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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Surprised no one’s brought up Futurama yet.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Unpopular Opinion: The endless reboots killed it for me.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago

My entire counterargument is the fast fashion episode. That one was brilliant.

[–] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Yup. Just the original series for me

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was just about to comment Futurama! Really not sure what to think of the newer episodes though...

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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. Just the first three seasons, though. Season 4 & 5 were made years later and aren’t the same.

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[–] kurcatovium@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Red Dwarf

Monty Pythons Flying Circus

IT Crowd

Mr. Robot

[–] lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"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.

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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arrested Development, Always Sunny, and Archer for me. Always reliable when you just want half an hour of laughs. Although I do then tend to get drawn into yet another full rewatch.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Oh man, I haven’t rewatched Archer is ages. Now I need to

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] Flummoxed@lemmy.today 26 points 1 year ago (6 children)

At least for me:

Dr. Who (First through Fifth Doctor mostly)

Original Star Trek

Star Trek: TNG

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: DS9

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 25 points 1 year ago

Bob’s Burgers

I like how every single character is incredibly weird in at least one way, but their weirdness is usually a source of joy and hardly ever used as the butt of a joke.

[–] Otherbarry@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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)

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't sleep on Home Movies

[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

Star Trek, the next generation and Star Trek deep space nine. Star Trek Voyager is pretty rewatchable too.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

King of the Hill

  • Friends
  • Golden Simpsons Era
  • Futurama
  • Star Trek TNG/Voyager
  • X-files
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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 year ago

"Gravity Falls"! Great to watch with the kids, too. (:

[–] lencioni@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Futurama is my comfort show. The wet humor gets me everytime

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[–] Fake4000@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago
[–] ParlaMint@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[–] Gieselbrecht@feddit.org 15 points 1 year ago

Many good series mentioned, I want to add: Community

[–] polysics@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Black Books

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Venture Bros

Seinfeld

Ken Burns' Baseball

Firefly

M.A.S.H.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s a gorram shame how few Firefly episodes there are.

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[–] CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] genevieve@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Babylon 5.

Every time I watch it I’m stunned at how relevant it still is.

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[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Futurama. I’ve seen it thousands of times. That’s not an exaggeration.

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[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I watch too much tv:

Ted Lasso

The Good Place

Parks and Rec

The Office

Brooklyn 99

Northern Exposure

Friends

Schitt’s Creek

Sherlock

Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Fawlty Towers

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This tells me I need to watch Northern Exposure, Schitt’s Creek, and Fawlty Towers.

And that you need to watch 30 Rock, Community, Scrubs, and Arrested Development.

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[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • Black Adder
  • Adventure Time
  • The Last Of Us
  • The Expanse
  • Community
  • Friends
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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

While the whole series was still streaming, I watched Red vs Blue on a constant loop for years.

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[–] oxjox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've actually been rewatching some episodes of All In The Family airing on Pluto TV. It's remarkable (1) how little has changed and (2) how we've lost such great quality television over the past forty years.

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