All Time Favorites
If I could erase my memory of up to 10 TV shows in order to be able to re-watch them for the first time, then this would be my selection :).
- Person of Interest
- Elementary
- Westworld (I only recommend seasons 1 to 3.)
- Archer (I did not like the seasons during Archer’s coma: seasons 8 to 10.)
- Rick and Morty
- Korra
More Favorites
The following selection lists TV shows that I can re-watch – that’s special because normally I do not do that!
- Gravity Falls
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- American Dad!
- Parks and Recreation
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Fawlty Towers (Classical British comedy.)
- Blackadder (Classical British comedy.)
- Bob’s Burgers
- Once Upon a Time… Life (A TV show from my childhood.)
- Pumuckls Abenteuer (German, a TV show from my childhood.)
- Inside Job
- Orville, The
- Star Trek: Lower Decks
- Paradise PD (Borderline disgusting. I only liked seasons 1 to 3.)
- Norsemen (The humor reminds me of the movie Monty Python’s Life of Brian.)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Refreshing crazy.)
- I’m Sorry (Very dark humor.)
- Son of Zorn (Difficult to get/buy.)
- Brickleberry (Borderline extreme.)
- Married… with Children (A classic from my childhood.)
- Bloods (A very British comedy TV show.)
- What We Do in the Shadows (I needed 2-3 episodes before I actually liked and later loved the TV show,)
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Also Good
The following selection lists TV shows that I enjoyed when I watched them the first time but I will probably not re-watch TV shows.
- Dexter
- Letterkenny
- Expanse, The
- Birdgirl (Pretty crazy, a mix of Archer and Ugly Americans.)
- Office (US), The
- Castlevania
- Witcher, The
- The Mandalorian
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Picard
- Star Trek: Discovery
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Trek: Prodigy
- Game of Thrones (But not the last season, obviously!)
- Silicone Valley
- Doom Patrol
- Superstore
- Good Place, The
- Ugly Americans
- Modern Family
- Young Sheldon
- Big Bang Theory, The
- Wolverine
- Iron Man
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Solar Opposites
- Final Space
- Fresh Off the Boat
- Boys, The
- Invincible
- Altered Carbon (I liked season 1 only.)
- Umbrella Academy, The
- Inbetweeners, The (thx@Jaideep)
- Plebs (British humor.)
- Big Mouth
- Hannibal
- Fleabag (Very dark humor.)
- Handmaid’s Tale, The
- Attack on Titan
- Hit-Monkey (Very bloody.)
- Suits
- Happy! (Very dark humor. Partially too bloody for me.)
- Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23
- DOTA: Dragon’s Blood
- Legend of Vox Machina, The
- Better Off Ted
- Fairly OddParents, The
- Coupling
- ALF
- Mythic Quest (Like Silicone Valley but for the gaming industry.)
- Angie Tribeca (A TV show with very very silly humor that is similar to the Naked Gun franchise. It took me a couple of episodes before I was able to really appreciate the comedy :).)
- Black Books (Very British, thanks to Murdoch for the recommendation.)
- Severance (A very interesting thought experiment.)
- Minx
- Foundation
- Halo
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Don’t Like
The following selection lists the TV shows that I do not like although the shows are famous/liked among my friends.
Want to See
The following selection lists TV shows that I want to see in the future.
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- Rome
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Monk (Thanks Richard)
- Crime Scene Cleaner (German: Der Tatortreiniger) (Thanks Richard)
- Charité (Thanks Richard)
- Columbo (Thanks Richard)
IGN has some nice lists that can serve as inspiration for more TV shows.