Television, The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse

The Eclectic Eccentric’s Guide to Binging Through the Apocalypse: Workplace Comedy Series

               We’ve been a little heavy-handed on the Drama of late so let’s get you some good old-fashioned laughs that will remind you why you’re happy you’re not at work right now. These workplace comedies are perfect for wasting a day or two away. Some parameters for these recommendations, the primary setting must be the workplace and the majority of the characters must work at said workplace. So a sitcom like Cheers doesn’t count since half the cast are just customers. Parks and Recreation– Let’s be real, the first season of this show sucks, and the second season isn’t exactly…

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Television, The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse

The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse: Science Fiction Television Series

For today’s recommendations list, I’m giving you some of the best Science Fiction shows ever to air on television.  You’ll notice some notable absences (X-files, Fringe), I plan on making a whole other list about sci-fi procedurals. So cool your jets. Anyway here are the binging recs. Babylon 5: Hands down one of the greatest science-fiction shows ever written and decades ahead of its time. The whole series plays out like a five-act play and every plot thread, every detail is carefully nurtured. Yes, seasons one and five can be a bit rocky as a result of network interference and…

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Television, The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse

The Eclectic Eccentric’s guide to binging through the Apocalypse: Murder Mystery Television Series

               With most of the world trapped in their homes for the foreseeable future its going to be hard for us all to keep from going stir crazy. With that in mind, this blogger is launching a daily series of recommendations to distract you from these troubled times. TV, movies, books, comics; over the coming days and weeks I’ll be sharing some of my personal favorites across all sorts of genres. A quick disclaimer however, these are not top lists. As such these lists will not be presented in any particular order and may not include some of the more…

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