TV Meme: Day 01

[moonshayde]

All right. I'm play. I haven't done a meme in ages. Let's see if I can finish this one...

Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
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

This one is a tie for me for two different reasons.



Firefly: This show was pretty awesome when it first aired. Shows usually take a while to hook me, and I was hooked on Firefly after 2 episodes. Sadly, there were only 13 episodes total and some weren't even shown on Fox. heck, Fox had a hard enough time showing Firefly in its normal timeslot.

Really, this show didn't deserve to go when it did. It could have been something amazing, though I guess maybe it was a blessing in disguise. I'm not a big Whedon fan and I cringe to think what he might have done to my fave characters after a few seasons.

Dark Angel: I just only watched this show a couple of years ago on DVD. I didn't get into it when it aired on TV, mainly do to my irrational hate of James Cameron. But I was super impressed with S1 and think this show had amazing potential. S2 was pretty much junk in the plot department, but the new characters of Joshua and Alec were pretty darn awesome. I wish it hadn't been canceled because I held out hope that maybe S3 would have gone back to the family/gritty roots of S1 and left the...I don't even know WHAT to call whatever S2 was. So I keep wondering where it could have gone because so much character growth potential was there.

Comments

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Firefly is a good series. It has it's flaws, like anything else, and I find a couple of the characters fall into stereotypes a little too well, but it's an enjoyable series to watch and I wish it had at least made it a full season. If anything, I'd watch for the western/space feel.

I agree with you for the most part on your comment about short series vs long series. I think in the beginning, the writers and actors tend to very committed and focused on the story and the characters. They tend to reach a peek in quality in the season 3-4 range, generally, although that is not always the case. I think a good run for a series is anywhere between 4-6 seasons, IF the series can sustain itself that long. So series can't. Some series are meant to be only a season or two because of the story. I wish that the entertainment industry would see it that way.

(And so many movies don't need sequels, oy.)

But I do get frustrated when a show ends on an intense cliffhanger because the studio pulled out. I HATE THAT.

And I think that is why so many shows hold back. they are afraid to do something with a long arc that is amazing because they never know if they are going to be renewed. Then you get one year arcs that are hastily rewritten.

Looking at you, Smallville.