As per the title, are there any feature or TV length productions from 2019 to the present that you think are diamonds in the rough? Any that truly put good writing and characterization first and don't have any woke gender or anti-populism/Republican nonsense?
If they do have any political leanings, are they at least not so preachy or heavy handed about it?
I think the discussions on this site about the overwhelming proliferation of heavily left leaning politics in pop culture are compelling.
However, I thought it would be cool to highlight the gems that break free of that nonsense and bring the depth and creativity back to these mediums.
It'd be nice to show people examples of good works out there so that they know they're not alone in just wanting good entertainment and know that it's still possible. Even if said works don't quite have mainstream popularity.
So I'd love to see what examples of good TV shows or movies free of wokeness or are at least not overly political you can think of.
Better Call Saul, as well as the Breaking Bad sequel movie El Camino. Better Call Saul put in some irritating things in the last season, but relatively speaking managed to be what I imagine will go down in history as the last non-woke show unless this country changes drastically in the future.
Bloodshot from 2020 starring Vin Diesel has some stuff I don't like, like some clear diversity casting, but it is not about anything except being fun and entertaining, and there is really no "message" being pushed. It shocked me and my mom when we watched it that it was as entertaining as it was and was just a fun movie that wasn't pushing anything. It really is worth watching. It feels more like a movie you'd see in a theater in like 2008 rather than 2020 in terms of just being pure Blockbuster, popcorn entertainment.
There was a short period in the 2020s where Family Guy might have still been edgy and not politically correct. I haven't watched in like 2 years or so as I saw the direction it was going; but around 2014 or 2015 or so Family Guy got way better and the writers were semi based and they had a good run up until recently that I'd consider their best and funniest episodes they ever made.
Edit: Just confirmed, it is 2014 with the season 13. I think there was a changeup in the writers room after the show started getting negative backlash like replacing Brian with that mafiosa dog, and the new writers went back to edgy jokes and even poking fun of woke culture. I can't say exactly when this golden age ended, but like I said, I started seeing it gradually get woker, and my concept of time is totally screwed up anymore, but it's possible there were a few good seasons in the early 2020s and 2019.
Forgot about Better Call Saul. Great show. Family Guy definitely has its moments like when Brian got in trouble for his tweet
Nobody, also with Bob Odenkirk, was pretty good IIRC. Old man Christopher Lloyd with a shotgun, too.