I haven’t watched TV in years; kids and my previous job really killed that.

There’s SO much out there since I last picked up a remote, and I have a fucking huge backlog.

I’m open to anything, as long as it’s well done.

Series I liked: Vikings, Norsemen (hysterical), The Americans, GoT, Man in the High Castle, Expanse, Spartacus (Batiartus is amazing)

I’m scratching the surface of Boardwalk Empire, but open to other rabbit holes.

    • saddlebag@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I found it very hard to follow without having played the game. There’s a lot of jargon that I didn’t enjoy

  • massive_bereavement@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Based on your references I would say:

    • Viking stuff: The Last Kingdom
    • Alternate history+space: For All Mankind
    • Spy stuff: Slow Horses
    • Roman stuff: Rome
  • palarith@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Old and left field ones

    Wonderfalls Dead like me The almighty Johnsons (nz)

    British ones Teachers (Andrew lincolin one) Coupling

    • metaStatic@kbin.earth
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      3 months ago

      There is an absurd quantity of low quality Trek being shat out recently, did Disney buy the IP or something?

      • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 months ago

        what?

        SNW and Lower Decks is pretty much as good as star trek can get. I’m on the fence about prodigy, but people generally are also very positive about it.

        disco has its fair share of problems, but the later seasons were also quite good

      • Mothra@mander.xyz
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        3 months ago

        No, thankfully no, Disney’s intergalactic shenanigans are limited to the Empire only

  • superduperpirate@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The Wire

    The Sopranos

    Deadwood

    Justified

    Bosch

    If you’re open to comedic stuff:

    What We Do In The Shadows

    Resident Alien

    Miracle Workers

  • JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Here’s an ordered list of shows that came to mind, starting with what I think best fits with what you mentioned and getting further away from there, though I think they’re all worth it.

    Mr robot

    Fringe

    The boys

    Yellow jackets

    Stranger things

    The good place

  • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    The Good Place.

    Be warned, that you should watch this one without much research. If you like the first episode, you’ll love the show.

    One of the very few shows where each and every season is consistently great. Super funny and had a satisfying ending, instead of the usual clifferhanger-because-of-cancellation ending

    • Glide@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Came here to post this as well.

      Just watch the first episode or two, and if it doesn’t have you hooked, it’s not your jam anyway.

      But it will have you hooked, because it’s the best piece of American television in recent history.

      • theComposer@beehaw.org
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        3 months ago

        Normally I’d agree with that advice, but it took me the whole first season to get hooked by the show. After about 5 episodes I was ready to call it quits, but my partner who had seen it told me to keep watching, and they were right! Loved every minute of it from then on.

  • earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Avenue 5 is a brilliant dark sci-fi comedy that I cannot stop thinking about. It’s basically a cruise ship in space but then things go wrong. The physics are actually sound which makes for some really fun and terrifying gags. It’s heavy on dark humor, but if you’re ok with that it’s such a fun ride. I am biased but I feel like this show is criminally underrated.

      • DominusOfMegadeus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Alternate take: This show is godawful but for some reason I kept watching. It’s literally unpleasant to watch. Critics also panned it, if you find that of importance.

        • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Same for me. I found the show amusing but never once laughed while watching it, if that makes sense

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 months ago

      As a side note, there’s a Swedish movie called Aniara which has a similar premise, except if you replace the ‘dark comedy’ part with ‘unrelenting existential horror and infinite, unfathomable bleakness’. Worth a watch lol

  • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    I think I understand your taste and you will love Black Sails. This is also imo the single most underrated TV show ever.

    I swear all the shows you mention lead me to black sails. I had a phase where I binged like 6 of the shows you mentioned plus black sails since they fit in so well together. I can’t say much more than, seriously, trust me on this one.