Vent: I saw a 'best shows' list at a coffee shop in Portland and it was all the same old stuff

It had the usual streaming hits from the last five years, nothing under the radar. Has anyone found a truly hidden gem lately, maybe from another country?

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daniel_knight12d ago

Ever try looking up festival winners from smaller countries? I got into some amazing Korean dramas and Icelandic miniseries that way, stuff that never hits the big streaming menus. It totally broke me out of that same ten shows cycle.

singh.jessica12d ago

Yeah, those lists are so safe it hurts. Daniel's festival idea is smart, but how do you even find that stuff? Like, do you just google "Icelandic TV festival 2023" and hope for English subtitles, or is there a better way to track down what actually won awards? I tried once and just hit a wall of sites not in English.