Nope, before I was born. I understand that it was different but revolutionary seems to imply that it strongly influenced what came after it. Thing is that it seems, at least to me, that it is very unique compared to things before and after.

Additionally because I saw great quality TV shows like Sopranos, The Wire, Breaking Bad, etc before seeing TP I actually don't really see the influence that I hear people talk about. TP seems so...cheesy and soapy I guess which seems very different from those other prestige shows. Yet I hear critics and creators say TP was definitely an influence on them. I just can't connect the dots unless it's just the fact that it was different than what came before. But in that case, I don't get why it's so singled out because things are always evolving.

This is the one that to this day I still don't understand the absolute adoration that so many people, often with very similar taste in television to myself, have for the show. I don't hate it, but I simply don't get why so many love it.