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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Lower decks Rick and Morty

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Rick and Morty for me as well. Can't stand Rick, his voice makes me uncomfortable and I really dislike how his treatment or Morty is supposed to be funny.

[–] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 points 13 hours ago

I haven't watched it in many years, but I do know that apparently him abusing of Morty is actually supposed to be bad and it's a whole major plot point later on

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

I haven't actually tried to watch it but I've been in the same room as handmaids tale. I saw an episode recently and the only thing of interest was the switchblades they had. There's gotta be a better show where they wear funny hats.

[–] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

It's supposed to be

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

It's a shame too because the UK version is so good. NBC was like what if we took this really unique idea and turned it into a generic-ass American sitcom and sadly it worked for them.

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 hours ago

This one took me a long time to get into but was ultimately worth it

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

I've tried my damndest to get into Better Call Saul. Just can't do it.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 20 hours ago

Anything with Nathan Fielder. I just can't with that guy. He gets under my skin.

Downton Abbey

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dr Who. People with similar tastes to me love it. I've seen episodes with several different iterations of the Doctor (please don't @ me with your fave). It just doesn't strike a chord with me.

[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago

I like Doctor Who, but acknowledge it's entirely BS. He says, "Time travel doesn't work that way." You must accept that no plot holes can be filled by a time machine that can go anywhere, anytime. There would never be a plot if he could go back and fix it anyway, so we are stuck in a world where everything happens for maximum drama only. I can see why it's exhausting.

[–] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The Mandalorian

There are cool moments ( ||Luke's return|| ) but I find the writing to be mediocre.

At least it's better than the Book of Boba Fett. That show is a disservice to the character of Boba Fett. He's a remorseless assassin, not a mob boss with a heart of gold.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

Holy shit the kids' scooter gang was embarrassing. I know this shit is for the kids but come on

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I’ll watch anything with Timothy Olyphant or Giancarlo Esposito in it, but I can see why you’d say that. The scooter race was laughable and enough with the same damn desert planet already.

[–] goldenbug@fedia.io 18 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I know it's a crowd favorite but The Bear.

I have watched three episodes. All of them get my anxiety to the roof. I asked my friends if it didn't make them anxious, too and they replied 'yes, but that's the fun'.

Maybe I'll watch it when I'm done with my studies... See if I miss my anxiety.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 20 hours ago

I watched the first season. Loved it, but yeah the anxiety is a LOT.

I only made it about two episodes into the second season. Still very very good TV, but it really is quite a burden to feel all that anxiety.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Agreed, I only made it two episodes. Anxiety as entertainment ain't for me

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[–] remon@ani.social 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Seinfeld. It's just not funny.

[–] courval@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

I agree that Seinfeld is terrible but all other main actors save the show.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Same with Friends, the laugh track is doing a lot of heavy lifting

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Breaking bad. I've tried multiple times. Can't do it. I just don't like shows where they're constantly at risk. Dexter was better but still hard to watch.

[–] ScotinDub@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The expanse, tried twice...so far

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I had to do it twice. The first season sucks. Could have been done in 2 episodes. The rest of the show is a lot better and I'm glad I powered through the first season.

[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago

As a fan of The Expanse and James S.A. Corey. I get it. I love the show and think it's great, but I know it is not for everyone.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Read the books instead... Unless you just didn't like the concept or something.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Tried Andor 3 times, just couldn't care. Which is weird as I'm a Star Wars fan from 1977 and Rogue One is my favorite of the movies. (Well, maybe Empire. Too close to call.)

[–] Kyle@lemmy.ca 2 points 23 hours ago

This surprises me, but it would make sense if you aren't into character dramas. Is that the case?

After watching Andor, I didn't like Rogue One as much because it was very clear that Andor was 100% Tony Gilroy, and Rogue One was 50% Tony Gilroy Style and 50% OG Star Wars style. I realized I didn't like the classic Star Wars style, and whenever the soundtrack got more classic, I cringed.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 22 hours ago

Can you draw a Clockface at 3 and 10?

