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<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 9 Nostalgic TV Shows to Watch

Writers and editors from around our newsroom to share their picks
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A worsening pandemic may leave many Americans stripped of holiday comforts. Although an old TV show is no substitute for a hug from a loved one, perhaps some solace can be found in the familiar faces of beloved characters. I asked writers and editors from around our newsroom to share a nostalgic TV pick.

TWIN PEAKS (NETFLIX)

, a disorienting mystery about the murderIts masterpiece of a first season takes its time challenging the viewer by slowly doling out reveals and creatinga sense that everything and everyone—even the characters investigating the case—are just a little . Come for the spooky scares, but stay for the show’s endlessly bewitching surreality. It’s .

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