Recommendations
A running ledger of recommendations including books, movies, music, video games, sustenance, and the rest. Annotated, opinionated, and updated when something earns more space, for better and for worse.
· 13 of 66 items · type TV Series · 5 stars · Reset
| Item | Type | Year | Rating | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton Ward | TV Series | 2010 | ★★★★★ | Treat yourself to the genius that is Adventure Time. The adventures of Finn and Jake are a fever pitch of laughter and philosophical wisdom and so much more that makes the show a modern classic. |
| Jeremy Clarkson | TV Series | 2021 | ★★★★★ | A grand dive into what it means to start a farm, run a farm, and expand your ventures beyond a farm. Exquisite camera work, larger than life personality, and an unvarnished(ish) view of what puts food on tables. |
| Patrick McHale | TV Series | 2014 | ★★★★★ | Always good for a seasonal watch. A deceptively funny and frightening animated show that's brilliantly voiced. |
| Mike Judge | TV Series | 2014 | ★★★★★ | Mike Judge (almost) never misses. And this one hit the mark with a strong cast that did great (and terrible) things. |
| Mike Judge | TV Series | 1997 | ★★★★★ | My favorite animated comedy series. The quality never dips too low and the laughs get better with age. |
| Yasuhiro Nightow | TV Series | 1998 | ★★★★★ | A goofy OP protagonist waltzes through a post-apocalyptic world with a funny, rich set of great characters and fun animation. |
| Shinichirō Watanabe | TV Series | 1998 | ★★★★★ | A classic, beautiful anime with understated dialogue, kinetic action, and a phenomenal 26 episode arc. |
| Sam Levinson | TV Series | 2019 | ★★★★★ | This is like if The Wire was more of a comedy and with less lofty, but equally poignant, ambitions. |
| Katie Dippold | TV Series | 2026 | ★★★★★ | A perfect blend of everything in 30-minute package -- small arcs + big arcs; comedy + horror + every genre; dynamic acting. It's got it all. |
| Mike Makowsky | TV Series | 2025 | ★★★★★ | Garfield's improbable rise and his assassin's stranger arc. Macfadyen, Shannon, and Offerman at full tilt. |
| John Wilson | TV Series | 2020 | ★★★★★ | A New Yorker's archive of footage comedically rebuilt as quasi-poetry about scaffolding, vacuums, wine, being alive, and a whole bunch more. |
| Charles Yu | TV Series | 2024 | ★★★★★ | Tropes deployed expertly to tell something stranger than your typical fare. a season-one ending that refuses to settle |
| Dan Erickson | TV Series | 2022 | ★★★★★ | Excellent but the pedestal it is being held on (and potentially chasing) should be knocked down to size. |