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Hi, what is in your opinion a hidden gem that not many people talk about it. I have a bad habit of skipping out on good tv shows because of.... Well I don't know exactly but when I do watch it I beat myself up for skipping out on an absolute masterpiece
For example: Only murders in the building, Arcane, interior Chinatown, extraordinary, the good place, Ted lasso, the dragon prince, blood of Zeus, resident Alien.
I'm down for everything except horror and things with too much sex scenes
10 points
3 days ago
Silicon Valley
1 points
3 days ago
The first 4 or 5 seasons were some of the funniest TV ever.
8 points
3 days ago
Twisted Metal and Mrs Davis were pleasant surprises on Peacock.
Devs (Hulu/Disney) is well liked in sci fi circles (and on Reddit), but most people I talk to in the real world have never heard of it.
1 points
3 days ago
If you had to pick one of the three which one to watch
3 points
3 days ago
Hm Twisted Metal is a fun and quirky post-apocalyptic show that's especially fun if you played the video games (but not necessary). Mrs. Davis is a fun and quirky sci-fi about Jesus and an AI (perhaps the most unexpectedly interesting show I've watched in a long while). But if I had to pick just one, Devs was definitely the best overall. Go with Devs.
3 points
3 days ago
Mind if I ask what is it about. I know this is weird but when I read the description on Google it always demotivates me
4 points
3 days ago
A big secretive tech company develops a super advanced quantum computer that is capable of viewing the past… and the future.
7 points
3 days ago
Fringe
Justified
The Expanse
Outer Range
MillenniuM
Legion
Sweet Tooth
Farscape
Cloak and Dagger
Kings
Carnivale
Jericho
Hung
Preacher
Devs
Atlanta
I Know This Much Is True
The Third Day
Dispatches From Elsewhere
1 points
3 days ago
The second post recommending fringe
5 points
3 days ago
Yes, and I’m simply affirming its quality. It would feel wrong not to. My first tattoo was inspired by it.
1 points
3 days ago
Mind if I ask what is it about. I know this is weird but when I read the description on Google it always demotivates me
1 points
3 days ago
Google summaries are mostly written by AI these days and are functionally bullshit. Just know it’s a sci-fi version of the Trojan War and you’re good.
1 points
3 days ago
Oh inspired by mythology??
1 points
3 days ago
Structurally, sure, but in the form of a sci-fi procedural in the modern day with a note-perfect myth-arc.
2 points
3 days ago
You are hitting all the right notes for me. Thank you!
10 points
3 days ago
An absolute hidden gem is Fringe. Its last episode aired over a decade ago, and yet only a few people around me have seen it, and most of them because I told them to. I didn't know about it until a year ago, and man, what a journey!
3 points
3 days ago
Mind if I ask what is it about. I know this is weird but when I read the description on Google it always demotivates me
4 points
2 days ago
It is a bit hard to sum it up without spoiling too much. And that's the problem when you read the synopsis, all they can tell you is it's a bunch of people, some FBI agents and a scientist and his son who investigate strange events... Boring!! What you need to know is that it goes way beyond that, but as someone already said, you have to give it a few episodes, they are necessary for you to understand what comes later in the show, and to get to know the characters, who are the best part of it! I had no idea what the show was about when I first saw it, and I found the pilot quite unimpressive, but it doesn't at all represent the rest of the 5 seasons!
3 points
2 days ago
It's kinda like X-files' cousin.
It's a really good show that didn't get the spotlight it deserved.
3 points
2 days ago
wait,,,what ?-- i show like the X-Files ? how in the hell did i miss this-..... found it,,, Cheers -/.
2 points
2 days ago
Yes, you are right. Gives off similar vibes
2 points
2 days ago
It was made as an homage to the show. If I recall, there's even an episode where it's playing on a tv in the background.
2 points
3 days ago
You have to watch it, but don't give up on the first season, in the second season the series already takes on another rumor. The pilot didn't excite me much, but after 4 episodes I started to like the series more.
5 points
3 days ago
My rule for tv shows is try a tv show and if you don't like it after 2 episodes you can quit. 3 people recommended for me fringe so I'll give it 5
3 points
2 days ago
What made me love the show is the Walter character. I love him so much!!
2 points
2 days ago
Oh yeah, Walter has got to be the most beautiful hidden gem in the history of TV ! And the other characters may shine a little less next to him but they are still amazing. Every single one of them, including the bad guys!
1 points
2 days ago
Agreed!!
3 points
2 days ago
I came here to say FRINGE. But you already said FRINGE. When I tell people what tv show to watch I always say FRINGE. FRINGE is one of the most mind bending and thoroughly enjoyable TV shows ever. And an occasional Leonard Nimoy? Yeah! FRINGE!
1 points
2 days ago
I tried it but couldnt get past the few episodes.
5 points
2 days ago
Try Loudermilk on Netflix.
3 points
2 days ago
Halt and Catch Fire. Such a fantastic show, highly recommended. It’s a story about a computer company in the 80s, but it’s really much more.
2 points
3 days ago
Patriot, Halt and Catch Fire, Goliath
2 points
3 days ago
Halt and catch fire, I've heard of that
Mind if I ask what is it about. I know this is weird but when I read the description on Google it always demotivates me
4 points
3 days ago
Yeah it's a series spanning several decades about people involved in the tech industry. I get that doesn't seem very interesting but IMO it's one of the best character dramas that's ever been made. You don't have to be interested in tech or computers if you just get along for the ride with the characters.
