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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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[-] Darrow@artemis.camp 56 points 1 year ago
[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 10 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Burninator05@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

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

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Extremely underrated

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[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Taskmaster

Would I Lie to You?

Avatar The Last Airbender

Loremen podcast

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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.

[-] Chozo@kbin.social 14 points 1 year 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.

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

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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[-] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 8 points 1 year 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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[-] TisI@reddthat.com 25 points 1 year ago

I highly recommend Bob's burgers!

[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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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[-] Snowbound1726@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Bob's Burgers.

[-] Thorndike@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Ted Lasso for the win

[-] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

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

[-] bravesirrbn@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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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[-] goodnessme@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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[-] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago
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[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 16 points 1 year ago

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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[-] soloner@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Star Trek the next generation

Brooklyn nine nine

One piece

[-] Gamerman153@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 1 year ago

Ted Lasso, can't recommend it enough.

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[-] Tsunami45chan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Agree about Parks & Rec and Black Books

Adding Boston Legal

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Letterkenny and Shorsey if not Archer. Trailer Park boys

[-] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
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[-] imapuppetlookaway@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

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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[-] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year 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.

[-] goober@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

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

[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Happy Endings

Cougar Town

Community

Derry Girls

Parks and Rec

[-] quick7silver@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Kim's Convenience on Netflix.

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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

The Venture Brothers is hilarious.

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[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

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

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[-] Wahots@pawb.social 9 points 1 year 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!

[-] friedligma@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Schitt’s Creek and Letterkenny deserve some spots here

[-] plantedworld@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

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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[-] metaphortune@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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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[-] rtfm_modular@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Joe Pera Talks To You

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