Scrubs has a rather Wonder Years like narration summing up the lessons learned at the end. It is much more irreverent and funny with some decidedly antagonistic and angry main characters. The main character often has an uplifting spin on things but he can be a jerk sometimes too.
You had me at narration, which if poetic and summarizing, is a big lift.I’ll try the first few episodes on Netflix.
Yes, well said, tried Wonderfalls, Dead like me, Joan of Arcadia, Pushing Daisies. They each have a very similar style, and clearly creative…but the black humor and sarcasm isn’t the right tone for me.
You mean Saving Hope, and no that’s not for you.
If you liked Love Boat, you might also like the 1980s TV series Hotel (sometimes styled as Arthur Hailey’s Hotel, since it is based on the Arthur Hailey novel of the same name).
Like Love Boat, it features a solid cast of regulars, who face their own trials and tribulations as the series progresses. And it also features numerous guest stars as hotel guests, who take part in each episode’s storylines–typically, each episode contained a comedic storyline, a romantic storyline, and a dramatic storyline. Unlike Love Boat, however, it wasn’t always easy to tell which was which from the get-go. Admittedly, it is a little grittier than Love Boat, but everything still ends happily.
I don’t know if it is streaming anywhere, but I was able to pick up the entire series on DVD from Amazon. I’m watching it now, and quite enjoying it.
I enjoy Murdoch Mysteries, with its excellent blend of drama and comedy, with a bit of fourth-wall nudging thrown in on occasion. It may be about murders but it’s just so sweet and delightful. In its eleventh season and undoubtedly a twelfth will be commissioned soon.
I was going to suggest this. We have an Acorn subscription through Amazon solely just because of Murdoch. One of the main characters is a coroner and occasionally there’s a scene where she’s doing an autopsy, but otherwise it’s just as GuanoLad describes.
I was JUST writing in to say I meant Saving Hope! Yes, that was my conclusion; despite the magical theme, I don’t want depressing deaths and bloody surgery scenes.
I’m going to get this now. I’d heard of it (sort of remember it being on the air) but had read that it was - as you write - darker, with infidelity, blackmailing, etc. as storylines. If the endings are happy, and it’s more in the vein of Fantasy Island, I could try.
“The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” - each episode begins and ends with 90-something Indiana providing narration.