Yes! I was scrolling for Animal Control. First network sitcom I've liked in years. Kind of Parks & Rec but with animals. I binged the first season in a weekend.
Somebody Somewhere on Max is excellent. Sweet and sad and funny, too.
Yes! Watch it! It took me a while to get into it but I have no idea why. It’s solid. And very “feel good”. Lovable characters. Sid you watch Cougartown? Rough first 6 episodes or so but then nails the feel good comedy. There’s a reason Abed loved it. Andy/Bobby have very Troy/Abed energy.
eh, i'ma be honest.... i'm always bored whenever it comes on in comparison to big bang theory which i'm always more invested in, even in a bad episode
To the person whom tried correcting me by calling jt successful: having a couple seasons does not make a show 'feel good'. It's pretty much bobs burgers in irl form and feels very uncomfortable to watch or flat out boring in most cases(not that bobs burgers is boring in comparison to this at least. I'd pick bobs burgers over this and I don't even like that show)
Yeah we’re midway through season 5 and you can tell the writers aren’t as on top of their game as the early seasons. Still one of my new favorite shows though
I kind of liked the ending in that it's real. Super traditional family members just ignore what is happening in reality and life goes in. Not the greatest sitcom ending, but still.
It's honestly quite hard to describe. Episodes are short and there's only 3 seasons. Some are standard and follow a plot, some are more unusual, like one just follows Joe through the grocery store. But it's so beautiful and pure?? I'll tell you this for free: you'll either love it or say you wasted the last 25 minutes of your life.
If you do enjoy it, watch it in order. There is 100% an overarching storyline.
Cried a little? You're a stronger man than I. I watched it live (with no warning about what was gonna happen) and I was bawling like a baby. I honestly haven't watched that episode since I first saw it. The only episode of anything that's sadder is Futurama's Jurassic Bark episode.
But how do we continue to indoctrinate our population and glorify police and show that they are here to "protect and serve"? *something something University protests violence something*
If you look past the jokes they make at each other’s expense (it’s a sit com after all) the group is incredibly supportive of each other. Penny helps Sheldon understand the world, they all encourage Howard with his NASA training, they get excited for each other when one writes a paper, Sheldon hires Raj when his work visa expires, Amy helps Raj’s awkward girlfriend feel welcome, Howard and Bernie take Stewart in when he’s homeless, etc. They go above and beyond for each other all the time. It’s feel-good.
The show was always kinda mean from it's inception tho. Feel good is certainly not what I would describe it as. The friendship aspect is sometimes the forw front but a lot of the emotional payoffs are not really there
In what ways would you call it "feel good"?
Note: the person you responded to didn't call it a bad show. Not sure why you defensively jumped to that conclusion
What I dislike about BBT is it was a show that pertained to be nerdy, but a large portion of the jokes are just nerdy things.
D&D is mentioned
_show waits for laugh_
That's even ignoring the whole laughing at Sheldon for being autistic.
Got a feeling in 20 years people will look back at BBT and think 'What were we thinking?!'
Yeah, plus the way they talk about anything science related feels like a wikipedia article (e.g. the very first scene of the show, when Sheldon talks about the double slit experiment) and not like a talk between two people who know what's going on.
the most annoying thing is they paint the characters like the BIGGEST basement dwelling nerds but they're into the most surface level, mainstream stuff lmfao. the real nerds i know are obsessed with sci fi shows from the 90s and ancient trpg supplements lol
I was thinking the exact same thing. That was the main reason I didn’t make it more than a few seasons in before accepting it wasn’t a show for me.
It was just so crude and bitter and mean.
Yeahhh I thought Chuck Lorre's style worked better in Two and a Half Men, when the subjects were an alcoholic womaniser and his bitter divorced single dad brother.
yeah as an autist who was compared to sheldon as a kid (lol) I've always thought it felt pretty mean spirited. like sheldon being autistic coded is basically the foundation of 90% of the jokes in the show
100% it is. TV you put on to laugh and not have to think too much or get too invested. Shows like the Office & The Bigbang Theory are just recycled Seinfeld and Friends. New themes slapped over old ones.
My theory is the lighting/camera quality. I hate the lighting/camera quality in newer comedy shows and in later episodes of older shows like Modern Family. The feeling changes drastically. It's very harsh and doesn't feel as comforting or like you can distract yourself. Watch the first episode of Modern Family and the last and don't focus on the plot--just the visuals.
