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It may be impossible for a show to be more 'my shit' than How to With John Wilson. The spiritual successor to Nathan For You that I've been begging for.

The episode on how to cook risotto is off-the-wall hilarious and also made me wamt to cry, which is a sentence I can't say about any other show.
 
Not sure if this is the right thread for it, but I was wondering if anyone has a tradition of watching certain movies during the holidays? I was talking with a friend about this the other day, and I got to thinking about what I like to watch over the holidays. My list (in no special order) is below.

White Christmas
The Christmas Chronicles 1 & 2
This Christmas
Polar Express
The Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version)
Klaus
Jingle Jangle
Rise of the Guardians
Last Holiday
The Muppet Christmas Carol

Open to adding more if you have any suggestions.

Edit: I forgot to add The Santa Clause 1, 2, & 3.
 
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MsLoganHenney said:
Not sure if this is the right thread for it, but I was wondering if anyone has a tradition of watching certain movies during the holidays? I was talking with a friend about this the other day, and I got to thinking about what I like to watch over the holidays. My list (in no special order) is below.

White Christmas
The Christmas Chronicles 1 & 2
This Christmas
Polar Express
The Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version)
Klaus
Jingle Jangle
Rise of the Guardians
Last Holiday
The Muppet Christmas Carol

Open to adding more if you have any suggestions.
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Wow! That's a lot of movies!

Respect.

Also, Scrooged and Home Alone. But that's just movies I like, not so much a tradition.

There's a movie thread too.

But maybe Christmas episodes of Black Mirror for television (but maybe a different type of "Christmas spirit").
 
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Lord Diaper Baby said:
Wow! That's a lot of movies!

Respect.

Also, Scrooged and Home Alone. But that's just movies I like, not so much a tradition.

There's a movie thread too.

But maybe Christmas episodes of Black Mirror for television (but maybe a different type of "Christmas spirit").
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Lord Diaper Baby said:
Wow! That's a lot of movies!

Respect.

Also, Scrooged and Home Alone. But that's just movies I like, not so much a tradition.

There's a movie thread too.

But maybe Christmas episodes of Black Mirror for television (but maybe a different type of "Christmas spirit").
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Oh I forgot there was a movie thread. Thanks, I posted in there too.

Movies or TV shows. I’m curious to what other people watch for “holiday tradition.”

The White Christmas episode of Black Mirror? That was a good episode. If I were to continue with a similar theme of not Christmas-y movies then I guess Die Hard and Gremlins would be good ones to watch.

I was thinking of checking out Krampus and A Christmas Horror Story.
 
I’ve been watching nothing but Impractical Jokers for the last three weeks while caring for my newborn. I can’t stomach anything dark, gritty, morbid, or even sentimental because I’m like an exposed nerve ending right now and I’ll cry/have a panic attack at the slightest provocation (looking at you The Undoing and you too Toy Story 4). Meanwhile, my wife watches nothing but Grey’s Anatomy when she’s breast feeding and every single episode ends with 12 deaths and 17 soul-crushing Sophie’s Choice moments. Lol.

As I begin the 7th and second to last season of Impractical Jokers, I’m very open to suggestions of light/absurd/bingeable/non-plot reality or reality-ish shows I can half-watch while doing solo baby shifts. I’ve already seen all of Nathan for You, John Wilson, and Joe Pera and my wife and I have Married at First Sight and 90 Day Fiancé already locked down for our joint tv watching. Doesn’t have to be a “great” show, just light, enjoyable stuff with no secret life/death lessons (last ep of John Wilson would fail this requirement lol) or heavy plot (no chance for me to get lost in nuance with a tiny human taking my main attention).
 
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I’ve been watching nothing but Impractical Jokers for the last three weeks while caring for my newborn. I can’t stomach anything dark, gritty, morbid, or even sentimental because I’m like an exposed nerve ending right now and I’ll cry/have a panic attack at the slightest provocation (looking at you The Undoing and you too Toy Story 4). Meanwhile, my wife watches nothing but Grey’s Anatomy when she’s breast feeding and every single episode ends with 12 deaths and 17 soul-crushing Sophie’s Choice moments. Lol.

As I begin the 7th and second to last season of Impractical Jokers, I’m very open to suggestions of light/absurd/bingeable/non-plot reality or reality-ish shows I can half-watch while doing solo baby shifts. I’ve already seen all of Nathan for You, John Wilson, and Joe Pera and my wife and I have Married at First Sight and 90 Day Fiancé already locked down for our joint tv watching. Doesn’t have to be a “great” show, just light, enjoyable stuff with no secret life/death lessons (last ep of John Wilson would fail this requirement lol) or heavy plot (no chance for me to get lost in nuance with a tiny human taking my main attention).
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Impractical Jokers is my guilty pleasure (well, not really 'cause I don't feel at all guilty watching it); but it is certainly low brow TV. It always makes me laugh. However, if you haven't watched it yet, do not see the movie. You can find all of the challenge clips on YouTube and the story/acting is, frankly, embarrassing.

Off the top of my head (not reality-ish, but light and funny), check out Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave on Netflix.
 
