When things are a bit more shit than usual, one of the things that cheers me up is watching escapism TV for comfort, especially feel-good American dramas.
Ally McBeal got me through a lonely and tiring pregnancy when I was commuting 2 hours each way across London and had moved away from all my friends and knew nobody in the new area.
Parenthood got me through the uncertainty and stress of DS2's assessment and diagnosis (also helpful that there is a character in it with similar problems).
I am facing the first Christmas since my brother died, and recovering from a shit year (mental illness in one of my children, another was a victim of crime) and I have just discovered my new comfort box set: Gilmore Girls. It completely ticks all the boxes: quirky, feel-good escapism.
What box sets have got you through less-than -ideal times?