Television

4620 readers

221 users here now

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

NewsAutoMod

automodbeta

Recommendations for shows similar to Our Flag Means Death or The Orville? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/television

42 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Are there any other shows out there of this sort of lighthearted nature, yet made with quality writing, out there?

It feels like a lot of recent things we've watched has been a bit grim and/or relies on spectacle rather than telling a good story and working a few jokes in along the way ... the world is on fire, I'd like to stop it and get off, if only for a few minutes at a time.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Anticorp 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you seen Star Trek TNG? If not, then check that out, since it's the inspiration for The Orville. It's not as comedic, but it's hopeful and not dark, and there's a decent amount of comedy in there. Skip season one if you're not a Star Trek fan.

[–] grue 5 points 3 months ago

And if you want to err on the side of more comedic instead, go for Star Trek: Lower Decks.