In the search for good TV, it neglected what made TV great: Ambitious trash

TV is starting to learn some lessons from a misbegotten 20+ year adventure grappling with the integrity of premium dramas.

Back in 2003, NBC launched Kingpin, a crime drama created by David Mills (a damn good TV screenwriter with credits on shows like NYPD Blue, homicide: Life on The Street, ER, The Corner, The Wire, Treme…). The show wasn’t great and wa…