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So I've come to a decision
And that decision is that this 30 day meme thing is just going to be updated whenever I feel like it. And tonight I feel like it.
So far:
Day 01 - A show that never should have been canceled
And now:
Day 02 - A show you wish more people were watching
I'm gonna copy![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eowyn_315 and say Being Erica. Which is hilarious because I decided to watch the show after reading her entry about how she wanted more people to watch the show, though I'd heard about it (vaguely) from ineffort (yay for Canadian friends!) before that.
Premise: Erica's 32 and has just lost her job. Her love life isn't exactly working out, and she's at loose ends. In the middle of an awful day, she runs into a guy who calls himself Dr. Tom and who tells her he wants to help her. Even though she isn't really sure who this guy is or what's going on, she commits to therapy with him and gets a lot more than she bargained for.
He has her make a list of all of her regrets. And then? He sends her back in time to those moments of decision and lets her choose. She learns that decisions are delicate but powerful things, that the truth is complicated, that she's more than she thought she was. There's a whole lotta learnin' going on.
The show has some great relationships, too: with her family and friends and coworkers. (And a ship!) And Erica's lovable and relatable and generally cool. It's fun to spend time with her and watch her grow up and try to get her life back on track.
The show is a dramedy--think Gilmore Girls except less aggressively quirky and whimsical. But sort of that same tone. It's totally had me sobbing my eyes out a few times, but it's got lots of lighthearted moments as well. And at only two seasons of twelve episodes each, it should be easy for you to catch up on quickly.
A note, though: This show, sometimes it hurts. Both because I have an embarrassment squick the size of the galaxy (she gets sent back in time to high school. 'Nuff said, right?) and because I can really relate to the whole, "I'm stuck in a dead end job and this is so not how I thought my life would turn out. It sucks to be me." So there are moments that hit a bit close to home. Also, the show doesn't always take the route you think it's going to, and its honesty can be harsh but refreshing. It's worth the bite sometimes.
If none of that convinces you, there's also this pretty guy. Who looks like the lovechild of James Dean and James Marsters. And who sings. Yeah. New obsession. He gets his own tag and is the only person besides my future husband Enver who gets one. That's how taken I am with him.
(And when you watch the show you should join![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
berica_daily, if only for the tags. Yeah, this comm has the greatest tags I have ever seen.)
So get on that. I want y'all watching this show and writing me fic and making me icons, okay? This show does not have a fandom, and I want one. Make it happen.
And a bonus answer: Press Gang, though I'm terribly paranoid that one of y'all will watch it and not love it and then I'll start to question my own taste. I usually don't feel this way about a show. But you should watch it anyway! I maintain it's the greatest kids' show that can be enjoyed by grownups ever. Written by Steve Moffat, who's show-running Doctor Who right now and who wrote "Blink," my favorite episode from a show that's not by Joss Whedon.
I've rambled about it before, here (scroll down past talk of Leverage and Glee).
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
So far:
Day 01 - A show that never should have been canceled
And now:
Day 02 - A show you wish more people were watching
I'm gonna copy
eowyn_315 and say Being Erica. Which is hilarious because I decided to watch the show after reading her entry about how she wanted more people to watch the show, though I'd heard about it (vaguely) from ineffort (yay for Canadian friends!) before that.Premise: Erica's 32 and has just lost her job. Her love life isn't exactly working out, and she's at loose ends. In the middle of an awful day, she runs into a guy who calls himself Dr. Tom and who tells her he wants to help her. Even though she isn't really sure who this guy is or what's going on, she commits to therapy with him and gets a lot more than she bargained for.
He has her make a list of all of her regrets. And then? He sends her back in time to those moments of decision and lets her choose. She learns that decisions are delicate but powerful things, that the truth is complicated, that she's more than she thought she was. There's a whole lotta learnin' going on.
The show has some great relationships, too: with her family and friends and coworkers. (And a ship!) And Erica's lovable and relatable and generally cool. It's fun to spend time with her and watch her grow up and try to get her life back on track.
The show is a dramedy--think Gilmore Girls except less aggressively quirky and whimsical. But sort of that same tone. It's totally had me sobbing my eyes out a few times, but it's got lots of lighthearted moments as well. And at only two seasons of twelve episodes each, it should be easy for you to catch up on quickly.
A note, though: This show, sometimes it hurts. Both because I have an embarrassment squick the size of the galaxy (she gets sent back in time to high school. 'Nuff said, right?) and because I can really relate to the whole, "I'm stuck in a dead end job and this is so not how I thought my life would turn out. It sucks to be me." So there are moments that hit a bit close to home. Also, the show doesn't always take the route you think it's going to, and its honesty can be harsh but refreshing. It's worth the bite sometimes.
If none of that convinces you, there's also this pretty guy. Who looks like the lovechild of James Dean and James Marsters. And who sings. Yeah. New obsession. He gets his own tag and is the only person besides my future husband Enver who gets one. That's how taken I am with him.
(And when you watch the show you should join
berica_daily, if only for the tags. Yeah, this comm has the greatest tags I have ever seen.)So get on that. I want y'all watching this show and writing me fic and making me icons, okay? This show does not have a fandom, and I want one. Make it happen.
And a bonus answer: Press Gang, though I'm terribly paranoid that one of y'all will watch it and not love it and then I'll start to question my own taste. I usually don't feel this way about a show. But you should watch it anyway! I maintain it's the greatest kids' show that can be enjoyed by grownups ever. Written by Steve Moffat, who's show-running Doctor Who right now and who wrote "Blink," my favorite episode from a show that's not by Joss Whedon.
I've rambled about it before, here (scroll down past talk of Leverage and Glee).
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