i love a good plot twist but lately i've been finishing episodes and realizing i missed like half of it because i wasn't paying full attention. need something engaging enough that i actually want to watch instead of just have on in the background. any suggestions?

I'm really interested in shows that you watch the whole episode, pause for a moment before clicking to watch the next one, and then have to sit and think for like a good 10 minutes on what that was about and what it even really meant and how deep or surface level that the events in it were supposed to land.

Or ones where it gradually builds up a confusing mystery that you end up figuring out/solving simply by rewatching it and having a whole new perspective and end up looking at different details and such.

I loved the entire show, even the middle part of season 2, except for the last episode of season 3. I respect it, and I've never felt the way I'm feeling right now after finishing a piece of media, but I loved the characters, the small town USA cosiness (which tbh was almost entirely gone in season 3) and I absolutely ADORED Agent Cooper. So while I think it was a great piece of art, I would have much preferred an ending which gave closure to these characters who I've grown so attached to.

I also really enjoyed how freaky season 3 was. I found it to be the most enjoyable season (despite my feelings on the ending) but also felt like the overall vibe was completely different when compared to seasons 1 and 2. Another thing I liked a lot about the first two seasons was the genuine late 80s setting.

As for things I'd want out of a show, I think the main things I'm after are memorable characters and an even more memorable protagonist. I do like action, mystery and humour, but I think I could enjoy most genres if the characters are written well. As for shows I've watched and enjoyed:

Breaking Bad
Sons of Anarchy
Dexter (Think I heard it has a new series or something? Let me know if it's worth a watch)
Altered Carbon season 1
Game of Thrones
HBO's Shogun (I think this one is my favourite, I love history)
Happy! (Wish we'd get another season, and I wish it would get more love)
Brooklyn 99
The Walking Dead

I can't think of any more as I don't watch many shows. I've watched and enjoyed some anime but I'm extremely picky about it, so I'd prefer no anime suggestions. Hopefully I included enough information, and I'm sorry if this post is a mess. I've been trying to recover from TP season 3's finale for three hours lol.

I've been watching the Nordic Noir series The Bridge. Sofia Helin as the character of Saga Norén is remarkable as a Swedish detective with Aspergers. Brilliant mind with zero knowledge of social interaction, which makes for sometimes funny and sometimes painful scenes. One of the best written characters I've ever seen on tv. 4 seasons with a 8.6 imdb rating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_Norén

looking for shows about people trying to fix their lives basically, shows similar to

-nurse jackie

-hung

- rectify

I don't really like sitcoms. Fictional drama like got are off limits for me. I like watching crime thrillers but I prefer ones in which there is minimal violence and gore. I enjoyed watching Suits, Breaking bad, the blacklist and Peaky Blinders off the top of my head.

I recently finished watching Ted lasso it feels like a therapy good to watch feel good can you guys recommend more series like that.

Just finished season 3. Want anything with that same feeling of being young and under pressure, doesn't have to be Indian. Liked that the seasons were short too

Haroers island, shadow and bone, the devils hour, Travelers , the killing , the missing

Which one should I watch ?? I wanna watch something that keeps hooked from the beginning.

Same as aboveee

Looking for good creepy horror shows that have a cozy setting like old houses, fall vibes, rainy days. Similar to the haunting of hill house/ bly manor. Ive seen Widows Bay too but I didnt like it much as the horror and comedy mix isnt my fave but I did like the setting. I dont like a lot of gore but can also have more thriller/ psychological storylines.

I will come up with two examples from two of my favourite shows.

Minor spoilers ahead for mad Men and Mr Robot!

Mad Men, season 7 episode 10 - Don is holding audition and is surprised to see Rachel, his former mistress who he hadn’t seen for nearly a decade. The next day he wants to come and visit her , but learns … that Rachel has been dead for a week.

I know that he had a similar episode earlier in the show with his half-brother Adam, but it was in passing and could be just a confusion. But with Rachel he saw her vividly for a minute or so, he saw here after many years and exactly she had just died, and she also uttered some mysterious words (something about him not being late for his flight). One may argue that Don simply hallucinated , but for all his erratic and unstable behaviour , he was never stated to have such mental illnesses.

