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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I've always heard good things about Dark, the German show

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Ya it's good

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My favorite show and it gets better with every rewatch. There are so many details in most of the scenes that reference future/past events so I've enjoyed it immensely rewatching it with new partners or friends who haven't seen it.
The time travel gimmick really gets overshadowed by the humanity and the personal consequences of time travel.

I'd also like to recommend The Frog, an Iranian show which was surprisingly high quality and poetic.

Another fantastic non-US: Detectorists, a British show about two dweeby metal detectorists with charm galore and hilarious dialogue. Very wholesome!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Very enjoyable.

Note that in order to enjoy Dark effectively you will need to dedicate a part of your home to a "crazy wall" to keep track of who is who.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I enjoyed it but I did have to stop mid way through season 3 because it just got too damn, well... dark.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

If you like funny game- and quiz shows, Britain has you covered.

  • 8 out of 10 Cats does Counterdown

  • Would I Lie to You

  • Taskmaster

  • QI

  • The Big Fat Quiz

are all top notch.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Carrot in a box 1 and 2, classic!

[–] AtariDump 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s…… Little Alex Horne!!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

but in high pitch ^little Alex Horne!!^

[–] Pronell 3 points 1 month ago

Taskmaster drew me in and I binged it all. Now that I've watched the other shows and know the contestants a bit more, it's even more fun to rewatch! Taskmaster is a gem of a show, an absolute casserole!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

The IT Crowd is still my favorite comfort watch

[–] voracitude 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)
  • Black Books

  • Spaced

  • Truth Seekers

  • The IT Crowd as has already been suggested

  • That Mitchell & Webb Look and really anything by David Mitchell and Robert Webb

  • Toast of London

  • Rake, but the Australian version

I'm sure I'll think of some others to add, I know I'm forgetting a lot right now...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Toast of London is one of my favorite shows ever. Toast of Tinseltown is good too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

David Mitchell was good in Ludwig this year as well if anyone wants a crime procedural.

[–] LordCrom 1 points 1 month ago

Toast of London is soooo good. Matt Berry is just next level

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Deadloch is a great Australian show about a murder in a rural town that was recently taken over by lesbian entrepreneurs and turned into an LGBT-friendly tourist destination. Bit of Mare of Eastown vibes, but more humor.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I really enjoyed Kleo - a German nostalgia show about an ex-stasi assassin dealing with the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin wall in the early 90s. 2 seasons are available on Netflix.

[–] MimicJar 6 points 1 month ago

Inside No. 9 is a "British black comedy anthology television programme" per Wikipedia.

Basically if you like Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, with a bit of British comedy, this show is for you.

Every episode has something worth watching, a handful are absolutely fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Life on Mars

[–] enshu 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Slow horses is too good

[–] SpiceDealer 5 points 1 month ago

La Chica de Nieve (The Snow Girl)

My Brilliant Friend

The Fall

Black Books

Elite

La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)

I would also recommend Say Nothing though I don't know if that counts as "non-US" because while the series is set in Northern Ireland and stars an Irish and British cast it is still US produced.

[–] JimmyChanga 5 points 1 month ago

Luther. Peaky Blinders. The night manager. This is going to hurt. I may destroy you. This is England. Boiling point

Humans Black Mirror Utopia The aliens His dark material

Brassic Fleabag Catastrophe Derry Girls The outlaws Letterkenny

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Taskmaster - a British show where comedians and other celebrities compete to complete random tasks. One of the funniest shows I've ever seen. The entire series is on YouTube

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This is the answer!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fawlty towers

Spaced

Trailer park boys

Father Ted

Border security

Peep Show

The Peter serafinowicz show

Black adder

Red dwarf

Kenny vs spenny

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

For Korean shows:

  • Beyond Evil
  • Moving
  • DP
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Class of '07 - the best 'women trapped together and trying to survive' show, it's an Australian comedy

Troppo - Australian crime drama with Thomas Jane playing the grumpy dad figure

The Devil's Hour - go into this show without knowing what it's about, it's absolutely fantastic

Sin Huellas (No Traces) - Spanish crime comedy

[–] TastyWheat 1 points 1 month ago

Speaking of Aussie comedies, Colin From Accounts is funny as hell too.

It's the name of the main character's dog, to set the tone.

[–] 2ugly2live 2 points 1 month ago

The Girl From Nowhere

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Dark Flight of the Concords