Watching comedians absolutely lose it over a task that boils down to "move this potato" is weirdly gripping.
Fun fact: It existed as a live Edinburgh Fringe show for five years before any network would commission it.
Two blokes sit in prisons chatting with serial killers and somehow Fincher made that absolutely gripping.
Fun fact: The real FBI agent who inspired the show also inspired Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs.