Like many others, I have found myself constantly disappointed with the movie and show selections on Netflix. I literally spent like 32 minutes one day looking for a show that would hold me over until I fell asleep that night, and ended up settling for Family Guy for the 50th time in a row. Between working two jobs, going to school full-time, and letting social media consume my remaining free time, I would love to be able to go straight to Netflix and watch my favorite season of my favorite show whenever I damn well please, but since the selection seems to be a little bit dated, here are 5 shows that I think SHOULD be on Netflix.
1. Girls
My.God. If you have never watched this show, you absolutely have not lived life. As cliché as it sounds, this show saved my life. With just the right amount of dirty humor, raw drama and unexpected (yet realistic) twists, it shows how awful and painfully awkward your twenties can be. Set in the Big Apple, the four main characters each try their very best to find love, acceptance and themselves while screwing pretty much everything up on the way. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure of mine to see other people struggle like me, or maybe their struggles are what makes the show so relatable. Either way, it's time to forget about those unrealistic shows about twenty-somethings and get some Girls in ya life!
2. Spongebob SquarePants
Yo. Hear me out real quick. Spongebob hasn't won hella awards for being a mediocre animated show. The nasal yet guttural laugh I'm sure we've all heard at least once in our lifetime, the sly puns, and the clever plot sequences are what make this show so...SO incredible. You literally don't know what to expect when you turn on an episode of Spongebob... Unless, like me, you've seen every episode a million of times. There is just something about a sponge/man-child that really gets me goin'.
3. South Park
It took me YEARS to finally give South Park a try, and the day I did I pretty much signed my life away to the creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Not only is the show insanely crude, it is NOT afraid to say what we're all thinking about politics, pop culture, and America in general. I also think that because the main characters are kids, it's more taboo to hear half the things that come out of their mouths.
4. Cops
High speed chases, prostitution stings, drug busts, and drunk people. What more can I say?
5. And Lastly... Everybody Hates Chris
This is another show that took me YEARS to get on board with, but when I took the plunge, there was no looking back. With young Chris Rock, his spoiled little sister, his big-little brother, over-the-top mother, and cheap dad, this show will have your slapping your thigh and wiping happy tears from your eyes. Although it makes you think, "there is no way he really went through all of this," the possibility that he really might have is freaking hilarious.
