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I haven't watched TV in years; kids and my previous job really killed that.

There's SO much out there since I last picked up a remote, and I have a fucking huge backlog.

I'm open to anything, as long as it's well done.

Series I liked: Vikings, Norsemen (hysterical), The Americans, GoT, Man in the High Castle, Expanse, Spartacus (Batiartus is amazing)

I'm scratching the surface of Boardwalk Empire, but open to other rabbit holes.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

"From" And "Evil"

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Wow, Lemmy knows me, knocking it out with an absolute top tier pick at the very top of the hot comments.

Good taste, my friend.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'm a huge fan of anything Damon Lindelof has been a head writer on

Lost

Watchmen

And my personal all time favorite show:

The Leftovers

He's latest show Mrs. Davis is ok too but not quite as good as his previous stuff.

Another show recommendation that I love to give because no one watched it is The English. It's a crazy stylish western, reminds me of Coen Brothers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I watched Lost when it aired and Leftovers during the pandemic. I won't post spoilers, but I think Lindelof has a unique brand of writing intentionally disappointing stories that's not for me. Like most people, my partner and i didn't like how Lost ended, but the internet would have me believe that we are the only people in the world who didn't like Leftovers.

I like how the ride starts, I just don't think he's even trying to write an ending that satisfies all the questions he takes the time to ask.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's a short series (six episodes so far) but with two more in production: The Devil's Hour.

Go in blind, don't spoil it for yourself.

If you like a series that gives you all the clues but none of them fall together until the last episode, this one is dark, brain-bendy supernatural mystery with an excellent cast.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
  • Stranger Things
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

News Radio

Titus

Better Off Ted

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

but open to other rabbit holes

If you like satirical comedy or entertaining educational shows, there's a lot on Australian television (particularly shows from the national Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Also, for people who enjoyed The Office (at least, the UK version, I haven't seen the US variant), I recommend Utopia - it's far from a clone but has a lot of similar themes of workplace life mixed with poking fun at bureaucracy and government.

but I don't live in australia, or have a VPN to access ABC iView!

Visit the sidebar resources of [email protected], or even just YouTube will get you a lot of them.

[โ€“] Aurenkin 3 points 3 months ago

Band of Brothers

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

From (https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/124364-from)

Season 3 should be done by end of September.

Other suggestions in this thread are pretty good.

And one of my preferred show; Utopia (the UK version) warning it is unfinished, only two seasons but this is just a great show. Take care of not watching the cropped version. Also it is so cool this TV show aired before COVID19.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/46511-utopia

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Deadloch

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Mandy

Ted Lasso

If you can only do one make it Am I Being Unreasonable? It is incredibly good.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The early 00s - the mid 2010s was the era of the anti hero. It gave us some of the best TV series of all time. You will empathize with the the bad guy... Until you don't.

Breaking bad

Ad men

The wire

Dexter

The sopranos

House

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you like the character-plqy of GoT and don't mind a smaller story (i.e. a single conflict rather than a world at war) then I think House of the Dragon is great. I know some are finding the pacing slow, but I'm really enjoying all the 2 or 3 character scenes where it's all about the dialogue.

Edit: another I've not seen in the thread is "The Great", which styles itself as "A sometimes true story". A comedy drama based on Katherine the Great's rise to power in 18th Century Russia - Huzzah! Written by the same writer that did the oscar winning "The Favourite".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Oz.

Then you may proceed with everything else.

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