I think I'm very similar to you, but I fall just a few degrees in the shippier direction. I don't want romance dominating the plot, but I like seeing limited doses on screen that eventually move beyond UST. Although, well, not always, because it doesn't always fit. I don't watch SPN, but there are shows that fall in that category for me, like Andromeda, Sliders, Quantum Leap, the original Star Trek, and the new Doctor Who. Those work better without any romance, or with romance so subtle that it's easily missed.
I think X-Files got it mostly right, and that the issues the series had near the end weren't caused by the ship issues.
On the other hand, I'm delighted to wallow in the romance of Roswell or Farscape when making it a major element of the plot actually works, and I resented the artificial way they shoved back the romance in the second season of Dark Angel.
It all boils down to the writing, and the tone, and what works for the characters. And I'm supposed to be working. Oops.
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I think X-Files got it mostly right, and that the issues the series had near the end weren't caused by the ship issues.
On the other hand, I'm delighted to wallow in the romance of Roswell or Farscape when making it a major element of the plot actually works, and I resented the artificial way they shoved back the romance in the second season of Dark Angel.
It all boils down to the writing, and the tone, and what works for the characters. And I'm supposed to be working. Oops.