Need a show to binge …

[Anonymous]

From Apple TV, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

I’ve only watched a couple of episodes but laughed a lot - I tend to watch cerebral heavy drama stuff and am trying to consume more humorous stuff, but for me it has to be very clever humor and this show is.

84% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From Apple TV, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

I’ve only watched a couple of episodes but laughed a lot - I tend to watch cerebral heavy drama stuff and am trying to consume more humorous stuff, but for me it has to be very clever humor and this show is.

84% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, too

DP. Dick Turpin is played by Noel from the Great British Bakeoff. Noel seems to have a flaky relationship to his projects, so he kind of left this one hanging, but there's enough to make it seem wrapped up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Long flights coming up so need a new show to binge. Recents include the Residence, Diplomat, Younger and Derry Girls. Something fun or funny, not too rated-R because lll be watching in airplanes. Is there something you wish you could rewatch for the first time? We have all the apps. Thanks!

I’ve watched Schitt’s creek twice. Adore it and am sure I’ll see it a few more times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landman - seriously binge-worthy

I binged it on a plane from Dubai and when I got home subscribed to Paramount to get the new episodes.

Is it violent?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Landman - seriously binge-worthy

I binged it on a plane from Dubai and when I got home subscribed to Paramount to get the new episodes.

Is it violent?!

A little. It's more just crass.

[Anonymous]

Hart of Dixie
Northern Exposure (don’t know how well it’s held up, I haven’t watched it since it originally aired, but I think it’s available on Prime now)
MASH

These lean more dramatic, but have some humor too:
West Wing
Being Erica
Crash Landing on You (if you don’t mind subtitles)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hart of Dixie
Northern Exposure (don’t know how well it’s held up, I haven’t watched it since it originally aired, but I think it’s available on Prime now)
MASH

These lean more dramatic, but have some humor too:
West Wing
Being Erica
Crash Landing on You (if you don’t mind subtitles)

Loved Being Erica

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I loved Benidorm on Prime. Hilarious! Great characters on an ensemble cast.

Thank you, this is new to me! Episodes are short and hilarious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Good Place. Primetime network so nothing dirty.

Silicon Valley...other than some horses going at it briefly all the dirty jokes are dialogue-driven as I recall.

Amazingly funny show

Also:

Veep

Happy Endings

Schitt's Creek

Arrested Development

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's older so you may have watched it: Catastrophe. Your mention of Derry Girls made me think of it. Cute comedy series with Irish comedian Sharon Horgan. I think there are two or three seasons.

This show was way better than it needed to be. It's definitely a high-end comedy. So, so good.

Something lighter is Working Moms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fisk was very funny

Helen Tudor Fisk (did you say tuna fish?) is one of my favorite characters ever. Just be aware, OP, that people will think you're crazy when you bark out a laugh every few minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your Friends and Neighbors was good

I did not like this, and I love Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet. It was watchable though, and may be good for a captive audience, I just found it very underwhelming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Long flights coming up so need a new show to binge. Recents include the Residence, Diplomat, Younger and Derry Girls. Something fun or funny, not too rated-R because lll be watching in airplanes. Is there something you wish you could rewatch for the first time? We have all the apps. Thanks!

I'm a fan of shows you can wrap up during your travels, so for one-season options (none of which are comedies, but none of which are too heavy):

Third Body Problem

Inventing Anna

The Dropout

The Queen's Fambit

Firefly

My So-Called Life

Freaks and Geeks

Station Eleven

(I have more but I'd describe them all as kind of heavy, i.e. Chernobyl)

[Anonymous]

If you can find The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr. I'd recommend that!

[Anonymous]

If you haven't watched Big Little Lies, that's two seasons but you could fly through it. Some violence but nothing too embarrassing that I can remember and very engrossing.