strange times indeed

Shoot me if I ever decide to do one of these again that spans A MONTH.

Day 29 - Current TV show obsession

I don't really have one, actually. If you can believe it. I'm trying to get caught up on all of the episodes of Medium and Psych that I've missed, but I'm not obsessed with either. I only just watched episode one of Sherlock from the BBC, so that's not rightly an obsession yet. =)

Day 30 - Saddest character death

I have to say the first one that sprang to mind was Capt. Sheridan from Babylon 5, not because of his actual death (which, if memory serves, was not on-screen), but for the heart-wrenching scene to follow with Delenn. Thinking of that now still makes me feel a bit emotional.

TA DA, THE END.

Home stretch, peeps!

Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale

Sticking to a show I actually watched, not St Elsewhere (which was the WTFiest WTF series finale EVER).

Lost is the clear choice here. The season finale of season 1, with the light coming up out of the hatch, OMG. And the series finale... while I was generally pleased with the final episode of Lost (oh, Jack.), I have to say the whole 'sideways' universe thing made me scratch my head and say precisely that.

Day 27 - Best pilot episode

I already covered this in one of the previous days, I think, but: Lost. I can't remember when a show had me hooked so quickly, like, within the first seven minutes quickly.

Maybe True Blood, come to think of it.

Day 23 - Most annoying character

This is tough, because I don't tend to stick with shows if there's a character I find too annoying. Even the ones I can think of off the top of my head (Joxer on Xena, Michael Scott on The Office) have some redeeming qualities.

Maybe any one of those obnoxious younger siblings on a variety of 80s sitcoms…? Joey Lawrence comes to mind.

Day 24 - Best quote

"If there's nothing wrong with me, there must be something wrong with the universe."
-- Beverly Crusher, "Remember Me", TNG

Day 21 - Favourite ship

I believe the phrase they're looking for is "'ship", as in relationship, unless they want me to name the favourite boat I've ever seen on TV. (Which I'd have to say? The Love Boat.)

Without question it had to be Dr. Crusher and Captain Picard on TNG. Confession time, not like this is a big secret, but I have always had a thing for the sort of male character who's cool under pressure, smart as a whip, stoic and taciturn, but when his defenses are down and he lets someone in, it's revealed that there's so much more churning beneath the surface than one can possibly imagine (preferably there's an accent involved). It's probably a good thing I never read Pride & Prejudice as a pre-teen because I would have been hopelessly in love with the character of Mr. Darcy. As this was not the case, I settled for the odd soap opera character (Robert Scorpio comes to mind), then along came the Captain, who embodies all of these things, and would not be dethroned for many a year ;)

Beverly Crusher was his equal in every way, yet was as fiery and outwardly passionate as he was not; while she learned to rein in her wayward tongue she was far more garrulous, more social and extroverted, than he ever was. (And she dances.) Add in the angst and strife of their shared history (guilt over the death of her husband Jack, who died under Picard's watch), at odds with their obvious physical attraction, which faded into a comfortable (or not so comfortable) friendship by the end of the series, at which time things seemed to be on track... or were they? Because future events seemed to indicate there might, might, be a schism, a divorce... but the future was also elastic! Argh.

Oh yes, we were teased and taunted... and now I like to think, like brinshannara, that in post-movie canon, they're happily holed up in LaBarre, France. ♥

Honourable mention: Xena and Gabrielle; Pam and Jim (The Office, especially season 2); Joe and Allison (Medium). Don't currently have any big TV 'ships going at the moment that I can think of. Maybe Hoyt and Jessica from True Blood? I'm really rooting for those crazy kids to get back together.

(This is a lot wordier than I was expecting!)

Day 19 - Best TV show cast

It is not possible to pick only one.

Past:
I actually thought the Friends cast was a pretty good ensemble cast. Crossing Jordan was good as well; so were Firefly and Babylon 5. And we mustn't forget TNG.

Present:
Really fond of The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and How I Met Your Mother.

Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show

Anything true-crime related: 48 Hours, Dateline, anything on A&E or Discovery (when we had cable) about mystery, forensics, murder and chaos.


Day 17 - Favourite mini series

No-brainer: A&E / BBC's Pride & Prejudice (1996). If I have to explain this to you, then... well. Perhaps there is no hope for you ;) In all seriousness, it is an amazing adaptation, and the one by which all future adaptations (read: Mr Darcy ;) ) are and will be compared.

Day 14 - Favourite male character

Captain Picard would be the obvious choice, but you know, I'm leaning towards Fox Mulder from The X-Files. He was something of an enigma and quirky as hell. Let's not forget hawt.

I wish I was being a little wordier on these. :-/

Hello, and welcome to Day 12.

Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times

TNG's "Attached", because given what the promo showed us, it seemed that all of those years of hoping for a get-together for Crusher (doctor, obv.) and Picard was finally gonna pay off. Plus I was extra super jazzed because it aired during my birthday week.

Sigh. What could have been! It's a good episode, don't get me wrong; I thought it was a lovely character piece, the dialogue was snappy, the acting was first-rate (oh, that fireside scene was wrenching) and it gives Beverly something more to do than just be caregiver and moral compass.

The ending, however, was completely disappointing, and my disappointment was only compounded when I laid hands on the shooting script, courtesy of Lincoln Enterprises. There were Changes, and I don't just mean changing "tea and crumpets" to "coffee and croissants" (for breakfast). There were Big Changes. Two.

( My proofs, let me show you them. )

Anyway. I have watched this OHHHH too many times, and, as you can see, still get a bit passionate about it. :) And I've already mentioned the awful, awful dress.

The door was tantalizingly peeked open again on the prospect of a relationship for these two in "All Good Things…", only to get a nose in the door to learn they've divorced. *facepalm*

(Wow. That was wordy!)

Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving

I think I was really put off by the idea of Firefly when I first heard about it--I mean, it looked like cowboys in space, fer cryin' out loud!--but when I actually saw it? Absolute adoration.

Went to see a show at the theater last night. These are short enough, though.

Day 07 - Least favourite episode of your favourite TV show

I was going to say "all of season two" of TNG, but then I looked at the episode list and realized I actually liked a few ("Elementary, Dear Data", "The Emissary").

Anyway, I'd probably have to choose "Shades of Gray", which was the lame-ass season finale that was essentially a clip show. A CLIP SHOW.

Day 08 - A show everyone should watch

The IT Crowd. But that's a bit difficult, as it airs in the UK. =)