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?

SourDrink,

Broad City is pretty light-hearted

Aesecakes,
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Red Oaks

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

Aesecakes,
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I also quite enjoyed the single series of High Fidelity that was made. Slightly less light-hearted.

bestusername,
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Just started watching Deadbeat, doesn’t take itself seriously and I’m laughing most of the time. Easy watching.

Ichi_matsu,

Almost any show can be lighthearted if you don’t take it seriously.

WashedOver,
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A lot of great shows mentioned. To add to the list of upbeat the gf and I are working our way through Modern Family. The early seasons are pretty upbeat and lighthearted. I do wonder where they will end up in the later seasons as the families age.

Working Moms is something the gf watches and what I’ve seen had been pretty great and has some good fun shock value. I’m surprised where they go with some of the humour. Usually only animated shows get away with this.

I would add Archer but I haven’t finished the last couple of seasons so I’m not sure where it ends up on the fun and outrageous scale.

TheBig2023Meltdown,

Which part of modern family are you on?

WashedOver,
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Just into season 7.

themajesticdodo,

Archer jumped the shark a good few seasons back. Still capable of maintaining a standard but it never quite gets back to itself.

Edit: put some distance between bobs burgers and archer if you watch both. Alternating episodes between those two shows would be pretty confusing.

WashedOver,
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I’ve not really watched much of Bob’s Burgers but I think I saw a fan made cross over sometime back and it was weird for sure.

setsneedtofeed,
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American Dad, starting at season 2, is complete gold.

The first season is rough, since the political comedy elements aren’t quite finetuned, which makes the characters a bit annoying, and Roger doesn’t have wacky disguises yet. Season 2 onwards the show has just right right wavelength of bizarre non-sequitur humor that always makes me smile. The jokes can be dark and/or adult, or just require context to understand but I think they are great.

Ejh3k,

Go outside.

rikudou,
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I’m rewatching Castlevania from Netflix and it kinda fits your criteria.

boomzilla,

I started it too. It’s phenomenal…but lighthearted?

rikudou,
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Well, the overall story is not that lighthearted, but the atmosphere of the main trio kinda is, they joke around, make fun of each other and so on.

boomzilla,

Ah ok. I just watched the first 2 episodes and they were quite brutal. But so was e.g. Samurai Champloo, Dorohedoro or Cyberpunk Edgerunners and in all of them the banter between the protagonists made the brutal environment bearable. So yeah the comic relief could work for OP only if he’s used to the dark undertone in those animes.

TheKingBombOmbKiller,

Poker Face

themajesticdodo,

I haven’t seen a recommendation for Tacoma FD. Made by two of the Super Trooper crew. Far more toned down. Great cast. Awesome guest stars. Silly, fun and pretty wholesome.

Waker,

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    PP_BOY_,
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    I definitely prefer their Top Gear content but I love seeing the Trio get a shout out in a thread like this

    ShitOnABrick,
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    Sorting from 1 being the worse and 6 being the best in my opinion these are the shows that I found entertaining and recommend you giving a watch

    • 1 better call saul drama
    • 2 breaking bad drama
    • 3 still game comedy
    • 4 it’s always sunny comedy
    • 5 it crowd comedy
    • 6 father ted comedy

    You may find it difficult to understand what the characters are saying in still game due to the cast being entirely Scottish I won’t spoil it for you just give it a watch

    Moneo,

    Chat gpt???

    ShitOnABrick, (edited )
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    No? I’m not ai

    deadsenator,

    Still Game was wonderful! Just get the subs for it. I think it ran nine seasons, but each season is fresh and quite funny. In the end it’ll give you tears because your going to miss them badly.

    Still Game is worth your time. Very funny and wholesome show.

    ShitOnABrick, (edited )
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    Agreed I heavily enjoyed still game although I didn’t like the later seasons as much I felt like they were introducing more characters cuz they were running out of things to write about

    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.

    STUPIDVIPGUY,

    Thermae Romae Novae is novel and hilarious

    kaktus,

    Shrinking

    monkeytrench,
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    Tacoma FD, Letterkenny, Shoresy, Miracle Workers, Poker Face, Resident Alien, Ghosts (US), The White Lotus, Shrinking, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    Bizarroland,
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    Can definitely plus one on letterkenny, Ash vs evil Dead is really good once you get past the first episode if you are squeamish about horror themes, and the adventures of brisco county junior is always a solid winner.

    If you like sci-fi comedy and British humor I would also possibly throw Red dwarf into the pile.

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