rec request: half-hour television

[jazzfish]

Hive mind! I request and require your assistance!

I have a plethora of good unwatched television at my disposal: Leverage S5, Counterpart S2, Sense8 S2, Smith and Capaldi Who, Legends Of Tomorrow, Peaky Blinders, Penny Dreadful, the list goes on. The problem I have with all of these is that they come in hour-long episodes.

I'm looking for something in half-hour chunks, so I can watch it on my lunch break while exerbiking.

Comedy is a tough sell for me, and unfortunately comedies tend to be what comes in half-hours. The last comedies I enjoyed were The Good Place and Better Off Ted. I tried Brooklyn Nine-Nine and 30 Rock, and found both more irritating than amusing.

I like having a throughline but it's not necessary. Wholly self-serving characters (e.g., Gaius Baltar) are a huge turn-off. I'm not opposed to older shows but I lack much in the way of knowledge of where to start there.

Thank you!

Comments

[thanate]

I have no idea what's out there for adults, but I really enjoyed Odd Squad (like, I bought a t-shirt) which is funny but in a way that aligns well with my sense of humor, which most things labeled comedy really really don't. Wild Krats is silly and shallow but has its heart in the right place & there's lots of it, so it might be worth trying an ep or two. Ditto MLP, which has got through-lines & hidden depths if you get a lot of it.

[jazzfish]

Hm. Thank you! I shall take a look. (MLP I had forgotten all about.)