# I need a new show recommendation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262 "2016-01-15T19:19:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/1 "2016-01-15T19:19:49Z")
Please help me find a new show to watch! History, just to list a few: I loved: Doctor Who Daredevil Babylon 5 American Horror Story Fringe Supernatural Cowboy Bebop I liked: Farscape DS 9 Star Trek TNG Firefly Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Couldn’t finish: Jessica Jones Dark Matter Marco Polo Hated: Battlestar Galactica My favorite shows incorporate some level of sci-fi and fantasy and minimal romance. I don’t like sitcoms much, so please leave them off the list - I am extremely picky. Jessica Jones was ok but not great. Way too much sex and way too fast. If I must have sex in my shows, I like a slow buildup, not sex-sex-sex, conquests of a stud monkey! every time. And I don’t like shows about bad people. So I hated Breaking Bad and the like. I don’t want to watch that, there’s enough of that in real life. Given those parameters, are there any shows out there left for me? Or I have just exhausted all of my options? I know I am picky on shows so I apologize ahead of time. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/2 "2016-01-15T19:34:27Z")
If you haven’t seen [Shameless](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shameless_%28U.S._TV_series%29), you owe it to yourself to check it out. It’s my standard recommendation for such inquiries. mmm ETA: There is nothing sci-fi about it, but I stand by my post. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/3 "2016-01-15T19:38:18Z")
I appreciate the recommendation, I really do, but…how is that not about bad people? Dad sounds like a jerk! ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/4 "2016-01-15T19:44:54Z")
I’ve read good reviews about [The Expanse](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/?ref_=nv_sr_1). Sci-fi and some romance, but not much. I haven’t watched it myself because I’m reading the novel it’s based on. Regarding horror, I’ve been considering [The Strain](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2654620/?ref_=nv_sr_1). I’d love to watch a good vampire story, but I don’t know anyone who’s seen it. And have you watched [Mr. Robot](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/?ref_=nv_sr_1)? It’s very well done. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/5 "2016-01-15T20:23:25Z")
iZombie ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/6 "2016-01-15T20:25:45Z")
I’m digging The Expanse so far. Master of None is an interesting and charming comedy, but it might have too much sex for your taste. > [@Sefton](#): > > And have you watched [Mr. Robot](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/?ref_=nv_sr_1)? It’s very well done. I’d say that Mr. Robot falls under “shows about bad people.” ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/7 "2016-01-15T20:29:00Z")
I watched a little bit of Master of None, but I admit I don’t really get what am I watching. I enjoyed it…but I’m not sure what the point is. Which is fine. I mean, a show doesn’t have to have a point. iZombie looks good, and I added The Expanse and The Strain to my queue. Mr. Robot doesn’t sound interesting at all, but thank you all the same! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/8 "2016-01-15T20:36:35Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I appreciate the recommendation, I really do, but…how is that not about bad people? Dad sounds like a jerk! Yeah, I love _Shameless_, but none of the characters have much in the way of redeeming qualities. You might like _Longmire_ on Netflix. There’s no sci-fi, but there is some Native American mysticism involved. The characters are likable and there are three seasons to catch up on. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/9 "2016-01-15T20:42:51Z")
Have you seen _[Dollhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series))_? Joss Whedon’s work gets a lot of publicity but this one seems to get overlooked. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/10 "2016-01-15T20:46:30Z")
Dollhouse was really good…except for Eliza Duskhu. Girl can’t act, but it was necessary she be in every episode. I loved the one guy, what’s his name, the guy who played Victor…Enver Gjokaj. He was amazing. And of course it’s the show that introduced me to Tamoh Penikett. I have Longmire on my queue but it didn’t strike me as anything special. I’ll go ahead and try it! ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/11 "2016-01-15T21:02:51Z")
