To mark the release of Netflixs 90s-set Everything Sucks!, here are a dozen more recommended nostalgic comedies…
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The 90s felt so good that some of us never left.
Some of us are still there.
This Friday welcomes new nineties-set high school comedyEverything Sucks!to Netflix.
To mark its arrival, here are thirteen other modern TV comedies set in the recent past… 23s premature cancellation is that it freed up creator Nahnatchka Khan to work onFresh Off The Boat.
Its witty, warm, and packs a nostalgic punch.
Never mawkish or raucous, its a wistful portrait of that brief window of adulthood before responsibility begins.
And, it goes without saying, the 80s soundtrack and clothes are also totally bitchin.
Derry Girls
LisaMcGeesDerry Girlshas just concluded its first series on Channel 4 and another (hooray!)
is already in the works.
Among the nun-gags and fun-poking nostalgia sit the ridiculous and recognisable pains of teenage life.
Code Monkeys
Adam de la Penas animatedCode Monkeysfollows a group of early 1980s videogames programmers.
Look out for some geeky games developer cameos across its two seasons.
Its a comedy-drama, with plenty of both.
At ten half-hour episodes, it doesnt outstay its welcome and offers plenty of nostalgic fun alongside the pathos.
This cult series celebrity fans number almost as many as the comedians it stars.
Chiefly, thats down to the cast, which features pretty much every great US comedy actor currently working.
Just assume that everyone you like is in it.
If youre a fan, theres also sequelWet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Laterto check out.
The Goldbergs
A warm bath of 80s family nostalgia.
Its sweet, funny and comfortingly nostalgic.
In 2013, they were adapted into this E4 series, which expanded to three series totally sixteen episodes.
Freaks And Geeks
This series needs no introduction.
Paul Feig and Judd Apatows 1980-set comedy-drama is simply the best high school series ever made.
Its right up there with the excellentMy So-Called Life.
Its funny and heart-breaking and well-written, offering much more than simple nostalgia.
That this show was granted only one season remains aFirefly-sized injustice.
is out on Netflix today.
