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3w ago

What show is weirdly or oddly cozy for you?

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Star Trek: Voyager. I was raised on that shit. Not objectively the "best" Star Trek. (Far from the worst, though.) But it's the one that's most nostalgic and, indeed, "cozy" for me.
- Mine is Deep Space 9! I should rewatch voyager. I watched it as a kid on TV but I don't remember much.
- Voyager has that "found family" vibe that most of the shows don't really.
- Currently rewatching for the 5th or 6th time... Right there with ya
- The first time I watched Voyager, I went into it only knowing that more folks liked TNG and DS9 (at the time I had only ever seen random eps of TNG, TOS, and a few of the TOS movies). So while I went on a random deep watch of all of Trek at the time (Discovery was either about to come out, or had started). I was very happy to find out that Voyager was much better than I expected. Also didn't take as long to get good (TNG was very weird the first few seasons which I found out quickly).
  After watching all the stuff before Discovery, it felt so different and kind of makes it and the other new shows seem strange. Not always bad, just so much modern effects that take attention away from the actors. So far I am in season 3 of Discovery, season 2 of Picard, and only one episode of SNW. Still looking forward to them, just need to be in a "time for Trek" headspace to power through them like I did for everything before.
  I personally find Enterprise to be the most weirdly cozy of the pre-Discovery shows (not near being the best taken as a whole like TNG/DS9/Voy). Has a nice mix of the "feel" of the 90s shows, but with some of the "modern" effects for me. Sure they went ham on stuff like "we need some kind of 'directive' for handling first contact", and they killed the show as it was really getting its flow. Really curious what even just one more season could have done as that last ep really felt like a quick end and was so jarring on the characters.
  Still pissed that Paramount said they will not do a touch-up remaster for DS9 and Voy like they did for TOS/TNG (and the 1080p remaster for ENT). They say it is because the amount of time and money that TNG alone required, and the sales of the TOS/TNG Blu-rays weren't high enough. Which sucks since DS9 and Voy are so badly needing something (even a more simple upscale of the non-sfx stuff since the effects would need full re-doing), and the fans of those are really dedicated.

I will watch a Joy of Painting episode anytime I come across one on PBS (they stream on YouTube but it’s more fun to find it “in the wild”)
- They had it on the tv when I went to lunch a few weeks ago. Watching it was way better than any of the sports on the other walls.

Black Books.
- Sorry, I need leatherbound pounds to go with my wallet. Next!

For me, it’s delicious in dungeon. I’m vegetarian and generally very weirded out by the cultish behaviours people have around meat, so a show about people killing and eating monsters should definitely not be as enjoyable to me as it is, but here we are. Very fun and cute show tho so I’m not complaining
- Yeah that show is oddly comforting. I love cooking and I found it a bit cringe as it's set up like a videogame, but OTOH I got a girlfriend through regularly watching it with her and cuddling sleepily on the sofa, so I can't complain 😅
- I am very curious what "cultish behaviors" you've observed surrounding meat. Not discrediting your experience at all, just a curiosity! I'm sure you've had to explain it many times before, so please feel free to ignore my request. 🙂 Just someone looking to broaden their horizons and understand.
  
  Probably the most relatable one around here is the way people on reddit used to talk about bacon - in like 2010s reddit it was almost mythologized, which was weird to me even back then when I still ate and enjoyed bacon. There’s a bunch of other small examples like that I’ve run into pretty regularly that are each innocent on their own but taken all together are just… odd. “Cultish” was probably too strong of a word but I couldn’t think of a better alternative (then or now) for the way some people treat meat so differently than any other type of food, including ones you might expect to be more exciting like deserts or something.
  I’m not one to try to tell people their opinions on subjective stuff are wrong and that’s not what I’m trying to say here, but I just do really think there’s more to the way some people treat meat than just it being a type of food they enjoy. Hopefully that makes some kind of sense lol
  
  Just tell a bunch of dudebros or old people you're vegan and have them explain it to you agonisingly.
  
  Tell someone you don't eat or like meat and they will tell you why you're wrong and what meat is best cooked how.

