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15 Jul 2018, 12:06 pm

I find most shows to not be relatable as they are often about rich people with perfect lives. I find shows like Roseanne and Malcolm in the Middle to be more relatable because they are about working class families with real life problems. The families on these shows don't really fit in anywhere and they get screwed over a lot. What shows do you all find to be relatable?



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15 Jul 2018, 1:50 pm

Old shows from when I used to watch TV:

Twin Peaks / Trailer Park Boys (first few seasons) / Strangers With Candy / Wonder Showzen / Eastbound & Down / Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! / Reno 911! / The Office (first few seasons) / Delocated


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15 Jul 2018, 1:53 pm

The Stargate franchise.

Seriously!

I can relate more to any television series that features military members as real people, even if the situations they get into are mere fantasies.


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15 Jul 2018, 2:02 pm

JAG was kind of interesting. Part soap opera, part legal drama, with history lessons dropped in. If you want military.

It is kind of a pity that they dropped the revived Roseanne. Was starting to warm up to it.

"the Middle" (not to be confused with "Malcolm in the Middle" mentioned above) is a pretty good sitcom, and even has an aspie character( the little boy named Brick is not Id'd as such, but obviously is aspie).



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15 Jul 2018, 2:17 pm

"The Sopranos" because of the relationships with coworkers and family.


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15 Jul 2018, 2:24 pm

justkillingtime wrote:
"The Sopranos" because of the relationships with coworkers and family.
"Blue Bloods" seems to have the same 'vibe' to it.


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15 Jul 2018, 2:25 pm

Fnord wrote:
justkillingtime wrote:
"The Sopranos" because of the relationships with coworkers and family.
"Blue Bloods" seems to have the same 'vibe' to it.


Thanks! I will check that out.


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15 Jul 2018, 2:52 pm

The Middle seemed to kitchy and canned. Frankie, Sue and Brick were annoying AF.

Liked JAG and NCIS.

Two Broke Girls and Roseanne.



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15 Jul 2018, 6:38 pm

Good Times


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15 Jul 2018, 8:56 pm

grahambaster wrote:
Old shows from when I used to watch TV:

Twin Peaks / Trailer Park Boys (first few seasons) / Strangers With Candy / Wonder Showzen / Eastbound & Down / Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! / Reno 911! / The Office (first few seasons) / Delocated



I love Trailer Park Boys. I love how the boys always have each others backs. Reno 911 is pretty funny too.



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15 Jul 2018, 8:59 pm

HistoryGal wrote:
The Middle seemed to kitchy and canned. Frankie, Sue and Brick were annoying AF.

Liked JAG and NCIS.

Two Broke Girls and Roseanne.


JAG and NCIS are good. I love Two Broke Girls. Max and Caroline are so loyal to each other and the characters on the show.



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15 Jul 2018, 9:00 pm

Speechless is good too.



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15 Jul 2018, 9:19 pm

Seinfeld. Love it. Thankfully my wife does too so we never tire of relating things to and quoting from the show.

One reason I think I like it so much: The characters are often overly animated with their emotions and gestures (for comedic effect). I can understand that so much better and I can "get" the humor. I find the show very funny and entertaining.



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15 Jul 2018, 9:56 pm

I like "Good Times", "Roseanne", and "The Big Bang Theory"----even "The Carol Burnett Show", I can relate to, as she often plays characters that are just sooooo the "fish-outta-water" kind of people.










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16 Jul 2018, 8:18 am

Dr. Who



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16 Jul 2018, 8:31 am

I'd add the short lived series Crowded to this list. It was a couple millennials living with their parents which is pretty common nowadays, especially among those of us on the spectrum. Also the character Shea was pretty geeky & kind of Aspieish


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