TV Meme: Day 1

[hsapiens]

I'm seeing this television meme ALL OVER my f-list. I've been resisting since I have the whole, "how can I only choose one?!?" thing going on. I don't tend to be an -est kind of girl so much as shades of gray kind of girl. But I want to play along, too!

Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled:


Firefly. Is there any other answer?? In fact, does anyone need it explained? It's Joss Whedon. It's a great ensemble cast. Fox are idiots.

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching:
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season):
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever:
Day 05 - A show you hate:
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show:
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show:
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch:
Day 09 - Best scene ever:
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving:
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you:
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times:
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show:
Day 14 - Favorite male character:
Day 15 - Favorite female character:
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show:
Day 17 - Favorite mini series:
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence:
Day 19 - Best TV show cast:
Day 20 - Favorite kiss:
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death

Comments

[luvmax1.livejournal.com]

I think I also worship your icon- it's amazing!

It seems like very few people liked the Angel/Cordy pairing. Welcome to a very small club.

I guess I never really thought of Buffy as a high school show. It came out in 1997, when I was 24 (and a half!) and I watched it just to see what it was like. I was drawn in right from the start, and once I saw Sarah and david's first scene together, I knew I would be hooked.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? It was made by awmp. I love it. :)

I figured it wouldn't be popular amongst the Buffy/Angel crowd. If they'd started it up at the beginning of Angel, I doubt I would have liked it but they let it grow organically. *shrug* But then, I did generally like all of his pairings.

I was clearly wrong about it being a "high school" show. The characters attended high school and I mentally lumped it in with the 90210s of the world. I watched very little television until recently. Starting in college, I didn't have a TV and I didn't get one until my grandfather died and nobody else in the family wanted his TV. I've since made up for it in some ways but I still tend to watch television on time delay via DVDs.

[luvmax1.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine life without a TV. Without my shows, I would go nuts. I like movies, but I LOVE TV. Before I moved to Florida about a year and a half ago, I hadn't been to a movie in close to a dozen years, but I always had TV. And I love DVD sets, you can play catch up, and pick and choose what eps you want to watch. Trying to watch SG1 on the Syfy Channel was giving me whiplash. They were bouncing back and forth between 3 or 4 seasons at a time, and I never knew what was happening.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I used to be more literate; I read a lot in those days. I've adapted to life with a TV a little too well now. I haven't been to many movies. They tend to be too cold, so loud as to hurt my ears, but not so loud that I can't hear the inevitable discussion behind me. I find I prefer the longer format story of a series to most movies. I get to know the characters better. I'm totally hooked on DVD sets. I, uh, own a lot of them.

[luvmax1.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely the literate sort. I read a lot, usually more than one book at a time, too. Right now it's The Tudors by GJ Meyers and Helen of Troy by Bettany Phillips. I tend towards non fiction these days.

I own a TON of DVD sets. Besides books, they're always at the top of my wish list for birthays and Chanukahs, and when I just have some extra cash. I could live in Barnes and Noble.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Normally I only read more than one book at a time if I'm reading non-fiction or if I'm not all that excited by the "main" book I'm reading. Otherwise, I'm kind of obsessive and more likely to skip sleep so that I can read.

Same here. My family has stopped buying me the DVDs, which makes me sad, but they say it's boring. I want to come back and haunt Elliot Bay Book Company in Seattle after I die. That's my idea of Heaven.

[luvmax1.livejournal.com]

One thing I love about my move to Florida is that the libraries down here are amazing. In New York, the library budget was so miniscule that they never got in anything new, and their overall stock was small. Down here, the libraries are gorgeous, architecturally speaking, and full of tons of books, new or otherwise.

I don't know why I read more than 1 book at once. I don't do it, though, if my main book is just so good that I can't put it down. In that case I just keep on reading, even if it's 3 in the morning.

What are some of your favorite books? In fiction I loved The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and Madeleine's ghost, by Robert Giradi. In nonfiction, I tend to favor history, especially British history. I'll read anything by Alison Weir or Antonia Fraser.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

FINALLY had the chance to sit down and answer this; sorry for the delay. STarted a new thread, though, so that I can read the dang thing. It's here:

http://hsapiens.livejournal.com/108784.html?thread=1555952#t1555952