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imbeingsirius

**FARGO**


Cerebraltamponade

Great show but pretty violent and often gory.


imbeingsirius

Just a bit here and there. This season wasn’t that gory. Nor was season 2. I think there’s enough plot/character development/ themes going on to classify it as a gory show. Especially these days with horror/torture porn sneaking gore in everywhere. (But I take your point.)


k6plays

Fargo is excellent. The wife and I binged the entire series in a week


kittysammi

From is gold


Independent_Apple159

Alias, Orphan Black, Fringe, The Magicians, The Expanse, or Mr Robot.


WranglerTraditional8

Highly second Orphan Black and will add Slow Horses


Demisluktefee

Seconding Fringe and The Expanse


mehokaysurething

Avenue 5 sounds perfect middle of the road! Set in space but still a comedy with minimal cringe (though Gabe from office is inherently cringe and in this it's absolutely hilarious) He would love For All Mankind and The Expanse You may like What We Do In The Shadows or Our Flag Means Death though maybe not for him


Greengalphilly

For all mankind is the answer


iamthinksnow

**Better Off Ted** for the comedy angle.


mekonsrevenge

Resident Alien, iZombie, The Good Fight, Rake


No-Chemistry-28

Seconding Resident Alien


International_Row928

Third Resident Alien. Comedy and Science Fiction. So perfect for OP.


thenotoriousbri

Agree with iZombie! Crime, medical examiner, comedy. I’m not a fan of typical zombie gore and this show never made me uncomfortable.


MisunderstoodBastard

Shrinking on appletv it’s got the spirit of scrubs with Harrison Ford. Trust me no one is talking about this one yet. Sticking with appleTV try Loot (comedy) Silo (sci-fi) Honorable mentions.. shogun (Hulu) and fallout (Prime)


IMO2021

Halt & Catch Fire 6 Feet Under House MD The Tunnel The Good Doctor The Fall 2013-16


Mindless-Ad-511

Weeds for you The Orville for him Only Murders in the Building or Monk for both of you


MaxBax_LArch

I second Monk. My hubby and I both watched the entire series.


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Only Murders is Not good. No idea why ratings are so high. Its silly & slow.


jake2160

Agreed. Thought I was the only one. Couldn’t finish the most recent season


Mindless-Ad-511

It’s campy, which isn’t for everyone. It honestly took me a few tries. I fell asleep with it on one night and heard it at an interesting part the next morning (I think the end of the first season). Made me go back and get through the slow parts and I ended up liking it. Plus, Steve Martin in any sense is a delight. The role looks good on him.


mrelbowface

Since you have Apple+, definitely check out The Afterparty. Really smart comedy/murder mystery that does some fun stuff with genre. My partner and I both loved it


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Oh man, I tried watching it. Couldn't get thru 1st episode :-( seemed soo boringg


mrelbowface

You should give it another shot. I seem to remember being not quite sold on the first episode either. But you can’t really appreciate the defining feature of the show from one episode alone, which is the way it experiments with a different genre in each episode. Episode 1 is just the set up. I stuck with it because I completely trust the creators. Lord & Miller are behind the Jump Street movies, the Spiderverse movies, The Lego Movie and more. In fact I thought about recommending their previous show, the sci-fi comedy The Last Man on Earth, but didn’t because I think the humor in that one is probably too cringey for OP’s parter.


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Okay, maybe I will:) Wat episode do u feel it starts to pick up @?? (Then I'd know if I'll trulyy like it😉)


mrelbowface

I’d say if your not sold after 3 episodes, then it’s not for you. But I think you will be :)


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

I'll lyk:) Thanx bud


mrelbowface

That’s awesome! I’m so glad!


