Stuff like Tolkien or C.S. Lewis are obvious, but other authors, movies, music, or entertainment might not be as well known.
So, how about a thread that lists some recommendations for things untouched by modern insanity?
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Hornblower is a TV mini-series about a young British officer in the Royal Navy back when Britain had a spine. Each episode is movie length and despite a low budget has very high production value. All eps should be easily found on YT.
Gargoyles is a known forgotten Disney property and at this point that's probably a good thing. It kinda does have a bit of that 90s PC vibe to it with Elisa but she's cute, actually helps out and gets shot in one episode because Brooklyn didn't know what a gun was. Shakespearean themes and continuous Season 2 plot. It's a good watch. Just kind of avoid anything unrelated to the main series and S3 can be ignored as the creator wasn't involved with that.
Metaloclypse is another series that's been abandoned by Adult Swim before it had a proper ending. Still though, blood and guts and the 5 idiots fulfilling the prophecy set before them.
Boondocks is a very funny series to me. Even if you're not into the whole black american culture thing, just it being a self reflection of black culture ~c 2007 is worth a watch. Episodes like dodgeball, Stinkmeiner and Jimmy Rebel (removed because too racist) make it good.
Tintin has always been a favorite of mine and there's 39 animated episodes that covers most of the books.
There's old sci-fi like Stargate and Bablyon 5, not sure how good they are. Also Miami Vice, better than alot of cop shows today.
They both hold up surprisingly well. Sure, the F/X are schlock compared to modern stuff, but you just have to take them as a product of their time. It bears noting that if you're going to watch Stargate then you're going to have to watch SG:Atlantis along with it to get the full story on everything.
It might also be worth a note to suggest checking out syndicated Sci-Fi and Fantasy shows from the late '90s and early '00s. Most of them were non-woke products of their time, and even though they were made for TV they can still be a fun watch. I still get a kick out of rewatching Highlander: The Series, Forever Knight, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Andromeda, Farscape, and other shows from that era.
The upside being that they don't lean on the effects to hand you 45 minutes of computer generated explosions and skybeams.