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Need something "feel good" about now? We get it. One of our recommendations for light TV is "Ted Lasso." (Image: Apple Newsroom) At the height of the pandemic lockdown, I thought it would be great fun to use some of my newly acquired indoor time to re-watch HBO’s hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones.” About three episodes into my endeavor, I gave up entirely. It’s not because of its widely panned ending. (GOT fans: I will simply say the show’s conclusion made narrative sense, but was told too poorly to bother justifying. If you’d like to discuss further, my email address can be found in my bio.) Rather, I found myself struggling to complete the task because the show is bloody, brutal, gory -- in short, extremely depressing. And when you're living through the most painful period in recent history, the last thing you need is to feel (even more) miserable. Especially if it’s solely on behalf of fictional characters. And particularly if you're "languishing," a buzzword used at one point to describe our collective pandemic blahs. So I forged ahead, and found that the right TV shows can be a perfect way to forget (albeit briefly) our world of chaos. Here's my list, augmented by the staff at The Story Exchange. Each is available online ,and ranges from 30 to 60 minutes in length (which is great if you lack binge-watching time). And they’re all a blast. Our Still-Must-Watch List: “Shrill” (we know), “Broad City” (we know), “Gilmore Girls” (we know).

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11 Shows to Knock You Out of ‘Languishing’

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