# Favorite five shows of the past five years? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [June 4, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003 "2023-06-04T23:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/1 "2023-06-04T23:20:24Z")
Here is mine: 1. Succession 2. Slow Horses 3. Bojack Horseman 4. Lodge 49 5. Mrs. Davis ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/2 "2023-06-04T23:43:58Z")
I was going to start talking about Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jessica Jones and The Good Place and It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Poker Face, and suddenly I realized I maybe just like watching shows where a woman who’s got issues is, y’know, trying to do her best… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/3 "2023-06-04T23:58:40Z")
I’ll list a few: Alice in Borderland Derry Girls His Dark Materials Severance Wheel of Time Squid Game The Mandalorian (season 1 and 2, anyway) Legion The Magicians Mr. Robot I’m sure I missed some, but those are some highlights. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/4 "2023-06-05T00:05:43Z")
**The Good Place** , _which I’m currently rewatching_ A 4 year, 50 episode study in ethics and one of the funniest shows ever. **Strange New Worlds** _(Star Trek)_ Action adventure Star Trek Prequel to the Original Show and closest to the original show with many of the classic characters. **Stranger Things** , An Homage to Stephen King and Spielberg movies of the 80s done to perfection. But seriously if you don’t know about this show to some degree, probably means you’re living under a rock. **Good Omens** season 2 is coming this year on Prime, an incredible translation from book to show starring David Tennant with a great cast. **Ghosts** _(both versions)_ UK sitcom with a US sitcom remake but different. The wife inherits and old manor, suffers a head injury nearly killing her and she can now see Ghosts. The Ghosts are an eccentric group from many time periods. **Chernobyl** _(HBO miniseries)_ About the infamous nuclear disaster. Incredibly well done. **Loki** on Disney+, \*A time-whimey adventure show about the God of Mischief, or at least the MCU version of him. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/5 "2023-06-05T00:09:21Z")
I think it would be more useful if posters included brief descriptions and links. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/6 "2023-06-05T00:10:42Z")
Good Place would definitely be an honorable mention for me, also Last Week Tonight. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/7 "2023-06-05T00:12:13Z")
Last Week Tonight could be on my list too and I’m sure I’m forgetting a few others. Also a few shows where season 1 was awesome but then the show didn’t keep up the quality. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/8 "2023-06-05T00:13:37Z")
I had meant to ask for top five, but didn’t set a limit. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/9 "2023-06-05T00:14:37Z")
I’ll fixed your title by just putting Five in the front. Let me know if you want to change it to something else. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/10 "2023-06-05T00:20:43Z")
In no particular order: Schitt’s Creek Severance Ted Lasso Yellowstone Miniseries: Chernobyl Station Eleven Watchmen A Small Light ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/11 "2023-06-05T00:20:59Z")
Thanks, that’s be great. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/12 "2023-06-05T00:26:52Z")
Of course, us being dopers, most of us will not stick to 5. As proof I present almost every thread where dopers are asked to limit their replies to a small number. But at least you won’t get too many over 20. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/13 "2023-06-05T00:28:47Z")
The Good Place Wednesday (Netflix) The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) The Boys (Amazon Prime) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix) On any given day, I could sub out a few others, and some that may or may not be mini-series such as Good Omens (which at least deserved an honorable mention). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/14 "2023-06-05T00:30:40Z")
**Wednesday** was really good and I forgot **Only Murders in this Building.** This is hard to narrow it down. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/15 "2023-06-05T00:30:45Z")
Crap, the Boys, how could I forget the Boys? That bumps Mrs. Davis to honorable mention. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/16 "2023-06-05T00:38:11Z")
Mostly in order of how much I liked it: **The Good Place** I only stumbled upon it a few months ago and watched it twice. Hilarious and touching. And how do you not fall in love with Kristen Bell, D’Arcy Carden and Kirby Howell-Baptiste? **Veep** Perhaps the most cynical show ever, which is sad because it really echoes political reality. So, so funny despite Trump seemingly using a lot of plot points as a playbook. **The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel** Really great period piece. And again, how do you not fall in love with Rachel Brosnahan? **Better Call Saul** It’s all been said about this one by people more articulate than me. **For All Mankind** I’m a big space history buff, so this is right in my wheelhouse. Very interesting to think how things might have gone if certain events had been just a little different. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/17 "2023-06-05T00:56:44Z")
Veep was another great show, especially the first couple of seasons. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/18 "2023-06-05T01:18:46Z")
I keep meaning to watch television. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/19 "2023-06-05T01:50:09Z")
> **[Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television](https://www.theonion.com/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-televisi-1819565469)** > > CHAPEL HILL, NC–Area resident Jonathan Green does not own a television, a fact he repeatedly points out to friends, family, and coworkers–as well as to his mailman, neighborhood convenience-store clerks, and the man who cleans the hallways in his... ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2023, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003/20 "2023-06-05T01:59:23Z")
- Bojack Horseman - Better Call Saul - Fleabag - Watchmen Those are almost certainly my top 4. Checking and it looks like Veep ended within 5 years, so that’d be my 5th or maybe 4th above Watchmen. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-five-shows-of-the-past-five-years/985003.md?page=2)