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Recommendations for shows similar to Our Flag Means Death or The Orville? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago by SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/television@lemmy.world

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Are there any other shows out there of this sort of lighthearted nature, yet made with quality writing, out there?

It feels like a lot of recent things we've watched has been a bit grim and/or relies on spectacle rather than telling a good story and working a few jokes in along the way ... the world is on fire, I'd like to stop it and get off, if only for a few minutes at a time.

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[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Community can have some really great writing (dips in season ~~3~~ 4, but recovers in ~~4~~ 5).

30 Rock, Parks and Rec (particularly picks up once two new members join the cast), the Good Place, and Brooklyn 99 are all usually pretty light hearted and fun.

Scrubs can be very funny, but also has some somber episodes where you'll find some of the best writing is the series. Generally more fun than grim though.

The writing quality in how I met your mother was good for the first few seasons, but dropped off in the latter half.

Friends was pretty consistent, but not as good as some of these others, for me at least.

The Oreville is inspired by Star Trek, particularly shows like the Next Generation. That's a good series with some great episodes, but has some filler lower quality between. Not as silly as the Oreville, but some are still fun. Others are interesting or exciting in a variety of ways.

I haven't watched What We Do In The Shadows, but it is on my list for the same reason you asked the question.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Community can have some really great writing (dips in season 3, but recovers in 4).

Is this an "arrays start at 0" joke? The 4th season is the one where Dan Harmon was booted off and the quality dipped significantly. It can safely be skipped even if it's your first watch.

All you need to know is that they wrote out Pierce partway through the season, Abed gets a gf (but she's only in like 1 or 2 episodes of season 5), and the gang all graduate from their programs and go on to get some kind of job. Everything else is explained fairly quickly in the 5th season.

The writers basically did everything in their power to erase the mess that the 4th season was from existence. The characters refer to it as the school year where there was a gas leak in the whole school and that's why everyone acts weird and doesn't remember anything.

[–] Brokkr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

No, it's a goof on my part. I forgot what season Harmon was out.

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