The television meme of DOOM
...I'm alive, I promise. My summer course is kind of leaving me burned out a little, so I've been kind of 'meh' about LJ lately, sorry. Also, I twisted my ankle mowing the lawn yesterday. Ow. But I've been seeing this around and wanted to try it, so here we go!
The Television Meme of Doom
Day 01. A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02. A show that you wish more people were watching
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. Best pilot episode
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. Favorite series finale
Day 28. First TV show obsession
Day 29. Current t.v show obsession
Day 30. Saddest character death
...So a lot of my favorite shows wind up getting canceled. I narrowed it down to three? From oldest to newest, here goes!
1. Second Noah
...Okay, maybe "should never have been canceled" is a bit of a stretch. But I loved this show. It was the first tv show I was fannish about, before I knew what that even meant. I mean, I recorded every single episode on video tape and I still have them. I don't watch them because if the VCR eats them I'll CRY, but. Let's put it this way--I am still upset over this cancellation, uh. 12 years later. (Crap, I feel old.) Anyway, this was also the start of my James Marsden love. He was a teenage father, guys. And he sang. Come on. I mean, look at this--Ricky singing with his son Ben:
Basically, Noah and Jesse adopted eight children because they couldn't have any themselves. Jesse worked at Busch Gardens and they had... a zoo in the backyard, pretty much. Noah was an author. They had an awesome and kooky superstitious housekeeper with a really hot son, and there were crazy episodes--like the one with the hurricane when an alligator got loose and some of the kids wound up stranded in the treehouse, Hannah locked herself in a closet, the housekeeper and one of the twins got stuck in the car next to a live power line, and the gator got into the house and one of the kids had to fight it off with a broom. All while their parents were in New Orleans making a baby. NO, REALLY. There was also an episode where Hannah tried to free a bear but it wanted to attack her, where Jesse's father took Ricky hunting and he spazzed because of childhood trauma, when Ranny decided to go looking for his birth mother because he thought he remembered her taking care of him when he was sick--but it was Jesse he remembered, Luis told everyone his dad was Julio Iglesias... It was a feel-good family show, which is probably why it was cancelled, but it also only got two half-seasons and never a stable time-slot.
And in the very last episode, Ben called Ricky "daddy" (even though he supposedly thought Noah and Jesse were his parents), Ricky had to chose between his girlfriend and Ben's mother and Jesse was pregnant and felt the baby kick. THAT IS HOW THEY LEFT THE SHOW. Sigh. I have never had closure. Also, I want it on DVD. But it probably won't happen, as ABC is a Disney company but the show was set at Busch Gardens.
I will always love the theme song, though.
2. Joan of Arcadia
Man, I was fannish about this one too. I loved it. I need the DVDs. Anyway, yeah. This list is kind of proves that I do like those wholesome family shows. I refuse to be ashamed. Joan got a really bad deal and I am still irked. It had a terrible time slot--Fridays at 8, when no one was watching tv Fridays at 8 and there was no TiVo. Also, yes. the second season did kind of suck. It introduced a lot of obnoxious characters and there was the whole "Joan thinks God is a product of Lyme disease" plot that was annoying and let's not go there with Adam and Iris. But a lot of shows go through bad second seasons and recover--or don't, but get renewed anyway. I mean, they set it up for this big Joan vs. the Devil season 3 deal and then... canceled it. ARGH.
But. I loved this show. God was anyone and everyone--a little old woman, a Goth kid, RUSS TAMBLYN, a dogwalker, a homeless guy, any race or gender... And always with awesome lines. Like when he first meets Joan and she wants him to preform a miracle and he points to a tree. And she's like "...a tree?" and God says "let's see you make one." I mean, yes. Joan could be obnoxious and irritating and eventually you'd think she'd figure out that every time God asks her to do something it turns out for the best so she should stop arguing with him, BUT that just made her human and I liked it. And Amber Tamblyn was awesome in the roll. Then of course, there was the supporting cast. Season two ruined Adam for me, but I loved him in season one and I wish his character could have been redeemed a bit in a third season. Grace was always nothing but pure awesome. God, I loved her. And Luke. Adored him. I also loved Joan's parents and the whole crazy family. I miss this show so much.
Here, have some clips:
Joan, who was told to try out for cheerleading and tells everyone off:
Some of Grace's one-liners:
Joan and God after Joan finds out Adam cheated on her:
It had great music too. I miss this show.
3. Pushing Daisies
It's on just about everyone's list for a reason. I didn't like the first few episodes I watched. It was weird. But then it grew on me. I loved this show by season two. Ned is so freaking adorable and bumbling and Chuck is sweet. I don't know how long the Ned/Chuck romance could have pulled the show, but I would have loved to see Emerson/Olive--he called her Itty Bitty and it was so adorable. And Olive. Oh, Kristin Chenoweth, you are my hero. I adored Olive. And I liked her friendship with Chuck. I loved so much about this show, it's sad that it's over. At least I have the DVDs. The end was way too abrupt, though.
