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None, life is too short.
Unless it was so good you will cherish the memories of watching it.
Shows are essentially art. You don't like art?
Agree and disagree. Agree in that most shows you will not cherish the memories of watching but some you do...or rather it is the memories that tie to something social or a time in your life that it helped get you through. Some examples for me:
1. Game of Thrones -- still remember watching the final season weekly with friends post college and having debates at happy hour about it. It was the last big show in America where it was a true cultural moment. Because of the explosion in content across all mediums, we will likely never have such a show again. I think that was a special thing to be a part of
2. Scrubs -- Man, this got me through CFA L1. The final week before the test I think I watched like 6 hours a day of it with another 6hrs of studying. Was also the last summer I spent living with one of my best friends. Just great vibes, and by virtue of being made in the 2000s it doesn't have any woke garbage or political leanings. Just a fun comedy designed to make you forget about life for a while. Everything these days is politicized in some form, even the 'good' shows
3. Entourage -- watched this with buddies over Covid, just got some brews and had a great time reminiscing about pre Covid life and the Hollywood of our youth
I'm with you in general that most TV is a waste of time, but occasionally something special comes up that also coincides with some great moments in your own life. It's not unlike music, we all have some great songs that remind us of simpler times (i.e. The Lazy Song hits hard for me)
+1 for Entourage.
Refreshing to hear you mention it without some beta soy saying "it hasn't aged well" or some other woke bullshit to go along with it. Haven't heard it as a legit recommendation in forever, cheers
Scrubs is a great show to put in the background while doing busy work. Quality of the show nose dives though at the later seasons. As someone who grew up around a lot of medical professionals (some of whom think the general public overrates their profession), I think this show covers the loneliness and toxicity of healthcare in some of their episodes extremely well. Some things you see as a doctor can make any grown man cry. I can't imagine watching every episode of Scrubs again though but the 'best' episodes in Scrubs can be gut-wrenching / interesting takes on society / careers.
I watched the hell out of this show in high school when I thought medicine was a cool field. Rewatching some episodes as an adult, the 'dark' moments of Scrubs are amplified and parts of the show I overlooked as a teenager.
Seinfeld
Band of Brothers
I really don't like rewatching stuff but I have to admit, I've rewatched Seinfeld multiple times and I still get a kick out of it. Top 3 sitcom of all time.
In that same vein - It's Always Sunny.
Mad Men
Fleabag
Halt and Catch Fire
Some not mentioned yet:
Trailer Park Boys
Peaky Blinders
BoJack Horseman
Game of Thrones and Entourage
I'm rewatching The Sopranos right now and holy crap I miss well-written TV. The character development is fantastic. The cinemaphotography is perfect for the story they're telling with no disgusting overuse of CGI trying to hide lazy writing. David Chase is able to tackle complex topics like racism, parental/family legacy, mental illness, economic hardship, coming of age/maturation, infidelity, etc. from multiple points of view without clumsily beating you over the head and telling you HOW to think about them. No sense of him trying to push some overarching social agenda because he's actually focused on producing a good story and entertaining you rather than trying to "educate" you. It really makes you realize how shitty a lot of the last decade of television has been and miss that golden age of the 90s through the early 2000s when people didn't feel the need to tip toe around every topic unless they're heavily beating the drum of the "approved" perspective.
Also see - The Wire
Hate that it took so long to see the Sopranos get mentioned. 10/10 writing, casting, and directing. Nothing comes close except for Mad Men and even then that was written by Weiner who wrote for the Sopranos.
Check out Mad Men if you haven’t yet. Explores similar themes as the Sopranos but in a completely different setting (and era).
Mad Men is also fantastic! No idea what slack-jawed mouth breathers are saying it's an inaccurate choice.
The good place
Parks and Rec
Peaky Blinders
+SB for The Good Place. Just rewatched it and forgot it from my list. One of the most unique shows I've ever seen.
Black Mirror
"Wolf of Wallstreet"
Good reminder of how the pursuit of a high-finance career started for at least 70% of WSO lmao
West Wing, The Newsroom, basically anything written by aaron sorkin
Deadwood (some of the best dialogue ever showcased in television)
Mad Men
Sopranos
Justified
True Detective Season 1
The Wire
The Americans
Six Feet Under (had the best series finale of all time, by far).
If you like comedies, the best comedy I've ever watched (and my all time favorite show) is Scrubs. If you haven't watched it, please do -- it's really something special
Avatar TLA is fantastic if you like animated shows. I will defend to the death it's the greatest animated show ever made. Period
Entourage is a blast to the past in Hollywood, any kid / teen who grew up in the 2000s will understand. It's a time capsule show that would never be green lit today but no less amazing
The office
Avatar TLA prob one of the greatest animated shows ever created
Completely agree - Avatar is underratedly good, kind of goofy but easily one of the best animations produced
Starts off fun and goofy in season 1 but season 3 gets super deep and serious. Crazy arc especially for a kids show, it’s still super great to watch as an adult.
The Wire
The Sopranos
Royal Pains
West Wing - Just finished again
Also just rewatched Band of Brothers, but that's pretty short.
Suits? yikes
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Entourage
I dont really rewatch shows but the first season or two of Silicon Valley was incredibly funny
Entourage, always.
Silicon Valley
The Office
South Park
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