I like seeing a group evolve and form good friendships. I also like sci fi and weirdness. For these reasons, two of my favorite shows are The Expanse and Severance. In both, by the end, I felt like I was “part of the team” in some way.

What are a couple of your favorites? What kind of itch do they scratch?

  • mub@lemmy.ml
    14·
    6 days ago

    Westworld (Season 1). The other seasons are good and have great moments but season 1 is special.

  • selokichtli@lemmy.ml
    8·
    6 days ago

    The Wire is one of those shows that portray the detective work with different approaches. They also show brilliant criminal minds, leadership and organization. There are bits of heroism in some rogue characters, too. The political and juducial aspects of organized crime are unashamedly put in front of you. Acting and writing are top-notch. It’s just a must watch if you like TV shows.

    BTW, great picks Severance and The Expanse, however, the latter had so many problems to find enough financial support that ends up showing on the screen. Being said that, the show is awesome in a Battlestar Galactica way to make things happen no matter the circumstance.

  • Ken Oh@lemm.ee
    11·
    6 days ago

    Dark

    • This is the most intricate show ever. The Sistine Chapel of TV

    The Wire

    • The most real and relevant show. Much more than just a cop show. I would say this is the best bit of TV ever.

    Colin From Accounts

    • Hilarious. Kind of insane. First 5 minutes and I can’t believe what just happened. Makes me want to visit Australia.
  • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
    111·
    6 days ago

    The first and ONLY season of Altered Carbon. I love the dystopian cyberpunk sci-fi film noir style.

    • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      6 days ago

      God I love Mr. Robot. It’s not perfect, but it stays my all time favourite show for good reasons. It’s hard to hype it to someone though, because a lot of the ways I would describe why it’s good would be spoilers 🫠

      • erphise@lemmy.worldAfaraf
        1·
        6 days ago

        I saw the first season and really liked it, but now I just started S2 and currently on second epidose and I’m struggling to continue tbh. Does it keep up with the first one? Was curiouse if those spoilers you say make the show good are spoilers from the end of season one or end of tv show?

    • papertowels@lemmy.one
      4·
      6 days ago

      Yup, a lot of great shows are being thrown around, but a good place captures everything you want - growing friendships and relationships, unravelling weirdness, and being a part of the team.

  • redxef@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    Halt and Catch Fire: It’s a really cool drama about a group of very different people, who come together because of one shared goal, and then everyone following their own desires - more or less burning bridges and rebuilding them over 4 seasons of the show.

  • Daze@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    7 days ago

    Didn’t see it mentioned yet so i’ll shout out:

    Devs.

    Super super good sci-fi mystery series relating to quantum theory that introduced some … moral quandaries that stick with you. I dont see it talked about much but I really enjoyed it. Nick Offerman plays the main “bad guy” and it was a jarring but refreshing role change, kinda like John Goodman in the second cloverfield movie. God Damn he killed it.

  • kwedd@feddit.nl
    3·
    5 days ago

    Comedy:

    • The Young Ones
    • Red Dwarf
    • Arrested Development
    • The Good Place

    Science Fiction:

    • Star Trek: The Next Generation
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Firefly
    • The Expanse

    Drama:

    • Six Feet Under
    • Breaking Bad
  • PmMeFrogMemes@lemmy.world
    8·
    6 days ago

    I’m so excited for severance season 2. I can’t fathom how they could recreate the perfection of season 1 but I have my hopes up regardless

  • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    7 days ago

    I’ve just caught up with Slow Horses. The main character is played by Gary Oldman in top form. He’s a spy, so decrepit and filthy you can almost smell him. He runs an outpost of British intelligence from a filthy, decrepit office staffed by a bunch of fuck-ups. It’s the best thing I’ve seen in ages. Lots of character development, back stories, car chases, bloodshed, even a tiny splash of romance. It’s on its 4th series, so I’m very late to the game. Probably because I don’t have Apple+.

    https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses

  • AuntieFreeze@lemmy.world
    9·
    7 days ago

    Smiling friends. The humor isn’t anything like I’ve seen before. I tend to love random humor.

    Letterkenny. The insults are top notch.

    • degen@midwest.socialEnglish
      5·
      7 days ago

      I can’t believe I forgot about Letterkenny. The riffing is just so good, it doesn’t get old, and every character is perfect. And the music, especially season one’s display is exactly my taste. The whole show is top notch, but season one is something special.

      Schitt’s Creek, too. Both are Canadian gems. I love how like half of the cast is Eugene Levy’s family, and Dan Levy is bae. It’s one of the few comedies to bring me to tears, I’m pretty sure more than once.

      So many shows have to be tied for number one for me lmao. Every time I look back at this thread the list gets longer.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      7 days ago

      The best thing about Smiling Friends is that, despite how dark the humor can get, the show generally has a positive attitude and positive messages about humanity, friendships, and kindness.

      spoiler

      The pilot episode literally has a guy holding a gun to his own head threatening suicide the entire time and it ends with him finding purpose and no longer wanting to kill himself. We all just need something to live for.

      For outwardly seeming like its just random shock shlock humor, Smiling Friends really does have depth and heart to it.