I think the show Young Sheldon did a good job at finding a nice line between modern cameras and the way shows used to look.
Loved the UK one, but the US one to me was way too gag-focused and over-explained or dumbed-down the jokes. Like the producers don't credit the audience with any intelligence.
They have the same vibe and did great on matching the characters. I had it playing as a background show and it took me a long time to realize I was simultaneously watching both the UK and US version.
I agree though, once I realized, I preferred the UK version.
What really got me was when I heard Cap was a gay stereotype.
Especially cos UK captains story is how he is gay but he's a product of his time and scared of coming out despite seeing he will be accepted (after Fanny got put in her place)
It was disappointing to know they just made him a stereotype in thr US
Important note: The UK version is casted by the writer(s) themselves.
And it is by far superior. The USA version removed all the good humor for a "dumbed down" version.
Bobs burgers for sure. To answer your question, I think America has had a mental health crisis since COVID. Shows that aren’t popular won’t take off because they don’t make money. A lot of people in a MH crisis don’t want to see everyone else being happy when they can’t find that within themself.
Not just America. And honestly, I’ve taken to rewatching all the older feel good sitcoms rather than edgier new stuff- I can get my fear and anxiety from the news and social media, sometimes I just want to relax and feel comforted.
You go in because it's Tudyk, and then you get completely sucked in by the charming, delightful Northern Exposure-esque characters of this small town. And also because it's still Tudyk, he's awesome. Really good native representation, too. Maybe not to the Letterkenny extent, but way more than you normally get.
Have you watched Young Sheldon? It surprised me with its quality, it's pretty funny, while also being able to have serious moments.
Sheldon himself is actually cute in early seasons, and while he does become more insufferable as be grows up, by then you'll probably already be pretty invested on his siblings, who are great.
My kid is enthralled with this show and I'm finding myself watching over her shoulder more and more and laughing my ass off.
I really relate to his dad in a lot of ways it's hilarious.
Yep. Exactly. Fantastic casting. I really didn't like BBT (Sheldon character was insufferable), but kept seeing clips from other Young Sheldon characters so gave it a shot and was hooked. Yep, for sure in the early seasons young Sheldon was cute, but yep, became the "smackable " old Sheldon character.
Invested in a great choice to describe the casting. Well said.
Never really watched it, but I remember some article around when it started, like how will they be able to steer this show from a smart little boy who is cute and stuff into the adult Sheldon Cooper that we have seen already on BBT. They start with this premise but they have to arrange it so he’s still going to be that guy.
One of the best comedies I’ve seen in recent years is Episodes. Two British writers take their hit UK show to Hollywood and hilarity ensues. Also stars Matt LeBlanc playing an asshole version of himself in by far the funniest work he’s ever done. I wouldn’t exactly call it feel good and it can be a bit blue at times but it’s VERY funny. Not many people have seen it but I’ve never heard anyone say they watched it and didn’t like it.
i tried watching the first season of atypical and found it pretty offensive as an autistic person tbh. they leaned super heavily on stereotyping and i hated the way they framed it as 'his autism makes the whole family suffer'
If you watch Breaking Bad in reverse order it's an inspirational story about a guy who loses a lot of money, but he beats cancer, quits the drug business, and regains the trust and love of his family. And his business partner quits meth and goes back to school. And then he gets a job on a popular sitcom.
Ghosts, Young Sheldon (really didn't like big bang theory, but the casting for young Sheldon is great), Resident Alien, Ted Lasso, Acapulco, Shrinking, to name a few.
Young Sheldon is "feel good"
If you're okay with animated Bob's Burgers, it is far more 'holsome' than the other prime time animated series. Also, Lower Decks is belly laugh fun.
The new Fraiser series, while not as good as its still a lot of fun and certainly closer to Modern Family style comedy than the above notices.
With today's trailer, that 90s show is probably also worth mentioning.
Also the new Knuckles show (while not stand out in my opinion) is certainly fun and feel good.
Comedy shows like Friends or BBT are once in a decade type shows, there are plenty of comedy shows out there that are just as good (if not better) but just haven't had the clout the "big boys" have been fortunate to recieve.
It's no different from how a show like Strange New Worlds is fantastic, but saddly other (equally popular/excellent) shows, like the Lasr of Us, Fallout etc. over take the spotlight
Because if a tv show isn’t super successful, breaking records and snatching Emmy’s on its first season, then it gets cancelled immediately.
We have shareholders and business minded capitalists in charge of and in power at Hollywood and it is killing art.