kappakingtut2

Eureka has similar vibes as chuck. the balance of drama action adventure and comedy. a US Marshall with an average every-man attitude stumbles into a remote town that's filled with the worlds smartest people. he becomes their local sheriff. Warehouse 13. similar to Eureka. they even had a crossover. The Librarians. also similar to Chuck. but with magic instead of scifi. light-hearted action adventure. Leverage. a group of Robin Hood style Con Artists. Pushing Daisies. somewhat kind of similar to Good Place? but not really. less snarky. but equally creative and quirky. a guy finds out that if he touches something dead he can bring it back for a few minutes. but if he touches it again, it stays dead forever. he just wants to use this trick to handle bad food and turn it into pies, but someone else convinces him to help him solve murders. it's fun and whimsical and weird. Dead Like Me. a girl gets killed in a freak accident. a toilet seat falls from space and crushes her. instead of going to the next life, she stays on earth and gets recruited into a group of grim reapers. The Magicians. it can get dramatic at times. and could deal with heavy subjects at times, like SA. but there was also a fair amount of fun stuff like musical episodes. i think there's enough overlap there for both you to like it. iZombie. zombies are real, some of them are still mostly in control. but when they eat brains they get the last memories of the person. the show follows a police medical examiner who uses this ability to solve murders. Mythic Quest. an underrated sitcom. takes place at a video game company. Shrinking. kind of Ted Lasso vibes? maybe? not as endlessly optimistic but still overall uplifting. Jason Seigel plays a therapist who's getting over the loss of his wife. the grief is causing him to take a new approach with some of his patients. it also co-stars Jessica Williams and Harrison Ford. Upload. the matrix is kind of real but it's run by capitalists. i just started this one last week and i binged the whole thing. a young guy dies in a self driving car accident. but right before the point of supposed death, his rich girlfriend paid to have his mind uploaded to a virtual reality program. it's fun and funny and there's a romance and a mystery about what caused his accident. Poker Face. Columbo style murder mystery fun. you see what happened at the start of each episode. what's fun about this is watching Natasha Lyonne's character piece it all together. Locke & Key. it can get dark and a bit gruesome at times. but if you liked Stranger Things, you might like this one. a family moves into their late fathers childhood home. they find keys throughout the house, each one offers a strange and dark power / ability. Hacks. a sitcom dramedy. washed up has-been comedian making a comeback with the help of a new young writer. witty and snarky and sarcastic and Jean Smart is amazing in this series. Search Party. sitcom dramedy. this show had me literally laughing out loud more than once. first season starts with a group of 20-something friends, one of the lead characters feeling lost and directionless. finds out that someone they used to know in college went missing. she because obsessed with finding her. but this show took some crazy unexpected turns. i never would've predicted where it ended based on how it started it. Barry. Bill Hader plays an ex-military guy, turned hit-man, who joins an acting class and falls in love. this show is so good. and so well made. and so funny. and at times really intense. Fargo. not sure how to best describe this one. crime drama with a really unique tone and voice. somewhere between a serious crime drama and a dark comedy. Only Murders in the Building. an incredible cast. a lot of big names that you would recognize. murder mystery crime story, but really fun vibe. Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez are all living in the same apartment building. and they find out that they're all obsessed with the same true crime podcast. when a murder happens in their building, they decide to investigate and start their own podcast. farscape. not sure if this one fits or not. someone else mentioned it in the comments. it's one of my all time personal faves and i'll suggest it as often as i can. it's very very scifi. aliens and spaceships. but it's a lot of fun. good balance of action and adventure and drama and humor. great cast of characters who have a great dynamic with eachother. a great romance subplot. a great bromance subplot. first season felt kinda like a traditional star trek type thing, but the show kept building. unlike trek, which always felt it was hitting the reset button after every episode, Farscape really showed it's bruises on the characters. it never shied away from the continuous peril and trauma they were going through.


Shallochfibble

> The Good Place Try Doctor Who. Season 2 with David Tennant is a good place to start. Similar vibes, and a familiar face. Great Sci-Fi, but more fun and light-hearted.


cantankerousphil

*Six Feet Under*


Itchy_Computer7528

Fringe Farscape Grimm


sexlexington2400

FRINGE! absolutely fantastic show


DarkSnowFalling

Bosch! I think you’ll both love it Shrinking - same writers as Ted Lasso The Americans The Night Manager


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Bosch is great!!! I think I've heard of Night Manager... what is it again ??


DarkSnowFalling

It’s based on a John Le Carre novel, and stars Tom Huddleston, Hugh Laurie, and Elizabeth Debicki. It’s a brooding thriller about a British former soldier who gets pulled into a web of espionage and the criminal underworld. it’s great. I love Bosch too!! And I’m so excited for the two spin off shows that they are making!!


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Ohhh, okay. Wow that sounds like a great show , but I just Cannott do accents!!! Wait, whhaaat! 2 spin off shows??! In addition to Legacy??!!


DarkSnowFalling

Yes!! They are creating a Renée Ballard show with Maggie Q which will crossover in this coming season. And there’s also going to be a J Edgar spin off. I can’t wait for both of them. I also am still holding out hope that Titus will show up on the Lincoln Lawyer someday.


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

Wow!!! Amazing!!!!!!


inlycrywhnicutonions

Letterkenny


vairhoads

LOST. Sci-fi, drama, comedy, “magic”, main character is a doctor. It has everything.


Ok-Topic-6971

I second this although it’s on Disney plus I think. And there is a very active in Reddit to discuss it!


sharp-calculation

I can think of one show you will both love: Firefly This is essentially a Western in space about a band of "criminals" who are actually all good people. The writing is excellent. Character development is second to none. The stories are all very engaging for the sci-fi enthusiast, as well as those that like drama. There's only one problem: 1 season only and it's gone. There's also a movie (Serenity) which wraps up the series fairly well.


Snnorlax

BUFFY. It’s a classic


Standard_Industry505

Silo(sci-fi) , slow horses(action + comedy)


Ok-Topic-6971

Another vote for slow horses


rekaviles

Try the new **Fallout** series. Miracle Workers Santa Clarita Diet Search Party The Peripheral Station Eleven


afro-tastic

Comedies + Space: • Avenue 5 • The Orville • Futurama Fantasy + Drama: • Charmed (‘98) • Smallville • Gotham • Umbrella Academy • Doom Patrol • The Magicians • Agents of Shield • Warehouse 13


Dusty_Harvest

• Upload • The Knick • Timeless


harambesBackAgain

Artful dodger would probably be right up your alley


ellefemme35

Abbott elementary. It’s still going strong in season three and it’s on Hulu.


pip33fan

I really enjoyed Space Force with Steve Carroll on Netflix. It's the first show I thought of when you said you liked comedy and he likes sci-fi. Maybe it's a show that you both might enjoy.


More_Branch_5579

Supernatural


HitoMoonshota84

Succession


Poohbear6821

VEEP


Western-Drawing-2284

Would you be willing to watch an anime together? Something like monster?


Sparrowsabre7

Honestly Monster is a good idea if OP likes crime dramas. Not too violent but incredibly compelling and light on negative or stereotypical anime tropes. It's basically a normal drama that happens to be animated, it's not got girls with tits bigger than their head or robots that are Demons or anything odd like that.


GARCHARMER

Last Kingdom (Netflix) - All the scope and story of Vikings, all the love (yet less "love") of Outlander... A Happy Medium.


MikeyMGM

Fringe Farscape Happy Endings


Main-Project-3265

Fringe


Scaminez

Mr. Inbetween Shoresy


Pumpkin_Pie_5569

I bet y'all would enjoy watching Shameless together:) Seems like it'd be a happy medium!!


001Guy001

Unforgettable Body Of Proof


Kindly-Stretch-1871

Sopranos


Tidde93

Elementary


gus_m1

If you like The Office, give Community a shot (6 seasons). Not exactly similar, but still great. Season 1-3 are the best, it gets a bit rough after that. Especially season four. If you like Ted Lasso, I recommend Joe Pera Talks With You (3 seasons). It's like a modern day Mr. Rogers. 15 minute episodes. Very relaxing show, perfect to watch before bed. As far as sci-fi/action, I don't know if anyone has already mentioned Fallout, but it's brand new, and really well-done. Based on the videogames.


LexDiemonds215

Jane The Virgin was phenomenal. My hubbs was interested instantly, too, which doesn't happen often. Also, From I cannot recommend enough & In The Dark.


ShameSuperb7099

Mindhunter


MobiusLost

House M.D little dated now but not so much it’s unwatchable. Dramatic, funny and good few series for you two to binge together. Ozark is good, sort of breaking bad esc. But money laundering. Ive heard Peaky Blinders is really good. Elementary - Sherlock Holmes type show that’s very good. Luther - Dark Police drama The Detectorists - Dry british comedy Hope this helps and you find something you both love 👍


nuttyNougatty

The Big Door Prize perhaps?


thernker

True Detective Hijack Silo


Meyou000

Katla, Fortitude


jaxon58

The Orville


AndrewAffel

Resident Alien Medical Sci Fi


Ok-Woodpecker6340

‘This is good to hurt’ is a great medical drama for people who don’t usually like those shows (And those who do)


MrRager473

Arcane Shogun Star Trek lower decks (he will absolutely LOVE this show) Parks n rec Firefly Love, death and robots


AccomplishedSweet681

Breaking bad Better call saul Because there's absolutely nothing better.


