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Recommend me TV series with good balance of action, humor, drama

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earthbound

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a heck of a trouble finding new TV series that I like, and I was wondering if you guys can help me out. I guess part of the problem is that I'm not into TV series that are too dark, violent/gory, or serious.

Here are two shows that I absolutely love:
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Person of Interest

I would appreciate suggestions of any shows that can rival the two I mentioned above in terms of storytelling, depth, characters (especially strong female characters), non-excessive violence/gore, and good balance of action/HUMOR(!!!)/drama.

Other shows I've watched and I liked: Leverage, Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, White Collar, Covert Affairs, Suits, Legend of Korra, Sherlock, Merlin.

Thank you all in advance!
 
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roadbloc

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Breaking Bad. Might be a bit serious for your taste but there are many lighter moments throughout.
 
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Fringe - Light, occasionally shocking sci fi, female lead
Continuum - Light sci-fi, female lead
Doctor Who - from the makers of Merlin and Sherlock (a bit too silly for me)
Hustle (UK) - same as Leverage but more British (less guns!)
 
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Check out Scrubs, Northern Exposure, Eureka, Mash, Desperate Housewives (first season), Monk, Ally McBeal, Bones, Castle, and Drop Dead Diva.
 
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I have to say that I strongly dislike most of the shows mentioned so far.

I can only second Continuum (excellent how with a very strong female protagonist) and Breaking Bad.
Also consider Better Call Saul, Flash Forward and Under the Dome.

A comedy with a strong female lead would be the New Girl, but I consider that to be pretty boring.
The Big Bang theory also has a woman or two in it :p
 
zmunkz

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Archer hits the first two... Dexter definitely hits all three, but the finale makes me unable to give it a strong pitch... House of Cards hits all three if you like dark and ironic humor...

Can't think of anything recent that really blew me away in all three categories though.
 
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Some good recommendations in here that align with your "requirements" :)

Another one I'd add is Alias. Great action, pacing, plot, Jennifer Garner is the kickass lead, it has many JJ Abrams-isms, so if you like shows like Lost that blend in a little more fantasy elements in with a "not everything is what it seems", you'd dig on this. It starts as a show about espionage ... :cool:
 
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earthbound

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Thank you all for the suggestions so far!

I'm definitely going to check out some of you guys' suggestions, especially Alias and Continuum. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Person of Interest are pretty hard to beat for me, but I hope I'll find at least a few other series that can come close.

ravenvii said:
A bit old -- okay, very old, and you probably saw them already, but just in case -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Firefly.
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I've started watching Firefly twice, but I can never get past the first few episodes :(

roadbloc said:
Breaking Bad. Might be a bit serious for your taste but there are many lighter moments throughout.
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Can you tell me what the violence/gory-ness level is for Breaking Bad? Is it closer to, say, Person of Interest or The Walking Dead?
 
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