I’m in the US so I’ve mostly watched US TV shows, I’ve been wanting to watch shows made by other countries as there must be some great ones that never took off in the states.

I’ve seen a few I could recommend like Alice in Borderlands (Japanese), Gangs in London (UK), Lupin (French)

45 points

Dark (German). Awesome series.

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Dark was great. For anyone watching for the first time, Netflix made a great website that helps you keep up with who is who with no spoilers. Select the last episode you’ve finished and it only gives information to that point.

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Came here for this!

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I loved season 1, especially for the 80s look in Germany which I remember from my childhood (Gen X)

Dark lost me with season 2

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Dark was great, it reminded me a bit of Stranger Things in the first season. By the second season you almost need to take notes to keep up with the story line though

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I need to take notes only 3 episodes in. I want to like it but it feels like tuning in to a random episode of the X-Files with no knowledge of what is going on.

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It takes 4 episodes to really build into the complexity. Then season 2 turns it on its head.

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Taskmaster (UK)

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As an American, this is 100% my favorite TV show. I’m so happy they got the rights to release every episode on YouTube the day after it airs.

Also, if you enjoy the UK panel show vibe, I really enjoy Would I Lie to You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Second “8 out of 10 cats died countdown”, and also suggest “Would I lie to you?”

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I second Cats Countdown.

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Many of the international versions are worth watching as well. The New Zealand and Australian versions are in English and so fairly easy to watch. Perhaps not unexpectedly, the US version is not good.

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I didn’t like the NZ one, tbh.

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That show is a balm for my soul.

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20 points

Letterkenny, Trailer Park Boys…the Canadian loophole

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Trailer Park boys is by far the best mockumentary created.

Fuckin way she goes boys

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It was fucking great until the last few seasons where they were older and trying to milk the name for some more money.

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Love Shoresy. It’s a Letterkenny spinoff, it’s a comedy with an uptick of drama over the source material.

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I love British comedy. Peep Show, Spaced, and People Just Do Nothing are some of my favorites.

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Peep Show is my human litmus test. Seeing how people react to that show can tell you a lot about them.

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The Phantom Menace was 18 months ago, Tim!

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Ahh… but have you tried This is Jinsy?!?

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Maybe could have framed this “non-US TV shows”. Now you’re inviting the majority if users to just tell you their favorite US series 🤷

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