Movies and TV / My top shows

All of my top shows are comedy-dramas, because I come to TV to laugh and forget about life's troubles.

• Community — I don't normally use the "GOAT" label, but this show is definitely one. Insanely funny, brilliant, and self-referential. The Roxanne scene is one of the greatest in TV.
• How I Met Your Mother — Either 2nd place, or tied with Community. The time premise is brilliant. The last season can suck a dick, though.
• The Fresh Prince of Bel Air — A "hood classic". Unexpectedly funny. I liked how we grew up with the family, and the themes became more adult.
• Superstore — It's got "heart". The superstore setting is used to perfection.
• Lucifer - "The devil in L.A.". Brilliant premise, well executed (although they lost their way later on).
• The Good Place — Such a clever concept, and handled well (until season 3, where it stopped making sense because they were trying to draw it out).
• Archer — I dislike the "Archer is a dick that gets away_ with anything" premise, but the show is definitely witty and genuinely hilarious. King of running gags.
• Brooklyn 99 — One of my first. Thanks to this show, I discovered Die Hard (one of the greatest movies ever) and The Lonely Island (one of my favourite music groups).
• Everybody Hates Chris — A black kid's life. So funny an_d relatable. After watching this show, I searched for "Terry Crews", and that's how I discovered B99.

Non-comedy faves_

Technically, they're still comedies. But they're not always laugh-out-loud funny (although definitely amusing). The main reason I like them is the drama—they're grounded, lighthearted and relatable.

• Easy — An anthology show. Love the many different scenarios. Felt like we were watching real people's lives with a funny twist. Wish it had more seasons.
• Master of None - Same feels as Easy above, but not an anthology.
• Hot Date - Actually really funny. The main characters are definitely crazy. 🤣
• Workin' Moms — Love. This. Show. Anne and Kate are national treasures.
• Kim's Convenience — A pleasant watch. Hard to not like this show.

Honorable mentions

• Modern Family — Also very funny, but not as consistent as my top ones.
• New Girl — Got super funny after the first two seasons (but then dipped in later ones 😢).
• The Crew — Was skeptical at first, but it turned out to be pretty funny and with some heart.
• The Upshaws — Also skeptical, but also eventually good. Another "hood" show. I liked that it took on "hard" scenarios (irresponsible dad with baby mama), but in a lighthearted way.
• The Good Wife — Drama show, but really good drama. Probably one of the few drama shows I really enjoyed. How To Get Away With Murder and Suits started out good but went over the top in a few seasons.
• Squid Game - Didn't think I'd like this, but I did. It was extremely thought-provoking, a really intense watch (made me emotional at points), while still being entertaining.

And taking this chance to sneak in my favourite quote about TV from Abed in Community: