As summer approaches, we realize that our shows are also going on hold for the summer. The solution? Netflix! The following ten shows will provide you with something to do with your lives over the summer and can be watched in a relatively short amount of time.
That 70’s Show
Characters:
Jackie Burkhart as played by Mila Kunis
Steven Hyde as played by Danny Masterson
Donna Pinciotti as played by Laura Prepon
Fez as played by Wilmer Valderrama
Michael Kelso as played by Ashton Kutcher
Eric Forman as played by Topher Grace
Plot Line: This comedy follows the lives of six teens growing up in the 70’s, in Wisconsin. This show highlights many of the events and trends of the 70’s. Eric is a typical 70’s teenage boy who lives next door to his girlfriend Donna. Jackie is a rich girl who dates Michael on-again-off-again. Hyde is a conspiracy theorist that worries the government is controlling the world. Fez is a foreign exchange student from an unknown country. Together, the gang provides comic relief to its’ viewers.
Number of seasons: 8 seasons running from 1998 - 2006
Time it will take to watch: 200 episodes at 22 minutes each = 4,400 minutes (73.5 hours)
Scrubs
Characters:
Dr. Turk as played by Donald Faison
Dr. Cox as played by John McGinley
Dr. J.D. Dorian as played by Zach Braff
Dr. Reid as played by Sarah Chalke
The Janitor as played by Neil Flynn
Nurse Carla as played by Judy Reyes
Plot Line: This show gives a ‘behind the scenes look’ into life as a doctor. The show highlights the journey that Doctors Turk, Dorian, and Reid endure throughout their journey to become doctors at Sacred Heart. Dr. Cox is mentor to Dr. Dorian, the Janitor is a lovable character that is constantly ruining J.D.’s day, and Nurse Carla is a nurse who helps provide wisdom to the new doctors.
Number of seasons: 9 seasons running from 2001 - 2010
Time it will take to watch: 182 episodes at 22 minutes each = 4,004 minutes (66.75 hours)
Chuck
Characters:
Chuck Bartowski as played by Zachary Levi
Sarah Walker as played by Yvonne Strahovski
Morgan Grimes as played by Joshua Gomez
John Casey as played by Adam Baldwin
Plot Line: After accidentally having a computer implanted into his brain, Chuck struggles to balance his new career as a secret agent and his job at the Buy More. Sarah Walker and John Casey are CIA and NSA agent that are guarding Chuck and training him to become a better agent. Morgan, Chuck’s friend, attempts to discover what has changed about his friend.
Number of seasons: 5 seasons running from 2007 - 2012
Time it will take to watch: 91 episodes at 43 minutes each = 3,913 minutes (65.25 hours)
Characters:
Dwight Schrute as played by Rainn Wilson
Jim Halpert as played by John Krasinski
Pam Beesly as played by Jenna Fisher
Michael Scott as played by Steve Carell
Plot Line: This show is a mock documentary about a paper company in Scranton, PA. The show follows the characters 24/7 for 9 years before airing in the last episode. This show is a comedy and shows the feuds between Dwight and Jim, the mischief accidentally caused by their manager Michael Scott, and follows the developing love story of Jim and Pam.
Number of seasons: 9 seasons running from 2005 - 2013
Time it will take to watch: 188 episodes at 22 minutes each = 4,136 minutes (69 hours)
The IT Crowd
Characters:
Roy Trenneman as played by Chris O’Dowd
Maurice Moss as played by Richard Ayoade
Jen Barber as played by Katherine Parkinson
Douglas Reynholm as played by Matt Berry
Plot Line: This British comedy shows the life of technical support workers who work at a huge corporation. Moss is a brilliant tech wizard, Roy is a lazy worker, and Jen has no idea about anything technology wise. The show also follows their lives outside the office providing comedic stories for the viewer.
