Just started watching Deadbeat, doesn't take itself seriously and I'm laughing most of the time. Easy watching.
"Miracle Workers" hasn't been mentioned yet, it has a similar vibe, romantic comedy, some mild philosophy, very upbeat. Each season is a different storyline with (almost) the same cast, so if the first season doesn't grab you try the next. The creator had an earlier show "Man Seeking Woman" as well, that's fun too.
Dead to me starts off as if it's going to be dark but is actually pretty lighthearted
- Lost in Space
- Firefly
- The Orville
- Star Trek: Next Generation
- Cowboy Bebop (The Anime)
- Disenchantment
- Futurama
- Arrested Development
- The Office
I like to think that you were just too excited to share this information to use commas, or take a breath.
Poker Face
I'm rewatching Castlevania from Netflix and it kinda fits your criteria.
Gilmore Girls is a classic feel good show that I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned. Its pretty campy occasionally, but sometimes that's what you need.
Also Ed.
American Dad, starting at season 2, is complete gold.
The first season is rough, since the political comedy elements aren’t quite finetuned, which makes the characters a bit annoying, and Roger doesn’t have wacky disguises yet. Season 2 onwards the show has just right right wavelength of bizarre non-sequitur humor that always makes me smile. The jokes can be dark and/or adult, or just require context to understand but I think they are great.
A lot of great shows mentioned. To add to the list of upbeat the gf and I are working our way through Modern Family. The early seasons are pretty upbeat and lighthearted. I do wonder where they will end up in the later seasons as the families age.
Working Moms is something the gf watches and what I've seen had been pretty great and has some good fun shock value. I'm surprised where they go with some of the humour. Usually only animated shows get away with this.
I would add Archer but I haven't finished the last couple of seasons so I'm not sure where it ends up on the fun and outrageous scale.
Shrinking
Tacoma FD, Letterkenny, Shoresy, Miracle Workers, Poker Face, Resident Alien, Ghosts (US), The White Lotus, Shrinking, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Good Witch
Check out Wonderfalls. It's one of the stranger things I've seen, but quite brilliant. The Good Place reminded me of it in many ways, although they are very different shows.
Thermae Romae Novae is novel and hilarious
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