When Narcos Season 2 took us even deeper into the world of Pablo Escobar.
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When it gave Chelsea Handler the talk show she deserves.
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And when it FINALLY let us download shows and movies.