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

[carbonel]

You might give Sports Night a try if you have access to it. It's an Aaron Sorkin production -- nominally a comedy, but really more of a drama. And each episode is 22 minutes long. Two seasons, 45 episodes.

If you like nature stuff, David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities is worth watching. Each 30-minute episode has a theme that compares and contrasts two different creatures.

[jazzfish]

Mm. I have ... not loved the Aaron Sorkin I've encountered, but people do tend to say very good things about Sports Night. Thank you!