Series that really tugged at your heart or mostly heart-warming

[Anonymous]

Downton Abby, Call the Midwife, Friday Night Lights

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, heartwarming is such an individual thing and like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. What has worked for me:

"Parks and Recreation" (keep watching, it gets better after season one when some characters change). Really sweet friendships and romances.

For me, a very heartwarming show though it might not seem like it is "Psych." Comes on as a goofy motormouthed annoying man-boy show but over time and close watching, there are a lot of devoted relationships and one of the best (though very underrated!) non-romantic, female-male partnerships/mentorships/friendships on TV. Takes time to get there (and again, keep watching, things grow a lot after season one, and the pilot is one of the least good episodes-it's not bad! but just skip to episode 2).

YES! Psych is such a good recommendation. The friendship between Gus and Shawn is so lovely and great, and I love seeing Shawn and his dad's relationship develop. I am mixed on the romantic relationships.

Parks and Rec, too. Skip season 1.

PP to whom you're replying. Yes! Shawn and Gus are amazing together -- brothers, more than friends. I know people who didn't keep watching because they didn't like "how Shawn treats Gus" in the earliest episodes, but they missed so much. The show, surprisingly for a supposed comedy, really lets relationships develop if one watches for that aspect. Lassiter and O'Hara's relationship as professional partners develops and deepens so much over the eight seasons (that's what I'm referring to above about a non-romantic relationship) and is one of my favorite things on TV.

You probably already know this but since Psych ended in 2014 there have been two Psych TV movies in 2017 and 2020, and....

the new movie, "Psych 3: This Is Gus," will premiere on Peacock streaming on November 18!

Can't wait. Seeing more of an increasingly stronger Lassiter in each movie is all I want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:YA movies but hear me out. Knowing nothing of the movies or actors, so expectations very low: I watched all 5 or 6 Twilight movies (as if they were a series) when they came out recently on Netflix. Teens and vampire are not at all my thing — but I couldn’t help but fall in love with the Cullens.

Edward 💘 Bella

[Anonymous]

Battlestar Gallactica - remake - was pretty heart-warming
Dr Who - also remake - was also really good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Battlestar Gallactica - remake - was pretty heart-warming
Dr Who - also remake - was also really good

I see BG recommended here but I never know which version is the good one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re the Worst on Hulu

When people recommend this, I always have to add Episodes. They gave me similar vibes with Episodes older actors and more work place oriented. Both better than expected.

In a million years I would never describe You're The Worst as heartwarming! I actually couldn't even get through that show because I found it so cynical and mean. What am I missing?!

Modern Family is surprisingly heartwarming, I think. When it was running, I thought it was cheesy and not very funny. But I ended up binging the whole series during pandemic and I found myself bizarrely taken in by the families and their stories. Maybe that was just my pandemic brain...

And yeah Schitt's Creek 4 life

TV always seems better when binged. I think expectations might be higher when you’re waiting weeks or months for a new episode.

[Anonymous]

Call the Midwife is one of the best series on TV. It is sad, but the stories are amazing as are the characters.

The Durrells (also on PBS) also very good.

[Anonymous]

I’m realizing most of these are well done shows about families. For me, it’s:
This Is Us
Parenthood
Party of Five
Durrells of Corfu

[Anonymous]

Parenthood!

[Anonymous]

Just finished watching Reservation Dogs on Hulu. Produced and acted by Native Americans and set in OK. It is funny, poignant, and even has a bit of magic realism. Make sure to go beyond the first episode. So good; I am really surprised that it is still a bit under the radar.

[Anonymous]

Detectorists!!!!!!
Midnight Diner
Catastrophe
Lovesick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, heartwarming is such an individual thing and like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. What has worked for me:

"Parks and Recreation" (keep watching, it gets better after season one when some characters change). Really sweet friendships and romances.

For me, a very heartwarming show though it might not seem like it is "Psych." Comes on as a goofy motormouthed annoying man-boy show but over time and close watching, there are a lot of devoted relationships and one of the best (though very underrated!) non-romantic, female-male partnerships/mentorships/friendships on TV. Takes time to get there (and again, keep watching, things grow a lot after season one, and the pilot is one of the least good episodes-it's not bad! but just skip to episode 2).

YES! Psych is such a good recommendation. The friendship between Gus and Shawn is so lovely and great, and I love seeing Shawn and his dad's relationship develop. I am mixed on the romantic relationships.

Parks and Rec, too. Skip season 1.

PP to whom you're replying. Yes! Shawn and Gus are amazing together -- brothers, more than friends. I know people who didn't keep watching because they didn't like "how Shawn treats Gus" in the earliest episodes, but they missed so much. The show, surprisingly for a supposed comedy, really lets relationships develop if one watches for that aspect. Lassiter and O'Hara's relationship as professional partners develops and deepens so much over the eight seasons (that's what I'm referring to above about a non-romantic relationship) and is one of my favorite things on TV.

You probably already know this but since Psych ended in 2014 there have been two Psych TV movies in 2017 and 2020, and....

the new movie, "Psych 3: This Is Gus," will premiere on Peacock streaming on November 18!

Can't wait. Seeing more of an increasingly stronger Lassiter in each movie is all I want.

Hello fellow Psych-o! I really enjoyed the first two movies - flawed, yes, but so enjoyable still - and I had no idea we were getting a third soon! Thank you for the tip!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, heartwarming is such an individual thing and like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. What has worked for me:

"Parks and Recreation" (keep watching, it gets better after season one when some characters change). Really sweet friendships and romances.

For me, a very heartwarming show though it might not seem like it is "Psych." Comes on as a goofy motormouthed annoying man-boy show but over time and close watching, there are a lot of devoted relationships and one of the best (though very underrated!) non-romantic, female-male partnerships/mentorships/friendships on TV. Takes time to get there (and again, keep watching, things grow a lot after season one, and the pilot is one of the least good episodes-it's not bad! but just skip to episode 2).

YES! Psych is such a good recommendation. The friendship between Gus and Shawn is so lovely and great, and I love seeing Shawn and his dad's relationship develop. I am mixed on the romantic relationships.

Parks and Rec, too. Skip season 1.

PP to whom you're replying. Yes! Shawn and Gus are amazing together -- brothers, more than friends. I know people who didn't keep watching because they didn't like "how Shawn treats Gus" in the earliest episodes, but they missed so much. The show, surprisingly for a supposed comedy, really lets relationships develop if one watches for that aspect. Lassiter and O'Hara's relationship as professional partners develops and deepens so much over the eight seasons (that's what I'm referring to above about a non-romantic relationship) and is one of my favorite things on TV.

You probably already know this but since Psych ended in 2014 there have been two Psych TV movies in 2017 and 2020, and....

the new movie, "Psych 3: This Is Gus," will premiere on Peacock streaming on November 18!

Can't wait. Seeing more of an increasingly stronger Lassiter in each movie is all I want.

Hello fellow Psych-o! I really enjoyed the first two movies - flawed, yes, but so enjoyable still - and I had no idea we were getting a third soon! Thank you for the tip!!

Fellow Psych-O, here's the trailer for the third movie. Enjoy! "I'm back--drink it in!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-kdHQVrgOE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Battlestar Gallactica - remake - was pretty heart-warming
Dr Who - also remake - was also really good

I see BG recommended here but I never know which version is the good one.

Watch the remake. The first 3.5 seasons are truly exceptional. I don’t think I would describe the show as heartwarming though.

[Anonymous]

Call the Midwife
7th Heaven
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel