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Clash City Rocker

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23. The spinoff, Grown-ish, is a rare comedy about college kids that talks about real issues

Reply to underpants (Reply #18)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:39 PM

Jan 2019

That college-age kids are actually going through right now. Both of them are sitcoms for grownups, and those are exceedingly rare. The two shows trust in the intelligence of their audience and pull no punches, and that is sadly very rare,

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TV suggestions. Family shows but not milk toast [View all] underpants Jan 2019 OP

The Apprentice jpak Jan 2019 #1

Doc Martin. kacekwl Jan 2019 #2

Was going to suggest that, along with a few other British shows htuttle Jan 2019 #4

Misfits is awesome... targetpractice Jan 2019 #8

Whoops I should have read the thread before posting. mahina Jan 2019 #15

Watched Bird Box on Netflix last night and thoroughly recommend it. lark Jan 2019 #3

I've seen "A Quiet Place" underpants Jan 2019 #6

Get BritBox - lots of great British mysteries and 27 Classic Doctor Who seasons! csziggy Jan 2019 #5

if you like mysteries... lapfog_1 Jan 2019 #7

The West Wing Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #9

Yes and yes underpants Jan 2019 #13

Parks and Recreation mercuryblues Jan 2019 #10

The Goldbergs is really good underpants Jan 2019 #16

The best sit com mainstreetonce Jan 2019 #11

Yeah they did character development well underpants Jan 2019 #19

Black-ish is a great family show, and anything but milk toast Clash City Rocker Jan 2019 #12

Second Black-ish recommendation underpants Jan 2019 #18

The spinoff, Grown-ish, is a rare comedy about college kids that talks about real issues Clash City Rocker Jan 2019 #23

Try out The Detectorists. mahina Jan 2019 #14

Once Upon A Time is on Netflix DeeDeeNY Jan 2019 #17

Downward Dog Sedona Jan 2019 #20

"Father Ted" DonaldsRump Jan 2019 #21

CuriosityStream.com lunatica Jan 2019 #22

Heartland or Leverage. nt in2herbs Jan 2019 #24