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Recommendations for shows similar to Our Flag Means Death or The Orville? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/television@lemmy.world

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Are there any other shows out there of this sort of lighthearted nature, yet made with quality writing, out there?

It feels like a lot of recent things we've watched has been a bit grim and/or relies on spectacle rather than telling a good story and working a few jokes in along the way ... the world is on fire, I'd like to stop it and get off, if only for a few minutes at a time.

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[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What We Do In the Shadows.

It's another one from Taika Waititi, who did our Flag means Death. Probably his best work, yet. Plus it has Matt Berry!

It's a fake reality TV documentary about a group of vampires that are roommates in an old house on Staten Island, and their human servant who helps them with the promise they will turn him some day.

[–] astrsk@fedia.io 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Along the same lines, Wellington Paranormal. It’s short but hilarious and ties into What We Do in the Shadows.

[–] Toastypickle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Love wellington paranormal. Not enough people know about it

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I’ve watched this, good show