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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8390046" data-attributes="member: 7023840">So, I wanted to post a few recommendations that push past the usual Disney+/Star Trek that we often discuss here. So think of these as more "thinking" TV shows. Mostly.In order:The Leftovers: Showrunner is Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen). This show is really hard- because the first season takes a little perseverance. It's good, but it can be difficult. Definitely try to make to the third episode! But here's the thing- the final two seasons of this show are, hands-down, some of the most meaningful and impactful things I have every watched. There are times I still think about it. I can't say much more without giving it away. The Shield: I can't believe you stopped before the ending! Hear me now and believe me when you finally watch it- very little is as powerful as the way that this show ended its run. Sense8: Wachowskis+JMS = good TV. Much like the similarly shortened, The OA, it's just some good, and uplifting, TV that's worth watching.  Alias Grace: This is a miniseries based off of the novel by Margaret Atwood (based on a true story). It's kind of true crime, but much much deeper.Rectify: Pure unadultered great drama; the story of what happens when a person is released from prison after 20 years on death row for a wrongful conviction. Maybe wrongful. And he returns back to the same town.Now, if you're just looking for fun, then:1. The Patriot. Watch the first episode. You will either immediately want to watch the rest, or it's not for you. I can't give anything away other than that. 2. Vice Principals: Walton Goggins + Kenny Powers = pure comedy genius. A show that never quite reaches the pure heights of Eastbound & Down, but is somehow more ... relevant? While also being insanely funny.3. The Night Manager. Critically acclaimed miniseries with Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston based on a le Carre novel. Great acting and even better locations.4. Justified. </blockquote>

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