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TV: Letterkenny immediately followed by Shoresy. Shoresy is a spinoff, so you really should watch Letterkenny first, although you don't necessarily have to

Seinfeld, probably no need to explain (Edit: how could I leave out Curb Your Enthusiasm here?)

Adult Cartoons: King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, Archer, Frisky Dingo. I could go on for a while about adult animation

Anime: Samurai Champloo, Baki the Grappler, Baki, Baki Hanma, Oshi No Ko, and Zombieland Saga. Plenty more, but I'll stop here for now

Summary: I like TV way more than movies. My favorites being Comedy/Sitcoms and Dragon Ball/Z/Super

Edit: Does professional wrestling count? I fucking love me some WWE

Psych

The original Legend of the Galactic Heroes. This is top tier sci fi, politics, and mitary drama that is more impactful today than when the original novel was written.

I’m surprised no one has mentioned The Wire. A TVshow taking place in Baltimore about intricate relationship between drug dealers, police and politics. Love every part of it!

It’s shot in 4:3 aspect ratio despite 16:9 starting to become the standard for tv at the time. It’s has since been “remastered” and adjusted to 16:9 aspect ratio. I was worried it would ruin an already perfect show but I actually liked it. It’s an HBO show.

Long episodes (60min?) and might take a few episodes to get into as there are many characters and storylines that interlace.

Thanks be later, probably.

Gate

Stargate SG1

Erased is my favorite anime of all time. I'm a sucker for both time travel and "big damn heroes" stuff.

The Americans is the best show ive ever seen. Absolutely brilliant from the story to the acting.

My favorite show is also Haunting on Hill House. Its on Netflix. Perfect for Halloween if anyone is interested.

Mr. Robot: it’s not anime but I haven’t been able to shut up about it for a long time

Andor, best piece of SW since the 80s

The Magicians- the musical episodes are amazing.

Patriot, on Amazon streaming. I’ve been telling people for years—it’s the BEST show that NO ONE watched.

A depressed deep-cover operative sings bleak folk songs about his job at open mics. Stylistic elements (both visual and writing) from the Cohen brothers and Wes Anderson. Incredible cast. Funny. Sad. Two seasons, and both are great. 10/10

anime

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You - One of the zaniest, wackiest anime in recent history to turn your brain off to. (genre: comedy, romance)

86 - Too good for me to put into words. Just watch it. (genre: action, drama)

TV shows

Silicon Valley (HBO series) - As someone pointed out: it's not a satire; it's a documentary - for programmers at least. (genre: comedy)

The Night Manager - The showmakers made it look like either side could win till the very last few minutes, keeping me on the edge of my seat for the entire show. (genre: thriller)

Psycho pass.

Lots of philosophy on topics such as free will, determinism and AI mixed with action, in cyberpunk setting. Also nice end to end story in the first season.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass

I don’t watch anime or shows, yet there’s something I still recommend:

Anime: Neon Genesis: Evangelion (it’s old)

Cartoon: Final Space (Netflix killed it before the finale, the creators are making a comic about the final 2 seasons that’ll release sometime 2025)

Show: The Office (a lil bit anachronistic if you’re too young)

Lots of great recommendations but I have not seen anyone mention the anime Made In Abyss or Dr. Stone.

Made In Abyss has some taboo content early in season 1, but it and season 2 story arcs are the best I've seen of any anime to date. You will also need to watch the third movie Dawn of the Deep Soul before season 2. Movies 1 and 2 are recaps of season 1.

Dr. Stone is also great as a zany "what if" modern civilization was sent back to the stone age. Similar to made in abyss, you need to watch the OVA between seasons 2 and 3.

Call out to Goblin Slayer season 1 as well. The series visuals and story deeply fall off after season 1.

Claymore:

2007 anime. From a manga. Women with gigantic swords , the Claymore, fight some sort of demons in a forsaken world. We follow Clare, the Claymore Number 47, the least powerful of them all.

