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re: What's a good Binge watching show comparable to The Office and Parks and Rec?

Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:15 am to
Posted by nobigdeal69
baton rouge
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:15 am to
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Not on Netflix, but if you have access to HBO, this is a must watch as is Eastbound and Down. 1st season of Eastbound and Down is the funniest thing I've ever seen and the other seasons are good, but are a letdown in comparison.


The above is true. Find a way to watch Always Sunny also.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
62446 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:17 am to
Veep is a good one, imagine a political thriller like House of Cards if it was a 30 minute sitcom. The first several seasons of Veep are on Amazon Prime. Eastbound and Down is on Prime too.
This post was edited on 1/23/18 at 11:18 am
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
116180 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:20 am to
Yeah veep is great shite man.
Posted by Speedy G
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:21 am to
Dreamland
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:31 am to
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On Netflix.


I mean problem is Netflix is moving away from the streaming other people's licensed shows platform and moving on to random rotating movies and original content.

Hulu is your go to for streaming shows now.
Posted by BigOrangeVols
Knoxville
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:34 am to
As someone else stated, watch Community. One of my all-time favorites.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
134657 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:37 am to
Community
Red Dwarf
IT crowd
Blackadder
Coupling
Posted by AA77
Member since Jan 2016
3856 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 11:48 am to
Eastbound season 1 is as close to a perfect comedy as you can get. Season 2 it goes off the rails but season 3 is good and had a really satisfying conclusion.

I thought Vice Principals was great as well, it's a dark comedy so not everyone's cup tea but if you're into that kind of comedy I'd look it up,m. And like Eastbound had a pretty perfect series finale.

Of all the movies/shows that have been made about the American politics Veep is the most accurate about how things really work.
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 12:00 pm to
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Scrubs is amazing


If you've never seen Scrubs, you should take some time off of work and head home and knock that out.

Otherwise, there's nothing wrong with binging The Office, followed by P&R, then repeating.
Posted by Buck Magnum
Springdale
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 1:07 pm to
Get Hilu and watch Brooklyn Nine Nine.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 1:42 pm to
I'll echo Scrubs, Community, and Arrested Development. All three are incredibly good. I'm not sure if Scrubs is on NF anymore though...I know it used to be, but I thought it got pulled shortly after I finished my rewatch last year.

I will also defend Arrested Development S4. I found it to be almost exactly like the first three seasons, at least in terms of effort. Sure, it may not be "as good" as S1 and S2, but few shows in history are. But IMO if you liked the first three seasons then you should also like S4. It's just as overly silly and intertwined as the original run.
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One of the producers from The Office made a new show called Superstore that's pretty funny. Imagine if The Office was filmed in Target. Currently only streaming on Hulu and Amazon Video I think.

I love Superstore; watch it every week. It reminds me of an old TBS sitcom that only aired for a short period, 10 Items or Less. It was basically about shenanigans that go on inside and with the employees of a supermarket. So Superstore is sort of a better version of 10IoL I guess. It's pretty solid.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 1/23/18 at 1:49 pm to
30 Rock would be the closest to those shows in terms of quality and style of show imo.
Posted by Browncoatrebel
Member since Nov 2017
1107 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 2:11 pm to
King of the Hill... Created by Mike judge and Greg Daniels(who also created parks and rec). Even though it's a cartoon, it's my all time favorite show
Posted by jumbo
Franklin
Member since Dec 2011
5063 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 3:51 pm to
Brooklyn 99
Superstore
Posted by Tigerbait337
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2008
20535 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 3:52 pm to
Season 5 of arrested development is coming this year!
Posted by bah humbug
Member since Nov 2011
2070 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 3:55 pm to
Scrubs was taken off Netflix a few months ago. I was in middle of a rewatch. I started 30 Rock, got into S3, and it also got removed from Netflix.

We usually keep it on Frasier, Parks, and Office at night.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
38443 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 3:56 pm to
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is Modern Family on Netflix?


Another vote for Modern Family. Quit watching when you start to notice Alex's boobs. That's when it becomes a parody of itself. (Still watchable though.)
Posted by Tigris
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Member since Jul 2005
13136 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 5:34 pm to
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Season 5 of arrested development is coming this year!


Awesome! There's always money in the banana stand! Seriously, it's the GOAT comedy and I can't wait.

Posted by tigerfan88
Member since Jan 2008
9037 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 6:37 pm to
All these shows are great.

Brooklyn 99 on Hulu is Mike Shur though. Same guy who created Parks and Rec, and really probably the main creative force behind the office even though Greg Daniels was technically the main guy.

Extremely similar in tone and ensemble cast workplace comedy as the office and parks and rec. Not quite as good as either at their peaks, but very enjoyable and very bingeable.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
21927 posts
Posted on 1/23/18 at 7:08 pm to
Peep show
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