There have been a veritable ton of amazing shows from Adult Swim that flew under the radar. My three favorite are:
- Dream Corp LLC
- Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
- The Heart, She Holler
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I don't see Dame Judy Dench's masterpiece "As Time Goes By" mentioned often.
It's about a love affair between the acclaimed author of "My Time in Kenya", and his publisher.
(This summary is intentionally reductive to the point of absurdity. But trust me, it's quite good.)
If we are going to talk about shows with Geoffrey Palmer, I recommend “Butterflies” — a BBC production by Carla Lane. It’s a dramedy about a housewife with two teenage boys and a husband (Palmer), but she has a flirtation with another man. She has to make a decision about how she is going to move forward.
How about two with Rosa Salazar?
Undone on Amazon Prime, a trippy psychological show about a girl (Salazar) exploring the link to her present and her dead father (Bob Odenkirk). It's rotoscoped to add to the trippiness
Brand New Cherry Flavor on Netflix, where an aspiring writer gets her career ruined by a director when she turns down his sexual advances. She makes a deal with a witch to get revenge
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The Almighty Johnsons
Cleverman
Haven
Charlie Jade
Lost Room
Earth2
Two unique shows cancelled after two seasons. Both have qualities I've not seen in other shows. The Knick has a unique atmosphere that makes it really appealing along with a brilliant soundtrack that you would never expect from a period drama. Tokyo Vice's story telling is uniquely a mix of English and Japanese and blends the two so naturally. The acting in both shows is superb and I wish we had more.
Border Line - British mockumentary that follows airport security forces. Even though The Office was British originally, this feels like they took they the US' Office and put their spin on that. There's definitely a Michael, a Dwight, a Pam and Jim etc. It's pretty fucking funny, but unfortunately they only made 2 seasons before it got canceled.
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ZeroZeroZero is a great crime mini series about the drugs trade. Stellar cast.
Probably only lesser known depending on age but I always like Due South.
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I’m not sure if it is obscure, but I had never heard of it. Husband and I have been watching SyFy’s Channel Zero and love it.
The first season freaked me out so much I never got around to watching the following seasons. I hear they are even better though. Maybe someday I'll get around to it.
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It depends so much on one's tastes... But
- Forever
- Street Hawk
- Firefly (not so obscure)
- Travelers
- Hogan's Heroes
- The Greatest American Hero (just for laughs)
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I became a big fan of the series "V", specifically the 2000's remake. I think they discontinued the series due to mixed ratings.
I got this from the fediverse in another thread but kims convenience is hilarious. the brother I think did a marvel film recently to.
I didn’t see these:
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
For all Man Kind (Apple TV)
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The 7 Lives of Léa
Interesting French Netflix mini-series. Way better than it has any right to be considering its scale and I don't think it's gotten the attention it deserves.
I recommend watching in French with subtitles.