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Our family (Doomlet, age 10, plus the Missus and myself) binged Stranger Things together over the holidays. That was the first serialized show that we've ever watched together as a family, and now I'm trying to think of what other shows might be good for all of us.

I think he's a little young for Breaking Bad, definitely too young for The Sopranos or GoT or The Wire, or for most of the more character-driven shows that I look forward to eventually watching with him (Fargo, Mad Men, etc.)

The only thing that I can really think of is the X-Files, but I worry that he might lose interest due to not having any added motivation to watch so he can talk about it with (and seem cool to) his peers. He really likes cryptids and monsters and shit, but I can't remember whether the show starts off slowly or with a bang, so if the first episode or three are all just exposition, I fear he will grow bored with it quickly and lose interest in sticking with it.

Any other good ideas for shows that will appeal to everyone in the family?

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My kids are 10. Modern Family and PnR are shows they love.

Supernatural? He might dig it.

3 minutes ago, Post Oak said:

My kids are 10. Modern Family and PnR are shows they love.

Yeah sitcoms can be good. Malcom in the Middle is a good one.

Give a go at the popular sitcoms. I have a 10 year old that likes Community.

I don't think I can sit through a drama series that appeals to my wife or vice versa.

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I'm more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms.

Maybe Justified? I don't remember enough about it to recall if there's anything egregiously off-limits there. But we're fairly permissive, so I'm really just trying to think things that aren't too heady or heavy for a ten year old (The Leftovers, Dark, etc.).

Station 11? Scavengers Reign? The Americans, maybe?

13 yo girl and 11 yo boy. We just started smallville (wife’s favorite from college) and they really like it. They also enjoy Gilmore girls, another of my wife’s favorites. I think it’s a bit more in the 13 yo wheelhouse of course

Netflix lost in space, Wednesday, and sweettooth were all ones that my kids liked and I could get my wife to watch (and like)

We have made it to xfiles s3. Hit or miss

The boy really likes home improvement. Girl really likes the new high potential (and the rest of us enjoy it)

No idea how cool any of those are.

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Sweettooth is a good one that I had forgotten about.

Many of the shows that Mrs. Doom and I watch all have some kind of bleak and/or apocalyptic setting, so I don't want to overwhelm him with too much overly depressing shit given the general state of the world these days.

10 is a little young for the dramas. Not so much that I am worried about the content, just mine wouldn't be interested at all.

Star Wars Skeleton Crew

Andor

My 9 year old daughter really likes Seinfeld

15 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Sweettooth is a good one that I had forgotten about.

Many of the shows that Mrs. Doom and I watch all have some kind of bleak and/or apocalyptic setting, so I don't want to overwhelm him with too much overly depressing shit given the general state of the world these days.

Would fallout be too much for him? It's violent but not in a super disturbing way.

Lost?

11 minutes ago, Foosters said:

Star Wars Skeleton Crew

Andor

My 9 year old daughter really likes Seinfeld

That's actually a very good one for someone who enjoyed Stranger Things.

Timeless (NBC show on for a couple of seasons about 10 year ago).

Not spectacular but I think it would entertain all 3 of you.

It's free with Amazon Prime

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19 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Would fallout be too much for him? It's violent but not in a super disturbing way.

That's a good idea, too. Probably give him a little bit of social currency too, or at least more street cred than the X-Files. Separately, but on the topic of watching shit because it makes him seem cool to the other kids, it's very clear to us that (at least among Doomlet's cohort) there's a great deal of cache associated with having seen the Scream movies. He's seen the first one and the first half of the second one, but the plot is so thin and the characters all so tedious that he hasn't asked to finish it.

I disengaged from all the Star Wars shit when it became too much to keep track of, but I imagine that if he shows an interest in the future, those might be good options.

"definitely too young for The Sopranos"

10 might be a little young to hear Silvio say "I stuff provolone in my socks at night so it smells like your sister's twat in the morning!"

West Wing, you want to let the woke mind virus sink in nice and deep so it doesn't wash out once he hits puberty and discovers porn. Like brining a turkey for 7 seasons.

1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I'm more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms.

LOST is incredible before falling off pretty hard, but with that said i’ve found it to be the most bingeable show i’ve ever watched. i always felt like i had to keep watching; “just one more.” The Constant and Through The Looking Glass are two of the best episodes of tv i’ve ever seen.

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Damn. That's a good one especially for young boys about to hit junior high in a few years.

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Interesting idea. I never watched Wonder Years back in the day.

