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What's the antithesis of Arrested Development, Firefly or The Big Lebowski? Those may never have 'found their audience' but over time seemed to recognised by everyone. What are the deep cuts that you liked but it feels like everyone has completely forgotten they even existed.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Black books is brilliant and wildly underrated. Dylan Moran as a misanthropic book shop owner with an idiot for a sidekick

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Co-created by Graham Linehan who also did Father Ted and The IT Crowd. Shows about misanthropic priests and IT dept guys with idiots for sidekicks. It's a winning formula.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linehan being attached to something isn't a plus these days...

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, he really Rowlinged himself. Shame.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

This is one of my absolute favorites. Few shows get a proper laugh out of me, but him coming out in a jacket made of his tax receipts me ever time.