# Need a new TV series (available on Netflix) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705 "2013-09-01T02:48:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/21 "2013-09-02T04:37:48Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Started watching _Psych_ tonight – that’s doing nicely, thanks. > > I’ll be adding some of these others to the queue, though. I’ve watched it in it’s entirety already plus I’ve seen the reruns several times, but I just started it again. I think this is only the second time I’ve seen the pilot. I’m glad they replaced fake Juliet (Lassie’s partner), I didn’t like her, I don’t even remember her from the show. Real Juliet shows up in the next episode. One thing this show does is some how brought together some amazing couples. That is, Shawn and Gus have an amazing chemistry together, as do Juliet & Lassie and Juliet & Shawn and Lassie & Shawn. The whole ensemble is fun to watch. And anytime Woody shows up is always good. Oh, and like I said, you can really see how much extra money was tossed at the show. They’ll have a new Psych office soon, that’s not the same Police Station they use for the rest of the series and there’s plenty of other improvements along the way. One last thing. Shawn at one point improvised and grabbed a pineapple. From that point on there’s a pineapple in every episode. People make a point of trying to find it. Even if you look at the old threads on Psych here, you’ll find people trying to catch it. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/22 "2013-09-02T13:39:28Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Oh, and like I said, you can really see how much extra money was tossed at the show. They’ll have a new Psych office soon, that’s not the same Police Station they use for the rest of the series and there’s plenty of other improvements along the way. But alas, “Santa Barbara” is clearly not Santa Barbara. ☹ (I went to college there, and no, there are no wooded cliffs along the ocean.) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/23 "2013-09-02T16:00:15Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > But alas, “Santa Barbara” is clearly not Santa Barbara. ☹ (I went to college there, and no, there are no wooded cliffs along the ocean.) I believe it’s filmed in Canada. Later in the series I think they shoot some B Roll in Santa Barbara. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/24 "2013-09-02T16:58:21Z")
_Psych_ is very obviously filmed in and around Vancouver. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/25 "2013-09-02T17:10:27Z")
The BBC show “Misfits” - is is very funny, but kind of serious, too (once you get used to the accents and you can understand what the hell they’re saying). It’s basically what “Heroes” should have been if it wasn’t completely stupid. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/26 "2013-09-02T17:32:29Z")
Lillyhammer is a great show. It’s about a New York mobster who goes to Norway under the witness protection program and has to adjust to a European way of living. I thought it was better than Orange is the New Black which I also liked alot. I’m sure you’ve seen Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead and Madmen. If not those are must see shows. The Office is another one you’ve probably seen. Todd Margeret was pretty good. It’s a short series but Will Arnett was good in it. Arrested Development is a show most people like, I thought it was ok. Lost is considered one of the best shows of alltime in case you never watched that. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/27 "2013-09-02T22:59:01Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > But alas, “Santa Barbara” is clearly not Santa Barbara. ☹ (I went to college there, and no, there are no wooded cliffs along the ocean.) As the show gets more confident with its silliness, the “clearly not Santa Barbara” thing is exaggerated and put front-and-centre in a few episodes, especially when they’re out on the bay or in a forest. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/28 "2013-09-02T23:27:45Z")
> [@chicagowhitesox1173](#): > > Lost is considered one of the best shows of alltime in case you never watched that. **By whom?!?** ---
**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/29 "2013-09-02T23:55:44Z")
The Wire Parks and Rec Always Sunny in Philadelphia ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/30 "2013-09-03T00:47:52Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > **By whom?!?** Obviously not you but it’s on alot of top 10 lists for best shows. I liked it, although the final season got a little goofy. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/31 "2013-09-03T00:53:31Z")
Guys, pls. reread the OP – I’m looking for light entertainment, so _The Wire, Breaking Bad,_ all police procedurals and serial killers, are specifically **not** what I’m looking for. Instead, I’m looking for something along the lines of _Gilmore Girls_ or _Veronica Mars_. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/32 "2013-09-03T00:58:41Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Guys, pls. reread the OP – I’m looking for light entertainment, so _The Wire, Breaking Bad,_ all police procedurals and serial killers, are specifically **not** what I’m looking for. Instead, I’m looking for something along the lines of _Gilmore Girls_ or _Veronica Mars_. Lillyhammer is light comedy in the same sense of Orange is the New Black. I think you would like that one alot. The main character played his role perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/33 "2013-09-03T01:14:26Z")