Throughout our Stranger Things adventure, I kept thinking about how we needed to watch Stand By Me together soon.

Lonesome Dove is only 6 hours long but it’s my favorite movie/tv/miniseries ever. it’s perfect. i watch it once a year, and in fact i’ve got a rewatch coming up here very soon. a 10 year old might be bored by it, but maybe when he’s 12-13 it’ll be something he could get into.

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2 minutes ago, Derka said:

Lonesome Dove is only 6 hours long but it’s my favorite movie/tv/miniseries ever. it’s perfect. i watch it once a year, and in fact i’ve got a rewatch coming up here very soon. a 10 year old might be bored by it, but maybe when he’s 12-13 it’ll be something he could get into.

Yeah, another one that's just a little too slow and character-driven for him right now, but which is on the list to watch eventually.

My kids liked The X-Files, but more the monster-of-the-week episodes, especially in the earlier seasons. They didn't care as much about the mythology. Lost was a hit, too.

I echo all the other comedies here, but for drama, maybe 24? It's so cheesy but dumb and fun and lots of plot twists and action.

SNL is pretty tame, especially the early seasons. Good exposure to some of the greats.

Seconded on the X-Files. My brother, dad, and I watched it every Friday night until high school.

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I disengaged from all the Star Wars shit when it became too much to keep track of, but I imagine that if he shows an interest in the future, those might be good options.

Skeleton Crew just takes place in the Star Wars universe. It really doesn't have anything particular to do with any of the other Star Wars shows. It's basically The Goonies in space. Go watch the trailer, if you like Stranger things you will probably like it. Same 80's nostalgic type vibe, but a longer time ago in a galaxy far far away.

2 hours ago, orange dream said:

Timeless (NBC show on for a couple of seasons about 10 year ago).

Not spectacular but I think it would entertain all 3 of you.

It's free with Amazon Prime

Fun show and if he likes that, Abigail Spencer's fappening would give him lots of cred with his friends

Try the first few seasons of Arrow. They burn through plot in a way that a lot of serialized shows are afraid to do and don’t start repeating themselves until season 4 or so.

Also, this will be a little weird at first but I also recommend Avatar The Last Airbender. It’s kids programming but I think a masterpiece in creating something that has depth well beyond what a kid will pick up on.

I’ll throw Netflix’s Wednesday into the mix. The first season was fun and campy but the second turned a little darker. It’s still a fun show for all ages and it may let you segue into the original TV show. My older kids enjoy watching the old reruns with me on MeTV (?) or whatever over the air channel they rotate through.

10 is too young for The Americans, imo.

Obvious suggestion: Ted Lasso

Other ideas: Chuck, Friday Night Lights (if he is a football fan), The Night Agent

MacGyver

Some of the old USA shows were good: Monk, Psych, Burn Notice

3 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Interesting idea. I never watched Wonder Years back in the day.

Throughout our Stranger Things adventure, I kept thinking about how we needed to watch Stand By Me together soon.

I watched Stand By Me with Jr when he was probably a little too young to see some of the stuff. It hasn't mentally scarred him yet so go for it.

Along the lines of some of the older comedies, Fresh Prince? Also some of the golden years of the Simpsons. Every kid should see Homer Goes to College.

6 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I'm more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms.

My kid is a middle-schooler, so your mileage may vary.

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - my kid loved those (but he likes the movies).

Everybody is throwing about a lot of older stuff (PnR, AD, etc.), but there are some pretty amazing Marvel and DC animated series out there.

Last summer, we spent a little time watching some old 80s stuff - Magnum PI, etc. He was interested in Air Wolf (but holy fuck the first episode, you need to watch first by yourself and then skip certain parts with the kid).

Battlestar Galactica (2004) captivated him, but there's some stuff in there as well you need to watch.

We are about to start on Stargate, first the movie and then the series (but watch for nudity early on, thanks Showtime!)

If he loses interest in Stargate, we are switching to Star Trek: TNG

Eureka (old Sci-fi series) was a lot of fun, as was Warehouse 13.

The Boys. Classic coming of age stories with super hero stuff and cool special effects. The political plot lines are pretty far fetched so he won’t get confused with current events. Lots of father son bonding moments. Mother son moments are touching too.

