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TV Show Meme! Day 15!
Day 15 - Favorite female character
I have a hard time with female characters on television because most of them do not reflect my experiences in any way at all. It's really tough for me to engage with them, for me to find a way into understanding their characters. I tend to end up empathizing and identifying the most with really villainous and/or underdeveloped characters -- like Anna from Alias or Faith from Buffy or Madeline from Nikita or Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica.
When Grey's Anatomy first premiered, it was a big shock to me, because suddenly I intensely identified with a female character who was a main character!!! Ah, Cristina Yang. How much did I love her? Let me count the ways! Well, no, I won't, but those of you who have been reading this blog for more than a month or two know that I love really strong, flawed, well-written women, and Cristina Yang is exactly that -- with the additional plus of also being of a mindset that I can appreciate and relate to. Take no crap, don't bullshit yourself or other people, and just do what you have to do.
But I quit watching Grey's Anatomy by the end of the second season, since all the other characters were on my nerves all the time and I hated a lot of the writing.
Then I did something stupid. I thought with much longing about how much I loved Cristina in the first season and a half of the show, and I... watched it again. And then I kept going and watched through the end of season five, and by the end of season five, not only did I hate Cristina, but I hated every single character on that show, and everyone involved in making it, and all of the advertisers that supported it.
So probably I'd say Cristina Yang through the middle of the second season of Grey's Anatomy.
Oh oh oh -- and Ruth from Spooks, who I freaking adored. Yay Ruth!!! She was so quietly competent, so smart, so clever, and yet in no way perfect!
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
I have a hard time with female characters on television because most of them do not reflect my experiences in any way at all. It's really tough for me to engage with them, for me to find a way into understanding their characters. I tend to end up empathizing and identifying the most with really villainous and/or underdeveloped characters -- like Anna from Alias or Faith from Buffy or Madeline from Nikita or Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica.
When Grey's Anatomy first premiered, it was a big shock to me, because suddenly I intensely identified with a female character who was a main character!!! Ah, Cristina Yang. How much did I love her? Let me count the ways! Well, no, I won't, but those of you who have been reading this blog for more than a month or two know that I love really strong, flawed, well-written women, and Cristina Yang is exactly that -- with the additional plus of also being of a mindset that I can appreciate and relate to. Take no crap, don't bullshit yourself or other people, and just do what you have to do.
But I quit watching Grey's Anatomy by the end of the second season, since all the other characters were on my nerves all the time and I hated a lot of the writing.
Then I did something stupid. I thought with much longing about how much I loved Cristina in the first season and a half of the show, and I... watched it again. And then I kept going and watched through the end of season five, and by the end of season five, not only did I hate Cristina, but I hated every single character on that show, and everyone involved in making it, and all of the advertisers that supported it.
So probably I'd say Cristina Yang through the middle of the second season of Grey's Anatomy.
Oh oh oh -- and Ruth from Spooks, who I freaking adored. Yay Ruth!!! She was so quietly competent, so smart, so clever, and yet in no way perfect!
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