20 Sensational, Awesome TV Series to You Need to Watch and Skyrocket Your Fun Now!
A list of 20 sensational, awesome TV series – what’s that got to do with organizing?
So glad you asked!
We associate organizing with moving “STUFF” in and out of spaces in our homes and offices.
“Stuff” that’s crowding our drawers and bursting in our closets.
“Stuff” stacked like leaning Jenga towers piled on our desks and tables.
Okay, pretty much any horizontal surface invites “stuff” for many of us. Me included.
Which gives me pause – the floor is a horizontal surface. Does that explain why our floors sometimes look like obstacle courses?
Then we pretend we aren’t home if someone knocks on our front door. {Or is that just me who ducks under the front bay window.}
Here’s the thing; it’s not about the stuff.
Repeat after me, “It’s not about the stuff!”
Sure it’s helpful to organize the stuff, but guess what we often leave last on the list? Organizing our mindset.
Creating space in our minds and day for fun!
R&R is super important because we deserve a happy life! We all need downtime and to refuel or we may burn out and get depressed. For me, entertainment is my Chill-time go-to.
I love to unwind by reading novels. Check out my post of, 21 Great Books Recommendations. I also enjoy watching great movies and engaging TV Series.
{BTW, the movie list is coming, so for now, it’s this short TV land list for your entertainment.}
Why TV? TV has done a major upgrade. Studios such as HBO, Netflix, Amazon and others have taken their TV operations in-house. They’ve built studios of their own, hire top notch writing teams, and entice incredible actors.
Many TV shows rival excellent films. No longer do we have to wait for Masterpiece Theatre or the next Downton Abbey…the choices are vast.
So get ready to feed your brain some dopamine with these 20 Awesome TV series recommendations! There’s comedy, detective, crime and drama, so you’re bound to find a favorite or two.
WARNING! You may get hooked and want to marathon through.
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Trust me, I could veg all day long watching a great show. Which is why, on work days, my strategy is to get my main action steps and goals done before watching a show.
I do sometimes take breaks during projects and watch a show episode. It’s fun to leave it for after dinner chillin’ or a rainy weekend for some marathon viewing.
So….skip Mr. Moviefone, you got me here offering up 20 awesome TV series that are binge-worthy. Okay 23 – I had to force myself to stop ;-}
Grab your popcorn and let’s get this TV Party started!
*Note: this is by no means a complete list, but it’s a great start.
20 Awesome TV Series that are binge-worthy:
- Arrested Development {American – Comedy – Jason Bateman, }
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend {American – Comedy – Rachel Bloom}
- Broadchurch {British – Crime Drama – David Tennant, Olivia Colman}
- Endeavor {British – Detective Drama – Shaun Evans}
- Call the Midwife {British Drama – Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart}
- Foyle’s War {British Detective Drama- Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks}
- The Good Wife {American Legal & Political Drama – Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth}
- Grantchester {British Mystery Crime – James Norton, Robson Green}
- Indian Summers {British – Drama – Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Julie Walters}
- Justified {American – Western Crime Drama – Timothy Olyphant, Joelle Carter}
- The Killing {American – Crime Drama – Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman}
- Life on Mars {British – Science Fiction – Crime – John Simm, Liz White}
- Madmen {American – Drama – Jon Hamm, Elizabeth Moss}
- Parks and Recreation {American Comedy- Amy Poehler, Adam Scott}
- Mr. Selfridge {British – Period Drama – Jeremy Piven, Amanda Abbington}
- Nurse Jackie {American – Comedy – Edie Falco, Paul Schulze}
- Peaky Blinders {British – Gangster – Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory}
- Prime Suspect {British – Detective – Dame Helen Mirren, Tom Bell}
- Sherlock {British – Detective – Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman}
- Silk {British – Drama – Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones}
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Let me know in the comments if this list gives you some forgotten favorites to re-watch or some new ones to check out.
Enjoy!
For those of you who don’t yet know me, I’m Jul’s Arthur. I help women professionals & entrepreneurs STOP endlessly spinning their wheels stuck in anxiety and overwhelm with the chaos and stuff in their home, instead START simplifying, so everything has a place, they gain FREEDOM, CLARITY and manifest their DREAM LIFE. I’m also the author of the book 25 Days of Holiday Organizing! Ready to trade in DIYing it for fast track results? I’d love to help you go from chaos to FREEDOM.
I am always on the look out for a good binge watch because I so rarely do it! This list sounds awesome.. and awesome b/c any other list I see is always the same shows! I too like many of the British shows and can’t wait to check some of these out!! The challenge: which to start with!
So glad you found my list helpful—yes, I agree and part of the reason I keep and share my own lists! I see the same ones on Google too….hmmn mayhap Goggle could hire me to organize their lists for TV/Movies/Books lol. Enjoy!
most things are about mindset, aren’t they? we all need to be reminded to include fun in our days. thanks, jul’s! lately, my husband and i have been watching reruns of “frasier.” we watch one half-hour episode per night. short but sweet, and perfect therapy after a long day.
There might be a good argument for mindset being the foundation for many things…that is my view. Indeed, I remind those who follow me as I myself need to be reminded to include fun in my days. After all you and your husband have done with your renovation of your Italian Villa and your creation of your retreat program there…indeed, I imagine you both need some R&R. Frasier is a good show! I’ll include it on the next list of TV Series to enjoy.
Jul’s,
It’s funny that you posted about tv shows. I just started watching with my family on weekends again! NO joke. I don’t always watch during the week though, as I am often to busy to. I also do yoga and meditation for me time. Anyway, I absolutely love this post. Thank you for sharing it as I’m sure many people don’t see the connection of mind clutter until they read things like this.
Thanks for your comment Angela—and what a great way to get back to family bonding, watching some great TV together. Yes, for me the clutter is really rooted in mindset and organizing can be just busy work unless we remember to use it to enhance our lives!
I love BBC drama and British TV shows. I used to binge on Downton Abbey and I have not veg on TV series for a very long time. I am afraid that I will spend all day long just to watch the shows and not doing anything else. I will definitely check some of the shows out when I have downtime. Thanks for this great list Jul’s.
A fellow BBC drama and British TV shows lover! I know—I have to make sure I watch TV after I’ve completed daily work or for in between as a break. So glad you enjoyed my post and list!
What a fun post, Jul’s! You are so right about organizing our mindset, too! CRUCIAL in fact! I will definitely have to check some of these keepers out! Thanks for the fun share!!
Yep April, it’s not about the stuff, it’s about our mindset. Happy TV binging!