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What are your favorite shows and why? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by Hammocks4All@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I like seeing a group evolve and form good friendships. I also like sci fi and weirdness. For these reasons, two of my favorite shows are The Expanse and Severance. In both, by the end, I felt like I was “part of the team” in some way.

What are a couple of your favorites? What kind of itch do they scratch?

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[–] DredPyr8Roberts@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Avatar The Last Airbender. An animated series with a complete story arch that takes place in a unique world. The characters are very relatable and have great development over time, even the villians are better than what most shows have. The animation is sophisticated in the way it is used to help tell the story, and the story is wonderful, it hooks you in from the intro:

"*Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hell, the villains have more character development than protagonists in other shows.

Also Uncle Iroh, it possibly the greatest male role model in TV.

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Amen to Uncle Iron. I legit teared up when he had his short in Ba Sing Se.

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

Leaves from the Vine is the most "try not to cry, cry a lot" moment in any show for me.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

This show truly deserves all the praise. My older brother used to watch it back in its time, and I couldn't understand how a 30-ish year old could watch cartoons like that.

15 years passed and someone recommends it. One day, while recovering from some cold in bed, I put Avatar out of boredom, some days after that recommendation. Damn. First couple of chapters are not very strong, but enough to keep digging. As these are short episodes, it really doesn't matter. But the ending of the first season? That is art.