Lord Diaper Baby said:
Impractical Jokers is my guilty pleasure (well, not really 'cause I don't feel at all guilty watching it); but it is certainly low brow TV. It always makes me laugh. However, if you haven't watched it yet, do not see the movie. You can find all of the challenge clips on YouTube and the story/acting is, frankly, embarrassing.

Off the top of my head (not reality-ish, but light and funny), check out Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave on Netflix.
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That’s my favorite sketch show of the last decade. Or longer. Super stoked for season 2.

Lol. Too late on the movie. Although I was busy changing diapers/making bottles for most of it so I missed a lot of the non-prank stuff. Thankfully. 😂

You def get me here though. I appreciate it.
 
swamp jazz box set said:
I’ve been watching nothing but Impractical Jokers for the last three weeks while caring for my newborn. I can’t stomach anything dark, gritty, morbid, or even sentimental because I’m like an exposed nerve ending right now and I’ll cry/have a panic attack at the slightest provocation (looking at you The Undoing and you too Toy Story 4). Meanwhile, my wife watches nothing but Grey’s Anatomy when she’s breast feeding and every single episode ends with 12 deaths and 17 soul-crushing Sophie’s Choice moments. Lol.

As I begin the 7th and second to last season of Impractical Jokers, I’m very open to suggestions of light/absurd/bingeable/non-plot reality or reality-ish shows I can half-watch while doing solo baby shifts. I’ve already seen all of Nathan for You, John Wilson, and Joe Pera and my wife and I have Married at First Sight and 90 Day Fiancé already locked down for our joint tv watching. Doesn’t have to be a “great” show, just light, enjoyable stuff with no secret life/death lessons (last ep of John Wilson would fail this requirement lol) or heavy plot (no chance for me to get lost in nuance with a tiny human taking my main attention).
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Stay away from Queer Eye! It’s a great show but always makes me cry happy tears every episode.

My recommendations are Schitt’s Creek, Girlfriends, the IT crowd, and Avatar the Last Airbender (the animated series). I will rewatch these from time to time as a palate cleanser if I watched something scary And need a pick me up.
 
swamp jazz box set said:
I’ve been watching nothing but Impractical Jokers for the last three weeks while caring for my newborn. I can’t stomach anything dark, gritty, morbid, or even sentimental because I’m like an exposed nerve ending right now and I’ll cry/have a panic attack at the slightest provocation (looking at you The Undoing and you too Toy Story 4). Meanwhile, my wife watches nothing but Grey’s Anatomy when she’s breast feeding and every single episode ends with 12 deaths and 17 soul-crushing Sophie’s Choice moments. Lol.

As I begin the 7th and second to last season of Impractical Jokers, I’m very open to suggestions of light/absurd/bingeable/non-plot reality or reality-ish shows I can half-watch while doing solo baby shifts. I’ve already seen all of Nathan for You, John Wilson, and Joe Pera and my wife and I have Married at First Sight and 90 Day Fiancé already locked down for our joint tv watching. Doesn’t have to be a “great” show, just light, enjoyable stuff with no secret life/death lessons (last ep of John Wilson would fail this requirement lol) or heavy plot (no chance for me to get lost in nuance with a tiny human taking my main attention).
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I love Impractical Jokers! Have you seen the movie?
 
My wife and I just started watching the Flight ✈️ Attendant on HBO (HBO MAX in the U.S.) and we are both hooked! The mini-series is highly entertaining and brilliantly funny 😄 with plenty plot twists and a really good soundtrack. Kaley Cuoco, who plays the flight attendant who's life changes after one night, absolutely nails it! 👏👍👌
 
swamp jazz box set said:
I’ve been watching nothing but Impractical Jokers for the last three weeks while caring for my newborn. I can’t stomach anything dark, gritty, morbid, or even sentimental because I’m like an exposed nerve ending right now and I’ll cry/have a panic attack at the slightest provocation (looking at you The Undoing and you too Toy Story 4). Meanwhile, my wife watches nothing but Grey’s Anatomy when she’s breast feeding and every single episode ends with 12 deaths and 17 soul-crushing Sophie’s Choice moments. Lol.

As I begin the 7th and second to last season of Impractical Jokers, I’m very open to suggestions of light/absurd/bingeable/non-plot reality or reality-ish shows I can half-watch while doing solo baby shifts. I’ve already seen all of Nathan for You, John Wilson, and Joe Pera and my wife and I have Married at First Sight and 90 Day Fiancé already locked down for our joint tv watching. Doesn’t have to be a “great” show, just light, enjoyable stuff with no secret life/death lessons (last ep of John Wilson would fail this requirement lol) or heavy plot (no chance for me to get lost in nuance with a tiny human taking my main attention).
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Shark Tank. It’s a weird obsession of mine and something you can just throw on whenever and not pay much attention to. There are now 12 seasons of it.

Also another dumb one I watch: The Great Christmas Light Fight. Every episode has different families going absolutely fucking insane with Christmas directions in the hopes of winning a lame trophy and a lot of money.

Also for an actually good reality show, I would recommend Queer Eye. But there are a few eps in there that might make you cry (in a good way).
 
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