Keeping Up Appearances
Agatha Christie's Poirot (with David Suchet)
A&E's Nero Wolfe
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Stargate SG-1
- Which star trek is the best intro to someone young but totally new to the show/series itself? The original w/Shatner? I only know him from Family Guys various gag and cursing Kahn from Fiddler on the Roof
  
  Probably a toss up between The Next Generation (TNG) and Deep Space 9 (DS9). Do note that Star Trek series normally need about a season to find their footing. Season 1 of TNG was mid-tier but it still is a source of plenty of memes.
  I think TNG is likely the better starting point. The original series (TOS) is painfully old fashioned, which could ve a good thing or bad depending on your tastes.
  
  My friend is super into star trek and convinced me to watch some with him. I'd say go look up a 'top 5' of the OG star trek, watch those, then do what the others have suggested.

Monk. Most episodes follow the same formula, but it's always a lot of fun and when they do deviate a bit, it's so good!

Whenever I'm sick I will always just put on The Venture Bros. while I recover. The show spanned so many years, makes me feel better watching the show evolve and remembering what point in my life I was in when various episodes aired.
- Still gotta watch the movie they made about a gorilla heart I think

Burn Notice. I dont know what it is but it's like watching a version of "How It's Made" from a fictional universe. All of the voiceovers about spycraft are bullshit but my brain just buys it for whatever reason.
Also, can't belive I forgot this, but "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".
- Sunnys got me thru incredibly dark times
  
  Same here. There's just something about the gang that helps me see the good. They're objectively terrible people but at the end of the day they always stick together.
- The intro to Burn Notice will play in my head whenever I see someone wearing sunglasses. Super cosy for sure, such a great cast.
  
  Have you seen Archer? It's an animated comedy but it hits some of the same vibes, at least for the first 3-4 seasons. Things get... weird after that.

Psych is always my go to cozy show.
- There really is something to the humble procedural drama
  
  I also really like Monk and Elsbeth. I like my procedural dramas as long as they have a wacky Sherlock type, I suppose.
  I should really read Sherlock haha.
- I've heard it both ways.
  
  You know that's right.
- Hey, you hear about Pluto?
  
  Come on, son!

Bluey. I'm an adult and don't have children. It's my guilty pleasure.
- You might enjoy Hilda if you like Bluey. Those are my two comfort shows.
- Bluey is fantastic. My partner is from australia, and every time we are waiting in a pediatrician's waiting room, we love it when it's on the telly. He says he could start a side business smuggling bluey items from oz to here.

Yes Minister / Yes Prime Minister for me. Despite all the scheming the humour is so good-natured throughout.
- Thank god for this place. Im aquiring it shortly

BoJack Horseman is very oddly cozy for me. It shouldn't be. There's a lot of angst in there, but it's comfort.
- my ex loved that show. i thought it was funny but meh.
  turns out she had major lying/alcohol/money issues. go figure. and i was too stupid to realize it until we were about to move in together. her love of the show was her love of her fucked up treatment of me.
  
  Good thing she's your ex now, buddy. Glad you made it out.
  
  The underwater episode is great though, tbf

Star Trek The Next Generation
Modern Family
Dexter
Ghosts (Both versions)
LOST (right up until just before the end)
- I'm doing a Dexter rewatch over the holidays. Apparently there are a bunch of sequels/prequels now and I wanna refresh my memory before diving into those shows.;
- Dexter for sure for me

Probably not weird but an episode or two of MAS*H will always make me feel better

Scrubs, it's my comfort show when feeling down.
- Except the Ben saga and the whole Dr Cox breaks down bit.
  They are absolutely not for when youre feeling down.
  
  Great for when you need to cry, though.
- Come here brown bear!
  
  EEEAAAAGGGLLEEEEE!

It used to be That 70s Show, but too many of the cast is too weird/creepy now

From, horror show From, it's so nice to binge watch it. It's not like true horror but it is like mix of horror, mistery and fantasy and it is so funny to binge watch it and think about all sorts of theorise as to why that place even exist.
- I love this show! It genuinely feels like a great setting for a table top game.
- Gotta add this to my watch list
- It's so good for being such low budget compared to a lot of shows

Law & Order: SVU
- Same tho regular L&O is fine
  Feel free to not answer but do you think Law and Orde SVU appeals more to women audience? As a guy i never particularly liked SVU altho i liked Olivia Benson. Very human cop
  
  It's possible, especially since SVU typically had independent female ADAs and mainline L&O's Jack McCoy could occasionally be abrasive or dismissive towards his female assistant ADAs.
  But on the other hand, mainline has Jesse L. Martin and his pretty, soulful eyes.

X-Files

I find the Simpsons to be kind of a cozy show. Also Friends, how I met your mother. I find animation to be pretty cozy.

So many I guess.
classic 80s/90s sitcoms (Cheers, Friends, Family Matters, the Nanny, etc)
classic Simpsons
90s/00s PBS kids shows (Wishbone, Reading Rainbow, Clifford, etc)
Bluey
British shows (Keeping Up Appearances)

Leverage and the continuation Leverage: Redemption.

Scrubs and Stargate SG1 are my cozy shows.

If I had to pick just one it would be Red Dwarf. I watched it so many times I can't even count it.
There are also some series that aired at the time I was returning from school I'd happily watch if they were on right now. Even though I'm not that interested to search for them though. Shows like Renegade, Walker Texas Ranger, Baywatch or whatever that Star Trek with captain Picard was. This is hugely influenced by time and place as our eastern block country just opened to western shows and movies and everything looked so flashy and bombastic. And everything was flashy and bombastic compared to bland and gray local production at the time.
- Black Adder?
  
  Yeah, that one is great too. I really dig that British humor, also Monty Python's, Black Books or Yes, (Prime) Minister.

The Mentalist (2008-2015)
- Loved that show. From memory it started getting weird in later seasons but then wrapped up in a semi-satisfying way? Might have to.... starts looking for the box set
  
  Yes, it was soft rebooted for S6-7 because of a major event at the end of S5. About half the cast turned over, though they return for appearances. Ending was pretty satisfying, didn't feel too forced. The DVD box set is pretty nice, though I don't have a lot of those to compare against

The Great Big North
- Thats the alaska one right?
  
  Yeah

The Andy Griffith Show, but I don't know about the adjective "weirdly." The show is supposed to be cozy and comfortable, and it succeeds better than any other show I know. Hilarious, too. Barney Fife is the funniest character in the history of TV. I even named my Lemmy handle after him.
Perhaps a better choice would be one of my favorite Star Trek series - Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, or Voyager. I record them on TIVO, so I have a huge bank to choose from. I often watch an episode as the last thing before going to bed.

NCIS. We started watching the franchise with NCIS: Hawaiʻi, mostly because I support the film industry back home and love the scenery. From there, we watched the crossover episodes of the other shows, started but didn’t quite finish NCIS: New Orleans, then started the original show from the beginning until getting caught up last year. Now I throw on past episodes as background.
What’s funny is I assumed the spin-offs had to be crazier than the original because they must have had to escalate the storylines over time. Completely missed that call. That first season of NCIS is insane.
- The very first episodes start with a banger. The corpse stealing and Mossad killers are just so intense 😄

ReBoot and Beast Wars

Sat doen and watched a bunch of the new Quantum Leap the other day while feeling lonely, and that felt pretty good.

House MD

Ds9? I don't watch shows anymore, though I like remembering it

The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
OG SatAM Sonic the Hedgehog, the dark one where his family and friends have been roboticized.

Gintama

100 feet of silk rope

Supernatural
The Magicians
Resident Alien
The Expanse

Oddly enough, Emergency! (1972). There's something reassuring about it.
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist is very relaxing and cozy. And it's all available on YouTube.
And, of course, The Waltons.
- The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie are both amazing for slowing things down, altho they can also be a bit emotionally draining sometimes too.
  I love how they provide positive role models both for parents and children in terms of how to love and honor each other and communicate to solve problems rather than just fighting and other dumb shit we were forced to endure as children with parents opposite of those in these series
  Their children understand the parents only ask what is needed for them to survive and ensure their healthy development, theres nothing selfish about the parenting approaches, they genuinely want the best for the children and to hold their hands as they walk together finding it

30 Rock Though now I've watched it so many times while sick/ can't sleep that it puts me right to sleep.

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