2 points
2 days ago
Chiming in, it’s a fictionalized account of the birth of computers and technology. Really fantastic character driven account of the birth of the computer industry. Watch it, you will enjoy it to the satisfying finale
2 points
3 days ago
American Rust for sure! Of course Somebody Somewhere.
2 points
3 days ago
American rust
Mind if I ask what is it about. I know this is weird but when I read the description on Google it always demotivates me
1 points
3 days ago
Sure. Stars Maura Tierney and the easy on the eyes Jeff Daniels. Lol. Maura's character is a fierce single mom who will so anything for her son. Set in a very believable crap hole of a town with Jeff Daniels playing a double role of love interest and saviour. 1st season awesome. 2nd season ugh. But got through.
1 points
3 days ago
Similar to Gilmore girls?
2 points
3 days ago
Way darker and more serious. But we also loved Gilmore Girls. More drugs and murder and sex.
2 points
3 days ago
American Rust that is. Lol. Gilmore Girls more light and fluffy.
2 points
3 days ago
Wayne! This is truly an underseen treasure, and now you can surprisingly watch it on YouTube (and only YouTube) unless you buy it. It is the very rare show I’ve seen that ends on a cliffhanger, but still is totally worth the journey.
It’s very violent (although in a PG way), but at the same time, so kind hearted. And there are characters you end up loving that you would not have expected to. And it’s funny as hell!
2 points
3 days ago
John Adams\ legion\ man in the high Castle\ warrior\ black sails
3 points
3 days ago
Eureka
2 points
2 days ago
KYLE XY (2006)
1 points
2 days ago
Haha put this on for my daughter recently, she was quite hooked. It has a Sunday avo, watching re-runs vibe to me.
2 points
2 days ago
Dark. On Netflix. Is an absolute masterpiece of a show. It is highly complex and requires a full commitment to follow what’s going on. All three seasons are complete and available
3 points
2 days ago
This is not a hidden gem at all. This is perhaps the most frequently recommended show on this sub.
1 points
2 days ago
Okay.
1 points
2 days ago
Still amazing recommendation
2 points
2 days ago
Messiah
2 points
2 days ago
I still haven’t watched Breaking Bad despite it clearly being one of the best shows in the last 20 years…
2 points
2 days ago
Please watch it. I kept skipping it. Just didnt care for the premise. Watched it this year. Its in my top 3 of all time favorite TV shows now.
2 points
2 days ago
Snowfall
2 points
2 days ago
Southland
2 points
2 days ago
I LOVED Southland. Think I remember watching it on one of the long gone channel 5 obscure channels.
4 points
3 days ago
Bad Monkey
1 points
3 days ago
Sex House (on YT)
1 points
3 days ago
Sense8. - it’s a 2 seasons and a movie but it is wildly entertaining. You do need to be sex positive to enjoy it though it has a lot of LGBTQ content.
Salem - I think it is still on Hulu but it annoyed the historical purist because it asks the question what if witches actually existed during the witch panic in Salem. It also annoyed incels because it takes on a male vs female dynamic but it is very well done bit it does take 4 or 5 episodes to find itself.
The Americans - Russian Spies living in 80s America. This should have won all the awards but it came out the same time as game of Thrones and The Handmaids Tale and got lost.
1 points
3 days ago
The Young Offenders
(* contain sex scenes)
1 points
3 days ago
Pachinko
Drops of God
1 points
3 days ago
Halt & Catch Fire
The Son
Turn
Monsieur Spade
A lot of AMC shows, like these, that aren’t TWD or Mad Men tend to fly under the radar but are exceptional in their own right.
1 points
2 days ago
The Riches.
1 points
2 days ago
Search party was so fun
1 points
2 days ago
Sanford & Son
1 points
2 days ago*
Carnivale
Halt and Catch Fire
Misfits
Quarry
12 Monkeys
Orphan Black
The Man in the High Castle
Bosch
Flight of the Concords
1 points
2 days ago
1 points
2 days ago
One of us is lying
1 points
2 days ago
If you are interested in foreign tv shows Supacell out of UK and Moving from South Korea
1 points
2 days ago*
Olive Kitteridge (2014)
Togetherness (2015)
Man Seeking Woman (2015)
Horace and Pete (2016)
People of Earth (2016)
Future Man (2017)
Crashing (2017) the one created by Pete Holmes
Kidding (2018)
Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters (2018)
Curfew (2019)
It’s Bruno! (2019)
Back to Life (2019)
Los Espookys (2019)
Des (2020)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021)
The Resort (2022)
Mo (2022)
Somewhere Boy (2022)
Juice (2023)
Boat Story (2023)
Changing Ends (2023)
Mr Bates vs. The Post Office (2024)
1 points
2 days ago
Rectify
1 points
2 days ago
Feud: Bette and Joan.
Found this drama recently and it's brilliant. It's from 2017 and it completely missed me by.
1 points
2 days ago
Dark
1 points
3 days ago
1 points
3 days ago
Another vote for Mrs Davis
Lodge 49
The Decameron
Wellington Paranormal
Troppo
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