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Hank Camacho

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As media continues to demassify, it seems increasingly hard in my house to find something to watch that we will both like. The best thing we've recently found was Four Seasons on Netflix. That and Gardener's World (if there is a director's cut without Carole somewhere, please let me know) are our go-tos. We quite liked Happy Gilmore 2, too. The one show on the Chip & Joanne section of HBO where the families compete on the frontier is pretty good so far.

Anyone got any suggestions for stuff to watch that appeals to both sexes, is reasonably light, and completely avoids politics? Bonus points if it is an easy to find app.
 
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My wife started watching the new Matlock on Paramount last night, took me a bit to open up to it thinking it was just a remake. But its a pretty entertaining.

We also enjoy Maine Cabin Masters and Chopped is always a good bet.
 
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There’s not been a show that she and I have both made an effort to watch together in many years. I prefer it that way. She watches things passively whereas I’m fully immersed if I’m watching a show or a series.
 
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Same, she can watch the same 4-5 series from beginning to end multiple times, just playing in the background as noise.

It takes a lot for a series to capture me. I can barely do docu-series that are more than a few episodes. So we don't try too hard to find a common show.
 
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Me and my wife have watched "From" "Resident Alien" and a few other strange things. We are now watching "The Institute".

Some shows of yesteryear like "Cheers" "Night Court" and Star Trek (old, Next G, and Deep Space Nine)
 
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If you enjoyed HG2, then im assuming were similar in age ranges (38).

Wife and I love the show New Girl, which ran from like 2011 to 2018. I found it to be a very cleverly written comedy about 3 guys taking in a new girl as their roommate. Characters and scenes were laugh out loud funny for me, and you can obviously guess theres going to be a romantic element to it. And its also got a lot of humor that you'll think "this wouldnt fly today".

 
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The Before trilogy from Richard Linklater.
- Before Sunrise
- Before Sunset
- Before Midnight

Don't think it's currently on an app but it's fantastic.
 
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The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Friday Night Lights
Life in Pieces (Hulu)
The Bear (Hulu)
Modern Family (Peacock)
Yellowstone (Paramount)
 
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<--- Arrested Development

Ted Lasso
New Girl - that was actually better than I was expecting
24 - it's "older", but we never watched it originally. It's good.
Shrinking
Trying
 
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The Old Man - Paramount
The Bob Newhart Show - Prime
The Pitt - HBO
The Last of Us - HBO
Ted Lasso - Apple
The Peripheral - sadly just once season
 
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Platonic on AppleTV was decent. Second season bout to drop. 🔥Rose Byrne🔥
 
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I just finished The Hunting Wives on Netflix. It's one the women will like, and decent enough for us guys too.
 
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Leeanne on Netflix. DW was watching her, Leeanne Morgan, comedy special from a theater in Lexington - of all places. Reasonably funny. Then right after, they started a comedy series starring her in 45-50 minutes episodes. Decent to good. Each episode seems to improved. Up to like 6-7 of 14. Last one was pretty dang good. Have to get past the Vols theme as she's from K-ville area, but it's not rubbed in your face. She's 59.
 
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Only Murders In This Building on Hulu is pretty good. More of my wife's type of show but it's entertaining. Martin Short and Steve Martin.
 
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justa said:
Same. Wife thinks she's the 2nd coming of Chappell.

Reminds me of Brett Butler or Larry the Cable Guy. Easy humor.
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For me it is her voice and her constant bitching or belittling of her husband. I find it utterly insufferable. Merely listening to her talk in the least makes me fighting mad.

My wife hates Bill Burr and has a similar reaction.
 
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Hank Camacho said:
As media continues to demassify, it seems increasingly hard in my house to find something to watch that we will both like. The best thing we've recently found was Four Seasons on Netflix. That and Gardener's World (if there is a director's cut without Carole somewhere, please let me know) are our go-tos. We quite liked Happy Gilmore 2, too. The one show on the Chip & Joanne section of HBO where the families compete on the frontier is pretty good so far.

Anyone got any suggestions for stuff to watch that appeals to both sexes, is reasonably light, and completely avoids politics? Bonus points if it is an easy to find app.
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You may try Clarkson’s Farm. It’s light and really the only politics are local politics where he’s trying to get permits and such. It’s Jeremy Clarkson from the Grand Tour.
 
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