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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP finally checking back again... I am so heartened by all the good suggestions and this community of rueful commiseration & TV watching!  :wink:

Leftovers, Crash Landing & Schitt's Creek have been recommended to me so many times in different contexts that I will put them top of list.  I had a hard time getting into Schitts Creek in the past, but I only did like 2-3 episodes and was looking for lols back then where now anything humanity-affirming seems good.

I was googling "inspiring TV" (yes, I'm sort of desperate), and Psych kept coming up - I was like what heck is that show, but it's funny that so many of you recommended it as well.

I like the idea of For All Mankind, but I wonder as one of the PPs said, if it isn't a little depressing to see a better past and future for the planet?

Would any of the new Disney+ Marvel series be good? I'm sure the Star Wars fans have already seen Mandalorian & Boba Fett but those would definitely do the job on Disney+...

And like some PPs suggested, I will probably end up watching LOTR at some point soon regardless! Hard to beat the "good triumphs over evil in the most humble and kind way" vibe of those movies...

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We really have enjoyed the Marvel TV series so far (but we are MCU fans so know the movies pretty well). You might appreciate Hawkeye because it's the one series that is not about saving the world or the universe, it's more about stopping a criminal gang, which was kind of refreshing in its  smaller-stakes scale. And it's got humor and a good cast too. WandaVision is great too, and a unique series with an incredible look and feel. Nothing else quite like it. It only works if you're familiar with Wanda, the Vision and their story together, though.

I also had a hard time getting into Schitt's Creek at first, OP! And I know others who did, as well. It takes some time to figure out the Roses a bit as a viewer but it's worth it, I think.

I was one of the ones who mentioned Psych earlier.

Pro tip from a fan: Skip Psych's pilot episode. The show made several changes in cast and tone between the pilot and the second episode, so I'd just start with episode 2, titled "Spellingg Bee." You will only have missed the idea that slacker Shawn is hyper-observant and is passing that off as "psychic abilities" so he can solve crimes as a consultant (while having fun). And now you know that! Also, Psych starts off, and largely stays, purely nutty, but gets richer with each season, as the characters develop over time. It's about fast jokes, catchphrases, parody and '80s references etc. throughout, but over time, there's more emotional heft in relationships.  [i]That's[/i] why I watch. I'm intrigued that it comes up as "inspiring" in your searches -- it's not grandly, sweepingly inspiring like LOTR or For All Mankind, but it's a good-natured comedy-mystery that's a happy place.

Have fun, whatever you watch! [/quote]

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