streaming tv show recommendations for a fussy viewer

Post date: 2020-10-28 14:12:30
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My lovely boyfriend likes interesting shows, but he has some very finicky tastes that make it hard to find something we would both enjoy watching. Seeking recommendations for streaming shows that we might enjoy together.

The main issue is, my boyfriend really is not a fan of the Prestige trend TV trend of protagonists who are anti-heroes. He can make it through such shows if there are supporting characters who are likeable, but if the show features a cast of people who are all awful in some way, he really hates it. I don't mind such shows, but I would like to find programs we would both like.

Shows that he enjoyed:
The Crown
Mad Men (he struggled a bit with Don but loved Roger, Bert, and Peggy)
Last Tango in Halifax
Fleabag (he liked season 2 far more than season 1)

Shows that he hated but slogged through:
Sharp Objects
Six Feet Under

Shows he hated so much we had to stop:
Succession
Breaking Bad
Broadchurch (he liked the first season up until the last episode, we both gave up during season 2 because it was ridiculous)
Killing Eve
Arrested Development (I also hated it #sorrynotsorry)

Things that I know he will hate (many of these I also hate):
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Crazy Ex Girlfriend
The Mindy Project
Call the Midwife
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The Wire
The Sopranos
Game of Thrones
The X-Files (OG, I pretend reboot never happened)
Orange is the New Black
The Handmaid's Tale (he liked the book, he will not like places where the show deviates from the book)
Stranger Things
Transparent (allegations against Jeffrey Tambor makes it a hard no for him)
House of Cards (same as above but with Kevin Spacey)


He likes smart dialogue. He has enjoyed basically every movie Aaron Sorkin has written (especially Moneyball, Charlie Wilson's War, and The Trial of the Chicago 7), though he is reluctant to try the West Wing (too much contrast between Jed Bartlett and Donald Trump is depressing him now) and was ambivalent about Sports Night.

He basically likes well written shows with believable characters and at least some characters who are genuinely likeable. I was surprised he enjoyed Mad Men, but the supporting characters helped (plus he loved the art direction). He doesn't like shows that are overly ponderous, overly pretentious, overly campy, or gratuitously violent.

There are tons of streaming shows right now that I can't keep track of them. Surely there must be SOMETHING out there that we can get into together?

Failing that, we can just binge watch Antiques Roadshow which we both love but too much of a good thing can be... not so good.

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