Yes, and the most obvious example is probably The Simpsons. Highly influential, critically acclaimed, and remembered fondly for its first ~10 seasons, and the mediocre rest of its run doesn't seem to diminish its original impact or most peoples' respect for it.
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Reply to can a show still be referred to as of the best ever even tho some of the seasons are awful? by Constant-Car-8796
Yes, and the most obvious example is probably The Simpsons. Highly influential, critically acclaimed, and remembered fondly for its first ~10 seasons, and the mediocre rest of its run doesn't seem to diminish its original impact or most peoples' respect for it.