Arrested Development
One of my top five favorite shows. Hilarious and weird and smart. The reboot stands up surprisingly well to the original three seasons.
Black Mirror
I haven't seen all of the episodes of this serialized, sci-fi show, but the episode San Junipero is a masterpiece. God, I cry so much. The newest season has some fun stuff; I particularly enjoyed USS Callister.
Bojack Horseman
I've written quite a lot about this show already, so suffice it to say that it's tied for my favorite show of all time with Breaking Bad.
Broad City
FOUR AND THREE AND TWO AND O-ONE-- I overlook this show more than I should, but it's brilliant. Plus, Abbi/Ilana is a no-brainer ship that for some reason has not caught on widely.
Brooklyn 99
Not as good as the other unoffensive ensemble workplace sitcom, Parks and Rec. The characters are good, but the show doesn't utilize its police department setting as well as Parks played with the absurdity of small town government.
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
This show is brilliant and fun, with iconic musical numbers, and Rebecca is one of the most interestingly flawed lead characters on TV. And I love Valencia.
Flaked
I'm a fan of Will Arnett, if you can tell. Flaked is what you think it's going to be (which is still worth the watch), but the twist at the end of the first season brings it to a more interesting level.
The Handmaid's Tale
This show is a little too brutal to be enjoyable, and as far as Margaret Atwood adaptations go, I prefer the Alias Grace miniseries. But Hulu's playing with the big boys now.
The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo
This is a YouTube series, meaning you can watch it right now. It's funny in a surrealist, millennial way (which I love), and it's so high quality that I can't believe it's on YouTube.
Seriously, go watch it right now.
Girls
This HBO series is a train-wreck you can't look away from. And I gotta say, I always liked Marnie even though she's universally hated. She's just... hot.
Glee
I had watched Glee by the time I wrote my first "two cents" post in 2015, so I must have not wanted to admit I liked it. But now I'm secure enough to say: the first season is good. I'm serious.
Glow
This show was so good that I didn't notice that there weren't any lesbians in it until I was done binge-watching. (And really -- there aren't any lesbians. Wild.) There's a few weird things about it (wolf-kin girl?) but it's really fun and I love Alison Brie.
Grace and Frankie
I can bond with middle-age suburban moms about this show since I never got into Kimmy Schmidt. Grace and Frankie has plenty of moving moments, earned with lots of comedy.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
I've written at length about this show, and it's one of my top five favorite shows of all time. It's garbage and I love it.
Jane the Virgin
The silly tone and self-awareness are refreshing, and Gina Rodriguez is a rising star to watch. Plus, I'm a sucker for a good love triangle -- but I'm firmly Team Michael. Speaking of, I never saw the latest season... but I saw some spoilers, and I'm in denial :(
Master of None
The highlights of this show are the little vignettes, particularly the Emmy-winning Thanksgiving episode. There's little over-arching story that I can remember. It could use some.
Narcos
I finally gave into the "Because you watched Breaking Bad" Netflix category. Narcos is pretty good, and it's fascinating to learn about Pablo Escobar. I didn't watch past the end of season 2, when the Escobar story was wrapped up. Maybe it's still good, but I'm gonna have to build myself up before I can sit through more gratuitous violence.
The OA
I was assigned to watch this series for a theater class I took in college. I hated it. It falls prey to what I call Heroes-syndrome: it thinks it's the most important show ever with lots of Deep Themes, but it's mediocre bordering on bad.
Rick and Morty
This show is often lumped in with Bojack as "adult animated series with serious, existential themes." Although I prefer Bojack far more, the humor in Rick and Morty is better than I expected.
Stranger Things
It's kind of nuts how big this show got. It's good, but I don't know if it deserves to be The Show that everyone watches and talks about.
Veep
This show delivers sharp political humor, hilarious insults, and a deeply flawed but fun to watch main character.
Westworld
Jimmi Simpson's career is taking off! This show did a better job than most with actually setting up its plot twists; perhaps less surprising, but far more satisfying to watch since you're allowed to piece together what's happening.
The Walking Dead
This show is the hottest of messes. I'll maintain that the pilot is one of the best I've ever seen, but it all goes more or less downhill from there. I haven't watched the most recent season; did they kill Carl?!
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