you’re not allowed to say The Sopranos though.
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The Leftovers is the best drama I’ve ever seen. 2% of the world’s population suddenly disappears and the series follows the psychosocial collapse of society in the wake of that. The acting and writing are above any other HBO drama and should have won every main performer a dozen Emmys. The way it handles its religious themes from an absurdist standpoint is extremely compelling and unique. It feels like the polytrauma of living through COVID but they anticipated that by a few years.
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One of the characters is an Episcopalian priest who parallels the biblical story of Job. His wife has a catastrophic brain injury from the rapture, his church goes bankrupt because he can’t explain what happened, and a cult takes it over before driving him out of town. He goes through the full ringer of humiliation and defeat before finding himself on a ship with a guy handing out business cards claiming to be god. His entire world has collapsed and the priest is so fucked up by this point that he confronts the man with an axe. It’s such an amazing dialogue that really sums up what makes it such a good show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0KHjAJXDv4
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Venture Brothers is easily my favorite show.
The Good Place
I legit think of that long quote about waves in the last season way more than I should. Or why there’s a dot in Jeremy Bearimy
True Detective is the greatest show ever made
the real heads, the true of heart, watch all 4 seasons
Although I did lowkey kind of hate 4. I was extremely in for Jodie Foster, a strong female focus in an isolated macho place, a story about indigenous culture etc. But fucking hell, the whole thing felt like it was written by AI.
Midnight Mass. it’s far and away the most incredible thing Netflix has ever released, and it is only 7 episodes.
Seconding midnight mass. You shouldn’t google anything about it. Even knowing the central premise is almost a bit of a spoiler since it’s such a slow burn.
Yeah, going into Midnight Mass almost blind is a special experience.
I’d put Godless in that camp too, although I do prefer Midnight Mass when it comes down to it.
Trailer Park Boys. Julian is the looks, Bubbles is the brains, Ricky is the wildcard.
What We Do in the Shadows
Dark. It’s on Netflix. I don’t want to say anything about it because I want you going in blind. It’s really good, though. Bring your 4-dimensional thinking to the game.
Common Side Effects - Adult Swim show attempting to take a fantasy scenario about the pharma industry to its logical conclusions
Wolf Hall - BBC Masterpiece series from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, who advised King Henry VIII throughout his reign.
Pee-Wee as Himself - 2 part documentary about Paul Rubin’s crazy life.
Barry - Batshit insanity about a hitman who decides to become an actor in LA.
Second for common side effects, that’s the most engaged I’ve been in a show in years
deadwood
I’ve only watched one season of White Lotus but it captures bourgeois social pathologies like nothing else I can think of. Except maybe Succession.
How to With John Wilson - guy goes around New York filming a documentary on whatever he found more interesting on that particular day
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I watched Ludwig. Great little series.
Penny Dreadful is one of my guilty pleasures I like to rewatch every few years
The first season or so are kino
My partner and I still have inside jokes about that slop
Big Superman fan, so right now my absolute favorite show is My Adventures with Superman. Also, I’d say it’s the best Superman animated series to date. Yes, even more so than The Animated Series from the 90’s (which is still a great show).
However, a very very close second (probably a tie at this point) is an anime I found randomly through some thread online called Mushishi. About a man named Ginko who is a wandering “mushi master”. Mushi are basically like concentrated living energy that take different forms and Ginko travels from village to village encountering new mushi and issues to solve resulting from people’s exposure to a particular mushi. But the core of the show is in the poignancy of the character’s stories and their particular backstories and personal issues that intertwine with the pressing mushi issue. It’s a very slice of life kind of show and the best anime series I’ve seen so far. Incredibly well written and interesting characters even if they’re only seen for an episode. I highly recommend you check it out.
Im not even a big superman gal but My Adventures with Superman is peak
It’s quickly become my favorite animated show of all-time. It’s closest I’ve ever had to “comfort food” in a show. I’m always smiling like a kid when I watch it. Makes me cry sometimes too because Lois & Clark’s relationship is done better than any other Superman show or movie I’ve seen.
