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What are some lesser-known obscure TV series that went under the radar, that you would recommend?

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  • Overspark@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Station Eleven

    It’s absolutely criminal how little attention HBO gave this show. It wasn’t even brought to Europe, so you can’t watch it legally over here. But IMHO it’s one of the best TV shows of the past few years, and it’s a complete story so no cliffhangers. It’s also one of the rare cases of a show being better than the book it was based on, and the book was already a bestseller.

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    • major_briggs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I love it. Have watched it three times. Cried during the last episode the first time I saw it. The book was pretty good, but I agree on the show being better.

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    • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Wasn’t released at the same time as covid? It had a bad timing sadly.

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      • Overspark@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah it was, and the first episode hits quite hard on the heels of covid. I’m sure not everyone was ready for something that apocalyptic, but still.

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  • milliams@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    • Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place
    • The Armando Iannucci Shows
    • The Adam & Joe Show
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    • Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I see you, and raise you:

      • Snuffbox
      • Flowers
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    • el_bhm@lemm.ee ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Blood. Blood. BLOOD. Blood.

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    • MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place

      Now that’s an obscure gem and suddenly I want to hear that 80s synth song from Matt Berry www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-ZGP68-3w

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  • Stern@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Monkey Dust. BBC show from the late 00’'s that went ~3 seasons. Animated sketch comedy that was ostensibly British but wasn’t SO British that Americans wouldn’t get it. Example sketch-

    youtu.be/RAgsubC0zaE

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    • Aphelion@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I absolutely love Monkey Dust. Binged all of it in college and recently subjected my wife to it.

      It aged depressingly well.

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  • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sliders

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    • SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      you have to whisper it

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      • Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Lol i did that just before i saw your comment

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Great show, pity it ended with the ep Exodus pt II

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  • TimboSlice@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The Knick

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    • RamenDame@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      This tv show is awesome. I want to give your post a million upvotes

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  • eponymous_anonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Comrade Detective

    Fictional 1980s Romanian buddy-cop propaganda tv show promoting Soviet communism - filmed in 2017. Dubbed into English with voices including:

    Channing Tatum Joseph Gordon-Levitt Nick Offerman Jenny Slate Jason Mantzoukas John DiMaggio

    It’s fucking amazing

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  • pglpm@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It depends so much on one’s tastes… But

    Forever Street Hawk Firefly Travelers

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    • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t think you can call Firefly “lesser-known” or “obscure” …

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      • pglpm@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I can agree, but could say the same of the others or of other answers. Viewer count may be very different in different countries too. My rule of thumb for “obscure” is: something I mentioned to acquaintances that they’d never heard of.

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    • arrow74@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Travelers was good and honestly I’d love a reboot that continues the story. It’s literally designed for it

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  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I did not see Herman’s Head mentioned. I’ve only met one other person that remembers it. Not great in a change-your-doors-of-perception for life, but a fun sitcom from the early '90s.

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    • Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I remember it, the intro more than the show itself lol.

      … And now I’m thinking of the show Night Court lol

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      • Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Wait! Louise! Played by Yeardley Smith who voices lisa simpson!

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  • Sludgeyy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The Magicians

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    • spudsrus@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah, gutsy writing… Enjoyed it for sure

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  • spudsrus@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Mr Inbetween is an excellent Aussie show. Haven’t found anything else that captures our culture so well.

    Not sure where the bar sits for obscure / under the radar. There’s plenty of more popular shows I normally recommend.

    Keeping it less known I guess:

    Sense8 - slow start but cool concept

    The goes wrong show - brilliant little piece of British theatre humour. Some great recurring gags

    And second another commenter’s recommendation of you’re the worst as a good laugh.

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    • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      For Americans lloking for these shows-

      Mr Inbetween is an excellent Aussie show. Haven’t found anything else that captures our culture so well.

      This is on Hulu/FX

      Sense8 - slow start but cool concept

      Netflix owns this world wide

      The goes wrong show - brilliant little piece of British theatre humour. Some great recurring gags

      I believe this is prime video in the states

      And second another commenter’s recommendation of you’re the worst as a good laugh.

      Also on FX and it’s the best Rom-Com next to Prime Video’s “Catastrophe”

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  • MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    How about two with Rosa Salazar?

    Undone on Amazon Prime, a trippy psychological show about a girl (Salazar) exploring the link to her present and her dead father (Bob Odenkirk). It’s rotoscoped to add to the trippiness

    Brand New Cherry Flavor on Netflix, where an aspiring writer gets her career ruined by a director when she turns down his sexual advances. She makes a deal with a witch to get revenge

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    • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      oo, Brand New Cherry Flavor was fun

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  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I don’t see Dame Judy Dench’s masterpiece “As Time Goes By” mentioned often.

    It’s about a love affair between the acclaimed author of “My Time in Kenya”, and his publisher.

    (This summary is intentionally reductive to the point of absurdity. But trust me, it’s quite good.)

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    • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If we are going to talk about shows with Geoffrey, I recommend “Butterflies” — a BBC production by Carla Lane. It’s a dramedy about a housewife with two teenage boys and a husband, but she has a flirtation with another man. She has to make a decision about how she is going to move forward.

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  • weirdboy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The Lost Room.

    Not sure where you can find it, though.

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    • Revan343@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Torrents for it are around

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    • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      My grandma got that for me on DVD ages ago. The first few episodes are rough, but it’s really gripping by the end.

