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Lighthearted, upbeat shows for adults? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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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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[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months 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

[-] sailormoon@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

[-] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Wow we might be the same person, except I haven't watched Black-ish or Black Books. I'll have to look into those.

[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Please watch them - they're very different but both great. What shows not on my list would you recommend?

[-] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Well you didn't mention The Good Place, but from your username I assume you've watched it :) .

Ted Lasso is really great throughout and has a really positive viewpoint while still dealing with tough subjects.

Starstruck (you'll recognize Rose Matefeo) is a great lightish comedy.

Crazy ex girlfriend

Santa Clarita diet

For animated stuff, these are all top-tier:

Over the Garden Wall
Gravity Falls
Steven Universe
Avatar The Last Airbender
Legend of Korra

[-] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Thank you - I'm adding these to my list! And yes, I'm a Good Place fan. I didn't mention it because OP mentioned recently seeing it.

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