Settle down with tea and crumpets and indulge in this delectable BBC import. The award-winning show is almost as famous stateside as it is across the pond, and with good reason. The high-class Crawley family and their servants is a lesson in post-Edwardian society and juicy melodrama.
Dave Chappelle set the bar ridiculously high with his perfect, three-season series. Not only is it the gold standard of sketch comedy television, but it also tackled racial topics and stereotypes with a hilarious flourish.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele grabbed the sketch comedy baton from Chappelle for their hilarious Comedy Central series. The biracial comics often joke about race, but are just as comfortable crafting sketches about Les Miserables, the mafia and puppies.
The critically acclaimed series is nowhere to be found on Netflix, which is quite a coup for Amazon. Starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julianna Margulies, Wife follows a woman who has to join the work force again after her philandering husband lands himself in prison.
You’ll never see this series on Netflix because it’s an Amazon original. It’s a comedic take on D.C. politics, starring four Republican senators living in a house together. Also, it stars John Goodman, who is basically a good luck charm sent from the TV and film gods.
Once upon a time, this hilarious series about three moronic best friends had a home on Netflix. It escaped, but thankfully Amazon snatched up the cripplingly funny post-grad adventures of Ders, Adam and Blake.
Is there a TV period more beloved than ‘90s Nickelodeon? Probably not, and Amazon knows it. Though it does not have any complete series collections, you can watch a smattering of episodes from these kids’ classics: Kenan and Kel, Rocko’s Modern Life, All That, The Amanda Show, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Hey Arnold, CatDog and more.
Oh Daria, the animated guide on how to be a surly, sarcastic feminist. Watch this witty, well-crafted series for one-liners like “I’ve been busy procrastinating all day.” The Beavis and Butthead spinoff may have been one of the best shows MTV ever made.
Amazon Prime is the new Netflix Instant. Slowly, but surely, it's snagging shows users can't find on the ubiquitous streaming site and serving them up on a silver platter.
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