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Cozy Mystery TV Shows That Keep the Mood Light
Cozy Mystery TV Shows That Keep the Mood Light
by tv_binger  • 
16 in common: Miss Marple, Rosemary & Thyme and 14 more
Cozy mysteries put the fun back into a murder: a pretty village or a sunny island, a sleuth with quirks, a room full of suspects who all had tea with the victim, and a solution you can follow...
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Detective Shows for People Who Prefer a Case Each Episode
Detective Shows for People Who Prefer a Case Each Episode
by tv_binger  • 
12 in common: Harry Wild, Columbo and 10 more
Sometimes you want an investigation, a few plausible suspects and an answer before you turn in. These detective shows keep a substantial case at the centre of an episode, whether it lasts forty...
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Cult TV Comedies Canceled Too Soon
Cult TV Comedies Canceled Too Soon
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Pushing Daisies
Every show here is a comedy that got one or two seasons, sometimes only a handful of episodes, and still has fans pressing it on friends years later. The test for a place: the jokes still land...
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Shows Where Older Characters Get to Lead
Shows Where Older Characters Get to Lead
by tv_binger  • 
6 in common: A Man on the Inside, Matlock and 4 more
Retirement does not have to turn a television character into a source of advice for somebody younger. These series give older people the romance, rivalries, work, foolish decisions and unfinished...
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Detective Series That Are Strong From the First Book
Detective Series That Are Strong From the First Book
by book_guy  • 
On a similar theme
A detective's first novel should give you a reason to return, rather than ask you to wait for the series to become interesting. These opening books already offer a distinctive investigator and a...
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Mysteries With a Sense of Humor and a Proper Puzzle
Mysteries With a Sense of Humor and a Proper Puzzle
by book_guy  • 
On a similar theme
A good joke can make a suspect easier to remember or draw your eye straight past a clue. These mysteries make room for both. Try The Moving Toyshop for an Oxford farce with a disappearing crime...
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TV Shows With Mismatched Detective Partners
TV Shows With Mismatched Detective Partners
by tv_binger  • 
6 in common: White Collar, Bones and 4 more
Some crime shows are worth it for the cases. These are worth it for the two people working them. Every pick here is built on one investigating pair who do not naturally fit: a believer and a...
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Mystery Series That Reward Paying Attention
Mystery Series That Reward Paying Attention
by tv_binger  • 
5 in common: Magpie Murders, The Residence and 3 more
For viewers who enjoy testing a theory against what somebody actually said, where they stood, or a detail the camera briefly allowed them to see. These mysteries offer different kinds of...
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Shows to Watch If You Loved Only Murders in the Building
Shows to Watch If You Loved Only Murders in the Building
by tv_binger  • 
3 in common: The Residence, HIP - High Intellectual Potential and 1 more
Only Murders in the Building works because solving a case also means learning how to be in somebody else's company. These alternatives keep different parts of that pleasure: eccentric...
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Odd-Couple TV Where Neither Partner Gets to Stay in Charge
Odd-Couple TV Where Neither Partner Gets to Stay in Charge
by tv_binger  • 
2 in common: Wild Cards and The Finder
The pleasure of a mismatched partnership is watching certainty change hands. These shows pair people with incompatible habits, different kinds of knowledge and very strong opinions about the right...
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Shows to Watch If You Loved Wednesday
Shows to Watch If You Loved Wednesday
by tv_binger  • 
2 in common: iZombie and Pushing Daisies
Wednesday is fun because its outsider has a particular way of seeing the world, not simply because her school has monsters. These choices combine supernatural mysteries with distinctive comic...
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Shows to Watch Together When Your Tastes Never Match
Shows to Watch Together When Your Tastes Never Match
by tv_binger  • 
3 in common: Poker Face, Only Murders in the Building and 1 more
One person wants momentum, another wants relationships worth caring about. A useful compromise keeps offering both, instead of making somebody sit patiently through the part meant for their...
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Shows That Found a Second Life on Streaming
Shows That Found a Second Life on Streaming
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Lucifer
A second life can mean fresh viewing for an existing library, a change of platform or a revival with new episodes. These ten examples distinguish those routes rather than treating every later...
TV Shows
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Teen Drama TV Shows of the 2000s
Teen Drama TV Shows of the 2000s
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Veronica Mars
Every series here began between 2000 and 2009 and puts teenagers at the center of the drama, from Newport Beach and a North Carolina river court to Bristol and a London community center. The test...
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Shows to Watch If You Loved The Good Place
Shows to Watch If You Loved The Good Place
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Pushing Daisies
The Good Place makes a moral puzzle enjoyable because the people trying to solve it are funny, flawed and increasingly fond of one another. These series offer different parts of that combination...
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Steven Moffat TV Shows: Every Series He Created or Ran
Steven Moffat TV Shows: Every Series He Created or Ran
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Sherlock
Steven Moffat writes television like a lock that clicks shut at the last moment: timelines fold back on themselves, throwaway lines turn out to be clues, and a final scene rearranges everything...
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French-Language Shows That Stretch Beyond Paris
French-Language Shows That Stretch Beyond Paris
by tv_binger  • 
In common: HIP - High Intellectual Potential
French-language television leads to several countries and very different kinds of company here: regional France and Martinique, Quebec, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland. HPI and Candice...
TV Shows
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1990s British Crime Dramas That Raised the Bar
1990s British Crime Dramas That Raised the Bar
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Cracker
A murder investigation can tell you a lot about the people allowed to run it. These British series debuted in the 1990s and found drama in everything from a police complaint to a pathologist's...
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Pre-2000 TV That Still Feels Sharp Today
Pre-2000 TV That Still Feels Sharp Today
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Cracker
Older television should offer a good evening before it asks for respect. These British, American and European choices have vivid people, clever construction or social observation that still lands...
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International Emmy Winning Drama and Comedy Series Worth Tracking Down
International Emmy Winning Drama and Comedy Series Worth Tracking Down
by tv_binger  • 
In common: Ludwig
Every year the International Emmys honor television made outside the United States, and their drama and comedy winners include some of the most rewarding series many viewers have never heard of...
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