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TV nerds: What should I Watch? (self.askbeehaw)
submitted 3 months ago by Track_Shovel to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org
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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€“] memfree@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

GoT

You did NOT like GoT. Take that back!

But there's a lot of good recommendations already, so I'll re-affirm a few of them that I both saw and enjoyed (exclusions are probably because I didn't see the shows):

  • Black Mirror
  • The Last of Us
  • Three Body Problem
  • The Foundation
  • Hacks (for a change of pace from the rest)
  • Mr. Robot

Some alternate ideas:

  • The new Dr. Who -- but only the first ... maybe 3 seasons, then STOP before you get into another GoT debacle.
  • The Watch -- low budget adaptation of Terry Pratchett that made some fans FURIOUS by its re-imagination, but pretty grounded in Pratchett-ness if you can get past that. Probably for fans only. I'm told it is required that Pratchett fans watch Good Omens but can opt out of viewing The Watch.
  • Resident Alien -- is low budget, low humor, and stupid. I watch it anyway.
  • Upstart Crow -- wanted to be Black Adder, but... not quite. Still a pretty good riff on Shakespeare.
[โ€“] pi_fang@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

I thought Resident Alien was hilarious. Great Adolescent humor.

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