This is Us

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Chapter 9 - "That Was We"
I was resistant at first, but they really were us a lot of the time. And the show didn't get enough credit for how creatively nonlinear it was. I got so I would cry everytime I heard the closing credits music.

United States of Tara

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Chapter 8 - "Many Me" Late "aughties", early 2010s
Speaking of underrated. A powerhouse combination of acting talent, including early roles for Keir Gilchrest and Brie Larson and a scene-stealing appearance by a pre-fame Viola Davis

Malcolm in the Middle

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Chapter 7 - "In the Middle" Early 2000s
An underrated gem that consistently defied stereotypes. Clearly Bryan Cranston's marquee role...

Xena

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Chapter 6 - "Xenaphile" Late 90s
This show was my life in 1998. Who would have thought I'd end up doing a #philosophy book with
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Chapter 5 - "Sketching in color" Late 80s, early 90s
I've been watching #SNL for 40 years, and I still quote #ChapelleShow but there's never been a better sketch comedy show than In Living Color

Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Chapter 4 - "To Baldly Go..." Late 80s, early 90s
I was almost 12 when this premiered and it BLEW MY MIND

The Cosby Show

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Chapter 4 - "The Golden Age of Sitcoms" Mid 80s
We didn't know the bad secrets of the man behind it, but this show was a huge and important unifying moment in American culture.

And it broke my parent's boycott of network television!

Pee Wee's Playhouse

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Chapter 2 - "Saturday Morning" Mid 80s
Who wouldn't want to hang out with this guy?

Mr Rogers' Neighborhood

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Part 1 - Late 70s, early 80s
There wasn't much television in the early years on our old, cheap, B&W TV, with my flower-child parents, and as far as I knew, PBS was all that existed. It was me, this man, and the Land of Make Believe: