Show: “Scrubs”. Mostly real, authentic, relatable characters with qualities and flaws.
Good writing and rarely a dud throughout the seasons. And not a sitcom so a serious or even sad moment sprinkled in here and there.
Honorary mention: Parks & RecreationMovie: “Dune: Part I and II”. Mostly because I’ve seen them so often by now, it’s not surprising at all, but I like them for many reasons besides the whole story aspect.
I like watching Cloud Atlas when I’m having a bad day.
MythBusters
Lord of the Rings
Star Trek. Tech/Exploration Utopia without corporate dominance, what’s not to love?
Drink Sluggo ColaTM!
Come to Quark’s, Quark’s is fun, come right now, don’t walk. Run!
MAS*H.
It’s a dark show at times and some of it hasn’t aged super well, but I have nothing but fond memories of watching it with family. I also watch it on my own a lot. I love it so much that I named my dogs after characters. My beagle, who passed recently, was named Radar. My mini goldendoodle is named Rosie.
The version without the laugh track is a whole different show and how it was meant to be viewed, a real masterpiece.
I’ve seen it so many times that I don’t even register the laugh track. Or maybe I’ve seen it without as well? I’ve watched it on cable, on streaming, and had a pirated version of it all on discs for a while.
Even with the laugh track, it’s an amazing show with an overall message that still holds up today. The mix of grittiness and darkness is complimented perfectly with the comedic aspect. It comes across as so purely human. Like, idk how any show can depict the resilience of people and the bonds we can have with each other better than MASH did.
The Good Place
let’s get that skrilla, 🅱️
Know any good restaurants?
Star Trek: Voyager. When the theme song plays, I can feel my blood pressure drop lol
When the ship whooshes through the solar flare.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The finale still breaks my heart because I have to say goodbye to all the characters all over again.
Frieren is so cozy.
Psych.
You heard about Pluto? That’s messed up right?
Red Dwarf. It’s got a real Hitchhiker’s Guide vibe to it, and when I’m really low it’s a useful reminder that nothing fucking matters anyway and I should goof off more.
Schitts Creek. Every character is interesting, the stories are fun. There doesn’t feel like there is any doom and gloom in the show. It’s so heartwarming and funny.
Pretty much anything from Cartoon Network from 2000s and 2010s: Courge, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Teen Titans, Justice League/JLU, Camp Lazlo and so on.
Frasier
