31 Days of Halloween Day 26: Best Genre TV Shows
False Positive Tips: Best Genre TV Shows –
Here’s a list of some recommendations for some of my favorite pulp tales of the surreal, fantastic, and macabre in live-action TV series format.
There’s a list for Best Animated TV Series and another for Best Anthology TV series.
Favorite Genre/ Pulp TV Series
In no particular order.
WARNING: Some of these trailers contain SPOILERS.
Still On the Air:
Locke & Key (2020–)
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Stranger Things (2016–)
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Ozark (2019–)
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The Mandalorian (2019–)
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Completed Series…
Hannibal (2013–2015)
If you happened to watch Bryan Fuller’s other show, Dead Like Me, Hannibal delivers the most awesomely meta crossover ever.
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Fringe (2008–2013)
Do yourself a favor, skip Season 1: Episodes 9 and 12.
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The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
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Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021)
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Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Yes. I’m the one who liked the entire series. It had pacing issues at the end, but I appreciated the payoffs.
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The Magicians (2015–2020)
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Partial Series…
Carnivále (2003–2005)
Canceled after 2 seasons.
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Firefly (2002)
Canceled during the first season, but the movie finishes the story: Serenity (2005). Skip the opening series title theme song.
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Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
Watch seasons 1–2. Skip s3 and pretend it doesn’t exist.
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Supernatural (2005–2020)
Watch seasons 1–5. Skip the rest or find a best-of list of episodes to guide your viewing.
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Castlerock (2018–2019)
Watch season 2. Skip the first season.
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American Horror Story (2011–)
Watch season 1 & maybe, Season 9. Skip the rest.
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If the List Kept Going, Maybe…
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018)
Angel (1999–2004)
Fargo (2014–)
The Orville (2017–)
Dollhouse (2009–2010)
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Continuum (2012–2015)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Watch seasons 3–7 and skip s1 & 2. Or find a best-of list of episodes to guide your viewing.
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What are some of your favorite science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, crime, or sword & sorcery TV series?