For me, its Xena.
Few years back, height of covid epidemic, was living in homeless shelters. Overcrowded slums, everyone miserable, yelling, screaming, fights, abuse, rage. At one point, could feel the anger building in me. Powerless, a victim, desire for retribution. What good was trying to be better person, when all it meant was people walking over me.
Started rewatching xena, hadn’t in years. Big message of the show: when surrounded by hate, violence, it’s tempting to give in, to not be a victim. But you have a choice, to not continue the cycle, to make a better world. I so needed to hear that message at that time in my life.
What tv show helped you?
Beakmans world. Way better than that sham Bill Nye. Also I had a crush on Josie.
No show had a bigger impact on me than Neon Genesis
How I Met Your Mother
Won’t pretend it’s the greatest of shows but, for a couple lonelier years a while back, they were my best friends
Scrubs - landed at just the right time for me, fresh out of school and working through first real job/relationship. While my mates and I aren’t Turk n JD close, we were closer than the typical dude-bro stereotype of the time and it felt like this show just made it a lot easier to love your best mate without the homophobic shame BS!
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Just a damned good show all around that showed younger me a lot of what makes compelling stories work.
I used to have a lot of anxiety and trouble sleeping. I watched this show every night to fall asleep. It has become one of my most cherished shows.
I have not watched it in years, but I think it is time for a rewatch. I think it just got added to netflix in the country where I live.
