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?
Black Books, absolutely. There’s an episode where a shop owner gets beaten senseless by skinheads… because he asked them to. And then he had to trick them into it because they were too stupid to get the idea. Any show that can pull that off and still have an unironic laugh track is exactly the release OP needs.
Oh hey, the episode Grapes of Wrath is on Youtube.