About Me Challenge - Day 11: Favourite TV Shows
The X-Files
That one had to be mentioned, just because it is an amazing show and without Mulder and Scully, we might have not had Brennan and Booth on Bones.
Millennium
Well, questions would be asked if I didn't include this one; darker and more adult than the X-Files, but very intelligent and enjoyable to watch, despite going downhill in its final season.
House
Watching Hugh Laurie as the mean-spirited doctor is always entertaining and I love any show that manages to include both comedy and drama on a regular basis.
Misfits
Great English show about five ASBO teens on community service who get superpowers; kind of like Heroes, but also both hilarious and occasionally very scary - the funniest character is Nathan, who just mostly behaves like a total jerk, but is also hilarious, but unfortunately he's not going to be in series three.
Being Human
The story of a vampire, ghost and werewolf living together was something that I got into easily, largely due to Russell Tovey's performance as George - very shocking at times, but it also has a lot of humour.
True Blood
Of course, I couldn't mention Being Human without mentioning this; this show is sort of like Twin Peaks with vampires only less confusing; the only difficulty is making sure you remember what happened last time since the action always picks up immediately from the end of the last episode, literally making it an on-going serial that never pauses for breath.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Definitely one of the main influences on True Blood, this is in every way better than the movie it is based on, largely due to Sarah Michelle Gellar's delivery of her lines throughout.
Angel
One of the best spinoff shows ever, although it was unfortunately cancelled, and proved that David Boreanaz was capable of carrying a series on his own.
Bones
Watchable mainly for the relationship between Brennan and Booth; really, this show is about the characters and the cases they have to solve are often given a backseat to whatever they are bickering over.
Doctor Who
I had to include this too because the recent revival just seems to get better each year, despite the fact that the critics constantly bash characters like Donna, Captain Jack and River Song.
Six Feet Under
Very enjoyable, black comedy series, set in a funeral home - naturally, most of the plots revolve around death, which is handled sometimes seriously and occasionally comically; this has one of the most moving final sequences ever, too.
Day 12: Something you don't leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you're looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What's in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Movie
Day 24: Something you've learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that
happened since you started the challenge
That one had to be mentioned, just because it is an amazing show and without Mulder and Scully, we might have not had Brennan and Booth on Bones.
Millennium
Well, questions would be asked if I didn't include this one; darker and more adult than the X-Files, but very intelligent and enjoyable to watch, despite going downhill in its final season.
House
Watching Hugh Laurie as the mean-spirited doctor is always entertaining and I love any show that manages to include both comedy and drama on a regular basis.
Misfits
Great English show about five ASBO teens on community service who get superpowers; kind of like Heroes, but also both hilarious and occasionally very scary - the funniest character is Nathan, who just mostly behaves like a total jerk, but is also hilarious, but unfortunately he's not going to be in series three.
Being Human
The story of a vampire, ghost and werewolf living together was something that I got into easily, largely due to Russell Tovey's performance as George - very shocking at times, but it also has a lot of humour.
True Blood
Of course, I couldn't mention Being Human without mentioning this; this show is sort of like Twin Peaks with vampires only less confusing; the only difficulty is making sure you remember what happened last time since the action always picks up immediately from the end of the last episode, literally making it an on-going serial that never pauses for breath.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Definitely one of the main influences on True Blood, this is in every way better than the movie it is based on, largely due to Sarah Michelle Gellar's delivery of her lines throughout.
Angel
One of the best spinoff shows ever, although it was unfortunately cancelled, and proved that David Boreanaz was capable of carrying a series on his own.
Bones
Watchable mainly for the relationship between Brennan and Booth; really, this show is about the characters and the cases they have to solve are often given a backseat to whatever they are bickering over.
Doctor Who
I had to include this too because the recent revival just seems to get better each year, despite the fact that the critics constantly bash characters like Donna, Captain Jack and River Song.
Six Feet Under
Very enjoyable, black comedy series, set in a funeral home - naturally, most of the plots revolve around death, which is handled sometimes seriously and occasionally comically; this has one of the most moving final sequences ever, too.
Day 12: Something you don't leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you're looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What's in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Movie
Day 24: Something you've learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that
happened since you started the challenge