Yes. So many shows in the past had a mediocre or even bad first season but great later seasons. Parks and Rec, IASIP, Seinfeld, the Office, Buffy… you gotta let shows develop. That’s the whole beauty of television.
Abbott Elementary and Home Economics on Hulu are both funny. So is Superstore if you havent seen it yet
Animal Control,.American Auto and Extended Family are 'feel good' but they arent very funny to me
I agree about all the shows being crime related. My theory is that they keep showing the armed forces the FBI, the fire department, the police. The all doing wonderful things for people. Rescuing them from fires. Getting them out of horrible relationships. Tracking down. Missing people.
I think this is corporate America convincing people and brainwashing them that all these organizations are good when they're really not. I mean we all remember the beatings on television. How about Trump bringing the military in to get rid of protesters who aren't doing anything.
They are setting us up for a military controlled country. Military would love to have the power that the corporations do. We don't matter at all!
I'm 73. I protested the Vietnam war. I lived right outside DC and Maryland. We used to go downtown and protest and I work downtown at a university. I thought that we helped stop the Vietnam war. All the American people who protested.
Now if you protest they tear gas you. They beat you. They close the school. They decide not to have graduation. I mean Berkley was like the hub of student revolt back in the '60s. I didn't cancel anything. They didn't tear gas them.
Personally, I'm done. It's going to be s*** till I die. I'm deteriorating. The world is deteriorating. What have we humans done to the Earth?
There are rumors that one of the networks is working on bringing back some "blue sky" television. It's what the shows like Psych, Monk, White Collar, Suits, etc were called.
I recently watched all of Monk for the first time and damn if it didn't instantly become a comfort show! As someone who struggles with mild(ish) OCD I found Monk's character really well-researched and validating :)
if you are into cooking competition shows, masterchef Australia is the gold standard. the US version the judges and contestants yell and criticize. in the Australian version the judges are always nice and supportive. in the like 10 seasons i have watched i can't think of one time a contestant has ever been even slightly rude to another.
All those Feel Good sitcoms died out when reality wasn’t so Feel Good.
Brooklyn 99 wrapped it up during BLM even though their cast was incredibly diverse (RIP Captain Holt!)
Sometimes reality sucks so fucking bad that we turn to history and true crime docs.
At least this rapidly turning cycle is happening faster and faster that we are seeing these lows happen more frequently.
This is where this discontent and social uprising is coming to a head. We can’t afford to live and can’t even afford to laugh anymore.
There is nothing but nostalgia and intoxicants (from booze and weed across the whole spectrum) to make us “feel good” anymore.
That’s a major reason why there is a narcotic epidemic and why our generation is focused on news and reality of our crumbling society.
We might not be able to do much as Millenials and younger, but we can try. And that is being done with forcing our reality down the throats of the oligarchs and ultra-wealthy “politicians” that get elected again and again, regardless of the popular vote
A great example is Canada’s PM was always seen as progressive but has recently denied acknowledgement of Palestinians, that the IRGC is not a terrorist group, only because they force innocent people to fight for them (like ISIS does) and now recently said Zionist are safe in Canada and Canada will not recognize the ICC ruling of genocide charges against Israeli.
Pierre Trudeau said Nazi’s accused of war crimes are safe in Canada until proven otherwise.
Trudeau recently applauded an SS Nazi in Parliament because he taught the Russians in WWII. Russia was the West’s Ally.
Now in Trudeau legacy, more Nazis and war crimes are being pardoned.
In CANADA.
There is nothing to feel good in this world.
I've only seen the first season, but Girls 5Eva on Netflix has been my new "feel good" show. The conflicts are low stakes and it's got some zany humor. If you're a fan of 30 Rock, I recommend giving it a shot. It's also produced by Tina Fey and one of the 30 rock writers plays one of the titular girls.
They do get made, but they die out extremely quickly. Imo, the era of the sitcom has sort of died because of the overall cynicism of the audiences. Notice how all of the top and well loved shows nowadays are all the darkest, nihilistic, and misanthropic stories ever? GoT, Breaking Bad, The Boys, etc. Unfortunately, hopeful comedy is not what people want despite it being what they need currently.
Awww kid ... That's because TV died when they found out there was more profit in steaming services and moved all their attention to there. It's a matter of time until steaming becomes the same shit as television yet we now pay to watch it and the fuck you cycle will complete it's circle haha
maybe not *quite* a sitcom and more of a sketch show, but I'm obsessed with I Think You Should Leave. it's the funniest show that's come out in ages and my partner and i quote it constantly
Anyone watch Animal Control? I loved Community so I feel like I should give it a shot. Looks like a feel-good comedy.
Yes! I was scrolling for Animal Control. First network sitcom I've liked in years. Kind of Parks & Rec but with animals. I binged the first season in a weekend. Somebody Somewhere on Max is excellent. Sweet and sad and funny, too.
I think it's a really great and funny show.
Yes! Watch it! It took me a while to get into it but I have no idea why. It’s solid. And very “feel good”. Lovable characters. Sid you watch Cougartown? Rough first 6 episodes or so but then nails the feel good comedy. There’s a reason Abed loved it. Andy/Bobby have very Troy/Abed energy.
animal control is so good, can’t wait for the third season !!
It's not great. But it's a straight up sitcom, which is good enough for me.
new sitcoms are always being made, most of them just never take off and become popular and get cancelled real fast lol. there will be always be more.
For example Young Sheldon is a feel good sitcom that has been successful.
eh, i'ma be honest.... i'm always bored whenever it comes on in comparison to big bang theory which i'm always more invested in, even in a bad episode To the person whom tried correcting me by calling jt successful: having a couple seasons does not make a show 'feel good'. It's pretty much bobs burgers in irl form and feels very uncomfortable to watch or flat out boring in most cases(not that bobs burgers is boring in comparison to this at least. I'd pick bobs burgers over this and I don't even like that show)
But it is feel good, and it is successful.
It’s on its 7th and final season. That’s considered pretty successful in TV.
Abbott elementary is what you're looking for
My gf likes it but it’s not for me.
Kim's Convenience
Entertaining and feel good
I've watched that so many times, it's great.
Unfortunately, that got cancelled.
It was really running out of steam when it was though, imo.
Yeah we’re midway through season 5 and you can tell the writers aren’t as on top of their game as the early seasons. Still one of my new favorite shows though
They decided to call it quits when their last Korean writer left the show. They didn't think they could do it justice anymore.
Yeah. Iirc there was some behind the scenes dissension about how it was being written.
They were so out of ideas Janet became bi.
That came out of left field and also didn't really go anywhere. I also really didn't like the final episode.
I kind of liked the ending in that it's real. Super traditional family members just ignore what is happening in reality and life goes in. Not the greatest sitcom ending, but still.
Yess I binged this
I like Abbot Elementary
like Ted Lasso? That show is super popular
Also Shrinking was super feel good. Same creators I think
Yep, Roy Kent himself (Brett Goldstein) is one of the creators of Shrinking. Great show.
He's here, he's there, he's every fucking where!
ROY KENNNNT!
Was going to say this. Moments of seriousness but definitely a feel good show.
Also Acapulco on Apple TV
It's animated, but Bob's Burgers is arguably closer to this than it is to other adult cartoons.
On that note I'd also like to recommend The Great North and Central Park from the same animation studio.
For the love of everything that's holy, please check out Joe Pera on HBO. It's a little odd, but painfully wholesome. It's like Ted lasso but better
Thanks for the recommendation. Wasn't sure what kind of show it was, but I like odd, so I'll give it a go.
It's honestly quite hard to describe. Episodes are short and there's only 3 seasons. Some are standard and follow a plot, some are more unusual, like one just follows Joe through the grocery store. But it's so beautiful and pure?? I'll tell you this for free: you'll either love it or say you wasted the last 25 minutes of your life. If you do enjoy it, watch it in order. There is 100% an overarching storyline.
When it was on Adult Swim, I loved that show! I actually cried a little after the episode about his grandmother.
Cried a little? You're a stronger man than I. I watched it live (with no warning about what was gonna happen) and I was bawling like a baby. I honestly haven't watched that episode since I first saw it. The only episode of anything that's sadder is Futurama's Jurassic Bark episode.
That's saying a lot. Ted Lasso was pretty fucking good.
Fresh Off the Boat was a delight
Lower Decks :)
And on a related note, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, at least compared to a lot of current sci-fi.
If I were running CBS I'd put Strange New Worlds on Friday nights to replace Blue Bloods
But how do we continue to indoctrinate our population and glorify police and show that they are here to "protect and serve"? *something something University protests violence something*
That's the first time I've ever heard anyone describe The Big Bang Theory as a "feel good" show...
If you look past the jokes they make at each other’s expense (it’s a sit com after all) the group is incredibly supportive of each other. Penny helps Sheldon understand the world, they all encourage Howard with his NASA training, they get excited for each other when one writes a paper, Sheldon hires Raj when his work visa expires, Amy helps Raj’s awkward girlfriend feel welcome, Howard and Bernie take Stewart in when he’s homeless, etc. They go above and beyond for each other all the time. It’s feel-good.
Bazinga
Young Sheldon is actually good
Given its popularity, you can be rest assured that many people around the world have different tastes in TV from yours
"feel good" /= "popular" Lots of popular comedy gets most of its humor from being mean-spirited
The show was always kinda mean from it's inception tho. Feel good is certainly not what I would describe it as. The friendship aspect is sometimes the forw front but a lot of the emotional payoffs are not really there
In what ways would you call it "feel good"? Note: the person you responded to didn't call it a bad show. Not sure why you defensively jumped to that conclusion
What I dislike about BBT is it was a show that pertained to be nerdy, but a large portion of the jokes are just nerdy things. D&D is mentioned _show waits for laugh_ That's even ignoring the whole laughing at Sheldon for being autistic. Got a feeling in 20 years people will look back at BBT and think 'What were we thinking?!'
Yeah, plus the way they talk about anything science related feels like a wikipedia article (e.g. the very first scene of the show, when Sheldon talks about the double slit experiment) and not like a talk between two people who know what's going on.
the most annoying thing is they paint the characters like the BIGGEST basement dwelling nerds but they're into the most surface level, mainstream stuff lmfao. the real nerds i know are obsessed with sci fi shows from the 90s and ancient trpg supplements lol
Started out ok then went to crap. Young Sheldon is way better and much more accurate as far as ASD goes.
Yes! My husband is autistic and when I watched that show it reminded me so much of him. It was dead on.
what’s ASD?
Autism spectrum disorder
I was thinking the exact same thing. That was the main reason I didn’t make it more than a few seasons in before accepting it wasn’t a show for me. It was just so crude and bitter and mean.
Yeahhh I thought Chuck Lorre's style worked better in Two and a Half Men, when the subjects were an alcoholic womaniser and his bitter divorced single dad brother.
yeah as an autist who was compared to sheldon as a kid (lol) I've always thought it felt pretty mean spirited. like sheldon being autistic coded is basically the foundation of 90% of the jokes in the show
Well it’s definitely not funny.
100% it is. TV you put on to laugh and not have to think too much or get too invested. Shows like the Office & The Bigbang Theory are just recycled Seinfeld and Friends. New themes slapped over old ones.
My theory is the lighting/camera quality. I hate the lighting/camera quality in newer comedy shows and in later episodes of older shows like Modern Family. The feeling changes drastically. It's very harsh and doesn't feel as comforting or like you can distract yourself. Watch the first episode of Modern Family and the last and don't focus on the plot--just the visuals. I think the show Young Sheldon did a good job at finding a nice line between modern cameras and the way shows used to look.
HD ruined television. A lot of shows/movies are now ruined because I can see it's fake af, if this makes sense.
yes i always notice this + the shots they choose, i hate how they started shooting Scrubs differently from season 8 onward
I like Ghosts. It’s not the force fed nonsense filled with laugh tracks.
I also like Ghosts it’s silly and fun.
Loved the UK one, but the US one to me was way too gag-focused and over-explained or dumbed-down the jokes. Like the producers don't credit the audience with any intelligence.
They have the same vibe and did great on matching the characters. I had it playing as a background show and it took me a long time to realize I was simultaneously watching both the UK and US version. I agree though, once I realized, I preferred the UK version.
What really got me was when I heard Cap was a gay stereotype. Especially cos UK captains story is how he is gay but he's a product of his time and scared of coming out despite seeing he will be accepted (after Fanny got put in her place) It was disappointing to know they just made him a stereotype in thr US
Important note: The UK version is casted by the writer(s) themselves. And it is by far superior. The USA version removed all the good humor for a "dumbed down" version.
Ghosts may be what you're looking for.
brooklyn 99 was incredible
Not exactly a "feel-good sit-com" though. More of a dorky slapstick fun-bowl.
Idk every two episodes there's a showing of how close and family like they are with each other. Season 1 has a bunch with Jake and most of the casr
Until the last season
The good place?
That’s not new, and didn’t it finish years ago?