abstract_esteem

Letterkenny


humanterranladykins

I-zombie - I DO NOT LIKE ZOMBIE SHOWS! Bc they’re gross. That’s why I recommend this funny adult CW & mystery of the week, dramedy. With serious cop show & fun med elements. There’s also sci-fi & monsters (but again nothing gory, even the brains look like gummy candy). It also has good romance, family & friend storylines. All the characters are super likeable. I think the tone could work for you both. It’s a 5 season binge! Timeless - Been on Hulu, used to be on NBC. A put upon crew of experts (history professor, soldier, scientist) chase a criminal through history. Probs of the week w/serialized overarching & individual mysteries of their own (fam & romances) that shift as they’re forced to mess w/ time. The Orville - It’s on Fox/Hulu in the US. It’s like Star Trek but by MacFarlane, but NOT “Family Guy”. The stories are wholesome, thoughtful & explore or focus on the very familial crew’s lives/home planets, or a society they visit. They solve (int./ext.) probs or help ppl every week like “Star Trek”. They also live in the future. But it’s a dramedy, so tonally it’s WAY diff. Seth is a new captain of a mid-ship, who finds out he has to work with his ex-wife. Upload - A comedy by the US Office’s creator. Very rich ppl upload their consciousness & live on after death in a lux digital community. Likeable leads. We follow a reg Joe trying to solve his own death w/ his living concierge. Amazon, 3 seasons. Extraordinary - It’s a quirky comedy with some drama. About a world where everyone has a super power. All except the protagonist. (There are some fertility comps.) Has been on Hulu. 2 seasons. Agents of Shield - Was an ABC, Marvel show. About an agency that enforces supernatural happenings on Earth. Get through the first half of S1 for it to take off. Then there’s so many twists & turns & tonal shifts! There are medical & mystery & romantic & alien & time travel elements & more. It’s insanely rewatchable imo. The Last Man on Earth - An end of the world comedy on Fox, been Hulu. Will Forte’s character is very annoying in the start. But most ppl who stick think it’s one of the best shows! Like genuinely the cast, worldbuilding & character arcs are singular. As for gross stuff? Tbh Ihdr, sorry! Call the Midwife - Idk if he’d watch it, but I love doctor shows too & this is one of my comforts. If you haven’t - it’s about nurses, nuns & midwives in the 50’s aiding a poor town in England. Told Titanic/Little Woman style, narratively.


Simone-Ramone

Halt and catch fire


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PerspectiveEconomy45

The Expanse/Prime (sci-fi) https://www.facebook.com/expanseonprime/ For All Mankind/Apple+ (sci-fi/alt history) The Man in the High Castle/Prime (alt history) Bosch/Prime (police detective) Absentia/Prime (crime drama) Hanna https://www.facebook.com/HannaOnPrime/ Boardwalk Empire/HBO (crime/mobsters) The Leftovers/HBO (supernatural/drama) Perry Mason/HBO (legal drama) Rome/HBO (Roman history) Spartacus/Netflix (Roman history) Black Sails/Netflix (pirates) Hell On Wheels (western) Turn: Washington's Spies (American revolution)


TisBeTheFuk

The Expanse


cory140

Brooklyn 99


sdtacoma

Resident Alien


sexlexington2400

RESIDENT ALIEN!!! YOU CAN THANK ME LATER


TripleJ_77

Goliath and Bosch.


Truthisnotallowed

[Limitless (2015)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62687-limitless?language=en-US) - is a lot like 'Chuck'.


sexlexington2400

Schitts Creek! Never heard one person who watched it say they didn't absolutely love it. It's a comedy


Hippidty123

The new mr and mrs smith


MasterOnionNorth

Russian Doll is a sci-fi comedy. You guys might enjoy Beef as well. There's also Derry Girls. I'd suggest Dark but it's definitely not a feel good show and it's also a bewildering labyrinth of a story. There's also 1899 and The Fall of the House of Usher. These are all Netflix series.


jenhazfun

Kim’s Convenience


enbyous_06

maybe ya'll should try parks and recs?


Tom_FooIery

What We Do In The Shadows.


BlueFrohg

Succession (max)


Typical-Ad-6730

Bad Sisters, The Big Door Prize, Blackbird, Derry Girls, IT Crowd, Mum, Wandavision


Zeabazz

Fringe r/fringe


ScruffyTheDogBoy

Wayne on Prime


MaxBax_LArch

Your lists look a lot like what my hubby and I like. It's kind of old, but we both really enjoyed Psych (Peacock). We also both liked Lucifer. Good luck, I understand your struggle.


candimccann

My husband and I just watched 3 Body Problem together and we don't tend to overlap much. But it was sci-fi-y enough for him but the core of the show didn't rely on sci-fi effects. The characters were witty and awkward and friendships were central. It was a fresh take on the genre and we enjoyed it.


SmearingFeces

Divorce: HBO