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[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The sopranos. Easily one of the best shows ever made. I catch new things every time I watch. David Chase is genius.

MASH. Just comforting background noise from my childhood really.

OG Simpsons. Seasons 3 to tenish. Some of the best writing ever.

Futurama, preferring the older seasons, but the later ones are still good.

I've recently started watching Hill Street Blues. Most of which is available on you tube if anyone's interested. Really been enjoying it.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Lemmy is really a different type of audience.

This question each and every time had The West Wing as top rated answer on the other platform consistently, but here even Taskmaster gets 8 votes.

The West Wing was required medicine to get through 45. For 47, I’m hearing good things about 86.

  • Stargate SG1 and Atlantis
  • Supernatural
  • Person of Interest
  • The mentalist
  • Eureka
  • Psych
  • House
  • Bones

I usually have one of these on in the background whenever I’m coding. I can’t code in silence and if I have music I end up singing and can’t concentrate.

Futurama and avatar are endlessly rewatchable imo

[–] kwedd@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago

Comedy:

  • The Young Ones
  • Red Dwarf
  • Bottom
  • The Office (UK)
  • Coupling
  • Peep Show
  • Little Britain
  • Roseanne
  • 3rd Rock From the Sun
  • Futurama
  • 30 Rock
  • Arrested Development
  • Broad City
  • Joe Pera Talks with You

Science Fiction:

  • Star Trek: TNG
  • Firefly
  • The Expanse
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004)
  • Travellers
  • Real Humans/Äkta Människor
  • Foundation

Drama:

  • Six Feet Under
  • Breaking Bad

Anime:

  • Golden Boy

Dutch:

  • Rembo & Rembo
  • Zaai
  • Dunya & Desie
  • Jiskefet
  • All Stars
[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago
[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Futurama.

I put it on to fall asleep. I'm out before the episode ends. A downside is that I've seen the start of so many episodes, but rarely the end.

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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Tom Baker era of Doctor Who. So good.

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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
  • 90's Trek is my go too comfort food. Especially TNG and Voyager. Less so Enterprise. And I never got into DS9 at all (fight me). When I'm looking for a random episode to watch in the background, it's usually one of those.

  • Comedy-wise, Community, Night Court (the original), The IT Crowd, The Office, Futurama, all fill the same role as Star Trek above.

  • Less often, but still on a pretty regular rotation, 80's shows like Quantum Leap, Simon & Simon, MacGuyver, Knight Rider. Just dumb shows where they have a one hour adventure and then have a new one the next week; where you don't have to stress about watching every damn episode because the entire season is one big plotline.

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Lol I forgot all about this one! Was a good'un

[–] Character_Locked@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I rewatch a lot of things that I enjoy but in recent years, shows that I've seen multiple times the most for various reasons like watching again with someone else are: iZombie, Doom Patrol and Fringe.

[–] blueamigafan@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Community never ceases to cheer me up

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
  • King of the Hill
  • Haunting of the Hill House
  • Haunting of Bly Manor
  • Batman (Animated Series)
  • IT Crowd
[–] prairiemoonchild@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] jared@mander.xyz 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Gotta finish off with Enterprise, it has been a long road.

[–] son_of_phil@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

Underrated take. The true end of the TNG era of shows.

(not era of time, obviously)

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[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Community, Bob's Burger, Firefly, Avatar the Last Airbender

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Bob's burgers is great!

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[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Firefly

Yeah I cry a lot, what of it?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

SG1, ALL 3 series. some law and order and house. 2000s the golden era of shows. and also TREK shows, not the crappy nutrek(too much kurtzman, jj abrams meddling). ISAIP (S1-12 only), 13+ seasons were just terrible and ionly fan service with cringey skits. the animated nutrek is much better than the 3 live series.

SPN 1-5, by kripke, 6+ and they made to fanfiction and made it homoerotic because the fans are fantasizing about the characthers.

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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I’m dating myself:

  • Hogans Heroes
  • Mission: Impossible (the TV series from the 60’s & 70’s, not the movie franchise that’s just a Tom Cruise adrenaline fantasy)
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[–] letsgo2themall@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Community, BoJack Horseman, Adventure Time.

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[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

Arrested Development

Childrens Hospital

Futurama

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[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

Adventure time, courage the cowardly dog

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Band of Brothers once per year, without fail. Curahee!

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[–] arararagi@ani.social 4 points 2 days ago
[–] aturtlesdream@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Usually, it's Parks and Rec, The Office, Scrubs, and IASIP. But I have gotten sick of those after watching most of them a dozen plus times, so now it's Community, Zoeys Playlist, and Cougar Town until I get sick of them too

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[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago
[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Andy Griffith Show. Wholesome, and ALWAYS funny, at least until Don Knotts left the cast. I just watched an Earnest T Bass episode and an Otis the Drunk episode over the weekend.

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[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Lizardking13@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Office.

I throw it on in the background constantly.

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[–] PattyP@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago

The Wire and Luther. Can you tell I love Idris Elba?

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gravity Fall and Avatar the Last Airbender.

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[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Arrested Development
Archer

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 10 points 3 days ago (5 children)

The expanse, altered carbon, billions, mr robot.

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The Good Place

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