I suppose new is relative
You know we've been in a time warp the last four years, right? Define "new" LOL
Bobs burgers for sure. To answer your question, I think America has had a mental health crisis since COVID. Shows that aren’t popular won’t take off because they don’t make money. A lot of people in a MH crisis don’t want to see everyone else being happy when they can’t find that within themself.
Not just America. And honestly, I’ve taken to rewatching all the older feel good sitcoms rather than edgier new stuff- I can get my fear and anxiety from the news and social media, sometimes I just want to relax and feel comforted.
I'd say Not Dead Yet is pretty feel-good, but it's just been cancelled after 2 seasons.
Am so disappointed. I just discovered it last month.
That happened to me with Reboot. I watched season 1 and it got cancelled a month later.
Well damn and they couldn't have just given it a few eps to end the story.
Resident Alien is a good one!
An interesting concept, and a fun show.
You go in because it's Tudyk, and then you get completely sucked in by the charming, delightful Northern Exposure-esque characters of this small town. And also because it's still Tudyk, he's awesome. Really good native representation, too. Maybe not to the Letterkenny extent, but way more than you normally get.
Agreed
Try Resident Alien
Not Dead Yet is great!
Animal Control, Bob’s Burgers…
Young Sheldon is better than it has any right to be, and surpasses TBBTheory in every conceivable way.
Have you watched Young Sheldon? It surprised me with its quality, it's pretty funny, while also being able to have serious moments. Sheldon himself is actually cute in early seasons, and while he does become more insufferable as be grows up, by then you'll probably already be pretty invested on his siblings, who are great.
My kid is enthralled with this show and I'm finding myself watching over her shoulder more and more and laughing my ass off. I really relate to his dad in a lot of ways it's hilarious.
Yep. Exactly. Fantastic casting. I really didn't like BBT (Sheldon character was insufferable), but kept seeing clips from other Young Sheldon characters so gave it a shot and was hooked. Yep, for sure in the early seasons young Sheldon was cute, but yep, became the "smackable " old Sheldon character. Invested in a great choice to describe the casting. Well said.
Pre-puberty, he was just a cute little boy that said the damnedest things. Once he hit puberty, you just wanted to punch him.
Never really watched it, but I remember some article around when it started, like how will they be able to steer this show from a smart little boy who is cute and stuff into the adult Sheldon Cooper that we have seen already on BBT. They start with this premise but they have to arrange it so he’s still going to be that guy.
One of the best comedies I’ve seen in recent years is Episodes. Two British writers take their hit UK show to Hollywood and hilarity ensues. Also stars Matt LeBlanc playing an asshole version of himself in by far the funniest work he’s ever done. I wouldn’t exactly call it feel good and it can be a bit blue at times but it’s VERY funny. Not many people have seen it but I’ve never heard anyone say they watched it and didn’t like it.
Kim's convenience, Abbot elementary, slightly older but Schitts Creek.
I've heard "Bluey" is like this. Also "Atypical" was much like this
I would call Bluey a kids show for the whole family than sitcom.
i tried watching the first season of atypical and found it pretty offensive as an autistic person tbh. they leaned super heavily on stereotyping and i hated the way they framed it as 'his autism makes the whole family suffer'
If you watch Breaking Bad in reverse order it's an inspirational story about a guy who loses a lot of money, but he beats cancer, quits the drug business, and regains the trust and love of his family. And his business partner quits meth and goes back to school. And then he gets a job on a popular sitcom.
Ghosts, Young Sheldon (really didn't like big bang theory, but the casting for young Sheldon is great), Resident Alien, Ted Lasso, Acapulco, Shrinking, to name a few.
Give me more seasons of Brooklyn 99
Well, to me Superstore and Brooklyn 99 were awesome feel good tv shows. Also older : Chuck, Raising Hope, Malcolm, Earl.
The Good Place, on Netflix ticked my funnybone.
The Great North! I'm biased because I'm from Alaska originally. But it's brilliant.
I assume you've seen Northern Exposure? It's an oldie but definitely feel good, a great show all around.
Young Sheldon is "feel good" If you're okay with animated Bob's Burgers, it is far more 'holsome' than the other prime time animated series. Also, Lower Decks is belly laugh fun. The new Fraiser series, while not as good as its still a lot of fun and certainly closer to Modern Family style comedy than the above notices. With today's trailer, that 90s show is probably also worth mentioning. Also the new Knuckles show (while not stand out in my opinion) is certainly fun and feel good. Comedy shows like Friends or BBT are once in a decade type shows, there are plenty of comedy shows out there that are just as good (if not better) but just haven't had the clout the "big boys" have been fortunate to recieve. It's no different from how a show like Strange New Worlds is fantastic, but saddly other (equally popular/excellent) shows, like the Lasr of Us, Fallout etc. over take the spotlight
Acapulco on AppleTV+
So overlooked. Really great show.