[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 26 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Don’t hate me, but Breaking Bad

[–] Vesker@lemm.ee 2 points 14 hours ago

Same here. Tried it once, didn't care for the pilot episode and lost interest. A couple years later, some people encouraged me to give it another try after hearing that I tend to love character dramas. I made it partway through season 2 before I stopped and realized this show just isn't for me.

The subject matter holds no interest to me, and the characters aren't likeable or compelling enough for me to get invested.

I can appreciate that Breaking Bad is a well made show, but I don't understand all the universal love it's garnered.

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I'm honestly not familiar enough with it all to really know if I'm criticizing the right thing.

But over the years people have insisted that this show called the office is one of the wittiest, most clever shows ever

I watched a little bit to try to see what the hype was, and my feeling inside was that it wasn't far removed from the type of humor that edgy teenagers think is grand. Lots of being provocative and inappropriate which is I guess... Funny? Hehehe gay. Hehehe race. Hehehe inappropriate office sexual conduct. Am I really that far off?

I can't completely tar and feather it, there was some clearly humorous situations, but overall I just thought it was wayyyyy overblown.

And the parts that I saw that were supposed to be the funniest, according to my friends anyways, really just turned me off. I think one of them had people at a office mixer and the game was that they were supposed to have a word written on a paper, taped to their forehead which they couldn't see. Then another partygoer would have them try to say the word.

The whole humorous premise was that you were supposed to delight at how awkward it would be for someone to say the word 'Asian' in an office party, and watch the actress squirm and have the camera bobbing emphasize how uncomfortable we should all feel. Let's purposely extend this scene to create some delightful tension as to whether this social protocol will be breached!

Like it's not funny it's just like saying "Hitler" as a kid and delighting that it will upset the adults. That's what it felt like to me anyways.

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your image of the show is pretty distorted, it's not at all some edgy middle schooler show. The humor is (generally) in how much of a dumbass Michael (the boss) is and how much he ruins situations trying too hard to be funny, and the witty jokes are generally well performed one liners by Jim (John Krasinski) or malapropisms by Michael, like "I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious" or "his cap was all pitated!"
The show repeatedly makes fun of Michael's prejudice, too, like how he feels superior to the warehouse guys despite having the same education as them and not even earning that much more. It isn't edgy to make fun of the stereotypical middle-aged white male boss being insensitive

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

No I think it's bang on.

The show is what you said, some clever witty writing, peppered with way too much "omg let's all squirm at how inappropriate this is and how close we get up to the line teehee"

It would be like a great comedian who writes the world's cleverest jokes then adds in a fart joke every second line. The whole thing is spoiled, I don't want to hear the fart jokes I don't need to, they're horrible. That is a simile for my experience watching the office.

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This was the show that taught me cringe-inducing humor is not at all for me.

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[–] Matth78@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Breaking bad, soprano, dexter!
For the last two because it's too slow paced! Breaking bad I believe having watched first season but couldn't get into it.

I watch the last of us but a lot episodes are also slow paced and if it wasn't for short seasons and not watching it alone probably I would have dropped it.

At last house of dragons! Would really want to like it as it's my kind of show.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I recently started watching The Sopranos for the first time last year, and damn is it good. Some episodes are slow sure, but a lot of them are absolutely packed with story. So much so, I needed to take a couple minutes to process what I had just watched.

Also, there's a very intense, pretty powerful scene like right in the middle of season 3 that kinda changes the entire dynamic of the show.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 1 points 21 hours ago

To me, The Sopranos has some of the most believable characters of any show I've ever seen. They're all just so fucking stupid. But not in a bad writing kind of way. They're as stupid as the average person and maybe a little more so. The show is full of miscommunication and unreliable gossip going around dozens of characters. It's not witty dialog, it just feels real.

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