So, there is one other recent show that manages to look really cinematic in every episode - Key and Peele. I mean, the two shows could not be more different, but K&P is hysterical, and every episode is just so beautifully shot and tightly written. It might be an acquired taste, but it cracks me up.

I don't know why I need to understand these things. When I was younger, my dad (who worked in AV and video production) would point out when a commercial, show, or movie was particularly impressive (like the scene in The Muppet Movie when Kermit rode a bike), and they always stuck with me. Or how you once said that, to make someone sound like they're on the phone, you just take out the low end of the audio track, I just find that all fascinating. I will probably never work in film/video, but it's just part of my geekdom, I guess.