Who says that a quiet weekend spent binge-watching television from the safety of a doona nest isn’t glamorous? Not us!

To help you indulge, we’ve hand selected eight woefully underrated shows for your viewing pleasure. Each has enough episodes to get you through the entire two days, and, ranging from crime, to sci-fi, to sport, and comedy, we have the full gamut of tastes catered to.

Speaking of catering to tastes, we’ve also carefully selected the perfect snack to pair with each show. So, pull on your PJs, grab a bowl, and tell everyone you’ve already “got plans”.

iZombie

What do you do if you’re an ambitious junior doctor who suddenly gets turned into a zombie? Get a job at the morgue, and solve crimes by eating the brains of murder victims, obviously.

The show started out as a comic, and features many subtle puns, the best of which, perhaps is calling their zombie protagonist “Liv Moore”.

Pair with: gummy bears and instant noodles.

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Danger 5

It’s World War II! Except it looks like the ‘6os? With dinosaurs. And talking dogs.

This surreal home-grown show centres around an elite-yet-dysfunctional team of highly trained spies who have only one task: kill Hitler.

Drop by for the absurd humour. Stay for the deathbed cocktail recipes.

Pair with: an elaborate cocktail and a plate of frankfurts and cheese cubes.

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The 100

In the aftermath of nuclear war, the only human survivors are those who live on The Arc: a giant space station. Oxygen and resources are running out too quickly though, so 100 juvenile delinquents are sent down as guinea pigs to see if the Earth is survivable.

Fun fact: a surprisingly large percentage of the cast of this Canadian show are Neighbours and Home & Away alumni)

Pair with: Soylent and a bowl of spinach.

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The Warriors

The Warriors is a new, eight-part Australian series which takes a look at the realities of professional sport by focusing in on a sharehouse filled with aspiring and established football players.

For a sport that is so central to our national consciousness, the fact that this show flew so under the radar is just not cricket.

Pair with: a meat pie.

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Happy Valley

British crime drama centred around a police sergeant, Catherine Cawood, who is still coming to terms with a personal tragedy. So far consisting of two seasons of six episodes each, this series is short but far from sweet.

Word of advice: don’t skimp on the sugary biscuits — you’ll need them to make you feel better.

Pair with: milky tea and sugary biscuits.

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The Blacklist

Raymond Reddington is on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list, so when he suddenly turns himself in, the bureau is confused. Turns out he has an offer: if they allow him to conduct his shady business in peace, he’ll drip-feed them names of the worst criminals they’ve never heard of: The Blacklist.

Bonus points for starring James Spader as a man who tells long rambly stories that would put your great-uncle to shame.

Pair with: dark chocolate — nothing under 70% cocoa is acceptable.

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Fresh Meat

Fresh Meat follows the lives of six uni students thrown together though a quirk of campus housing. Everyone is simultaneously great and terrible, and the show is grimy and eccentric in a way that only British television can be.

Seriously, stock up on crumble, otherwise one episode will be pure torture for you.

Pair with: stale crisps and a really large apple crumble.

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries

In 1920s Melbourne, glamourous socialite Miss Phryne Fisher divides her time equally between solving murders and bedding handsome men. Or “Miss Marple, but younger, and does the sex instead of knitting.”

Fun fact: the first season had a budget of a million dollars per episode, and the costumes and sets are frankly pretty impressive.

Pair with: cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.