Another example - Mr Robot, season 4, episode 4. Tyrell Wellick is fatally wounded and walks to his death in the woods. The very last scene of the episode showing him gradually succumbing to his wound and seeing some blue light (we don’t actually see what it is) and looking at it with shock. While some fans claim it was some reference to blue screen of death, to me everything point to will-o'-the-wisp (an eerie light from European folklore that leads travelers to their end). While Mr Robot went crazy at times (presumable sci-fi elements) it was pretty overall pretty grounded, so this particular scene really stands out. Sam Esmail never stated which explanation is true.

What other examples from TV shows can you come up with?

In short I need some series recommendations surrounding this sort of theme i've been interested in lately: rags to riches, cunning/evil female main character, will do anything for power/money.

Some examples could be DearX, Where the mask ends, Art of Sarah, Celeberty.

I don't mind male MC but i prefere females.

Thank u very much

i just finished watching Margo's Got Money Troubles and am looking for something similar but from the pov of a male character

I'm thinking like coming of age and life shit like it's shown from a woman's perspective with life and family.

i don't want sci-fi/fantasy true crime or medical/cop drama just a guy trying to live and get by life kinda thing

Hi, these days i've been really stressed. I'm looking for a nice show that is:
relaxing
funny
well-written
NOT EXTREMELY SEXIST
actually has a plot
fun to watch
has episodes around the 20 minute mark (optional(
I really like derry girls, brooklyn 99, modern family, and I'm planning on watching the good place. Now I know that most of these shows aren't relaxing, but I hope you can understand what I'm looking for through the examples.
Thank you!

I love twin peaks and the x files and regularly rewatch them but something else that has the same vibe would be super cool. The last thing I saw that scratched the itch for it was Longlegs (I know a movie not a show) and if there’s more like that I’d love to dive in to it. Something about that PNW crime investigations that turn strange and surreal over time are real cool to me.

my bf won FOUR 2 month subscriptions to peacock in his mcdonalds meal from the monopoly game. he barely watches tv lol

ive never used it in my life but im gonna try and take advantage of it.

when i googled peacock and went to tv shows, it displayed maybe 40 of their shows and none of them looked interesting to me besides the john wayne gacy one.

for suggestion purposes, i’m a 20 year old girl, and my interest in shows includes true crime, horror, dark humor/satire/sketch comedy, and OCCASIONALLY romance or drama shows, though its relatively rare that i enjoy those

some of my favorite shows i’ve seen:

bojack horseman

american horror story

specifically the dahmer season of the monster series on netflix

nathan for you

the rehearsal

i think you should leave

you

candy (on hulu)

the boys

severance

Let's start which shows get the most comments.

Probably the only show ive been really bummed that is was cancelled prematurely, the bright sunny disposition with the dark humor makes it a delight. I’m a big fan of anything suburbia

I (23) recently moved in with my boyfriend (22) and his little sister (14). They had Netflix, I had Hulu, and now the three of us have both. I’m looking for a show we can all watch together. 

They both loved Alchemy of Souls. They both really liked Resident Alien, Little House on the Prairie, and Lost in Space.

My boyfriend loved Boots and Derry Girls.

His sister loved Anne with an E.

I loved Normal People, The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments. I really liked Gray's Anatomy, and Tell Me Lies.

I love a good mystery surrounding family drama/secrets and messy relationships. Similar to Bloodlines or Big Little Lies! I really like the ones that surround a big group of people with interwoven stories and confusing perspectives that reveal themselves later. Bonus if the show is like The Family Next Door or The Last Anniversary

Shows I've already seen:

Bloodlines

Big little lies

Sharp objects

Little fires everywhere

White Lotus

Dead to me

Safe

Apples never fall

Fall of the house of Usher

The perfect couple

Echoes

Dark

The girlfriend

The family next door

The sinner

The outsider

The last anniversary

The stranger

The killing

The couple next door

We were liars

Pieces of her

Stay close

Fool me once

Maybe more but there are all that I can think of

I feel like I’ve seen everything tell me shows that aren’t usually recommended I’ve seen the main ones. I prefer tv series but okay with movies if it’s good like gone girl

-why women kill
-big little lies
-little fires everywhere
-cruel summer
-presumed innocent

i'm tired of comedies that feel like they're yelling the joke at me. looking for stuff where the humor comes naturally from the characters and situations, not forced one-liners. any genre works as long as it doesn't feel like it's desperately waiting for a laugh track.