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Tales from the Loop. I describe it as Eldritch Mundanity.
This was a beautiful show!
It's based on a art book that's very good. Electric State was based on a another book also by Simon Stålenhag.
ghost in the shell, i couldnt understand that show for the longest time, until near the end of its life.
OG medical shows; ER predates house by like 10years, and went on like 12+seasons. only stopped at the later seasons, because house was better at that point.
Nichijou and High Maintenance are two that come to mind. Sort of opposite ends of the spectrum, but both are slice of life shows that are much more about vibes than plot.
Also if you like Home Movies then Dr Katz is a must
Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It a science miniseries that I love dearly, but it’s like video Quaaludes.
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The Red Green Show
Easy-going comedy with minimal plot, mostly there to tie together an episode of shorter skits. Some Boomer humor, but not too cringe, I think.
Letterkenny. Mostly character driven
I watch King of the Hill if i need to slow down after a busy day
If you're not opposed to anime: Frieren.
Totally chill, nothing complicated, hardly any plot arcs, pure bliss.
Letterkenny, maybe
Modern family.
It’s just funny enough to be entertaining and has some loose plot that’s fine to follow. Easily forgettable, but great for throwing on. Also, it’s cool to watch the kids on that show grow up over its 10 year run.
Community
Parks and rec
Are others I would toss on for easy to watch. Although community and P&R hide a TON of jokes that make it even funnier if you pay attention.
Animal Control is like if Community had a baby with Parks and Rec.
The Wire is one of the best tv shows ever made and it’s a slow burn especially in season one
“Welcome Back Kotter” is about remedial education class so probably that.
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories and Extraordinary Attorney Woo are the greatest tv shows ever created. There will be no discussion.
Breaking Bad was excruciatingly slow for me
I gotta throw Scrubs in the ring here. Skip season 9.
It ends at season 8, there's no season 9 😁
Yup, I don't know what I was thinking. Must have been thinking of some other show with 9 seasons. 🥸
Rewatching Malcolm in the middle, has a lot of the same comedy style, I'm willing to bet same writers. Good shit all around.
Sometimes I don't understand downcotes.
Malcolm in the middle is one of the best series ever. (imho seriously)
Man how has no one said Friends? That's basically a white noise machine on loop for our house.
Friends is a really funny show if you skip over all the Ross and Rachael garbage. Chandler and Monica was a better love story.
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Lodge 49. Young guy joins a fictional group based on masons and other similar groups. It's a hanging with friends show with some plot.
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Northern Exposure is an amazing and very gentle show, if you can handle 90s tv.
I've always had a soft spot for this show, but I haven't seen it in years.
Watch it on Amazon or the music wont make sense
Basically any sitcom made for TV and not a streaming service.
Dead Like Me is fairly slow, but really interesting. Same with Coupling. Two great shows.
I haven't seen it in years, so I could be misremembering things, but The Golden Girls.
Burn Notice, Royal Pains
Basically anything made during the heyday of USANetwork. “Dramas” without intensity.
burn notice was my favorite for USAnetworks, then they did a small hiatus thats when i stopped watch. suits was right after BN, i never got into it, and its dramatized version of a law show, compared to other law shows. RP was interesting take on a doctor-esque show, too bad i lost interest when they did a wierd hiatus between the final season.
Psych probably too
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Severance.
Bubba Ho Tep
Earth Abides
Its mostly slow. Apocalypse genre, without the insanely selfish caricature of the personal relationships between people.
I started reading it because I saw it in The Last Of Us S2. Pretty good so far
Kim's Convenience.
I found Frieren to be quite slow, in a good way, but i think there are better options out there that i'm unaware of.
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