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Recently I've been catching up on tv and some of the more mature/adult shows, which I've been...Enjoying? Seems like the wrong word, but they've all generally been cynical or dark.

For reference, I've just finished Better Call Saul, which got me to finally get around to finishing Breaking Bad, and I've also been doing a rewatch of the anime Monster as it's been years since I last watched it.

So basically back to back dark shows.

I've already watched The Good Place, which nails what I'm describing, but it's a little blunt with the sweetness, while I've watched some of Bee and Puppycat which seems like it's closer to a nice middleground of sweet and real.

What are some of your go-to shows for this kinda vibe?

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

This is the answer right here. Show made me so happy I cried, regularly. Just absolutely fantastic all around.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Oh this is a fantastic show! While I do re-watch it, I would give anything to re-watch it from "scratch" again.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Try Better Off Ted. It only ran for a season and a half but it was funny.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Extremely underrated

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Taskmaster

Would I Lie to You?

Avatar The Last Airbender

Loremen podcast

Edited to add:

One Punch Man first season is hilarious.

The trifecta of 2010s animation: Regular Show, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time. There's jokes and themes in these that are pretty adult, but the darker stuff is generally avoided.

1980s: Dogtanian and the 3 Muskehounds. Mysterious Cities of Gold. Best theme tunes ever, and very easy watching.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Taskmaster and WILTY are fantastic. These are some of my favorite "I want to watch something that I'll enjoy but don't need to actually care too much about" shows.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

My Name Is Earl is my favorite go-to light-hearted and positive sitcom. Follows the story of a rather silly, ignorant redneck that begins to believe in karma, and so writes a list everyone he has ever wronged and goes about fixing it one by one.

It's pretty good.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Bluey pretends to be for kids but it's surely for adults.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

It's so funny. Bandit is the best. I haven't dentified with a cartoon dog so strongly since Mr. Peanutbutter.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago

I highly recommend Bob's burgers!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

I love sitcoms but beneath their light exterior they always have a heart of darkness, or at least a trace of one. But given your OP, I figure you can handle a teensy bit of a shadow side. Here are some generally upbeat shows with lots of laughs.

Catastrophe- I think it strikes the right balance of optimism in the face of doubt. It's light but not saccharine. It's my favorite sitcom.

It Crowd

Black Books

30 Rock

Black-ish

Adventure Time

Mentioned in lots of other replies:

Parks and Rec

New Girl (extremely underrated)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Brooklyn 99

Taskmaster

WILTY

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

Bob's Burgers.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Community! If you like The Good Place you'll love it. It's my favorite show of all time

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Schitt's Creek (was already mentioned but is worth mentioning again

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Superstore

Derry Girls

Wellmania (sadly Netflix did a Netflix and discontinued another great show after only one season)

Or just rewatch The Office or Parks & Recreation once again 😄

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

Ted Lasso for the win

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Our Flag Means Death is upbeat in the first season. The second is more dramatic, but also fucking phenomenal. A romantic adventure comedy becomes a romantic adventure dramedy.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Ted Lasso, can't recommend it enough.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Star Trek the next generation

Brooklyn nine nine

One piece

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I love "the good place". It's light comedy, it actually makes you think a little, it's a lot of feel good and it's one of those shows where you can see that everyone is having a blast making it.

Edit: I should finish reading the post before commenting, lol.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Here's a weird suggestion, watch all Mr. Bean shows. It's like one season and few episodes.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Agree about Parks & Rec and Black Books

Adding Boston Legal

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Letterkenny and Shorsey if not Archer. Trailer Park boys

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

If you love "the good place", then I can only recommend "parks and recreation". That is my all-time favorite show

Also recently I have started watching "Chuck". It's a action/comedy/spy series, there is ofcource action, guns and bombs. But Iam laughing so much each episode, I find myself rewatching some scenes.

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British panel (game) shows like Would I Lie to You and 8 out or 10 Cats Does Countdown. The game element is just an excuse for funny, interesting people to crack jokes and have a good time.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Happy Endings

Cougar Town

Community

Derry Girls

Parks and Rec

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Pushing Daisies. If you like death mixed with comic book sweetness

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Kim's Convenience on Netflix.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

I don't think there is a more light-hearted show than Detectorists

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Venture Brothers is hilarious.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Scrubs in addition to a bunch of the great suggestions in here.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Schitt’s Creek and Letterkenny deserve some spots here

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eureka is kind of a disaster of the week pseudoscience problem show with a lot of heart. Don't go looking for true scifi, but it's so damn charming and the cast has exceptional chemistry.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Not adult, but The Owl House was a surprisingly good one. One of those multi-audience shows. Makes me think a lot of about the type of parent I want to be someday!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Close Enough is a really great animated tv show by the creator of Regular Show. It's basically almost the same, but for adults.

Also, Workaholics

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Going for the more obscure: Bajillion Dollar Properties. Originally made for a dead streaming service, now exists on PlutoTV for free (and can be purchased through Apple et al). It's a satire of real estate reality shows with phenomenal guest stars throughout. Main cast includes a few folks before they got their bigger roles (like Tawny Newsome, Drew Tarver, and Eugene Cordero) but also includes the GOAT, Paul F. Tompkins.

Very related, I would also suggest the Comedy Bang! Bang! TV show that ran for 5 seasons on IFC. It's a treasure trove of comedic goodness, lots of great guests, and who doesn't love Reggie Watts, Kid Cudi, then Weird Al as the band leaders??

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