Off the top of my head, Oz and The Americans are under-appreciated.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A6turvaktin and its sequel series are really good, if we want to go proper-obscure.
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I randomly came across Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on Hulu and it quickly became one of my all time favorites. Super interesting characters.
This. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency had both a UK (cool) and an US (downright OUTSTANDING) version. If you can only watch one of them, pick the US one.
I find it hard to believe that a US version of anything was better than the UK version.
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Pantheon.
Pantheon.
Seriously, watch Pantheon if you haven’t already. Its screwed up release/licensing (died on the vine on some AMC streaming service) is a crime against humanity.
I literally can't say anything else about it without spoiling it, other than it's some of the best sci-fi ever, and its pacing is fast.
AMC has funded and then killed so many good and inventive shows.
Like what!? Pantheon is the only one I looked into (and miraculously got 2 seasons out of it).
“Lodge 49” was mentioned in this thread. I’ll add “Rubicon” to the list.
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Pantheon is such a good show and Ken Liu is an amazing author
+1. It was really good
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Better Off Ted
The workplace comedy about Veridian Dynamics, the company that can make anything, whether it's a good idea or not.
It was on a major network, but the timeslot kept abruptly changing and the final two episodes were preempted by a live sports event, and never even aired in the US.
Veronica: Ted, we need a mouse that can withstand temperatures of up to 300(?) degrees.
Ted: Live mouse or computer mouse?
Veronica: ....I'll get back to you.
An attempt at creating an artificial meat:
Jerome: It tastes familiar...
Ted: Beef?
Jerome: No...
Linda: Chicken? We’ll take chicken.
Jerome: [Shakes head.]
Ted: What does it taste like?
Jerome: Despair.
Ted: Is it possible it just needs salt?
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Travelers is quite good and I don't see it being mentioned as much online. Has a lot of ex Stargate extras.
Is that serialised, or episodic?
It's on my list - but I've heard it has a 'monster of the week' type style by a few, and I tend to dislike that more.
A good mix. Most episodes are a mission but there are a lot of serial storylines that work through the seasons.
For a time travel show it holds up very well on rewatch.
It's problem of the week with an overarching story for the season.
I wish they’d restart/reboot this one.
Galavant! The medieval, comedy musical!
There is a song that pops in my head regularly because it seems relevant to what I’m doing at the time, and I’m pretty sure it is from Galavant. Can’t remember it right now though. sigh
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Person of Interest was a show that started episodic and evolved into an incredibly thrilling epic. Fuck the main actor though.
Yes to everything including a big fuck you to Caviezel!
Not sure how "lesser known" it is, but I can't recommend Final Space enough
Did it get a true ending or did cancelation leave it on a cliff hanger?
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The Thick of It, for my unstimulated, laugh-track hating siblings out there. It's 'better' than The Office (both versions), better than Seinfeld (is this even a relevant mention nowadays?), and just under Sunny because Sunny ran for at least 12 extremely solid seasons while The Thick of It is a 3 season show. Strong recommendation for anyone who can process information efficiently!
I loved the single season of "Surface" that we got in 2005/6. It didn't do well, it wasn't particularly well made, but boy did it have me glued to the TV for the next episode when I was younger.
You just beat me to it. They had to rush the last episode since it was canceled, but overall a solid show that had an interesting take on a common premise.
Detectorists was very well done. It’s a brief 20 episodes over three seasons and a couple specials, and it’s buttoned up so well at the end. Highly recommend!
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The Patriot on prime is the best show nobody's watched. It doesn't have a single bad episode, the plot, dialogue, acting and production values are outstanding. It was cancelled after 2 seasons but is still really satisfying. Absolutely love it!
An annual rewatch for me. Absolutely love that show. It’s so funny, poignant. Just A+ work from the team.
Me too! It's pretty much perfect
Lodge 49, Lodge 49, Lodge 49! Probably one of my top 5 shows in the last decade. Every single review I have ever seen both professional and rando cannot stop raving about it, but still nobody watched it. I think mostly because it's kind of hard to describe and doesn't fit cleanly into any particular box.
Only downside is that it suffered a pretty sudden cancellation after season 2 was shot, so there is no satisfying resolution. Although Wyatt Russell has said repeatedly that he'd drop absolutely any project for a chance to revive it
A shame it was cancelled. A rare show where I was more interested in hanging with the characters then the main plot.
Turn was a good series. It’s about spies during the American Revolution
Better off Ted. Funny stuff.
I quite liked Continuum, but it never seemed to enter the zeitgeist. It is still one of my favorite time travel series'.
Star Trek Prodigy!
Younger people should watch Taxi. It didn't fly under the radar but it's old enough to be fresh even if you've seen it. My favorite new discovery for sure
Shatter Belt. It's like Black Mirror used to be. I absolutely loved it.
Slings and Arrows
Wise Guy and Crime Story.
BBC’s “Survivors”. The 1970s original, not the later remake. About the people left over after a pandemic.
1971 “The Guardians” also from BBC. About fascism in a near future UK.
“Thriller” another British show from 1974. It’s an anthology series centered around a mystery/suspense/horror story each week. The Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins episodes are particularly good.
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