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?

Lemminary,

Schmigadoon!

It’s very light-hearted and campy. Well, at least the first season is.

elphez,

Lots of good suggestions so far, but not seen The Great mentioned. Filthy AF and one of the few shows I laugh out loud to (well, more like cackle loudly). I’ll also second the suggestion for Better Off Ted.

I_Fart_Glitter,

Season one of The Great was, well, great. It was funny and interesting. But then it got dark AF. No spoilers, but it made me ugly cry at one point, then it just got depressing and boring.

themajesticdodo,

Sounds light-hearted!

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

Mr_Blott,

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

tacomama,

How to with John Wilson, 30 Rock, Malcolm in the Middle, The Office, Nathan for You, Parks and Rec, Joe Pera Talks to You, Ted Lasso, Baskets (LOVE it, but can be a little sad and heartbreaking in addition to being hilarious and sweet)

Edgarallenpwn,

Joe Pera and MITM definitely stand out to me on this list. Nathan as well but can be a little dry. Baskets is incredible but it does have it’s downer moments.

themajesticdodo,

Nathan for You is amazing. But it does not belong on this list.

RizzRustbolt,

Pushing Daisies.

lemmy_at_em,

The narration in this show is so good!

Tsunami45chan,
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Here’s a weird suggestion, watch all Mr. Bean shows. It’s like one season and few episodes.

EarthShipTechIntern,

Dial back & watch Blackadder. Rowan Atkinson before Mr Bean, plus, Dr House (Hugh Laurie), Stephen Fry supporting cast. Worlds better than Mr Bean IMO

WashedOver,
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Mr Bean is pretty universal no matter the audience. I quite enjoyed Blackadder but I also enjoy history and have grown up on exported British television so I could keep up with the it. Not sure as many could like Mr Bean. Still is amazing the cast and what they did after Blackadder.

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.

deezbutts,

Obscure show, but watch Traffic Light on prime.

intensely_human,

Frasier

phoenixz,

I love “the good place”. It’s light comedy, it actually makes you think a little, it’s a lot of feel good and it’s one of those shows where you can see that everyone is having a blast making it.

Edit: I should finish reading the post before commenting, lol.

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