Every episode has some sort of a twist, with new information about the incredible rich world and lore, and the power and origin of the Claymore. Drawing is captivating, unique, gorgeous. The eyes!

Way better than Berserker, in the sense, that everything make sense and is foreshadow in Claymore.

• The Terror (First season only)
• Atlanta
• Mob Psycho
• Devilman Crybaby
• Mononoke (the show)
• Prison School
• High school of the dead (I went into this expecting to be offended, but I left impressed)

I will never stop recommending Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Madoka Magika.

Dirk gently's holistic detective agency.

I never watched any anime but then watched one punch man. It's really clever and very approachable for new and casual viewers.

Arcane. It’s always Arcane. Arcane.

Here are a couple that I didn't see mentioned here.

• The Bear
• Ted Lasso
• Solo Levelling
• Dirk Gently holistic detective
• The Office
• Attack on Titan
• Code Geass Lelouch Rebellion
• Severance
• Bojack Horseman

I just finished Good Omens also, it's great but the first episode is not because it's all setup. It's a Terry Pratchett story that I think I'll recommend that one for a long time.

My Deer Friend is amazing.

Which reminds me that there's probably a new episode out right now. 😃

I also would always recommend the staples in anime:

Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Dragonball, DBZ, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rouroni Kenshin, Full Metal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell, and Ninja Scroll.

Monster

74 episodes. Psychological thriller. Serial murder mystery, but instead of "whodunit?" it's "whydunit?". Dramatic as an opera. No weird tropes. Superb character development. I love Magnificent Steiner.

Anime - Cromartie High

Bojack Horseman and Violet Evergarden. If someone is a bit deeper into anime, Tatami Galaxy as well, since the subs go pretty fast. Ping Pong the Animation gets a nod if folks aren't super hung up on aesthetic.

Angel, Hannibal, Evil, Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul.

So many great shows out there. I’m currently watching The Wire and it’s amazing too.

Made in Abyss - really good but definitely not for the faint hearted and I only recommend this to people who ask me for dark anime with a disclaimer on the more questionable content. The version I watched was the heavily censored one. I was surprised to find out that the creator is Akihito Tsukushi, the same person who did the designs for the Elebits games! Of course, I'm separating the art from the artist here, but his name popping up made me nostalgic in a way.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - If you like biblically accurate angels, this is the anime for you!

Cowboy Bebop - has a very likeable main cast, an artstyle that I find very appealing, and it touches on themes that a lot of people can relate to despite the sci-fi setting!

Scavengers Reign - this one's pretty trippy and has some great creature designs! It only has one season so far (curse ye, Max!)

• Frieren — fantasy, drama about an elf dealing with feelings she didn’t think she had
• Delicious in Dungeon — Fantasy, comedy/light drama about rescuing a party member and eating monsters along the way.
• Kaguya Sama — rom-com about not losing the love war
• Konosuba — Isekai comedy about… nothing really
• That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime — Isekai about being reincarnated as a slime monster, then building a wonderful found family community of monsters.

They’re all pretty light hearted but all are well made and fun.

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I'm always trying to get people watching Konosuba it's just funny but yeah I liked it so much I read the novels and spinoff.

Comedy: What we do in the shadows;

Action: Black Sails;

Anime: Monster;

Depression: Bojack Horseman.

Hajime No Ippo!

It's a boxing anime based on a manga (that's still going after decades!) where a school kid is beat up and rescued by a passing boxer, who takes him in to a boxing gym to fix his wounds. It turns out he's got some solid power from his family background in fishing, so he becomes a boxer and learns what it means to be strong.

If you like DBZ, you'll probably love this. Alongside this, it's refreshing in that it's an anime that praises hard work, rather than being "the chosen one" or being gifted power. What I love about it is that several characters go through huge growth in ways that are truly unexpected.

Mushishi. Very slow & contemplative, but I still think about it decades later.