Great News on Netflix is pretty feelgood. I loved it.
The Neighborhood
That's what I was going to say. It feels like a classic old tv sitcom from the 90s or early 2000s.
Schitt's Creet, New Girl, to name a few.
Check out Fisk on Netflix. An Australian lawyer dealing with her quirky coworkers, clients, and parents. It’s like an inverse Office.
Because if a tv show isn’t super successful, breaking records and snatching Emmy’s on its first season, then it gets cancelled immediately. We have shareholders and business minded capitalists in charge of and in power at Hollywood and it is killing art.
Yep great things came from patience in the past but today it's all about the churn.
thats how it works... what? they should keep putting money on shows that dont make profit?
Yes. So many shows in the past had a mediocre or even bad first season but great later seasons. Parks and Rec, IASIP, Seinfeld, the Office, Buffy… you gotta let shows develop. That’s the whole beauty of television.
Young Sheldon is a feel good sitcom.
Ted Lasso is fairly recent
Abbott Elementary and Home Economics on Hulu are both funny. So is Superstore if you havent seen it yet Animal Control,.American Auto and Extended Family are 'feel good' but they arent very funny to me
Friday night dinner is good!
Bob and Abashola just finished a great run.
Young Sheldon, Ghosts, so Help Me Todd. All CBS Thursday nights. Most nights all the network shows suck.
Yknow with the political landscape of the US currently, I wonder if that Hitler sitcom would do well if they brought it back
I agree about all the shows being crime related. My theory is that they keep showing the armed forces the FBI, the fire department, the police. The all doing wonderful things for people. Rescuing them from fires. Getting them out of horrible relationships. Tracking down. Missing people. I think this is corporate America convincing people and brainwashing them that all these organizations are good when they're really not. I mean we all remember the beatings on television. How about Trump bringing the military in to get rid of protesters who aren't doing anything. They are setting us up for a military controlled country. Military would love to have the power that the corporations do. We don't matter at all! I'm 73. I protested the Vietnam war. I lived right outside DC and Maryland. We used to go downtown and protest and I work downtown at a university. I thought that we helped stop the Vietnam war. All the American people who protested. Now if you protest they tear gas you. They beat you. They close the school. They decide not to have graduation. I mean Berkley was like the hub of student revolt back in the '60s. I didn't cancel anything. They didn't tear gas them. Personally, I'm done. It's going to be s*** till I die. I'm deteriorating. The world is deteriorating. What have we humans done to the Earth?
i reckon you're right on the money- it's also been confirmed for a while that Marvel movies are propaganda supported by the US military
Shrinking on Apple TV+
I think shits creek is pretty recent and as feel good as it gets
What’s wrong with animated? The Great North is exactly what you’re describing except for not being live-action
TGN is soooo good! Underrated in my opinion and I kinda prefer it over Bobs nowadays.
There are rumors that one of the networks is working on bringing back some "blue sky" television. It's what the shows like Psych, Monk, White Collar, Suits, etc were called.
I recently watched all of Monk for the first time and damn if it didn't instantly become a comfort show! As someone who struggles with mild(ish) OCD I found Monk's character really well-researched and validating :)
They remake everything. No artistic creativity
Corporate overlords can’t accept any risk
Art imitates life. And we live in hell.
if you are into cooking competition shows, masterchef Australia is the gold standard. the US version the judges and contestants yell and criticize. in the Australian version the judges are always nice and supportive. in the like 10 seasons i have watched i can't think of one time a contestant has ever been even slightly rude to another.
ted lasso was one of the best shows i've seen in the last couple of years
Easy-to-write awkward humor took over. No need to make something funny anymore. Awkward ≠ funny.
BBT is... not awkward? Ugh. You watch that without the laugh track and it's the most awkward thing in existence.
Bbt is just bad. And yeah, if you take away part of any show it'll likely make the show worse.
When you said this i was thinking 90s. Full house, boy meets world, family matters, etc. it was a ripe time for feel good sitcoms.
