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Discussion - What shows are surprisingly deep? (sopuli.xyz)
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For example, The Americans being marketed as a cold-war era spy drama/thriller but actually being more of a character study or Buffy the Vampire Slayer being reduced to a cheesy teen drama but actually being full of metaphors.

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[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Not sure how the Good Place was marketed but I found it one of the best ruminations in pop culture on what it means to live well.

[–] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 months ago

Bojack Horseman

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

DS9 - a deep study of war and chaos

Babylon 5 - a tale fit for Rome

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am really looking forward to watching all of B5 but I keep kinda hoping someone will redo those mid 90s effects. I remember watching as a kid when it came out and the effects were rough then.

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I doubt that’ll happen anytime soon tbh, but there is a very crisp 4:3 HD release out there somewhere which made it much easier to watch for me (none of that fake 16:9 stretch/crop). The effects are rough, but easy to ignore. Most of the important bits are character-driven anyway, which is why the show still holds up so well.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah the 4:3 works better for the live action as well. It was shot in 16:9 but framed for 4:3 tv broadcast so everything looks so packed into the center on widescreen.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Adventure Time. It's packaged like a kids show but gets into all sorts of philosophy on death and parallel dimension shenanigans.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Fringe. It seems like a monster-of-the-week show but has two deep and ongoing long burn plots, and both get to reach their end, if a bit rushed.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Serial Experiments Lain and Ergo Proxy.

Both shows pretty much require a degree in psychology and philosophy to really get them. Or you can just watch a bunch of youtube analysis videos to break them down. But both shows left me utterly lost and confused on my first watch.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 months ago

Gargoyles went deep in creating a complex magical world where human technology started being able to compete with the magic of old.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Steven Universe. First episode does ice cream let me use my superpower? Much later what's my moral responsibility if my mom committed genocide.