Lighthearted, upbeat shows for adults?

Recently I’ve been catching up on tv and some of the more mature/adult shows, which I’ve been…Enjoying? Seems like the wrong word, but they’ve all generally been cynical or dark.

For reference, I’ve just finished Better Call Saul, which got me to finally get around to finishing Breaking Bad, and I’ve also been doing a rewatch of the anime Monster as it’s been years since I last watched it.

So basically back to back dark shows.

I’ve already watched The Good Place, which nails what I’m describing, but it’s a little blunt with the sweetness, while I’ve watched some of Bee and Puppycat which seems like it’s closer to a nice middleground of sweet and real.

What are some of your go-to shows for this kinda vibe?

skybreaker,
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Scrubs

New Girl

FlyingSquid,
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Scrubs can get pretty heavy sometimes. Surprisingly so. The organ transplant episode comes to mind.

myliltoehurts,

It’s worth listening to their podcast (fake doctors real friends). Zach and Donald rewatch it episode by episode and talk about the background of it. They also have a lot of other cast members as guests.

Lots of fun trivia in there.

FlyingSquid,
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Sounds like fun!

myliltoehurts,

I’d highly recommend Avenue 5.

kuneho,
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Close Enough is a really great animated tv show by the creator of Regular Show. It’s basically almost the same, but for adults.

Also, Workaholics

Lamb,

What We Do In The Shadows is my favourite show ever.

morphballganon,

Agree about Parks & Rec and Black Books

Adding Boston Legal

Dagwood222,

The Venture Brothers is hilarious.

morphballganon,

The first 4 seasons are good.

Mr_Blott,

I don’t think there is a more light-hearted show than Detectorists

kometes,

Bojack Horseman

idunnololz,
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Ok there Hitler

MajorMajormajormajor,

While a fantastic show I definitely wouldn’t call it upbeat. Dude has some major issues and it can be a rough ride at times.

Ward,
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Very upbeat 🤣

LegionEris,

Our Flag Means Death is upbeat in the first season. The second is more dramatic, but also fucking phenomenal. A romantic adventure comedy becomes a romantic adventure dramedy.

Ward,
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Great cast too! Surprisingly a lot of NZ & Maori representation

fubo,

Good Omens.

jcdenton,
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Just season 1 tho season 2 goes nowhere

fubo,

It was pretty popular in my house, but we’re all frightfully silly here.

garbagebagel,

Season 2 was written purely as build up for season 3 tbf.

Ward,
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S2 was still fun!

Quazatron,
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Awesome, also read the book if you can.

fubo,

That was years ago :)

Burninator05,

Try Better Off Ted. It only ran for a season and a half but it was funny.

QuantumSparkles,

Extremely underrated

RizzRustbolt,

Using these bagels for evil would be like beating a unicorn to death with a bag of rainbows.

Thorndike,

Ted Lasso for the win

Curious_Canid,
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Check out Wonderfalls. It’s one of the stranger things I’ve seen, but quite brilliant. The Good Place reminded me of it in many ways, although they are very different shows.

Gamerman153,

Ted Lasso, can’t recommend it enough.

Flibbertigibbet,

Hard agree - upbeat, funny, heartwarming!

themusicman,

Strongly recommend this one

Cyanogenmon,
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Goddamn I love me some Ted Lasso. Hits you in the feels in just the right way sometimes too.

Fuck >!his wife!< btw.

deezbutts,

Obscure show, but watch Traffic Light on prime.

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