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Mad Men
Surprised no one’s brought up Futurama yet.
I was just about to comment Futurama! Really not sure what to think of the newer episodes though…
I think the last two seasons were very much hit or miss. Some really good eps but also some really awful ones.
To me it’s like seeing an old friend from younger years. You’ve both changed so things are different from the good ol’ days, but it’s still enjoyable to spend time with them.
Still better than most new adult animated shows
The Fox era was great. But the Comedy Central and Hulu seasons are subpar.
Unpopular Opinion: The endless reboots killed it for me.
Yup. Just the original series for me
My entire counterargument is the fast fashion episode. That one was brilliant.
Spaced
Seinfeld hands down.
In love Seinfeld
yeah it’s so easy to watch Seinfeld when you know Kramer is a seething racist and Jerry is your run of the mill pedo and genocide promoter.
Thanks for the moral lession, PeeOnYou…
Mr. Bean
At least for me:
Dr. Who (First through Fifth Doctor mostly)
Original Star Trek
Star Trek: TNG
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: DS9
I really wish I was even a little bit British so I could watch Dr Who. But it’s unwatchable to me. Even the two very attractive sidekicks can’t keep me interested.
It’s definitely something that you have to grow up with. I was lucky to have an uncle who was obsessed with The Fourth Doctor when I was a child, and my love of the show comes from that. I wish some of the older stuff could be redone: it’s unwatchable for many because it was made for an audience who had tiny black and white TVs and a great deal more patience.
Having it on your whole life is definitely something that I imagine contributes to enjoying it. I love the idea, and some of the lore is pretty cool.
If you like the lore but watching it makes you want to stab your eyes out, look into the Target novelisations. They are mostly faithful to what was on the TV, and you get to use your imagination instead of BBC’s production values. They were usually written by the same person who wrote the script. I actually prefer the novels for several stories and was really, really disappointed when I finally had a chance to see them. A big bonus is the Target books are pretty cheap and easy to find used.
That’s an interesting idea. Thank you
Of course! I hope you find a way to enjoy Who. It is a lovely universe. The other idea would be to look into Big Finish audio—they do a lot of interesting Who stuff.
Arrested Development has such intricate humor that it takes multiple passes to absorb it all. For some jokes, the punchline for the set-up doesn’t come until some episodes—or even seasons—later.
+1 for arrested development. Took me until season 3 to realize the next episode previews were fake
I still watch Spongebob, Dragonball, and I used to watch that 70s show a lot(harder to watch nowadays though)
Early Spongebob is easily re-watchable.
Stargate sg1
Or
M.A.S.H.
Hmm as a gen Z do I rewatch stargate or try mash?
Watch Mash.
Yes it will have some very cringe aspects you will have to get over.
But i still think it’s the best show ever produced and it is often just as relevant any time you watch it or rewatch it.
The reason is they really dealt with some very difficult issues in surprisingly well done ways.
I could go on for a long time but i do really do think this show has everything.
It’s comedy and then it fucking hits you right in the feels with no mercy
And the character development from many, though not all, is great.
But if you do watch it pay attention to the tone difference between them in the operating room and outside of it.
The show runners managed to get some concessions about when and where to use the laugh track and iirc they almost never have laugh track in the operating room.
Characters change and the show is set up that it just makes sense that the 4077 would be different at different times.
Hawkeye Pierce as lower ranked officer being the Chief Surgeon is proven many many times over in the show in spite of other characters that outrank him.
Another reason to watch it is to check out the sheer number of cameos, >!from pat morita, patrick swayze, leslie nielson and many more!<
Its a real cinephile experience seeing some actors before they got famous (though I’m not sure how obvious those cameos will be to too many people anymore)
And yes I’m incredibly biased as this is my favorite show of all time
Good question : sadly it’s flip a coin and watch one… Sorry you’ll have to burn the other one
I’ve definitely re-watched old Adult Swim stuff. Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Sealab 2021 in particular. (I need to include Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law in that mix)
Don’t sleep on Home Movies
12oz Mouse!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Just did a rewatch with daughter. She wanted to watch after seeing the musical episode. Still stands up in my opinion even though we know Joss and some of the cast weren’t perfect.
The Season 6 rapey tech bros were still a very hard watch and skipped an episode or two in that season but hard not to see it as a bit prescient - it was before Gamergate and the right wing radicalisation of young men online. Should have paid more attention. It went a bit over my head first time.
Working through Angel now. Will see how that holds up. Has been a long time between watches. I kind of started House again though so …
Wife can watch unlimited Supernatural and I think she might hold a record for rewatches of Voyager.
Ensemble comedies like UK Ghosts and Community seem popular for rewatching with family. I think that is probably a general theme along with animations. Less serious shows tend to do better I think. Psych and Monk are probably more likely to get a rewatch than a serious procedural.
Except for the last season. There are some lines that really feel like the writers talking to themselves about how they painted themselves into a corner.
it’s been aging really well
The same can’t be said for Joss Whedon.
Red Dwarf
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
IT Crowd
Mr. Robot
Craig Charles
“It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere” is stuck in my head forever.
…and the jumping off a plane, riding on a crocodile, killing a nazi scene.
I love that show, saw it plenty of times from start to finish…
“It’s the last thing they’ll be expecting - a daylight charge over the minefield.”
Robot Wars.
Dr. Katz Professional Therapist
Home Movies
Mystery Science Theater 3000
I fall asleep to Dr. Katz all the time because it’s just so calming and it always made me happy how much Dr. Katz loved and accepted his son Ben just as who he was. Most of the comedy aged pretty well, they didn’t seem to have a lot of purposefully mean people on. I have a playlist that’s just all the Dom Irerra episodes.
I watch a lot of cartoons, but when there’s a dry season I find myself just rewatching The Simpsons or American Dad.
Usually the earlier stuff of course, but you get some gems in the later stuff, and the later stuff gets funnier the more you memorize the writing.
I’m beginning to suspect that nostalgia is a form of brain rot.
I’m beginning to suspect that nostalgia is a form of brain rot.
I’ve struggled hard to do it, but in my forties I’m still listening to new music and watching new media. I want to go out like John Peel, listening to good new music until the day I die.
I still listen to and watch a lot of old stuff, but I really try not to make it my main entree.
I honestly think if you’re my age (mid forties) and you’re still listening to music exclusively from the 90’s it’s gotta count as some type of arrested development.
It’s just hard getting into new stuff without questioning whether it was sold to you through some kind of advert osmosis.
At least with the old stuff, there’s little chance that you were target audience
