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My wife said my show picks are 'emotionally flatlining'
She called my favorite gritty crime dramas 'a parade of sad men in the rain', so I finally watched Ted Lasso last month. Anyone got a show that's the perfect mix of funny AND has some actual stakes?
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the_thomas1mo ago
That's a tough spot. Try The Bear. It's got the high stress and real stakes of running a kitchen, which feels as tense as any crime scene. But the jokes come from the crew just trying to get through the day. It's not all sunshine, but it never feels like a flatline either.
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seth6831mo ago
Yeah, the dinner rush feeling dangerous is the whole point.
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joelh641mo ago
Wait, you're telling me The Bear is as tense as a crime show? @the_thomas, that's a wild thing to say about a cooking show. I watched the first episode and my heart was pounding like someone was gonna get shot, but it was just about a sandwich. It's crazy how they make a dinner rush feel that dangerous. I guess you're right about the jokes coming from just trying to survive the shift, though.
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