house of cards is not really a "great" show like sopranos or anything, but for a show that's just actors being cheesy and strutting around it's very fun. basically a better version of scandal.
orange is the new black is very... idk how to put it, "written by 'funny' white english majors" for better and worse, a lot of the conversation scenes are like, comedians riffing together, especially the black girls. this is a very good show that has empathy for all its characters, even the "bad" ones, and that's fun to watch.
daredevil - i didn't love season 1, too much boring legal drama and weird talk about THIS CITY. (didn't hate it either, there are good fight scenes and stick is a needed burst of energy). season 2 takes that legal drama and adds THE FUCKIN PUNISHER in a brilliant move. elektra is amazing, daredevil season two is dope as fuck.
jessica jones is like, designed in a lab to be the tumblr dream show. it's a show about "abuse" - kilgrave is the most obvious but every subplot is about an abusive relationship of some kind and how people break free of that and reclaim their own identities. it is incredibly strong from a thematic standpoint, you could teach a college class on it. action scenes not so good. if it sounds interesting to you personally, watch it. it's a very "what it says on the tin" show.
supernatural - an incredible, timeless story about love and friendship and brotherhood. especially interesting because stories about non-sexual love aren't told very often in hollywood. the demon/angel/satan stuff is just flavor. stop watching after season five.
parks & rec/30 rock - life is hard, and sometimes it's nice to watch a show about nice, funny people who don't have serious problems. digital prozac. parks and rec's first season is a show highlighting the uselessness of people and institutions and you may want to skip it. i didn't, it's cool if you're in that mood.
hemlock grove - fucking trash. famke janssen is a goddess but still, don't watch this.
peaky blinders - dope as fuck. it's nice to see cillian murphy as a leading man. this is kind of like house of cards, you're here to see actors ham it up. there's more violence than HoC and you might find that cathartic.
lilyhammer - okay this is the third "ACTORS! ACTING!" show, and people forget about it pretty often. it's a very... american show, about a mobster cutting a swath through some soft swedish people. it never gets as dark or dangerous as the premise makes you think (SPOILER) this could easily be like, a USA show. still, a nice time.
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Not even gonna defend it. The acting was alright, the lore was all over the place; I compare it to a grown up Teen Wolf for the similar themes and "reinventing the lore for modern times yet we forgot what we said last season" type storytelling. And the hot guys with the proclivity for taking their shirts off and liberal use of fake blood. That's why I watched it. For the bromance that borderlined homoeroticism and porn-like aspect of the hot guys. Same reason I watched Teen Wolf for two seasons, which I will never recommend to anybody, lol. 
