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70% Reverina match Top pick 2011 · Series · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Also buddy comedy and romantic comedy at heart Built around the same friendship and self-discovery Centres on the same manipulator figure More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Coupling 2000
Built around the same friendship and love Also romantic comedy at heart Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 131 candidates
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary
What's different Not about female empowerment or male bonding Not built around love Where it streams Hulu Peacock Premium Peacock Premium Plus Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Big Bang Theory.
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1994 · Series · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Also sitcom at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Built around the same self-discovery Shares its wry and warm register What's different Not about female empowerment or male bonding Not built around friendship or love Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV TBS Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against The Big Bang Theory.
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1985 · Series · Comedy
Good match
Why it matches Also sitcom at heart Built around the same friendship and love Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Also about female empowerment What's different Not built around self-discovery Not really romantic comedy or buddy comedy Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Big Bang Theory.
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Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Built around the same self-discovery Cheers 1982
Also sitcom at heart Watched for the same thing: comedy relief The Nanny 1993
Also sitcom and romantic comedy at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary 2 Broke Girls 2011
Also sitcom and buddy comedy at heart Built around the same friendship Mr. Bean 1990
Also about social awkwardness Shares its high contrast look That '70s Show 1998
Built around the same friendship Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Superstore 2015
Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Shares its naturalistic and high contrast look