" It ’s quirky and surprisingly gripping . "

There’s always that one TV show or movie we had to convince ourselves to watch that we ended up actually enjoying…

So, whenu/me_sarahhasked “what’s a movie or TV show you didn’t expect to enjoy but ended up loving?” we decided to round up the best answers:

1.The Queen’s Gambit

2.It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

3.Schitt’s Creek

4.Santa Clarita Diet

5.The Greatest Showman

6.Ted Lasso

7.The Good Place

8.Downton Abbey

9.I, Tonya

10.Desperate Housewives

11.Young Sheldon

12.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

13.Poor Things

14.Stranger Things

15.The Menu

16.Taken

17.Jury Duty

18.What We Do in the Shadows

19.The Holdovers

H/T tou/me_sarahhand AskReddit for having this discussion!

Note : All submissions have been edit for duration and/or clarity .

Michael Scott from The Office expresses exaggerated shock, clapping hands near face, in an office setting

Character from 'The Queen's Gambit' standing in a pharmacy with vintage posters behind and holding a newspaper

Four characters from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" look surprised in a bar setting

Five characters from Schitt's Creek standing together, dressed in their distinctive styles, outdoors

Two actors in character, man in a suit and woman in a coat, in a still from a TV show

Group of performers in a theatrical dance number from a stage production or film

Four characters from "The Good Place" show standing together with concerned expressions

Two characters from Downton Abbey in early 20th-century attire, seated with drinks. Victorian decor surrounds them

Tonya Harding in a purple skating costume performing

Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, and others in casual attire on the set of "Desperate Housewives."

Character in checkered shirt stands in a room, with a surprised facial expression, from a TV show scene

Animated characters from "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" including Spider-Gwen, Miles Morales, Peter Parker, Spider-Ham, and Spider-Man Noir

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Four actors from Stranger Things standing in front of Surfer Boy Pizza van

Two actors in a scene from a TV show or movie, man in a chef's attire and woman in a formal dress, engaged in conversation

Man on phone with intense expression, in a dimly lit room, from a film scene

Group of people sitting in a courtroom gallery with attentive expressions, from a TV show scene

Characters from the TV show "What We Do in the Shadows" stand together in two different scenes

Two actors portraying father and son, standing outdoors with serious expressions, in a snowy setting for a TV show scene