I like seeing a group evolve and form good friendships. I also like sci fi and weirdness. For these reasons, two of my favorite shows are The Expanse and Severance. In both, by the end, I felt like I was “part of the team” in some way.

What are a couple of your favorites? What kind of itch do they scratch?

  • MinkLitly @lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    admittedly this is kinda basic but Devilman Crybaby. Its gut-wrenching. It makes me cry. Its got hopelessly romantic themes but mostly in a disturbing sort of way, rather than a wholesome rom-com (which i usually hate lol). chefs kiss!!

  • kwedd@feddit.nl
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    6 days ago

    Comedy:

    • The Young Ones
    • Red Dwarf
    • Arrested Development
    • The Good Place

    Science Fiction:

    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Firefly
    • The Expanse

    Drama:

    • Six Feet Under
    • Breaking Bad
    • MimicJar@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      I’ve watched every one of those shows, except the Blacklist, and would agree that they are my favorite shows.

      I guess I should watch The Blacklist.

  • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    The Wire is one of those shows that portray the detective work with different approaches. They also show brilliant criminal minds, leadership and organization. There are bits of heroism in some rogue characters, too. The political and juducial aspects of organized crime are unashamedly put in front of you. Acting and writing are top-notch. It’s just a must watch if you like TV shows.

    BTW, great picks Severance and The Expanse, however, the latter had so many problems to find enough financial support that ends up showing on the screen. Being said that, the show is awesome in a Battlestar Galactica way to make things happen no matter the circumstance.

  • ChuzaUzarNaim @lemmygrad.ml
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    7 days ago

    If I had to pick just a couple, then Twin Peaks and The Prisoner. Both have interesting styles, both keep you asking questions rather than spoonfeeding answers, both were ahead of their time.

  • redxef@feddit.orgEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Halt and Catch Fire: It’s a really cool drama about a group of very different people, who come together because of one shared goal, and then everyone following their own desires - more or less burning bridges and rebuilding them over 4 seasons of the show.

  • beerclue@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I really like Black Mirror. I watched a bunch of TV shows, started and left midway through others, but I always go back to Black Mirror. Like the creator said, it’s sci-fi techno dystopia. And he is working on the 7th season. One of the episodes will be a follow up to USS Callister. Awesome!

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Are you at all familiar with Charlie Brooker’s (creator of Black Mirror) comedy work? Black Mirror is great, but I honestly think he’s a better comedy writer.

      He’s behind all the recent great Philomena Cunk shows such as Cunk On Britian and Cunk On Earth. (Soon Cunk’s Quest for Meaning)

      Cunk herself started as a bit character, a “man on the street” interview on Brooker’s old comedy news show his Weekly Wipe/Newswipe. I kind of miss her male compatriot, Barry Shitpeas, but I suspect his last name made it harder to build a show around him.

      The dialogue of Daniel Kaluuya at the end of Fifteen Million Merits, where he’s speaking from his fancy new apartment to his new video platform, is basically Daniel doing an impression of Charlie Brooker on Newswipe. It completely changes the final scene if you’re familiar with Brooker’s own comedy, it’s a nice piece of self-critique.

      Also, he put John Hannah (who I still also love in The Mummy) in my good books with his send-up of tough police procedural shows with A Touch of Cloth the name of which is a reference to not being able to hold in your shit, and its crowning and touching the cloth of your underwear. Lot’s of stupid cloth-related puns for funs.

  • majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Just thinking of what I’ve seen recently, this is what I like and why:

    • Gravity Falls: Weird/Fun show
    • The Owl house: Same as above
    • For All Mankind: Cool Sci-fi show about “what if America didn’t win the space race and it never stopped”
    • Final Space: Funny space show with some real emotion
    • Hazbin Hotel: Quirky show about demons (adult themed)
    • Inside Job: Another funny animated show, sadly cancelled before 3rd season
    • The last of us: A great re-tale on the game I love
  • ℬ𝒶𝓃𝒶𝓃𝒶@communick.news
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    8 days ago

    I like seeing a group evolve and form good friendships.

    Reply, 1988

    It is a Korean drama where each episode focuses on a different character, all living on the same street in Seoul in 1988. I recommend it to everyone as my favourite show but especially for your preference described above. You feel each character’s struggles and successes. The way the show develops the characters through their relationships with their families and friends is outstanding.

  • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    I’ve just caught up with Slow Horses. The main character is played by Gary Oldman in top form. He’s a spy, so decrepit and filthy you can almost smell him. He runs an outpost of British intelligence from a filthy, decrepit office staffed by a bunch of fuck-ups. It’s the best thing I’ve seen in ages. Lots of character development, back stories, car chases, bloodshed, even a tiny splash of romance. It’s on its 4th series, so I’m very late to the game. Probably because I don’t have Apple+.

    https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses