The Honeymooners, MASH, All in the Family, the Odd Couple, Fawlty Towers.
Newhart, Mary Tyler Moore, Friends and Seinfield. I don't get to watch as much as I use to but for me these shows still , in my opinion, outshine the new comedies. In our modern culture it seems like the 70's & 80's are never going away.
The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons, 30 Rock, South Park, It's Always Sunny in Philly, Seinfeld.
I was always a big fan of "I Love Lucy" and "The Carol Burnett Show. " More recent history, I use to watch "Two and a Half Men. " I don't watch much regular TV anymore so I couldn't say about anything that's newer.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.