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Definitely Mad Men. The high quality and attention to detail are something incredibly rare in television.
For the uninitiated: the story follows the main character, Don Draper, a New York advertising executive in the 1960's. Don struggles to deal with the memories of his horrible childhood and the things he did to try to escape from it. His increasingly heavy drinking and philandering lead to the collapse of his personal life and career, until he reaches rock bottom and realizes he no longer needs to hold up the carefully crafted image of himself which has become so heavy.
My favorite scene Don, having been fired from his job, takes his kids to see the place he grew up and has a moment of understanding with his daughter, Sally. This is the kind of writing that shows you can say a lot with almost no dialogue.
I hated Man Men. Just about every character is a giant piece of shit. Not even in an interesting way, just selfish pricks. I had to quit part way through because business and advertising are boring and I just wanted horrible things to happen to all of them.
Ha! I loved it, but I’m giving you an upvote for your honesty. It can be a polarizing show because as you said, every character has their ulterior motives.