# We need a new show to watch, and apparently we're way too picky **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 11, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590 "2022-01-11T15:31:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/81 "2022-01-11T18:15:53Z")
_Corner Gas_. Another vote for _Psych_, at least the first few seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/82 "2022-01-11T18:28:29Z")
> [@gnarator](#): > > _Corner Gas_ . Yeah, I’d say Corner Gas is pretty much exactly what they’re looking for. No major relationships, at worst very mild Canadian accents that are similar to at least some American accents, definitely a comedy, and not much learning/hugging to be had. I’d also suggest Letterkenney, another Canadian product. There’s one character with an annoying “accent”, but he’s _supposed_ to be largely unintelligible, plus he’s a piece of shit anyways (both of those are canon, in the show, not just my opinions 😃 ). ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/83 "2022-01-11T18:38:43Z")
Corner Gas looks good…anyone know if it’s available to stream anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/84 "2022-01-11T18:44:59Z")
This page says that, if you’re in the U.S., your streaming option is on IMDb TV. > **[Corner Gas Animated](https://www.cornergas.com/where-to-watch-corner-gas/)** > > Corner Gas is Canada’s #1 comedy franchise. The new addition to the brand, Corner Gas Animated, is launching on The Comedy Network in Canada in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/85 "2022-01-11T18:45:57Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Weeds. Hilarious dark humor. No accents. There’s some growth involved, but only from “screwed up kids” to “seriously screwed up young adults”. > [@batsto](#): > > forgot about Weeds…I think we watched the first few episodes when it came out and just kind of forgot about it. I don’t think we stopped watching because it was bad, just that we got busy (we had little children at the time, who are now much older and don’t monopolize our time as much). > Maybe we’ll go back and give it try Another Showtime dramedy with a lot of dark humor that’s often mentioned alongside Weeds is ‘Shameless’. All but maybe the last season are also on Netflix. And there are a lot of seasons, so there’s a lot to watch if you like it. ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/86 "2022-01-11T18:53:33Z")
I watched the first episode of Shameless the night it debuted. I remember all the ads telling me how funny it was, and I remember once again walking away wondering how they arrived at that description. I understand when a show is trying to be funny, and I just don’t appreciate the humor (like the Big Bang Theory or Friends). But a lot of these shows, like Search Party and Shameless, are different—I don’t even see where the show is trying to be funny. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/87 "2022-01-11T18:55:30Z")
OK, I’m like 0 for 3 in this thread, so I give up 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/88 "2022-01-11T19:00:33Z")
> [@batsto](#): > > Corner Gas looks good…anyone know if it’s available to stream anywhere? It is good. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > This page says that, if you’re in the U.S., your streaming option is on IMDb TV. Which means it’s “free with ads,” I think. ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/89 "2022-01-11T19:03:55Z")
Yeah, and IMDB really, really has a lot of ads. But I’ll look for it tonight anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/90 "2022-01-11T19:11:43Z")
I’m not sure if it’s still current, but [this page says it’s also on Amazon Prime in the US](https://www.cornergas.com/corner-gas-now-available-amazon-prime-video-u-s-u-k-60-international-territories/). Also, for the OP, while there is an animated version of Corner Gas, that’s a sort of sequel series. The original is live-action. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/91 "2022-01-11T19:15:03Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The original ads for _The Orville_ definitely sold it as being another Seth MacFarlande comedy, but as you note, that’s not really the kind of show it is – as noted, it’s an homage to Star Trek (Next Generation, in particular), with comedic elements. Is it coming back? > [@batsto](#): > > I watched the first episode of Shameless the night it debuted. I remember all the ads telling me how funny it was, and I remember once again walking away wondering how they arrived at that description. I could not accept the son torturing animals as “funny”, and thus the show was unwatchable. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/92 "2022-01-11T19:22:20Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Is it coming back? It is, on streaming. Wikipedia says that the third season of _The Orville_ is supposed to drop on Hulu in March. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/93 "2022-01-11T19:29:15Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Is it coming back? [Indeed it is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH3OwmEd42E). March 10th 2022 on Hulu in the US. ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/94 "2022-01-11T19:49:58Z")
Too bad about accents, as “Episodes”, starring Matt LeBlanc is one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in years. Two British writers are lured to Los Angeles to write an American series based on their hit British series. Most all of the cast is either American or speaks with a good American accent, but the two writers are British. It has left Netflix, but can probably be found on Amazon. If you like dark humor, the “Fargo” series is excellent (for the first three seasons, anyway). ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/95 "2022-01-11T19:53:38Z")
I liked Fargo, but I know my wife wouldn’t. Again, if the whole cast isn’t speaking with an accent, it’s probably fine. And the more I think about it, it tends to be English/Irish/Australian accents that bother her. We enjoyed ‘Outsourced’ when it was on and I don’t recall that being an issue. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/96 "2022-01-11T20:10:57Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I’m not sure if it’s still current, but [this page says it’s also on Amazon Prime in the US](https://www.cornergas.com/corner-gas-now-available-amazon-prime-video-u-s-u-k-60-international-territories/). It was just a few weeks ago. We have the show on DVD, but watched a few episodes on Amazon because we saw it while looking for something to watch with my mother-in-law. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/97 "2022-01-11T20:19:52Z")
I didn’t see any references for _A.P. Bio_, which has a number of simularities with _Community_. It even has Todd, although he’s called Dave now… ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/98 "2022-01-11T20:21:55Z")
I did make a reference to it…we have watched it. Some were good; the episodes where he seemed like he was starting to like the kids weren’t so good. The Mick was the same—we liked it when she was clearly just grifting the family, but once she started to like the kids it wasn’t as good. Is that show coming back? Seems kind of limiting —how long can this one school year really last with those same students? Sooner or later they’re going to need to take the AP exam. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/99 "2022-01-11T20:27:08Z")
_A.P. Bio_ has been cancelled after completing 4 seasons, two on NBC, and two on Peacock. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590/100 "2022-01-11T20:57:46Z")
Fuck streaming. > [@Chefguy](#): > > If you like dark humor, the “Fargo” series is excellent (for the first three seasons, anyway). Or at least the first two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-new-show-to-watch-and-apparently-were-way-too-picky/957590.md?page=6)