Recently we got tired of so much violence in the shows we were watching, and decided that - at least for a while - we were going to watch shows with no murder, mayhem or rape. Currently we are enjoying Emily in Paris, and enjoyed the movie The People We Hate at Weddings.
Just wondering what shows/movies you might have enjoyed lately that might appeal to many pamby lightweights such as us?
Ted Lasso for sure. It’s about how a nice man changes other people for the better through the sheer force of his niceness.
Yep. Seems we’ve been waiting forever for the next season.
Mythic Quest is also pretty good, also on Apple. It’s a workplace comedy about a video game company, with a mix of overt silliness, office-politics spoofing, cringe, and observational character humor. Once or twice a season, they make an episode that’s a major stylistic departure, and it’s usually the standout of its year. Amazing cast that’s up for anything.
The Detectorists has none of those things and is one of the best tv series I’ve ever seen. It sounds/is an odd premise, two best friends are metal detectorists and the series revolves around their relationship and hobby club. It is funny, smart and you’ll feel better about the world after watching it.
Watch baseball. Or the cooking or travel channels. Seriously.
I’ve gone decades simply not watching what ordinary people call “drama” shows. Have zero interest in it. Whether it’s cops, spies, wars, or the less bloody fare of scheming royals or richies I see zero point in wasting time observing fake people behaving fakely according to a made-up script.
We really enjoy this, the episode where the whole company did a live version of the role playing game was epic.
I just finished Rutherford Falls on Peacock. It was unfortunately canceled after 2 seasons. It’s a nice show, what I’d describe as a low-key dramedy with no violence of any kind. In fact, zero “bad guys” at all really- every character has their own good and bad qualities but all are basically decent people just trying to navigate their lives,
There should be a fair selection of non-violent TV shows on PBS, Nickelodeon and MeTV.
After a steady diet of that, you might be ready for a John Wick binge-a-thon.
Another vote for Detectorists. I’d also recommend the sitcom Corner Gas.
Really enjoyed the first couple of seasons - then just couldn’t get into the first 2 eps this season. Not sure whether it is a casualty of the large gap between seasons these days…
Never heard of it. Will look for it.
Good god, no. Not a fan of watching most sports, and find baseball horribly tedious. Watched British Baking for a while and several HGTV shows, until they got so terribly formulaic.
Thanks for the suggestion. Willing to tolerate Peacock’s ads for decent content.
Thx.
Yeah - I think we need to look more into PBS offerings. This I’ll pass on Nick, and we feel most older TV does not hold up well. Have thought about binging Gilmore Girls, tho. Pablum, but of decent quality and a LONG run…
Kim’s Convenience
Grace and Frankie
Schitt’s Creek
Community–if you’re up for something where the cartoonishness is cranked up to 11, the first two or maybe three seasons are pretty good. After that, it has its moments, but overall, it becomes expendable.
Good suggestions - all watched (tho we couldn’t get into the final season of Grace and Frankie.
(Maybe we ought to just watch LESS TV! ;))
Doc Martin.
Great minds, and all that.
Not sure about watching less TV, though. If I walk into the living room and someone’s already in there with the TV off, there’s a nonzero chance I’ll say, “What’s wrong with the TV? Is it broken? Did the electricity go out?”
All Creatures Great and Small
“I don’t ever want to hear you say anything bad about TV!”
Somebody Somewhere, which has the additional bonus of good music.
I lived from age 23 to age 35 without a TV. You can too. It’s great.
You may need a different spouse to make it work, in which case that might be a bridge too far. Or not. Your call. 
That’s a new one on me - I’ll check it out.
Liked the previous one and thought the new one OK - until we cut the cable and lost access to it.
Another new one - thx!
This third season has a slow-burn agenda that takes a while to be fully revealed. If you liked the first two seasons, stick with it.