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Some shows I really enjoyed in recent years:
- Arcane (amazing animation, world, and story - you don't need to know anything about the game to enjoy it)
- Peaky Blinders (it's finished and so good throughout)
- Travelers (also finished, extremely underrated)
- The Expanse (6 seasons of some of the best sci-fi ever)
- Stranger Things (ongoing but highly recommend)
- Beef (limited series so finished, so good)
- The Bear (very good, raw characters and emotions)
- Ted Lasso (no need to care for football, just extremely lovable characters and heartwarming story)
- Breaking Bad (if you haven't watched this, it's a must - best TV imo)
- The Last of Us (no need to know the game)
- Andor (best star wars since the original trilogy, mature, dark, and suspenseful)
They're in no particular order, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but I definitely think all of the above are must watch.
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If you like GoT, you'd probably like Shogun
Also Ozark
The early 00s - the mid 2010s was the era of the anti hero. It gave us some of the best TV series of all time. You will empathize with the the bad guy... Until you don't.
Breaking bad
Ad men
The wire
Dexter
The sopranos
House
News Radio
Titus
Better Off Ted
Futurama
Parks and Rec
The Good Place
The Good Place.
Be warned, that you should watch this one without much research. If you like the first episode, you'll love the show.
One of the very few shows where each and every season is consistently great. Super funny and had a satisfying ending, instead of the usual clifferhanger-because-of-cancellation ending
Came here to post this as well.
Just watch the first episode or two, and if it doesn't have you hooked, it's not your jam anyway.
But it will have you hooked, because it's the best piece of American television in recent history.
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Westworld Season 1. Sooo good, just do it.
S1, half of S2 then stop
man, everything after S1 was such a disappointment.
So many great ideas. But such lackluster execution and dialogue
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I am watching Sweet Tooth now, seems alright.
I think I understand your taste and you will love Black Sails. This is also imo the single most underrated TV show ever.
I swear all the shows you mention lead me to black sails. I had a phase where I binged like 6 of the shows you mentioned plus black sails since they fit in so well together. I can't say much more than, seriously, trust me on this one.
You're asking on Lemmy? Star Trek.
Which one? Yes.
Avenue 5 is a brilliant dark sci-fi comedy that I cannot stop thinking about. Itβs basically a cruise ship in space but then things go wrong. The physics are actually sound which makes for some really fun and terrifying gags. Itβs heavy on dark humor, but if youβre ok with that itβs such a fun ride. I am biased but I feel like this show is criminally underrated.
I'll check it out!
Alternate take: This show is godawful but for some reason I kept watching. Itβs literally unpleasant to watch. Critics also panned it, if you find that of importance.
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Deadwood, Mr Robot, For All Mankind, first season of True Detective, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul
Here's an ordered list of shows that came to mind, starting with what I think best fits with what you mentioned and getting further away from there, though I think they're all worth it.
Mr robot
Fringe
The boys
Yellow jackets
Stranger things
The good place
Fringe is great. Season 1 is a bit "Monster of the week" but when it gets going it's a great ride.
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+1 for Mr robot, The boys, and Yellowjackets
The pilot for White Dwarf, then sob in abject anger at what could have been but never was.
The Wire
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Justified
Bosch
If youβre open to comedic stuff:
What We Do In The Shadows
Resident Alien
Miracle Workers
Lots on this list I've been meaning to check out
Finished my first watch of the wire this year, couldn't stop watching it
Hannibal is a great show. Mads Mikkelsen is the best Hannibal, hands down.
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Severance has a really cool premise and season 2 is being made.
Oh thank goodness, I was afraid it had been canceled.
New season coming out in january
Travelers is such a great show. It's confusing how few people know about it
+1 for Travelers
Stargate, all series, end thread!
All the star trek. This is not negotiable.
There is an absurd quantity of low quality Trek being shat out recently, did Disney buy the IP or something?
No, thankfully no, Disney's intergalactic shenanigans are limited to the Empire only
what?
SNW and Lower Decks is pretty much as good as star trek can get. I'm on the fence about prodigy, but people generally are also very positive about it.
disco has its fair share of problems, but the later seasons were also quite good
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