No one wants to be sick in college. Whether it means missing classes/assignments, infecting your helpless roommates, or being quarantined while everyone else is happily living the outside life, being sick in college is nowhere close to what it used to be in grade school.

One difference from your innocent childhood is the anxious reminder that adult-responsibilities are always right around the corner. But fear not--it's okay to know when to take a day off. No matter how painful it can be to watch hours and days slip away when hours and days are the currency of any college student, it's perfectly reasonable to call a mulligan when your own infection can put others at risk.

And while we know that anything you can do from the confines of your bed to help your academics comes first, what about all those other hours that seem like eons under the spell of a common cold, fever, or stomach bug? Why, binge-watching Netflix, of course. Here are four TV shows that will help being sick as a dog pass by like actual dog years:

1. BLACK MIRROR (Channel 4, UK/Netflix)

Not your traditional TV show, Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror is not only unique in that it's a British anthology series comprised of three episodes per season (bar a separate Christmas special), but also that each episode could basically be a movie all by itself. With central themes dealing with the (mostly negative) effects of our ever-growing technologies, the slightly futuristic thriller has been described by critics as "equally terrifying and heartbreaking" and even reminiscent of "a modern Twilight Zone."

Best Episode: While "The National Anthem" is really the only way to start a series of its caliber, Black Mirror didn't hit its peak for me until the likes of season one's "The Entire History of You" and season two's "White Bear." I'll give the edge to "The Entire History History of You," as its resonant message of technology induced paranoia can personally hit home for anyone in a relationship circa the Tinder age.

2. MR. ROBOT (USA Network)

Critically hailed as one of the summer's very best shows, the debut season of Sam Esmail's Mr. Robot has been nothing short of phenomenal. In the show we are given a mixture of cult-classic Fight Club coupled with the contemporary theme of control over information (specifically "hacking" in the aftermath of Snowden). I have to admit I had no expectations for a show from the network that brought us Burn Notice and Royal Pains, but my initial viewing of this cyberpunk drama proved me completely wrong due to its success and continued potential as it wraps up season one next Wednesday at 10 PM.

Best Episode: With its stylized title written like the rest of the episodes, "eps1.7wh1ter0se.m4v" blows it out of the water as the show hits the home stretch. Our main character Elliot (played by a stunning version of Rami Malek we've never seen before) is on the cusp accomplishing his goals when his world is forever flipped upside down. Anything else I say could be a spoiler. So it goes.

3. RICK AND MORTY (Adult Swim)

Ah, Rick and Morty. What at first I tossed to the side as a crude and demented version of Back to the Future that only Adult Swim could make has quietly become one of the two best cartoons on TV right now (the other holding my fourth spot on this list). From the inventively funny yet sick minds of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon (the latter of Community fame), Rick and Morty, now in its second season, continues to be one of the most consistent shows on air, with "bad episodes" still garnering tons of praise. Its simple yet brilliant premise of an alcoholic genius grandfather and his dimwitted grandson's adventures never fails to disappoint, as it couples the wonders of science fiction with the guest voice acting talents of such stars as David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Christina Hendricks, John Oliver, etc. And don't forget the regulars in Roiland, Harmon, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, and Spencer Grammer.

Best Episode: In what still isn't really a close one (not that it says anything bad about any of the other episodes), the best episode Rick and Morty has produced remains "Rixty Minutes." Taking the simplest of concepts in which Rick creates a device that gives the family TV shows from any conceivable reality, creators Roiland and Harmon take us on a wild ride that includes a foul-mouthed Garfield, the craziest movie trailer ever, a commercial for "real fake doors," among other zany TV skits. They also have enough time for an emotional side story in an episode that will have a tough time of being topped anytime soon.

4. BOB'S BURGERS (Fox/Netflix)

Now for the other funniest cartoon on TV--Bob's Burgers. While once-great shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy slip into irrelevance, and even South Park feels a little repetitive, this network cartoon comedy continues to feel fresh above it all thanks in large part to one of the best voice actors of our generation, H. Jon Benjamin (who also voices Sterling Archer). The rest of the Belcher family carry their end of the bargain as well, with Tina being one of the particular standouts in an irreverent comedy.

Best Episode: Though the show's about to start its sixth season, I'm only through one season, and therefore have to give best episode to "Crawl Space." Only the second episode of the show, we find The Shining references all over, awkward reactions to elder sex, and one of the kids performing fake seances.

In Conclusion: By the time you've finished reading this, I hope you're less sick, but chances are you're not. So you've finished all the schoolwork and other responsibilities you could perform given your condition. I've given you a few options to pass the time, whether it be through serious and dark thrillers or zany and hilarious cartoons. Of course these aren't your only options, but they're a good start.