As others have said, give _The Expanse_ a try. You might also like [Orphan Black](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/). I’m halfway through and really liking it. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/12 "2016-01-15T21:42:37Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > As others have said, give _The Expanse_ a try. > > You might also like [Orphan Black](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/). I’m halfway through and really liking it. Seconding **Orphan Black.** Lots of fun, great acting and premise and enough sci-fi backbone to keep it twisty-turny. As for **The Expanse,** I’ve watched maybe the first four episodes and found it to be very Battlestar Galactica-like, but slower, no AIs, with a neo-noir tone it didn’t use very well. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/13 "2016-01-15T22:04:50Z")
You mentioned Doctor Who, Supernatural and American Horror Story, so how about Torchwood (a Doctor Who spin-off)? The first couple of series/seasons had stand-alone episodes and then the third series/season had five episodes in one arc and was really, really good. The fourth series/season wasn’t as compelling, although it had a bigger budget and that showed. Another I’d recommend is Being Human, which like Shameless mentioned above, was originally a UK series that was adapted for North America. The plot gimmick; a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost set up household and attempt to live as normally as possible. Sounds weird but it (and actually both the UK original and the US/Canadian adaption) was great. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/14 "2016-01-15T22:13:27Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I have Longmire on my queue but it didn’t strike me as anything special. I’ll go ahead and try it! It’s like the comfort food of TV. The actors work well with each other, the bad guys are bad but not necessarily evil, there’s some drama between the good guys. I love the Longmire books, which are better than the series is. ---
**Author:** ![iljitsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/77aa72/32.png) [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/15 "2016-01-15T22:16:43Z")
Are you looking for new stuff or is older also ok? I finished all of Star Trek Voyager and Stargate SG-1 on DVD last year. You may also like them. More contemporary: The 100, maybe a bit on the dark side and it’s not great from start, but it gets more interesting towards the end of season 1 and the beginning of 2. Grimm. Maybe Once Upon a Time, although I’m considering giving up on it because it’s getting rather convoluted. The Expanse got good word of mouth and looks great but the story is slow and all over the place. Early seasons of Castle can be funny in a non-sitcom way and have some romantic tension. As someone who generally doesn’t like superheroes I liked The Flash (seen most of the first season so far). Person of Interest. A bit procedural in the beginning, but more sci-fiy later on. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/16 "2016-01-15T22:59:45Z")
It’s not SF, but Sherlock is written by the same chaps who write Doctor Who (Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss.) It’s a modern-day take on Sherlock Holmes and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Both are top actors. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/17 "2016-01-15T23:06:18Z")
Elementary Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Arrow Agent Carter Orange is the New Black The Last Ship Sense8 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/18 "2016-01-15T23:21:19Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Dollhouse was really good…except for Eliza Duskhu. Girl can’t act, but it was necessary she be in every episode. I loved the one guy, what’s his name, the guy who played Victor…Enver Gjokaj. He was amazing. And of course it’s the show that introduced me to Tamoh Penikett. Gjokaj is also on _Agent Carter_, who’s second season should be starting next week. He’s amazing there, too. How keen are you on Star Wars stuff? _Star Wars: Rebels_ just finished it’s second season, and is fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/19 "2016-01-16T00:13:17Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I’m digging The Expanse so far. > > Master of None is an interesting and charming comedy, but it might have too much sex for your taste. > > I’d say that Mr. Robot falls under “shows about bad people.” Yeah, Mr. Robot came to mind for me, too, but it might fall under the “bad people” stipulation. I don’t know. If you don’t like shows incorporating hard drugs in the storyline, then you should pass on it. Maybe “Black Mirror” with all seven of its episodes? But they’re all stand alone episode with no overarching plot, like a modern “Twighlight Zone.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262/20 "2016-01-16T00:26:24Z")
If you like Doctor Who you might like: The Librarians Chuck The Flash Supergirl Merlin The Musketeers If you like Fringe you might like: Limitless Elementary 12 Monkeys If you like Kimmy Schmidt, you might like: Brooklyn Nine Nine Galavant Ash vs Evil Dead I also recommend: Murdoch Mysteries Death In Paradise Doc Martin Gravity Falls [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-new-show-recommendation/743262.md?page=2)