inspired by certain discussions i've been having...

[lirazel]

Okay, if y'all could force all of your friends (define "force" however you want: emotional blackmail, actual blackmail, duct tape, guns, whatever) to watch certain shows, what would they be? Here are my top 10.

1. Friday Night Lights, because it is a work of art and will make you a better person. I know I am given to hyperbole, but when I say that it's a work of art, I mean that it is a work of art.
2. The last three seaons of Buffy. I mean, I guess you need to see the first four to really get why the last three are so important, but I really just love the last three and they're the ones I watch over and over lbr.
3. Coffee Prince, because I genuinely think everyone in the whole wide world would like it. It's so lovable.
4. Parks and Rec because of happiness.
5. Press Gang, because no one but redsilverchains has seen it, and I have a lot of feelings I would work out in fic/flail form if there was a fandom for this show. Also: Lynda Day.
6. The Black Donnellys because best pilot ever and also heartbreaking brothers and Jenny Reilly is the best.
7. Designing Women because I'm pretty sure it's what made me a feminist. Also: best characters ever.
8. Miranda, because it is delightful and will make you all happy.
9. Shut Up! Flower Boy Band! because I want all the fic and I don't understand why there isn't a fandom.
10. The Good Wife, to convince you that it's possible for a lawyer show to be good. A lawyer show on one of the main networks, no less.

Play with me!

Comments

[snickfic]

4. I think the word you're looking for there is
'vehicle'. :)

8. The first season of VM would definitely be on my list. I... haven't ever watched any more.

10. Oooh, do you have any fic recs? My roommate's a huge fan of GG and I want to sucker her into fandom with fic, but I don't know GG at all. I know that Luke/Lorelai is the ship of her heart and that she prefers Rory with Jess, although she likes all three boys.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I have a Rory/Jess fic. :D

Also, dollsome writes EXCELLENT GG fic, mostly of the L/L variety.

[ceciliaj.livejournal.com]

It is the best Rory/Jess fic!!!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! You're too sweet!

[blackfrancine.livejournal.com]

hahaha! YES. Vehicle is the word I was looking for! (I actually remembered it--it's in my second comment!) I was like, I know it's a v-word that means to carry forth.... what could it be!? It must be vessel!

8. I'll admit, the quality degrades after the first season, but I think the emotion is still there. And I think the relationship between Logan and Veronica has some of the best, most subtle romantic development for a major romantic relationship ever done on TV. So, I think it's worth plowing through. But then, I love it. So, I'm biased.

10. Unfortunately, I don't. *sad face* I actually was obsessed with GG before I really realized that fandom and fic existed, so I really haven't read any. But I know that our gentle hostess, Lirazel, has some GG fic which is sure to be good just because she wrote it. And the one comment fic that I ever wrote was a non-shippy GG fic for the Bechdel-Test ficathon.

[snickfic]

10. Thanks anyway. I've already pointed her to Lirazel's stuff. It kind of looks like no one I know has ever written much of it. Alas.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

dollsome's GG tag is here. I think the last few have been Rory/Paris, but if you go further back, there should be lots of L/L and gen stuff. Also, she wrote on ff.net under the name She's a Star, so almost everything should be over there, too.

[snickfic]

Thank you! I think I've seen all those. I was pretty sure I hadn't asked blackfrancine before, so I was hoping for new stuff, but alas. :)