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Gonna go with something differrent here
Adventure Times
Quite long running series that starts super silly but actually does explain all the weirdness that you see from the beginning over its runtime. You think its just a cute strange setting with candy people, some magic and a planet half destroyed that looks a bit like Earth. But there's a whole story behind it and it slowly unfolds more and more over the seasons.
Mecha Shiva! Mecha Shiva!
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
It's gross, it's wrong, it's mean, it's hilarious.
1-12 were golden seasons, 13 is became what they are joking about.
1000%
The cracks form quickly in 13, but Time's Up for the Gang, The gang solves the bathroom problem, and the gang gets new wheels are great.
14 has Paddy's has a jumper, the gang solves global warming, a woman's right to chop are good episodes. The others range from meh to always skip.
15 was a total wash.
And from there, I don't care.
Twin Peaks | The Simpsons (s1 - 10) | Star Trek (all)
all 3 stargate series. oldtrek mostly, nutrek is just not even close, other than prodigy and lower decks, snw i find its still not good considering what other people are saying. use a different showrunner.
maybe spn although its through comprehensive videos of the seasons which fans graciously posted on youtube, mostly s1-5. inuyasha, not yashime or whatever it is, because fans made it weird, by making it a grooming situation rin+ sesshomaru. blue gender, Fullmetal alchemist, the og series. the new one is somewhat all over place. pre-disney takeover of marvel shows. gifted, runaways, AOS.
grimm might be up someones alley, it has a spn spin to it, and it ended as it should, and not dragged on forever like with supernatural.
a short series, DAMAGES, with glenn close, if you ignore the network changes that included sex scences for some reason.
medical drama: House, ER just not the last few seasons, which one of the actors became the showrunner of pitt. not any of those new ones with nobody actors i keep seeing on youtube.
bio shows, like monsters inside me.
netflix original: CASTLEVANIa, the first series one. the 2nd one is currently in limbo, as netflix sees which shows to cancel.
sandman and blood of zeus if they hadnt rushed to cancelled these series.
Better call Saul. It was the show breaking bad tried to be.
Star Trek TNG. Without a doubt.
Macgyver is up there, so is Westworld.
I think Trailer Park Boys up to the end of the Swayze Express arc
Twin Peaks. It's one of the most original shows I've seen, and I think it manages to strike a perfect balance between mystery, drama, comedy, and general quirkiness. The third season in particular is a goddamn masterpiece imo. Also Dale Cooper has to be one of my all time favorite characters. It's definitely not everyone's cup of coffee though
The Return is thoroughly good. 💯
I was gonna say Firefly. "Objects in Space" is amazing.
But it's Ted Lasso, since at least once in every episode it gives me some happy or sad feels and I think we all need to feel the feels.
Quantum Leap is the gold standard for me.
Runners up: Night Court, Better Call Saul, Bojack Horseman, and The Twilight Zone. Those are all shows I have rewatched multiple times.
I love Bojack so much but I know myself well enough to know that when I start a rewatch it's time to schedule an appointment with my counsellor.
I earned these neurosis and I'm keepin' them.
Scrubs and Hogans Heros
There will probably be a lot of recommendations for Breaking Bad, The Wire, The Sopranos, etc., and they're all great.
One that tends to fly under the radar is The Americans, about a family of Soviet spies under deep cover in suburban DC. A top FBI counter-espionage agent moves in across the street, and they become close friends.
Great writing, acting, everything. One of the very best finales I've ever seen.
I always struggle to name one best thing at anything. Best movie? IDK, plenty of them are great, can't say which is the best. Favourite colour? Depends on context. Best car? Different each week, as my mood swings. But if I had to pick one tv show and crown it the best, it would be:
Red Dwarf
Hands down the most viewed thing for me. That absurd British humor just clicks with me, just as Monty Python or Black Adder or Black Books did. I used to watch it to fall asleep for years, especially at the college. It was many years ago but I still remember a lot of replicas word by word.
Red Dwarf is such good comfort TV. I don't even generally like British humour but that show just fills me with warmth. It's probably mostly the Cat for me if we're being honest, but it is just a good show.
Firefly/Stargate/expanse
Battlestar Galactica ( the newer one)
MASH
I was going to post BSG as well
Like others my favorites change a lot, but having just rewatched Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood… Dude what an awesome show. Always cry at least 5 times watching it. For sure deserving of a fixed spot on any top 10s.
And one I haven’t seen anyone mention: Andor. The best Star Wars anything ever.
Doctor Who.
The Good Place, basically perfect television.
Fringe, because I find it infinitely rewatchable.
The good place is entirely fantastic, but season 1 is pure perfection.
Cowboy Bebop (the animated ver) - Just absolute cinema the whole time. Never watched the live action, probably never will. Soundtrack goes so hard and the voice acting in both English and Japanese are unparalleled imo. Such an imaginative and realistic depiction of the future, especially for the time. Thanks a million to Adult Swim for introducing me to my fav show of all time.
wow. did a ctrl-f and firefly did not come up. Normally I find the first person to say firefly and reply to it. guess im that guy today. anyway. yeah. im one of those firefly folks. firefly for tv and lotr for movies.
I'm no particular order:
Dramas:
Comedies:
Arrested Development
Veep
Silicon Valley
Schitt's Creek
Regularly on in the background:
As with movies, foods, music, etc. my "favorites" always shift around depending on my mood, but just now off the top of my head:
Ones that I deeply love to the core but wouldn't consider comfort TV:
Comfort shows:
Honourable mentions for me have mostly been mentioned by other commenters but Schitt's Creek, Arrested Development, The Good Place. And one I haven't seen in this thread yet, Resident Alien!
The Wire and M*A*S*H
Omar vs the lawyer. That was the truth no one says.
The Wire explains in each season how crime works.
How each part of society that fails leads to crime flourishing.
When education falls apart, kids have no hope and get into dealing.
When media just wants to sell ads then reporting fails to catch the politicians.
Each facet of failure builds up to a rough life for all.
It may be sometimes slow but it really makes you see the real world for what it is.
Classic MTV. Saturday morning toons.
Babylon 5 — just the perfect scifi show for me with a five-season story arc that was planned from the beginning.
Others: Farscape, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark, The West Wing, Community, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Supernatural, WestWorld (first two seasons), Justified, Mr Robot as well.
