Some people require a cerebral edge to their genre shows. Out of all 16 personality types outlined in the MBTI®, INTPs are classified as "The Thinkers." When it comes to selecting genre shows that would appeal to an INTP, it is important to consider their typical traits, which include logic, abstract creativity, a focus on the quiet and individual moments. Oftentimes, they are reserved and lost in thought.

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In the crowded field of television, there are plenty of series that are sure to satisfy "The Thinkers" of the world. Here are 5 mind-bending genre shows that INTPs will likely be all over, and 5 they should avoid at all costs.

Love: Fringe (2008 - 2013)

What initially began as an X-Files rip-off, slowly began to show its true colors as a serialized head-scratcher about interdimensional travel. Fringe was never a ratings hit, but it managed to air a complete story over five seasons on FOX that have gone on to maintain a loyal cult following.

After the first season, the show steered away from being a procedural to become a giant puzzle box of timelines and moving pieces. A show that encourages thinking and theorizing, Fringe is a perfect sandbox for the INTP person to play in.

Hate: Stranger Things (2016 -)

One of Netflix's biggest hits, Stranger Things is no-doubt a cultural phenomenon that is hailed by many as a masterpiece of pastiche and pure entertainment. However fun the show is to watch, there is rarely a time when the narratives take any kind of deep dive into philosophical questions or intellectually engaging dialogues.

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Instead, the show relies more heavily on aesthetics, nostalgia, and the cast's chemistry for its winning formula. While INTPs certainly would not find the show intolerable, it is never going to be their first choice.

Love: Mr. Robot (2015 - 2019)

Writer/creator/director Sam Esmail's heady cyberpunk masterpiece, Mr. Robot, debuted to fanfare and acclaim on the USA Network back in 2015. Over the next three seasons, the show never achieved the ratings of some of its contemporary prestige dramas, but the steady increase in quality of the show lasted all the way to its 2019 finale.

INTPs are all-but-guaranteed to find lots to chew on in the dark world of Esmail's creation. Complicated, but never contrived, the series is destined to be a cult hit in the years ahead.

Hate: Westworld (2016 -)

While at first glance, HBO's science-fiction series might appear to be right up an INTP's alley, the show is not the Pandora's Box of riddles it seems to be. Even with multiple time shifts, world shifts, POV shifts, and face shifts, the show, at its core, is a relatively straightforward A.I. vs human story.

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A tale as old as time cloaked in modern tricks and gimmicks, INTPs are likely to require more meat on the bones than Westworld has to offer, leaving it hard to recommend.

Love: Black Mirror (2011 -)

This anthology series is fodder for anyone in need of a good thought experiment. As to be expected with anthology series, the quality differs on an episode-by-episode basis, though there is hardly an episode that is outright terrible.

INTP types will likely latch on to the more quiet and contemplative installments that require a bit more attention from the audience. Additionally, they'll enjoy how the show sets up the rules for each of its stories, and never breaks its own logic after establishing the parameters.

Hate: Grimm (2011 - 2017)

An underground hit for NBC during its run, Grimm presented the Grimm canon of fairy tales as a modern-day police procedural. The show was tongue-in-cheek a lot of the time, outright campy at other times, but never a bore to watch.

The buddy-cop dynamic paired with dark fantasy elements is an easy combination to swallow for genre lovers. Still, the show does not care much for deeper themes or intellectual curiosity. INTPs are likely to find the show corny, the tone unsure of itself, and not worth investing the time to watch from beginning to end.

Love: Watchmen (2019)

Not only is the source material required reading for INTPs due to its analytical, yet creative, deconstruction of the concept of the superhero, but the HBO "remix" series headed up by Damon Lindelof is no different. The newly rebranded "limited series" is a cerebral treat, giving lots of food for thought and candy for the eye.

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The show manages to juggle superhero drama, mystery, social commentary, and fan service in such a satisfying and intelligent way, it's hard not to see INTP type people devouring the nine episode run in only a handful of sittings.

Hate: Game Of Thrones (2011 - 2019)

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This might have been different before the final two seasons, but, unfortunately, they happened. INTPs most assuredly will enjoy getting sucked into the complicated web of storylines, quiet character moments, and complicated ethical dilemmas that are the bread-and-butter of the first six seasons.

However, INTPs will become frustrated by the show's turn towards melodrama and the tendency to abandon its own rules in the final season. In all likelihood, any INTP you know has probably already seen it and has a very strong opinion about it.

Love: Devs (2020)

A huge head trip from the mind of Alex Garland (Ex MachinaAnnihilation), the FX on Hulu limited series is one of the most shamelessly intelligent of its kind in recent years.

INTPs will binge through all eight episodes in a single day, as the weaving narrative takes them through mental mazes of heady ideas that question everything about the nature of reality. Essentially a discourse on the concepts of determinism, Devs truly is a masterpiece of speculative fiction and one that is certainly going to be dissected by thinkers for a long time.

 Hate: American Horror Story (2011 -)

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Undeniably a huge hit for the FX network and Ryan Murphy's anthology empire, American Horror Story is not going to be the INTP's cup of tea. The series is largely guilty of visceral style-over-substance and moves at a pace so breakneck, there is rarely a quiet moment of reflection.

The constant antics of the show would be likely to bore or annoy any INTP viewer. Admittedly, chapters like "Coven" and "Hotel" are more prone to harsh INTP reception than others such as "Asylum" or "Cult." Regardless of the season, the over-the-top nature of the show is not designed for deep analytical thought.

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