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

submitted 2 months 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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[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Better off Ted.

It's 15 years old now, but the jokes are top notch.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God damn, I thought I was the only one who appreciated that show! I loved the whole cast and it's irreverent take on corporate evil. I loved how blatantly evil the company was. And Veronica just dealing with anything however she wanted. That show was too perfect for the world.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

If you'd appreciated it harder, maybe we wouldn't have lost it!

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I miss that show. Wife asked me yesterday which show I'd love to see revived, and Better Off Ted was my answer.