MicrogenreTwitter Handle (or Name)Comments/Explanations/Excuses
Dark Suspenseful TV Dramas@alexismadrigal
Cerebral British Dramas@alexismadrigalBecause accents.
Emmy-winning Witty TV Shows@alexismadrigal30 Rock
Emotional Movies@alexismadrigalI like a good cry.
Critically-acclaimed Quirky Independent Comedies@alexismadrigal
Critically-acclaimed Gritty Independent Dramas@c_hellerGRRR, I UNDERSTAND CINEMA.
Witty Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead@c_hellerI spent the last week watching 30 Rock and New Girl. Constantly.
Goofy TV Comedies@megangarberI couldn't have done it without you, Parks and Rec.
Feel-good Reality TV@megangarber
Raunchy Comedies@megangarber
Understated Documentaries@megangarberWhat happens when you go on *one little* Ken Burns binge, apparently...
Science & Technology TV Shows@megangarberBecause nerd.
Disney Family Feature Animation@yayitsrobOH YES.
Witty TV Shows@yayitsrob
Feel-good Romantic Foreign Comedies@yayitsrob
Cerebral Independent Dramas@yayitsrob
NBC Workplace TV Shows@thebullblog
Forbidden-Love Dramas@thebullblogBased on Brokeback Mountain and Pretty in Pink
Golden Globe Award-winning Witty TV Shows@thebullblogBased on watching Arrested Development and The West Wing
Cerebral Documentaries@metafedoraBased on watching Flaw & Indie Game the movie
Imaginative Talking-Animal Animation@metafedoraBased on watching Up & Ice Age
Understated Romantic Independent Dramas@thoughtbrain
Race Against Time TV Shows@redgirlsays
Suspenseful Action Thrillers@redgirlsays
TV Dramedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead@redgirlsaysWeeds, Orange is the New Black, Freaks & Geeks
Suspenseful TV Action & Adventure@editerbased on Star Trek:TOS + M:I Classic
Irreverent TV Comedies@editerbased on Weeds + Futurama
Independent Father-Daughter Dramas@piquedblog
Science Fiction from the 90s@fifthstarterX-Files AND DS9
Witty Sitcoms@wanderingamy
Goofy TV Comedies@wanderingamybased on several false starts of TV series I never finished because apparently I must not be "goofy" enough
Race Against Time Sci-Fi & Fantasy@mzdysonDredd, Immortals, Tomb Raider
Critically-acclaimed Movies@wanderingamybad hyphen use on that adverb.
Witty TV Shows from the 1990s@editerbased on MST3K + Spaced
Witty Showbiz Movies@piquedblog
Witty Comedies@piquedblog
Race Against Time Action & Adventure@wanderingamy
Raunchy Comedies About Fame@elthie
Witty Workplace TV Shows@elthie
Emotional Father-Son Dramas@elthie
Critically Acclaimed Dramas Based on 20th Century Literature@elthie
Rant Stand-up Comedy@elthie
Goofy Showbiz Movies@editerbased on two eps of MST3K (!)
Exciting TV Crime Dramas@editerbased on Supernatural + Luther, an odd couple if ever there were one
Supernatural Horror Movies Based on Books@martirebbased on Carrie
Visually-striking Dark Action & Adventure@martirebbased on Only God Forgives and Equilibrium
Golden Globe Award-winning Witty Movies@heysarahnewmanbased on the Truman Show and The Kids Are Alright
Suspenseful TV Shows featuring a Strong Female Lead@heysarahnewmanbased on Scandal and Revolution
20th Century Period Pieces based on real life@martirebbased on Iceman and My Week With Marilyn
Violent Suspenseful Action & Adventure@lexthomasauthorDredd
Biographical Family Life Documentaries@lexthomasauthorSkeleton, Inc.
Steamy Pschological Thrillers@lexthomasauthorThe Caller
Heartfelt Movies Based on Contemporary Literature@martireb
Romantic Foreign Dramas based on Books@lexthomasauthorBased on your interest in: Passion of Anna
Visually-striking Scary Supernatural Movies@lexthomasauthorKiss the Damned
Cerebral Suspenseful Independent Dramas@piquedblogSaw above that there is also a "Cerebral Independent Dramas" microgenre. Who knows?
Documentaries from Investigation Discovery @fifthstarterThis is when you know you watch too many true crime shows.
Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books@vejnoska
Showbiz Comedies@vejnoska
Critically-acclaimed Documentaries@vejnoska
Gory Sci-Fi & Fantasy@vejnoska
Scary Ghost-story Movies@vejnoska
Scary Suspenseful Foreign Movies@vejnoska
Social & Cultural Documentaries@vejnoska
Dark TV Shows@vejnoska
Witty Buddy TV Comedies@goseinmypockets
Visionary TV Documentaries@goseinmypockets
Critically-acclaimed Quirky Independent Comedies@mrteacup
Goofy Talking-Animal Animation for ages 5 to 7@mrteacupNetflix knows how old my kids are…
Dark Foreign Dramas based on real life@mrteacupDownfall, 17 Girls
Family-friendly TV Cartoons from the 1990s@mrteacupKipper, Paddington Bear
French-Language Movies Featuring a Strong Female Lead@mrteacup
Biographical Sports Documentaries@goseinmypockets
Critically-acclaimed Biographical Movies@laura_nelson
Critically acclaimed independent cerebral dramas@andersen
Sentimental romantic foreign comedies@andersenLost the coin toss
Violent suspenseful sci fi and fantasy @andersenI'm embarrassed
Family-friendly documentaries@andersen
Revenge Action Thrillers@martireb
Exciting Foreign Crime Drama@martirebThe Man from Nowhere, Oldboy
Mind-bending Movies@mrteacupYes, I do love a good mind bender
Irreverent TV Animated Comedies@mrteacup
Golden Globe Award-winning Comedies@mrteacup
Witty Workplace TV Comedies@mrteacup
Critically-acclaimed Gritty Crime Thrillers@mrteacup
Moody British Romances@pintwit
Classic Witty Movies@laura_nelsonI'm a sucker for "His Girl Friday"
Dark TV Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Critically Acclaimed Witty Independent Comedies@lpsmash
Visually-Striking Post-Apocalypse @lpsmash
Critically Acclaimed Witty Romantic Movies@lpsmash
Crime Thrillers Based on Books@lpsmashJack Reacher, The Girl Who Played With Fire
Mind-Bending Romantic Foreign Movies@alexmleoI like when French people do things
TV Dramas from the 90s@alexmleo
Irreverent TV Comedies@alexmleo
Religious Comedies & Satires@alexmleoYou watched "Saved" ONE TIME!
Understated Detective TV Shows@alexmleoSherlock Holmes of all nations
Physcological Mysteries@lpsmashTrance, Side Effects
Gory Revenge Horror Movies@rpbpI have no explanation.
Action & Adventure based on Books@rpbpTwo words: Stephen King.
Scary Suspenseful Psychological Movies@rpbpCrime dramas. Lots of them.
Exciting Sci-Fi & Fantasy@rpbpAs opposed to unexciting? Michael Crichton.
Scary Mind Game Mysteries@rpbpCrime dramas.
Serial-Killer Horror Movies@rpbpCrime dramas.
Race Against Time Action & Adventure@rpbpIndiana Jones, much?
Violent Sci-Fi & Fantasy@rpbpCreature movies? Space disasters?
Thrillers Featuring a Strong Female Lead@rpbp
(Raunchy) Politically Incorrect Stand-up@martirebAziz Ansari: Buried Alive, Daniel Tosh
Critically-acclaimed Inspiring Documentaries@pefrasebased on: Indie Game, Knuckleball
Provocative Movies@pefrasebased on: Dirty Wars, Track Me if You Can
The Occult
B horror films
Critically Acclaimed Violent Movies From the 80s@pefraseDie Hard, Robocop
Visually-striking Dark Independent Dramas@frnkstarThere will be blood, requiem for a dream
Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s@frnkstarWrath of Kahn, Search for Spock
Critically-acclaimed Crime Movies based on Books@frnkstarWho framed Roger Rabbit, Zodiac
Period Dramas with a Strong Female Lead@zoetopazLittle Dorrit, Downton Abbey, etc...on repeat
Critically-acclaimed Movies about Art & Design@zoetopazHelvetica
Visually-striking Exciting Sci-Fi and Fantasy@zoetopazBecause Marvel with a side of Star Trek
Military 20th Century Period Pieces@zoetopazPossibly entirely based on Captain America and Island at War
Exciting Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy@saseskinWould prefer: Strong kickass female-led action, based on Serenity and Hunger Games
Witty Romantic Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead@saseskinThe more adjectives, the better.
Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead@ohkarolleAh, the popular SFL
Gritty Movies@ohkarolleOnly recently noticed these one-adjective genres. (see also: emotional movies, exciting movies, etc.)
Goofy TV Shows@ohkarolle
Family-friendly TV Cartoons@ashleyfettersI share my Netflix account with an iPad-savvy three-year-old.
Cerebral Thrillers based on Books@ashleyfetters... and my mom, a big 'Atlas Shrugged' fan.
Political TV Shows@ashleyfettersbased on 'Scandal,' 'House of Cards,' probably also 'The West Wing'
Dark Romantic British Dramas based on Books@Vaguery
Because you watched Luther@VagueryI watched Luther, see...
Suspenseful TV Dramas@Vaguery
Quirky TV Shows@Vagueryvia Wilfred & Portlandia
Witty TV Comedies@Vagueryalso via Wilfred
Suspenseful TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy@Vagueryvia Hemlock Grove (ick) and Galactica reboot
Critically-acclaimed Visually-striking Movies@kpoho
Visually Striking Ominous Movies@ekhubbardBased on interest in the Sixth Sense and Donnie Darko
Violent dystopian Lionsgate action films featuring teens based on books@tavimerrilli made it up, after seeing a trailer for "Divergent" at a showing of "Ender's Hunger"
Visually Striking Documentaries@preefixeSamsara, Double Take
Golden Globe Award-winning TV dramas@preefixeTwin Peaks, Weeds
Visually-striking Cerebral Movies@preefixeDo The Right Thing, Bronson
Crime Comedies@preefixeLock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Clue
Critically-acclaimed witty romantic comedies@cjsamuelBased on "Broadcast News"
Dark dramas based on contemporary literature@cjsamuelThe Constant Gardener, Zodiac
Suspenseful movies based on books@cjsamuelThe Hunger Games + Side Effects + The Glass Menagerie
Visually striking understated movies@cjsamuelI really liked "A Single Man" and there's a lot of Terrence Malick in my queue
Witty con-game movies@cjsamuelCoen Brothers
Feel-good Romantic Made-for-TV Movies@saseskinSo I watched a couple cheesy Christmas movies
Critically-acclaimed Witty Independent Comedies@corpus1I'm having another quarter life crisis.
Romantic British Dramas based on real life @corpus1It's like watching real-life tabloids unfold...
Biographical Showbiz 20th Century Period Pieces@corpus1Because I added Lovelace and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind to my queue...what the?
Raunchy TV Comedies@corpus1I like dude shows.
Inspiring Foreign Movies@corpus1I enjoy crying to foreign people's struggles.
Indie French Movies@elisenardinNot enough good French-speaking movies are released in the US. You just get the 'blockbusters', which oftentimes aren't interesting
Indie French-Speaking Belgian Movies@elisenardin
Visually striking suspenseful foreign movies@_allison_r
Critically-acclaimed quirky independent comedies@_allison_r
Dark romantic dramas featuring a strong female lead@_allison_r
Films Featuring a Strong Female Lead based on a book@henryozBased on Carrie & The Hunger Games.
Critically-acclaimed British Dramas based on real life@aliyahjv
Romantic Comedies Featuring a Strong Female Lead@aliyahjv
Cerebral Documentaries@aliyahjv
Emmy-winning TV Dramas@aliyahjv
Witty TV Comedies@aliyahjv
Exciting 20th Century Period Pieces based on real life@bottyguy
TV ComediesBethBased on Scrubs
Violent MoviesBethBased on FireWith Fire and Cabin in the Woods
Scary Suspenseful MoviesBethBased on SThe Skeleton Key and House at the End of the Street
Exciting Movies
Crime TV Shows
Violent Race Against Time MoviesDG
Disney ComediesDG
Quirkey SitcomsDG
Visually-Striking Independent DramasDG
Irreverent TV Comedies from the 1990s@brycelivingstonBased on *cringe* South Park and Family Guy
Exciting Crime TV ShowsBeth W
Visually-striking Dark MoviesBeth W
Family-friendly ComediesBeth W
TV Comedies from the 1990sBeth W
Steamy Independent Dramas@katieelambertLovelace, The Lifeguard
Suspenseful TV Mysteries@katieelambertThe Killing, Revenge (I'm not sorry)