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If Ocean's Eleven felt clever but distant, this may feel clever and emotionally invested.

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Leverage - If Ocean's Eleven felt clever but distant, this may feel clever and emotionally invested.

February 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM

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If Little Women felt like sisterhood, this feels like earning your place at the table.

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Anne with an E - If Little Women felt like sisterhood, this feels like earning your place at the table.

February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM

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If The Wonder Years felt like wistful remembering, this feels like being dropped back into the middle of it all.

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The Goldbergs - If The Wonder Years felt like wistful remembering, this feels like being dropped back into the middle of it all.

February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM

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If The Crown felt like watching history through glass, this feels like being invited to the party.

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Bridgerton - If The Crown felt like watching history through glass, this feels like being invited to the party.

February 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM

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If The Crown felt like observing royalty, this feels like befriending neighbors who happen to live in a castle.

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Downton Abbey - If The Crown felt like observing royalty, this feels like befriending neighbors who happen to live in a castle.

February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM

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If The Office felt like watching coworkers, this feels like accidentally joining a family.

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Community - If The Office felt like watching coworkers, this feels like accidentally joining a family.

February 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM

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If The West Wing felt like believing in democracy, this feels like watching it rot from the inside.

https://texture.watch/card/house-of-cards-2013

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House of Cards - If The West Wing felt like believing in democracy, this feels like watching it rot from the inside.

February 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM

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If SVU felt procedural and House felt clinical, this may feel more intimate and conflicted.

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The Closer - If SVU felt procedural and House felt clinical, this may feel more intimate and conflicted.

February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM

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If Stranger Things felt thrilling with some dark moments, this may feel like sustained emotional assault.

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American Horror Story - If Stranger Things felt thrilling with some dark moments, this may feel like sustained emotional assault.

February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM

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If House of Cards felt like watching power corrupt, this feels like watching power inspire.

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The West Wing - If House of Cards felt like watching power corrupt, this feels like watching power inspire.

February 11, 2026 at 3:45 AM

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If Buffy felt like growing up with supernatural problems, this feels like being an adult when your whole world turns upside down.

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - If Buffy felt like growing up with supernatural problems, this feels like being an adult when your whole world turns upside down.

February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM

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If Supernatural felt like carrying the weight of the world, this may feel like protecting your neighborhood.

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Grimm - If Supernatural felt like carrying the weight of the world, this may feel like protecting your neighborhood.

February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM

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If CSI felt like solving puzzles, this feels like realizing the puzzle is solving you.

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MINDHUNTER - If CSI felt like solving puzzles, this feels like realizing the puzzle is solving you.

February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM

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If This Is Us felt like emotional manipulation, this feels like emotional honesty.

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Parenthood - If This Is Us felt like emotional manipulation, this feels like emotional honesty.

February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM

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If Seinfeld felt like watching selfish people, this may feel like watching genuinely bad people.

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - If Seinfeld felt like watching selfish people, this may feel like watching genuinely bad people.

February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM

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If Dexter felt like a fascinating monster, this may feel like someone you could actually meet.

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You - If Dexter felt like a fascinating monster, this may feel like someone you could actually meet.

February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM

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If Game of Thrones felt ruthless but epic, this may feel ruthless and personal.

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The Boys - If Game of Thrones felt ruthless but epic, this may feel ruthless and personal.

February 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM

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If Seinfeld felt like observing human behavior, this feels like being forced to confront your own.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm - If Seinfeld felt like observing human behavior, this feels like being forced to confront your own.

February 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM

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If Jack Reacher felt like righteous vengeance, this feels like righteous intervention.

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The Equalizer - If Jack Reacher felt like righteous vengeance, this feels like righteous intervention.

February 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM

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If Friends felt like hanging out with people you'd want to know, this feels like eavesdropping on people you'd cross the street to avoid.

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Seinfeld - If Friends felt like hanging out with people you'd want to know, this feels like eavesdropping on people you'd cross the street to avoid.

February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM

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If Naruto felt like growing up alongside the characters, this may feel like watching gods struggle with very human hearts.

https://texture.watch/card/dragon-ball-z-1989

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