Number of seasons: 4 seasons running from 2006 - 2013
Time it will take to watch: 25 episodes at 25 minutes each = 625 minutes (10.5 hours)
Rules of Engagement
Characters:
Jeff Bingham as played by Patrick Warburton
Audrey Bingham as played by Megyn Price
Adam Rhodes as played by Oliver Hudson
Jennifer Morgan as played by Bianca Kajich
Russell Dunbar as played by David Spade
Timmy Patel as played by Adhir Kalyan
Plot Line: This show follows the lives of married couple Jeff and Audrey, engaged Adam and Jennifer, and their friend Russell. The show highlights the dedication that marriage involves, and the trials of planning a wedding while engaged. Russell is a single guy who enjoys one night stands with younger women. Russell’s assistant Timmy is forced to constantly assist Russell in his ploys to attract these women.
Number of seasons: 7 seasons running from 2007 - 2013
Time it will take to watch: 101 episodes at 30 minutes each = 3,030 minutes (50.5 hours)
Terra Nova
Characters:
Jim Shannon as played by Jason O’Mara
Dr. Elisabeth Shannon as played by Shelly Conn
Mira as played by Christine Adams
Skye as played by Allison Miller
Commander Taylor as played by Stephen Lang
Plot Line: This show is based in the future, a future that is very grim. In order to save the human race, citizens are sent back in time to start a new life on an earth that no humans have stepped foot on yet. The sci-fi show shows the characters struggle to create a society out of nothing while battling dinosaurs.
Number of seasons: 1 season in 2011
Time it will take to watch: 13 episodes at 46 minutes each = 598 minutes (10 hours)
Friends
Characters:
Rachel Green as played by Jennifer Aniston
Monica Geller as played by Courteney Cox
Phoebe Buffay as played by Lisa Kudrow
Joey Tribbiani as played by Matt LeBlanc
Chandler Bing as played by Matthew Perry
Dr. Ross Geller as played by David Schwimmer
Plot Line: This 90’s show is a classic. It shows our six favorite friends while the struggle to transition into adulthood. After fleeing her own wedding, Rachel re-meets her high school friend Monica and moves in with her. Joey, a struggling actor, and Chandler live across the hall from them. Ross, Monica’s brother, falls head over heels for Rachel and struggles for her to return the feelings. Phoebe is a lovable girl who is a masseuse while hoping to one day becoming a singer and sings at the local coffee shop.
Number of seasons: 10 seasons running from 1994 - 2004
Time it will take to watch: 236 episodes at 22 minutes each = 5,192 minutes (86.5 hours)
My Name is Earl
Characters:
Earl Hickey as played by Jason Lee
Randy Hickey as played by Ethan Suplee
Joy Turner as played by Jaime Pressly
Catalina as played by Nadine Velazquez
Darnell Turner as played by Eddie Steeples
Plot Line: After winning $100,000 on a lottery ticket only to drop it and be hit by a car then accidentally sign his own divorce papers, Earl decides to repay all those he has ever wronged. He creates a list and must cross off everything on it in order to defeat karma. With the help of his brother Randy, their hotel cleaner Catalina, Earl’s ex-wife Joy, and her new husband Darnell, they hope to cross it all off before more bad karma gets back at Earl.
Number of seasons: 4 seasons running from 2005 - 2009
Time it will take to watch: 96 episodes at 30 minutes each = 2,880 minutes (48 hours)
3rd Rock From the Sun
Characters:
Dr. Dick Solomon as played by John Lithgow
Sally Solomon as played by Kristen Johnston
Harry Solomon as played by French Stewart
Tommy Solomon as played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Dr. Mary Albright as played by Jane Curtin
Nina Campbell as played by Simbi Khal
Plot Line: After landing on planet Earth, Dick, Sally, Harry, and Tommy struggle to blend in with the humans. Their mission is to study the humans and then report back to their planet and it's leader ‘the big giant head.’ Dr. Mary Albright is a professor who takes the new earthlings under her wing with no knowledge of their true origin.
Number of seasons: 6 seasons running from 1996 - 2001
Time it will take to watch: 139 episodes at 22 minutes each = 3,058 minutes (51 hours)
All these shows are available on Netflix. If you don't have Netfix, you can always check them out from your local library!
