Sort of relaxed, slow-paced, not a ton of plot.
Home Movies (cartoon)
Schitt’s Creek
Corner Gas
Painting/Fishing with John
Father Ted
Letterkenny, maybe
Detectorists
Early Doors is another one I recommend to people who like Detectorists. Another slow burn, slice of life show. Definitely worth checking out :)
Came in here to say detectorists, now I’m leaving with a new show to rewatch, score!
I hadn’t heard of this one, I’ll have to add it to my list. Thanks for the rec!
i loved this one lots.
I found Frieren to be quite slow, in a good way, but i think there are better options out there that i’m unaware of.
Basically any sitcom made for TV and not a streaming service.
Burn Notice Royal Pains
Basically anything made during the heyday of USANetwork. “Dramas” without intensity.
Good answer. Some of the comedies that have been mentioned have a lot of subtle stuff going on that really require your attention (they’re mostly still good if you’re not paying attention, though). The USA stuff was pure fluff. Much of it was actually kind of boring if you paid attention!
Psych probably too
burn notice was my favorite for USAnetworks, then they did a small hiatus thats when i stopped watch. suits was right after BN, i never got into it, and its dramatized version of a law show, compared to other law shows. RP was interesting take on a doctor-esque show, too bad i lost interest when they did a wierd hiatus between the final season.
The Young Pope
I really liked the premise but I felt like they didn’t steer hard enough into it and it was so esoteric as to be borderline impenetrable half the time.
Short version: not enough cool politics/plot, way too fucking weird lol
Very stylized, everyone is giving it their all, it just does not come together for me
Modern family.
It’s just funny enough to be entertaining and has some loose plot that’s fine to follow. Easily forgettable, but great for throwing on. Also, it’s cool to watch the kids on that show grow up over its 10 year run.
Community
Parks and rec
Are others I would toss on for easy to watch. Although community and P&R hide a TON of jokes that make it even funnier if you pay attention.
Animal Control is like if Community had a baby with Parks and Rec.
Dead Like Me is fairly slow, but really interesting. Same with Coupling. Two great shows.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It a science miniseries that I love dearly, but it’s like video Quaaludes.
Joe Pera Talks With You
Ultimate example.
I don’t think it gets any slower than Fishing with John
The Sopranos
Kim’s Convenience.
I think Blackadder aged pretty well.
I’d argue anything is a slow show if you watch it in a slower cadence. Our current lunch run rotates between the following shows on different weekdays:
- I Love Lucy
- Parks & rec
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Only Fools & Horses
- Corner Gas
- All in the family
- Big Train
I didn’t grow up in North America and have never seen some of these older “classics”, so its been fun. Cheers was in there for awhile, but we noped out in S6 when the stories got too silly.
Corner Gas is a favorite of mine
