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That is, which shows heavily involve therapy and sitting in and getting to watch characters recieve therapy in a therapists office/room. Maybe on a divan but not necessary.

Please post an outlet where it can be usually streamed (Streaming service)

I just discovered

Billions (Showtime)

The Sopranos (HBO)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Oh I just remembered! Mr.robot focuses on therapy a lot just like sopranos. The first season is its weakest and starts as a homage to hacking thrillers but after that delves Into deep psychological issues and mysteries. Very good thriller just have to get past initial hacking homage episodes

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Yeah it's more than just an arc in Mr. Robot, it's an important part of pretty much the whole show

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Came here with this show in mind. Would recommend.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Tom Ellis in that role... In those clothes... out of those clothes... just the way he carried that role...
Made me realize the wife and I have similar tastes with regards to men.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend does but not at the start, the therapy is a minor point in S1 but becomes bigger further down the line.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Monk (Amazon)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

In treatment with Gabriel Byrne is literally about a therapist and the patients he treats.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

House, MD (Prime) had a season that focused on it.

Hannibal (Prime) is cat and mouse between an FBI profiler and his therapist.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Dr. Katz Professional Therapist

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

A good few episodes in dexter focuses on therapy a lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Star Trek: Discovery has some, it's not usually a major plot point, but it's present.

Edit: How to watch: Borrow DVDs from the library. Free, ad free, and legal.

[–] NullaFacies 2 points 11 months ago

rips DVDs before returning

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Ted Lasso on Apple TV

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Shrinking (Apple TV) has so much of this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Season 5 of Suits has therapy as a big theme.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

After Life with Rick Gervais. But the therapist isn’t a good one πŸ€“

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

β€œMichael Tuesdays and Thursdays” was funny, but also had some layers to it; a very complicated patient and his therapist, who is writing a book about his care - so not always totally objective, as he has something to gain. And then that therapist also sees a therapist (played by the late, great Ed Asner) who seems to be going senile.

It’s funny, sometimes sad, sometimes very sweet, with a good cast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Charliee Sheen?

[–] Iamsqueegee 3 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aiyeeee, its horror. I try to tay away from the genre but hopefully its of someinterest to someone here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They call it horror. But it's so much more than that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The worst I can handle is Ring lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you can handle Ring, you can handle Evil. It's more of a surreal thriller. You might be pleasantly surprised! There are some horror aspects from time to time, but it isn't about that. It's basically "What if X-Files, but Catholics instead of aliens?"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Handle is even putting it over-generously lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Never Have I Ever (highschool coming of age show, therapy focuses on those issues). I believe it's on Netflix

Atlanta has a short but decent therapy arc in the last season

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The Bright Sessions is a podcast, not a show, but it was super interesting, told from a fictional therapist's point of view. The therapist helps people with superhuman abilities/curses (and depression, anxiety, etc.) learn how to manage their atypical lives. There's more drama and time travel too but I forgot.

I listened on Google Podcasts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Subscribed!

Try not to use like Apple/Google podcasts, consider PocketCasts or some FOSS podcast app thats portable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I've deleted it now in favor of AntennaPod, but I've also stopped listening to podcasts (no particular reason), so I haven't actually used AntennaPod much.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Just save em for when you're out walking or driving. I like having them for travel but I rarely can focus unless im on the go. Thats how ive always been with them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Try PocketCasts tho

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The patient, with Steve Carell, amazing show, just one season though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thanks the hell for that :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Stutz on Netflix is a great watch

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Amazing, redeemeed himself from SuperBad (which was great in its ownway)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Freud (Netflix)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Well, Hannibal, but that might not be what you're looking for.

I also think the Sunny episode "the gang gets analyzed" happens to be incredibly funny, but that definitely isn't what you're looking for.