Meme and Teevee

[_jems_]

What would we post about if we didn't have icon memes?

1. Reply to this post with "THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY TURNED; I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE AUTUMN," and I
will pick six of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-

Comments

[dtissagirl]

I'm enjoying Elementary way more than I thought I would? I didn't like the pilot much [and I've been trying to stop watching so many cop shows], but I watched the first 8 or so episodes in one day and now I'm in solely because I love every single actor on this show more than I even knew I loved them. I don't think the procedural part of it is that great, but I'm having fun with the characters, which is something I never get from CSI/Criminal Minds/L&O/etc.

The Following was a bit of a disappointment for me. I was expecting Kevin Williamson to go to all meta all the time, like in the Scream movies, and instead I'm having the hardest time believing the psycho professor has ANY charisma at all. I find him boring, and mostly irritating? I don't know, I keep wishing Kevin Bacon were the cult leader. Also, I think they're gonna milk the everyone-can-be-a-follower thing to the max, and so we're gonna get big shockers like TROY VANDERGRAFF being a follower DUN DUN DUN season finale.

HI. :)

[moireach]

Me me, please! THE WEATHER'S DEFINITELY TURNED; I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE AUTUMN.

You always have the best icons!

[_jems_]

Oh good! Now I get an explanation for your default (a goat reading a book? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....).

[_jems_]

Hi, hi, hi! =)

I enjoyed Elementary before I even watched an episode, mostly because of the fact that a female Watson had to be miiiiiiles better than a male one. Plus, you know, Lucy Liu. But even I'm surprised at how much I love it and how fannish I feel about it.

I've given up most of the police procedurals. Season 7 of Criminal Minds couldn't make up for the clusterfuck of season 6 (yeah, let's get rid of all the women, that's a GREAT idea؟) and the only one I'm still watching (I think?) is Rookie Blue. Which is another kettle of fish because it's not a procedural as such.

Oh man, having Kevin Bacon as the cult leader would have been awesome! I agree, Purefoy isn't really delivering the charisma, it's more smarm than anything else.

I saw you mentioning the follower problem on Twitter, and I agree. But you know what I just realized would be the greatest mindfuck of all? If the wife is the actual cult leader. That would be a twist I'd enjoy. Except now that I've thought of it, it's going to seem obvious if it happens.

[dtissagirl]

I don't think I'm super fannish re: Elementary yet, but I can see myself getting there eventually, mostly because the chemistry between JLM and Lucy Liu is out of this world, and I don't see how to avoid the 'shipping. :)

I'm still watching NCIS and Castle, no idea why except habit. But I've been trying to cut down the procedurals, although I do still watch them. But I'm trying to go with the female-lead ones like Body of Proof, and Rizzoli & Isles [I *really* love R&I!]

I've been suspecting the wife is in on the cult from the first episode, but I hadn't thought of her as the cult leader. Hmmm. My big problem with this kind of show is that I can see it working for a limited number of episodes, with an end in sight -- except now it's a huge hit and so storylines will get dragging and it'll last 12 seasons. :/

[_jems_]

I'm not really super fannish about anything anymore, but I am at least fannish about Elementary, and that's a huge step from the Regular TV Watcher I've become in the past few years. And I agree, if they play it right, Elementary could totally become the show that draws me back into fandom in a major way.

I marathoned NCIS and then dropped it pretty quickly once I had to go week-to-week. I realized it just wasn't all that good when you have to analyze each episode singly. Castle I might go back to someday, but I just wasn't feeling it when I quit watching. I don't think I ever made it past the first season.

I think you're probably right about The Following, but I'm determined to enjoy the first arc, and if it goes to crap after that (like I feel Revenge has done), I'll probably just drop it. You know, after a few episodes of grumbling. =)