We live in a moment when there's never any danger of running out of TV to watch.
The downside is that there's never enough time, and sometimes you just want a show you can trust to be fast and satisfying.
If you're looking for a simple, settle-in-for-a-long-weekend binge (and you've already watched Stranger Things), here are 26 options to fill your need for a short, potent TV fling.
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SHOWS TO CATCH UP ON
"Catastrophe"
Short, filthy, and searingly funny, Amazon's Catastrophe charts the course of Sharon and Rob's relationship through unexpected pregnancy in season one, and early parenthood in season two. It has all the humor and charm of a rom-com, and it grounds the conventions of that genre by building its story around two bracingly honest, smart, flawed people. The pleasure lies in watching them laugh together, and in enjoying a relationship that feels like spending time with real people, if those people were very, very funny. 4 hours, 50 minutes.
Available on Amazon Video.
"Documentary Now!"
This IFC darling is a weird, unlikely production by Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Seth Meyers in which every episode is a different send-up of some well-known documentary property. The second season has an episode that mimics The War Room; another episode called "Juan Loves Rice and Chicken" that takes on the Jiro Dreams of Sushi model. But Documentary Now! is not spoofing the originals, precisely. As Sam Adams writes at Slate, the key to the show is how deeply its creators love the originals, and how thoughtfully they gently riff on each style. Even if you're not into documentaries, the silly, well-constructed jokes will work regardless. 5 hours, 15 minutes.
Available on Netflix and DirecTV. Available for purchase on Amazon Video, iTunes, YouTube, and Google Play.
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