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TV Show Meme!
I do not think I have ever done a meme at this journal before! But there's a first time for everything, and I've been following along as some people in my Dth circle and on my LJ flist have done this one, and I like it! (I'd be interested in something similar for books. Maybe I'll put one together!)
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
This is easy: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I was so skeptical of that show when I saw the ads for it, but once I saw it, I was in love. There was so much about it that was wonderful, so much about Sarah that I could relate to, even though she is trying to, you know, save the world from the metal and I've never even been in a fistfight or (to my knowledge) met a cyborg.
(Note that I am totally not dismissing out of hand the possibility that I have at some point met a cyborg without knowing it. I believe in magic, people.)
Anyway, I thought some of the pacing of the show was really weird -- the whole first season was like one long movie cut up into parts, and then the second season was also weird, although in a different way. Some of the episodes were soooo slooooow, and some were so fast-paced; it was hard to get comfortable with it.
At the same time, I actually found I really liked that -- I liked not being comfortable. Most importantly, I really trusted the people who worked on the show (the writers, directors, (most of) the actors) to tell me a good story and not try to wriggle out of the hard parts or take shortcuts. I was willing to go where they wanted to take me, because whenever I went with them, I didn't regret it.
I loved Sarah. I loved Cameron. I loved Derek. This is not my favorite John, but I appreciated how complicated his character was, his life shaped -- ruined -- by a destiny that, if he actually does his job right, won't ever happen.
I thought the end of the second season was amazing. I wish that there'd been a third season -- I want to know where they were going! Some nights when I can't sleep, I lie in bed and think about that season ender. It is a really good place to end the show, a good place to kick off a new part of the franchise (don't talk to me about Terminator Salvation; everyone who participated in that horrorshow is dead to me) -- but I feel like I had such an intense relationship with the show and such a trust in the people who worked on it that whatever comes next in the franchise is going to have to work twice as hard to gain my trust and is going to have to be three times as good to live up to not only how amazing the actual show was, but also all the amazing potential wasted when the show was canceled.
Right now, The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on sale at Amazon for $21/season: the first season
| the second season
Or, of course, grab it at your local!
Signed,
Bitter And Sad, who is decidedly not going to mention that the list of actors on the amazon page is three freaking men, even though the show is really about Sarah and Cameron.
Other days...
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
Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
This is easy: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I was so skeptical of that show when I saw the ads for it, but once I saw it, I was in love. There was so much about it that was wonderful, so much about Sarah that I could relate to, even though she is trying to, you know, save the world from the metal and I've never even been in a fistfight or (to my knowledge) met a cyborg.
(Note that I am totally not dismissing out of hand the possibility that I have at some point met a cyborg without knowing it. I believe in magic, people.)
Anyway, I thought some of the pacing of the show was really weird -- the whole first season was like one long movie cut up into parts, and then the second season was also weird, although in a different way. Some of the episodes were soooo slooooow, and some were so fast-paced; it was hard to get comfortable with it.
At the same time, I actually found I really liked that -- I liked not being comfortable. Most importantly, I really trusted the people who worked on the show (the writers, directors, (most of) the actors) to tell me a good story and not try to wriggle out of the hard parts or take shortcuts. I was willing to go where they wanted to take me, because whenever I went with them, I didn't regret it.
I loved Sarah. I loved Cameron. I loved Derek. This is not my favorite John, but I appreciated how complicated his character was, his life shaped -- ruined -- by a destiny that, if he actually does his job right, won't ever happen.
I thought the end of the second season was amazing. I wish that there'd been a third season -- I want to know where they were going! Some nights when I can't sleep, I lie in bed and think about that season ender. It is a really good place to end the show, a good place to kick off a new part of the franchise (don't talk to me about Terminator Salvation; everyone who participated in that horrorshow is dead to me) -- but I feel like I had such an intense relationship with the show and such a trust in the people who worked on it that whatever comes next in the franchise is going to have to work twice as hard to gain my trust and is going to have to be three times as good to live up to not only how amazing the actual show was, but also all the amazing potential wasted when the show was canceled.
Right now, The Sarah Connor Chronicles is on sale at Amazon for $21/season: the first season
| the second seasonOr, of course, grab it at your local!
Signed,
Bitter And Sad, who is decidedly not going to mention that the list of actors on the amazon page is three freaking men, even though the show is really about Sarah and Cameron.
Other days...
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