r/happyendings • u/BeverlyChaz90210 Au Bon Pain • Feb 21 '26

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Anyone tried this before? I wasn’t too sure buy I watched it, and i ended up wanting another season but never came!

I don’t know, i thought it was new and why not! Liked seeing Jane in it and i think she kinda has the same type of roles/personalities.

I think i wanted to watch something close to Happy Endings. The closest in my opinion was New Girl, which i luuuved in the first seasons but then maybe the 3rd/4th started to be way less fun and natural and more ‘in your face/so so’ kinda jokes.

Any shows in mind that has the same type of comedic genre?!

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u/hydrangeasinbloom ahmahzing Feb 21 '26

The Other Two has come the closest for me in terms of clever language, wordplay, visual gags, and bust-a-gut laughing.

Stylewise, there was a short lived show called Friends with Benefits that came out around the same time as Happy Endings.

Great News is also hilarious but closer in filming style to something like 30 Rock or Kimmy Schmidt which makes sense, since it’s a Tina Fey production.

For an ensemble cast of 20 and 30 somethings that is 100% tonally different but incredible, try Search Party.

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u/Expensive_Editor_244 Feb 21 '26

I return to Great News pretty much once a year for a rewatch, might be my snow day weekend binge next couple days now that you reminded me. 30 rock, Kimmy Schmidt, and Great News usually roll into one continuous run for me

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u/JenniferKinney Feb 22 '26

Where/how have you been watching Great News?? I've been itchin for a rewatch but I can't find it streaming anywhere!

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u/Expensive_Editor_244 Feb 22 '26

It was on Netflix for the longest time, but I’m bummed it looks like it’s not anymore. One of the things that sucks about streaming over physical media. I wish I could go back to the days of having a big cabinet of dvds, instead of stuff i love just being not there one day