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I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people?
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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I don't keep up with current shows but here are my favorites from the last 20 years or so, not exactly about "normal" people but they aren't rich:
Raising Hope
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
Trailer Park Boys
Malcolm in the Middle
The Middle
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The New Girl
Tbh there really are a shit ton more TV shows about normal people than about rich people. Not sure how you are even having trouble finding them. And of course there are always game shows.
Buffy was 27 years ago...
I know, and thanks to the marvels of the Internet, I watched an episode last night - isn't that awesome?
Raising Hope was great, especially the first couple seasons.
The wonder years?
2021 reboot