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if your into scifi, sg1, sga, SGU you might want to hold off on that, because you might get disappointed in more than 1 ways. STAR trek tng,to ds9 to voyager, and maybe enterprise. just none of the nutrek. maybe ISAIP, but the consensus seems to be only from the crowd that watched it when it aired in the 2000s to 11th season, the newest seasons13+ is just super wierd and not like the old seasons, genz and younger apparently have no idea who the actors are so just be warned.

some pre-disney marvels, like gifted, AOS,,,etc.

The film and its follow-up set of miniseries:

• This is England (2006) (The film)
• This is England '86 (2010)
• This is England '88 (2011)
• This is England '90 (2015)

From the same writer/director (Shane Meadows), I also recommend The Virtues (2019) miniseries.

Both projects are semiautobiographical. They can be a tough watch in certain episodes, so check doesthedogdie.com for possible triggers.

One of Shane Meadows' earlier films is often recommended, so it's probably one you've already seen, but Dead Man's Shoes (2004) is worth a look if it's new to you.

Mr. Robot

These are all contemporary turn-of-the-century comedy TV series where each pairing shares at least one cast member:

• Spaced - You'd probably want to be reasonably familiar with UK pop culture of the time to truly appreciate it, but it's still somewhat entertaining even without that.

• Black Books - Sister series to Spaced. Probably not in the same universe, but shares some of the same cast. A bit more surreal and doesn't require so much pop culture knowledge.

• Green Wing - Turn the surrealism up yet another notch, add in a teaspoon of darkness, then set it in a hospital.

• JAM - Turn the surrealism dial fully around to the black setting, to the point of being outright disturbing and wrong.

• Big Train - Turn that dial back into silly and relatively light hearted... though you can tell there's something a bit troubling going on at the same time.

Outside that stable, but you may have watched:

• Babylon 5 - Top rated sci-fi. Some episodes can be a bit meh, but the ones that aren't are amazing.

• The Animatrix - Apocryphal short animations of various stories set in the universe of The Matrix, which you might want to rewatch first.

Yes, I have been under a rock since the turn of the century. I like it under here.

Letterkenny! The humour takes a few episodes for you to understand, but it's absurd sort of in the Seinfeld way but way more subtle.

What We Do In The Shadows is HILARIOUS.

Utopia, the original UK Channel 4 series not the godawful piece of shit US remake

Farscape.

How are we supposed to know what you have or have not seen?!

• The Iron Giant
• Succession

The Man Who Knew Too Little.

Great Bill Murray movie that I never see anyone talk about.

Bet you haven't seen The Way of the Gun.

Go in raw like I did. It's a unique movie.

Primer, if you like hard sci-fi. It's an indie movie about time travel, and it's got perhaps the most fleshed out time travel mechanic out of all movies I've seen. Last I checked, the director posted the full movie on YouTube for free

Patriot it's on prime and it's incredible. Not a single bad episode, outstanding tv show that nobody has watched

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

In Bruges, a spiritual predecessor to The Banshees of Inisherin. It's dark, dry humor.

Twelve Angry Men. I like the original black and white version, haven’t watched the remake.

Better Off Ted
Veronica Mars

• Scavengers Reign
• Beef
• Adolescence

kung fu hastle

Stargate SG-1 series and its spin offs

Travelers

White Collar

Red

Knight and Day

For some thing new, I loved Common Side Effects.

• The Shield (Corrupt Police)
• Battlestar Galactica (SciFi)
• Star Trek - The Next Generation (SciFi)
• Ozarks (Drug Cartel)

• The Good Place
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Series)
• In China They Eat Dogs
• The Boondock Saints

Firefly - warning, only one season, 1 movie, and a short stack of comics.

Young Justice - The side kicks form their own team. Starts off strong but by season four it's kind of meh.

Fubar - cia spy show starring Arnold S.

Invincible - Violent cartoon, good writing.

Severance - It's a weird mind fuck.

X-Men 97 - Far better than the original series.

Brooklyn Nine Nine if you want a comedy cop show.

Series-es that I found so much better than expected:

Preacher

Scavengers Reign

Warrior

Movie I found much better than expected:

Wicked Little Letters

Spaceballs