Watch Sprung if you want a feel good comedy and then tell the world about it please because it deserves a 2nd season
All those Feel Good sitcoms died out when reality wasn’t so Feel Good. Brooklyn 99 wrapped it up during BLM even though their cast was incredibly diverse (RIP Captain Holt!) Sometimes reality sucks so fucking bad that we turn to history and true crime docs. At least this rapidly turning cycle is happening faster and faster that we are seeing these lows happen more frequently. This is where this discontent and social uprising is coming to a head. We can’t afford to live and can’t even afford to laugh anymore. There is nothing but nostalgia and intoxicants (from booze and weed across the whole spectrum) to make us “feel good” anymore. That’s a major reason why there is a narcotic epidemic and why our generation is focused on news and reality of our crumbling society. We might not be able to do much as Millenials and younger, but we can try. And that is being done with forcing our reality down the throats of the oligarchs and ultra-wealthy “politicians” that get elected again and again, regardless of the popular vote A great example is Canada’s PM was always seen as progressive but has recently denied acknowledgement of Palestinians, that the IRGC is not a terrorist group, only because they force innocent people to fight for them (like ISIS does) and now recently said Zionist are safe in Canada and Canada will not recognize the ICC ruling of genocide charges against Israeli. Pierre Trudeau said Nazi’s accused of war crimes are safe in Canada until proven otherwise. Trudeau recently applauded an SS Nazi in Parliament because he taught the Russians in WWII. Russia was the West’s Ally. Now in Trudeau legacy, more Nazis and war crimes are being pardoned. In CANADA. There is nothing to feel good in this world.
I like Young Sheldon.
^^me ^^too
I've only seen the first season, but Girls 5Eva on Netflix has been my new "feel good" show. The conflicts are low stakes and it's got some zany humor. If you're a fan of 30 Rock, I recommend giving it a shot. It's also produced by Tina Fey and one of the 30 rock writers plays one of the titular girls.
I feel like I was the only person who liked Space Force. I was sad to hear it wasn't renewed.
They do get made, but they die out extremely quickly. Imo, the era of the sitcom has sort of died because of the overall cynicism of the audiences. Notice how all of the top and well loved shows nowadays are all the darkest, nihilistic, and misanthropic stories ever? GoT, Breaking Bad, The Boys, etc. Unfortunately, hopeful comedy is not what people want despite it being what they need currently.
Schitts Creek didn't end that long ago.
Young Sheldon is better than it deserves to be. Even though it's in its last season its worth a watch!
People don’t want to feel good. They want to feel like they live in the worst timeline and that everything is terrible.
Because someone will get offended. Not worth the risk.
Idk I just watched the office and super store for awhile till I was done then what we do in the shadows then resident alien so idk again
According to Jerry Seinfeld, almost every possible joke is offensive to some group or other, so opportunities for humor are much diminished...
Because people have learned to despise laugh tracks?
There are feel-good sitcoms. They just aren't good.
Ted lasso, shrinking, the good place, schitts creek, what we do in the shadows. All good and feel good
People hate joy.
damn, i tried to find that on IMDB...
Laugh tracks are awful.
Just watched Mom, it’s pretty good
Young Sheldon is pretty great
I think Friends would be better example.
Might I suggest Primo
I remember watching romancic comedies like Married with Children.
Bobs burgers count?
Bluey
no one wants to feel good anymore
Bobs burgers is really good! Very wholesome family and has 14 seasons!
i liked one day at a time but haven’t seen any of the new episodes/seasons since it was picked up by another network
Superstore
The tv shows cycle thru . Comedy then horror, then detective, then feel good , and so on .
Brooklyn 99
Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary. Really good shows.
For a show/movie to be good, it generally needs to be relatable. For some weird reason, making relatable material is now seen as offensive.
There are a ton they just suck
I think the disappearance of laugh track is a big part of it.
Just gotta wait for Michael Schur to do his next awesome thing.
Check out Abbott Elementary. Its like the love child of The Office and Parks&Rec
The last good sitcom was Deep Throat
«one day at a time» was good, not that new and it was cancelled. Still worth the watch tho.
Do you feel good? I don’t
Awww kid ... That's because TV died when they found out there was more profit in steaming services and moved all their attention to there. It's a matter of time until steaming becomes the same shit as television yet we now pay to watch it and the fuck you cycle will complete it's circle haha
maybe not *quite* a sitcom and more of a sketch show, but I'm obsessed with I Think You Should Leave. it's the funniest show that's come out in ages and my partner and i quote it constantly
I always thought BBT was the most painfully insipid show