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I’ve cycled through so many emotions in the last week that it’s hard to keep up.

The main one is boredom, often mixed with cabin fever, and then shame that I still haven’t done the yoga and core training I was determined to do when the lockdown began.

I skipped leg day and every other day.

I have not, however, skipped couch day, which means that the list of series I’ve torn through is growing thin.

Thankfully, WIRED put together a list of 14 must-watch series to stream and paired them with some of the feelings we can all relate to right now.

Now there’s no excuse to skip couch day.

It’s all about consistency.

Off we go, with our top five…

If You Miss Your Coworkers – The Office

Some people work really well from home. Others need the social element of an office to get the creative juices flowing, or keep themselves productive.

The Office makes the case that there’s something to be said for being spared daily interactions with chatty colleagues who can’t take the hint that you’re on a deadline, chronic oversharers, and bosses from hell.

Make sure you tune into the British version with Ricky Gervais as David Brent.

When You’re In Need Of A Little Spirituality – Fleabag

Hailed as one of the best shows of the 21st century, Fleabag is Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s masterpiece.

While the first season finds our heroine (Waller-Bridge, as an unnamed character known as Fleabag) self-soothing in a messy haze of sex and alcohol to avoid dealing with the death of her mother and best friend, season 2 finds Waller-Bridge’s character in a healthier but lonely place, having been largely ostracized by her family.

It’s funny, unsettling at times and deeply honest.

When You’re Feeling Somewhat ‘Politically Incorrect’ – It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

I struggled with this one, but it’s a good way to release some pent-up emotions.

Just as you can count on that daily dose of news to leave you feeling anxious, angry, saddened, and/or depressed by the tragedies that are taking place, you can be sure that the comic masterminds behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia are listening. And plotting ways to poke fun at these stories by exaggerating them to such a degree that there’s no room to mistake the show for anything than exactly what it is: one of the most daring and biting satires to ever grace the small screen.

Just prepare yourself for a lot of shouting.

When You Can’t Get What You Need To ‘Comfort Bake’ – The Great British Baking Show

It started with banana bread and evolved into plain old bread. Social media is now awash with pictures of baked goods, which is apparently a symptom of lockdown.

My partner was unable to find yeast in the stores this past weekend and it made him very unhappy.

Even if you don’t know how to turn on a stove, there’s something oddly absorbing about this reality baking series, where home bakers spend their weekends in a tent in the British countryside making all manner of breads, biscuits, and pastries with very little direction.

Bake vicariously.

When You Realise That You Should Probably Watch Breaking Bad

If you haven’t watched Breaking Bad you are seriously behind the times.

High school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) is a loving husband and doting father with a baby daughter on the way when he is diagnosed with lung cancer. As he also happens to be a genius chemist, he determines that he can’t leave his wife with two children to feed and no money in the bank, so he makes a plan to become a temporary meth cook in order to ensure the financial security of his family.

I am a little envious of those who will watch it for the first time. If you’ve seen it already, give it a rewatch. It really holds up.

Once you’ve reached the season finale, you can take in the Breaking Bad movie.

Scan through a few more series suggestions here.

Stay strong, binge hard, and keep baking.

[source:wired]