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Mission Hill. It was 90s era animated sitcom that was taken off the air before the first season finished, resulting in the last few episodes never getting animated.
Today it stands as a really engaging period piece, and if you ever wanted to see Spongebob (Tom Kenny) as a flamboyant gay man or a violent teenage ne'er-do-well it's well worth the seven or so episodes.
a likely story; it was a reading show on wcvb (like reading rainbow) about a woman - alison martin - who was a librarian who drove a bookmobile around and read to kids. i watched it every day.
https://collection.oldfilm.org/Detail/occurrences/56859
https://oldfilm.org/more-than-the-news-programming-from-wcvb/
Sports Night was a late 90s comedy-drama about a nightly sports show like Sportscenter.
Great characters, good storylines and created by Aaron Sorkin post-West Wing, so really good writing
Mr Inbetween. Brilliant from the start to the very last scene. Everyone who watches it thinks its superb. Getting them to actually start watching it is hard work.
Love/Hate. Irish gangster show. I felt it got better each season. Loved the unhinged & dangerously unpredictable Fran (Peter Coonan).
First few seasons of Italian mob show Gomorrah were amazing but I think some were put off by it being in Italian language (fine with me as I'm an English speaker but watch everything including English language shows with subtitles on)
Galavant, at least the first season, the second season wasn’t as good. It’s fun. It’s hilarious. It’s a musical.
Chowder - old Cartoon Network show about a purple bear raccoon thing who tries to be a chief making wacky dishes and breaking the 4th wall. ‘Tis was a good show.
I loved the static the texture thing they had with their animation.
Profit
I passed on a lot of NBC shows after the canceled this and didn't even show us the episodes they'd already made.
Yeah, that was dark. Loved the few eps I did catch on the NBC Super Channel (free satellite/cable channel in Europe) back in the day.
Kingdom (2014)
It’s a drama that follows this family of mma fighters. It aired on a small network and never really promoted. It’s actually really well written and entertaining. You really care for some of the characters. One of the characters is gay, the series finale has an interaction related to that had me crying.
Ghosts. The British version, not the American remake. It is a heartwarming comedy about some ghosts that haunt a mansion.
Soo good. It's amazing to see the cast being silly with intent, dedication and love.
The caveman immediately climbed my "best written and portrayed character" list of all time. Perfect depiction of an enlightened being. Childish and wise in beautiful harmony.
Btw, the US version has grown on me. It starts as really really "American" with the extra-ness but over time it mellows out with some really heartfelt moments, interesting questions and wacky antics. I usually hate this cliche but.. "it gets better after the first season". Would recommend if you have time to kill and want to watch something light.
Brimstone, a series with the premise that some demons escaped from hell, the devil makes a deal with a literally damned cop to track them all down and send them back to hell. John Glover played the devil and he does an amazing job in that role.
The Middleman. Without a doubt one of the funnest comic book series adaptations. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar on a ridonkulas romp of silly yet intelligent adventures. Poor show only got 13 episodes but each ones a gem.
Primo. A show about a teenager, his mom, and six uncles. Nothing groundbreaking but well done. Really wish it'd got a second season.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2004).