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!

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[snickfic]

My list (which is not even close to ten):
1. BtVS, obvs.
2. M*A*S*H. Which apparently my generation doesn't watch? Or maybe it's just that we all saw the re-runs when they were too young to understand, and so no one really knows what it's like.
3. VM seaon one. Just that season. I've never even seen the other seasons; I'm not going to tell anyone else to. *g*
4. Firefly. Because it's cowboys in space and Gina Torres is perfect and I love the theme song. And it's short. (I think people could safely skip the movie, though. Whatever ending people imagine would be better.)

I think that's it? I definitely have other shows I enjoy, but nothing that I'd be willing to stake my TV taste reputation on, nothing that I'm willing to say, "I love this and also it's legitimately good." The first 1.5 seasons of BSG, maybe?

For cultural literacy, everyone should watch a season or so of MacGuyver, and also Gilligan's Island. (Both shows I mainlined, once upon a time.)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Or maybe it's just that we all saw the re-runs when they were too young to understand, and so no one really knows what it's like.

That's how it is with me. I should watch it as an adult sometime.

Gina Torres is so perfect.