What show are YOU watching?

[lirazel]

gabrielleabelle just posted a really lovely post on fandom eyeware and the way we're all watching different shows. It's awesome, and you should all read it.

In said post, elisi linked to this really awesome article about how we're not all watching the same show. You should all read this one, too, because the rest of this post will not make sense without it.

A lot of her names for the shows are hilariously awesome, and it inspired me. To share with you some of the shows that I've watched.

For instance, I'm always watching this show called the Buffy Summers Is the Coolest Person In the History of the Universe—Especially in the Later Seasons—Show and I'm also always watching the Spike Owns My Soul, So What Does He Need One of His Own For? Show. In earlier seasons, I watched the Oz Is Existentially Awesome Show and/or the Cordelia Chase Thinks It and Says It Show or the Giles is British-er Than You Show. I was also really fond of the Spike and Dawn Are Outcasts of the Universe Together Show, but that one got canceled. Thankfully, the Girls Kick Ass--Sometimes with Rocket Launchers!--Show stuck around. S7 is not only the Buffy and Spike’s Private, Beautiful Love Show but also the Andrew Wells Makes Me Laugh So Hard My Sides Ache Show and the Dawn Summers Is Cooler Than You Show.

And, of course, whenever I watch any Joss show, I'm also always watching both the the Witty Banter and Punny Quip Show and the 1000 Ways to Fail at Racial Sensitivity Show.

There was this other show I watched that was called the Veronica Mars is Smarter Than You Show (obviously), but also went by a lot of other names:

- the Logan Echolls: Snarking His Way into Television History Show (thanks, Joss!)
- the The Papa Mars Is a Badass and Should Say ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’ Every Episode Show
- the Wallace Fennel Proves He Is the Greatest BFF Ever—Again! Show
- the Kendall and Cassidy Take Over the World Show (I think I may be the only one watching this one)
- the Every Line Is Quotable Show

So. Ask me about other shows-within-shows that I watched! Tell me which shows you were watching! Let's turn this into a thing! Don't leave me hanging! I'm excited!

Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Hee!

The "I Have a Weakness for Misfits Forming Families Show"

The "Quit Making Me Laugh--I'm Gonna Have a Hernia! Show"

The "When Did Joel McHale Get So Hot? Show"

The "Troy and Abed Are the Greatest BFFs EVER! Show"

The "I Girlcrush on Alison Brie Show"

The "Why Are the Dean and Senor Chang Not In Every Episode? Show"

The "Pierce Makes Me More Uncomfortable Than Anyone Else Alive Show"

And, I'm sad to say, the "Jeff and Annie Will Never Be Able to Resist Their Attraction Show"

[ava-leigh-fitz.livejournal.com]

I APPROVE OF ALL OF THESE. Ah, the Jeff/Annie thing, I like it? But the age thing does sort of squick me and I don't know why? But I lovelovelove Annie so anything that has more of her in, I'm game for.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

YAY!

I understand about the age thing. I'm usually very, very against the whole unequal balance of power that accompanies that large of an age gap. But I think because I first saw her on Mad Men, I think of her as a little older and have a harder time believing she's 18. So I kind of...gloss over it.

Also: I just saw An Education the other night. Can I be Carey Mulligan? First Doctor Who, now this? She is made of awesomeness and beautiful things!

[ava-leigh-fitz.livejournal.com]

I do know what you mean, I do sort of forget occasionally that she's supposed to be 18 and then I remember and I'm like, oh.

I haven't seeeeeeen it yet but I want to! Soon! Soon I shall!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, "Oh," is about the right reaction, I think.

You should! I just assumed you had because you would love it so much! And Olivia Williams! And Emma Thompson for five minutes! And Rosamund Pike is epically awesome! It's very, very lovely.