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What are some "slow" shows?
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Tales from the Loop. I describe it as Eldritch Mundanity.
Man how has no one said Friends? That's basically a white noise machine on loop for our house.
Severance.
The IT Crowd, and Black Books.
IT crowd is neat.
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
What was Wenger thinking bringing Walcott on so early?
ARE YOU STRESSED?
Joe Pera Talks With You
Detectorists
i loved this one lots.
Early Doors is another one I recommend to people who like Detectorists. Another slow burn, slice of life show. Definitely worth checking out :)
Came in here to say detectorists, now I'm leaving with a new show to rewatch, score!
My lil comfort show
I gotta throw Scrubs in the ring here. Skip season 9.
Rewatching Malcolm in the middle, has a lot of the same comedy style, I'm willing to bet same writers. Good shit all around.
Letterkenny. Mostly character driven
Letterkenny, maybe
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.
Bubba Ho Tep
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.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It a science miniseries that I love dearly, but it’s like video Quaaludes.
Check out iyashikei as a genre if you like anime. Relaxed and wholesome is kind of the whole bag.
If you liked Corner Gas, also check out Kim's Convenience.
Northern Exposure is an amazing and very gentle show, if you can handle 90s tv.
Watch it on Amazon or the music wont make sense
I've always had a soft spot for this show, but I haven't seen it in years.
Burn Notice, Royal Pains
Basically anything made during the heyday of USANetwork. “Dramas” without intensity.
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.
“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.
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.
Dead Like Me is fairly slow, but really interesting. Same with Coupling. Two great shows.
Any hallmark channel original content is like white noise for your brain. If you like to have something on in the background but want to have absolutely no stake in the content it’s a good choice.
We throw on bobs burgers or American dad on random for background stuff sometimes. Works well. Scrubs and the office the same
The Simpsons comes to mind. There's usually a plot, but it's not too complicated and each episode is self contained for the most part. Seinfeld is similar with possibly less plot (it is a show about nothing after all).
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.
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