With the winding down of all but one of my over-the-air tv shows (which wraps up in three weeks), I’m putting out my semi-annual appeal for recommended series to stream.
Shows we/I have enjoyed recently: The Equalizer, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Rebel, Teenage Bounty Hunters, Mr. Iglesias, Julie and the Phantoms, Haven, Life Is Murder, Punky Brewster, Stacked, Good Omens, Magnum, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, The Republic of Doyle, Frankie Drake Mysteries, His Dark Materials, and All Creatures Great and Small.
I don’t want anything that veers from mystery/detective show into thriller, I won’t bother with reality tv or dramas that get too soapy, and I prefer comedies that are kind. If you have a recommendation, please leave it in the comments.
Ultimately, tv watching is escapism for me. I want characters I’ll like and happy endings. (And if your gut instinct is to recommend Schitt’s Creek, you aren’t the first, but give me a midway point to start the series. If I like the characters I’ll keep going (and even go back to when they were horrible), but I’m not going to sit through two seasons just to maybe get to a point where I don’t hate them all.)
We enjoy Chicago FD because of the fireman stuff and the chicago scenes.
We loved the series where Ozzy ozbouorns kids take him through the US in a camper. Very interesting and kind
The Nevers is probably the best thing on television today. It is a combination of fantastical and gritty that I think might be right on the edge of the sort of thing you would like.
Resident Alien is quirky and fun. Tudyk is amazing, and despite the dark undertone created by his character being sent to earth to destroy us all, the show has a ton of heart.
We’ve enjoyed Kung Fu. The title might trick you into thinking this reboot is all about action fight sequences, and it does deliver those occasionally, but it is also a family drama and a mystery, and fantasy artifact treasure hunt.
Netflix series Locke and Key is a fun YA adventure in modern-fantasy.
Comment by Grey Kitten 05.27.21 @ 3:09 pm