5 hours ago, Derka said:

Lonesome Dove is only 6 hours long but it’s my favorite movie/tv/miniseries ever. it’s perfect. i watch it once a year, and in fact i’ve got a rewatch coming up here very soon. a 10 year old might be bored by it, but maybe when he’s 12-13 it’ll be something he could get into.

lonesome dove is extremely rewatchable

the americans was damn good

Edited by tx 3 putt

Umbrella academy

Lost in space - the newer one

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The "Home" episode of the X-files should make for an interesting explanation.

Beverly Hillbillies

Wild Wild West

My 13 YO has interesting taste. She loved Wednesday and Stranger Things like her peers, but also absolutely loves The Rookie cop show and went with us to see the 2-episode premiere of The Night Manager at Alamo a few days ago. She’s currently binging The Tudors. She’ll then also still watch Sophia the First.

On second thought about The Wonder Years, 10 years old might be a little young. I'd wait until the kid(s) are about Kevin Arnold's age. Not so much because of adult content, but they won't appreciate/understand it as much.

I was in the same grades as Kevin when the show came out, so it was an amazing show for me, and my parents, honestly.

For the record, my Winnie Cooper was ... more developed... than the actual Winnie. But we all have a Winnie Cooper.

X-Files is tough because it's so damn much. Season 1 has 24 45-min episodes. Pretty massive commitment.

3 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

My 13 YO has interesting taste. She loved Wednesday and Stranger Things like her peers, but also absolutely loves The Rookie cop show and went with us to see the 2-episode premiere of The Night Manager at Alamo a few days ago. She’s currently binging The Tudors. She’ll then also still watch Sophia the First.

The rookie is awesome

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4 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

We will definitely skip the "Home" episode if we end up watching the X-Files!

18 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Our family (Doomlet, age 10, plus the Missus and myself) binged Stranger Things together over the holidays. That was the first serialized show that we've ever watched together as a family, and now I'm trying to think of what other shows might be good for all of us.

I think he's a little young for Breaking Bad, definitely too young for The Sopranos or GoT or The Wire, or for most of the more character-driven shows that I look forward to eventually watching with him (Fargo, Mad Men, etc.)

The only thing that I can really think of is the X-Files, but I worry that he might lose interest due to not having any added motivation to watch so he can talk about it with (and seem cool to) his peers. He really likes cryptids and monsters and shit, but I can't remember whether the show starts off slowly or with a bang, so if the first episode or three are all just exposition, I fear he will grow bored with it quickly and lose interest in sticking with it.

Any other good ideas for shows that will appeal to everyone in the family?

17 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I'm more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms.

Maybe Justified? I don't remember enough about it to recall if there's anything egregiously off-limits there. But we're fairly permissive, so I'm really just trying to think things that aren't too heady or heavy for a ten year old (The Leftovers, Dark, etc.).

Station 11? Scavengers Reign? The Americans, maybe?

10 is tough because they don't really make content for kids that age. They're too mature for Disney shit, but they don't have the attention span to sit through character-driven stories.

My 12yo daughter binged Young Sheldon multiple times. I don't want to watch it so it wasn't a family experience. I think Parks and Rec is a good suggestion, and I'm gonna introduce that to my two kids.

But dude. Justified? X Files? Breaking Bad? The Americans? Fallout? Station 11? You (and adults) might be more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms, but a 10 year old kid isn't gonna have a clue on what's going on. Maybe your kid is preternaturally mature. Who knows.

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2 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

10 is tough because they don't really make content for kids that age. They're too mature for Disney shit, but they don't have the attention span to sit through character-driven stories.

My 12yo daughter binged Young Sheldon multiple times. I don't want to watch it so it wasn't a family experience. I think Parks and Rec is a good suggestion, and I'm gonna introduce that to my two kids.

But dude. Justified? X Files? Breaking Bad? The Americans? Fallout? Station 11? You (and adults) might be more interested in long, evolving stories than 30 minute sitcoms, but a 10 year old kid isn't gonna have a clue on what's going on. Maybe your kid is preternaturally mature. Who knows.

You've nailed the issue, and the reason for the thread.

He was all in on Stranger Things (already wants to rewatch it) but I don't know of many similar shows that can appeal to the whole family (X-Files seems like the best option to me so far - serial story, but enough Monster of the Week stuff to keep him engaged).

It seems like the Star Wars universe could keep him busy for a while. The Percy Jackson stuff might be good as well - learning a little about Greek myths wouldn't be a bad side benefit.

Agree with the above - Wednesday, Lost in Space, and the various sitcoms.

I wouldn't necessarily binge everything. I personally like to spread things out. I would pick a few different things and bounce back and forth.

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