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  • TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Flash Foward was an interesting series, sadly it end on a major cliffhanger and was never continued.

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  • idriss@lemm.ee ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Brickleberry

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  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Otherworld.

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  • Substance_P@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I became a big fan of the series “V”, specifically the 2000’s remake. I think they discontinued the series due to mixed ratings.

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  • vahalasly@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The Terror - season 1 especially is so well done This is going to hurt - UK medical drama, both hilarious and heartbreaking

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    • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Still pissed that The Terror didn’t do a season about the Dyatlov Pass incident. It would have been a good fit for this show.

      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

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    • TimboSlice@discuss.online ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The Terror is so good. I just found out it had a season 2 and it looks terrible.

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      • vahalasly@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Indeed :') Thankfully since they are anthologies, you can just pretend it doesn’t exist

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  • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I got this from the fediverse in another thread but kims convenience is hilarious. the brother I think did a marvel film recently to.

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  • putitoutwithyourbootsted@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I didn’t see these:
    Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
    For all Man Kind (Apple TV)

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    • LordWiggle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      For all mankind is really good, just get through the first 3 to 4 epis (those are a bit boring) butt rust me, it’s worth it!

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      • SmoothOperator@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I refuse to butt rust you!

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    2 of 2

    TURN -George Washington’s Spies.

    Black Sails

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Three from the BBC, all free on Youtube.

    The Prisoner

    I, Claudius

    Connections

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    • dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      ive been watching Dangerman the pas couple years to lead up to a rewatch of the prisoner. dangerman is pretty great too, but more of a regular spy drama

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Something I watched the heck out of was 'The Americans."

        Another good, solid spy series.

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    • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I second these three recommendations!

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Thanks!

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  • MantisToboggon@lazysoci.al ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    M.A.S.H.

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    • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you haven’t heard of M.A.S.H. may I also politely recommend the sleeper hit, Star Trek?

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      • thessnake03@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Deep dig. Only 3 seasons in the 60s lol

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    • misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t think it went under the radar of the TV studio because it ran for 11 years and got a Golden Globe for the best TV series.

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      • thessnake03@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And the finale is still the most watched program of all time (minus superbowls)

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      • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It’s series finale is still the most watched live tv event in history. They had 106 million viewers, estimated over 60% of all Us households! Calling it a lesser known or obscure show is an objectively false statement

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    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Found the Zoomer, I guess

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  • HamstersAreLowCarb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Others have already recommended Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls, and Galavant. All are worth another mention.

    I’m surprised only one other person mentioned Final Space. At first glance you might think, “Oh, it’s just a Rick and Morty knock off.” You’d be wrong. It’s much more Futurama in tone than it is Rick and Morty. I’m not afraid to admit Final Space is the only cartoon I’ve watched as a grown man that made me cry. On multiple occasions. It hits you right in the feels, hard.

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  • Kcap@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Border Line - British mockumentary that follows airport security forces. Even though The Office was British originally, this feels like they took they the US’ Office and put their spin on that. There’s definitely a Michael, a Dwight, a Pam and Jim etc. It’s pretty fucking funny, but unfortunately they only made 2 seasons before it got canceled.

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    • con_fig@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I can’t seem to even find it any more, I really enjoyed it!

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      • Kcap@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Got you fam: sflix.to/tv/free-borderline-hd-29761

        Just make sure you have an adblocker enabled first haha, but otherwise that site is the mecca for all rare old finds like that. Enjoy amigo!

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  • krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There have been a veritable ton of amazing shows from Adult Swim that flew under the radar. My three favorite are:

    • Dream Corp LLC
    • Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
    • The Heart, She Holler
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    • Evoliddaw@lemmy.ca ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Dream Corp was my favourite, sad it didn’t continue. Early Mark Proksch is fucken gold.

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      • krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yeah, likewise. Everything about that show was stellar. At this point, I think it’s only available to buy via Amazon Video.

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  • LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Probably only lesser known depending on age but I always like Due South.

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    • Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      One of my favorites. Love Gordon Pinsent as his dad.

      Now im thinking about Power Play. I would love it if Shoresy made a reference to the show Power Play at somepoint if they havent already

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      • LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I really liked Gordon Pinsent’s turn as Maurice Becker in Republic of Doyle too. Both sides of the spectrum with those two roles.

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    • Taminator101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thank you kindly.

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  • TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Tokyo Vice

    The Knick

    Two unique shows cancelled after two seasons. Both have qualities I’ve not seen in other shows. The Knick has a unique atmosphere that makes it really appealing along with a brilliant soundtrack that you would never expect from a period drama. Tokyo Vice’s story telling is uniquely a mix of English and Japanese and blends the two so naturally. The acting in both shows is superb and I wish we had more.

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  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Someone mentioned Patriot here the other day, and I think that qualifies as at least lesser-known.

    Also going to plug the Canadian TV series Sort Of, about a trans woman who is a nanny for her friend’s suburban family.

    I was also surprised I had missed Spaced, a kind of surrealist sitcom starring Simon Pegg and directed by Edgar Wright (think: Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead). Not sure it counts as obscure or lesser-known, but it was for me anyway.

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  • zabadoh@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Children Of The Stones, 1977 British childrens’ horror show. A historian and his young son visit a small village whose residents hold secrets about an ancient stone monument.

    Like most 70s British TV, there’s no production budget, and entirely dependent on script writing and actors to create atmosphere.

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