I would strongly recommend Freaks and Geeks. One of the best comedy-dramas ever and one season (sadly, but it tells a complete story). ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/34 "2013-09-03T01:28:15Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > As the show gets more confident with its silliness, the “clearly not Santa Barbara” thing is exaggerated and put front-and-centre in a few episodes, especially when they’re out on the bay or in a forest. The episode from earlier this year where they join some film students making a documentary about searching for Bigfoot is a great example. They are obviously in the Pacific Northwest. 🙂 > [@Quimby](#): > > I would strongly recommend Freaks and Geeks. One of the best comedy-dramas ever and one season (sadly, but it tells a complete story). Good suggestion. I thought _Freaks and Geeks_ was great. I wish it had lasted more than one season. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/35 "2013-09-03T01:36:34Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > … Instead, I’m looking for something along the lines of _Gilmore Girls_ or _Veronica Mars_. the director of _Gilmore Girls_ did _Bunheads_. the conversational style is the same, as is other stuff like an eventful small town life. have you tried the quirky stuff? _Pushing Daisies_, _Better Off Ted_, _Being Erica_, _Wonderfalls_, whatever. they’re all good. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/36 "2013-09-03T03:27:35Z")
Better Off Ted is really good, I was disappointed when they cancelled it, but it’s probably worth watching what’s on Netflix. Pushing Daisies is a REALLY good show as well, but it’s not on Netflix. I bought my sister the two seasons for Christmas last year. I will advise anyone who plans to watch Pushing Daisies to watch it in HD or Blu-Ray if at all possible. It’ll add a lot to the experience. Also, since Pushing Daisies has now been mentioned twice in this thread, I’m going to go ahead and say that I _didn’t_ like Dead Like Me. I watched the first, maybe, 3/4 of Season 1. It’s not a bad show and I know a lot of people like it, a lot, it just didn’t click for me. Also, it’s not a light comedy, I really don’t think it’s what Twix is looking for here. PS, I just watched the second episode of Psych (for the third time), I always forget how funny it is when Shawn meets Juliet for the first time, I literally LOL’d. Actually I always LOL at this show. ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/37 "2013-09-03T03:44:49Z")
Gilmore Girls is still one of my favorites. Bunheads was great, wish it lasted. There are so few fun, lighthearted hour long dramas like those. But I’ll suggest a few you might want to try…(sorry, I can’t check Netflix at this time) Current shows: White Collar (FBI, but not typical police procedural) Necessary Roughness Older shows no longer on Joan of Arcadia Northern Exposure ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/38 "2013-09-03T12:03:11Z")
> [@FallingLeaves](#): > > Older shows no longer on > Joan of Arcadia > Northern Exposure Watched both of them when they first ran – and, yeah, loved both of them. _Freaks and Geeks_ not so much. I watched it, I just didn’t love it as much as the people who love it do. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/39 "2013-09-03T13:23:55Z")
This doesn’t quite fit your criteria, but I’m mentioning it because these threads tend to drift to “name some TV series on Netflix that are watchable”. With that said, avoid **“The Killing”**. It has a great premise - a 13-episode series dedicated to following a pair of Seattle detectives trying to solve a murder, which sprinkles in some political intrigue for good measure. Now - it does that pretty well. The characters are really interesting and well-fleshed out. The main plot itself is well crafted. Some of the side stories are very interesting. But in the end, it fails. Turns out, it’s actually a 2-season storyline - and by the time you figure that out, you also realize they have to pack in 8 episodes of soap opera drama to stretch it out. Then you realize that the entire two season stretch takes place over about 4 weeks, making a number of the storylines completely unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705/40 "2013-09-03T13:49:23Z")
To go off on a different angle, Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the spinoff Angel are all pretty fun. I also enjoyed Ghost Whisperer and Medium - more drama than camp and based on murder-solving psychic stuff but fairly entertaining and not too brainy, I thought they were pretty good for end-of-day brain wind-down before bed stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-new-tv-series-available-on-netflix/667705.md?page=3)