10 awesome scenes, with a lot of Olive.
Just--oh Olive.
Olive and Emerson, sharing a cigar and being awesome
Emerson, who I love:
So, yeah.
I leave you with clips from an episode called The Norwegians. You know I had to love this.
The accents are SO SO BAD but I DIE LAUGHING. THE FLAG GEAR.
Well, that was a lot longer than I meant it to be.
The Television Meme of Doom
Day 01. A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02. A show that you wish more people were watching
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. Best pilot episode
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. Favorite series finale
Day 28. First TV show obsession
Day 29. Current t.v show obsession
Day 30. Saddest character death
...So a lot of my favorite shows wind up getting canceled. I narrowed it down to three? From oldest to newest, here goes!
1. Second Noah
...Okay, maybe "should never have been canceled" is a bit of a stretch. But I loved this show. It was the first tv show I was fannish about, before I knew what that even meant. I mean, I recorded every single episode on video tape and I still have them. I don't watch them because if the VCR eats them I'll CRY, but. Let's put it this way--I am still upset over this cancellation, uh. 12 years later. (Crap, I feel old.) Anyway, this was also the start of my James Marsden love. He was a teenage father, guys. And he sang. Come on. I mean, look at this--Ricky singing with his son Ben:
Click to viewBasically, Noah and Jesse adopted eight children because they couldn't have any themselves. Jesse worked at Busch Gardens and they had... a zoo in the backyard, pretty much. Noah was an author. They had an awesome and kooky superstitious housekeeper with a really hot son, and there were crazy episodes--like the one with the hurricane when an alligator got loose and some of the kids wound up stranded in the treehouse, Hannah locked herself in a closet, the housekeeper and one of the twins got stuck in the car next to a live power line, and the gator got into the house and one of the kids had to fight it off with a broom. All while their parents were in New Orleans making a baby. NO, REALLY. There was also an episode where Hannah tried to free a bear but it wanted to attack her, where Jesse's father took Ricky hunting and he spazzed because of childhood trauma, when Ranny decided to go looking for his birth mother because he thought he remembered her taking care of him when he was sick--but it was Jesse he remembered, Luis told everyone his dad was Julio Iglesias... It was a feel-good family show, which is probably why it was cancelled, but it also only got two half-seasons and never a stable time-slot.
And in the very last episode, Ben called Ricky "daddy" (even though he supposedly thought Noah and Jesse were his parents), Ricky had to chose between his girlfriend and Ben's mother and Jesse was pregnant and felt the baby kick. THAT IS HOW THEY LEFT THE SHOW. Sigh. I have never had closure. Also, I want it on DVD. But it probably won't happen, as ABC is a Disney company but the show was set at Busch Gardens.
I will always love the theme song, though.
2. Joan of Arcadia
Man, I was fannish about this one too. I loved it. I need the DVDs. Anyway, yeah. This list is kind of proves that I do like those wholesome family shows. I refuse to be ashamed. Joan got a really bad deal and I am still irked. It had a terrible time slot--Fridays at 8, when no one was watching tv Fridays at 8 and there was no TiVo. Also, yes. the second season did kind of suck. It introduced a lot of obnoxious characters and there was the whole "Joan thinks God is a product of Lyme disease" plot that was annoying and let's not go there with Adam and Iris. But a lot of shows go through bad second seasons and recover--or don't, but get renewed anyway. I mean, they set it up for this big Joan vs. the Devil season 3 deal and then... canceled it. ARGH.
But. I loved this show. God was anyone and everyone--a little old woman, a Goth kid, RUSS TAMBLYN, a dogwalker, a homeless guy, any race or gender... And always with awesome lines. Like when he first meets Joan and she wants him to preform a miracle and he points to a tree. And she's like "...a tree?" and God says "let's see you make one." I mean, yes. Joan could be obnoxious and irritating and eventually you'd think she'd figure out that every time God asks her to do something it turns out for the best so she should stop arguing with him, BUT that just made her human and I liked it. And Amber Tamblyn was awesome in the roll. Then of course, there was the supporting cast. Season two ruined Adam for me, but I loved him in season one and I wish his character could have been redeemed a bit in a third season. Grace was always nothing but pure awesome. God, I loved her. And Luke. Adored him. I also loved Joan's parents and the whole crazy family. I miss this show so much.
Here, have some clips:
Joan, who was told to try out for cheerleading and tells everyone off:
Some of Grace's one-liners:
Joan and God after Joan finds out Adam cheated on her:
It had great music too. I miss this show.
3. Pushing Daisies
It's on just about everyone's list for a reason. I didn't like the first few episodes I watched. It was weird. But then it grew on me. I loved this show by season two. Ned is so freaking adorable and bumbling and Chuck is sweet. I don't know how long the Ned/Chuck romance could have pulled the show, but I would have loved to see Emerson/Olive--he called her Itty Bitty and it was so adorable. And Olive. Oh, Kristin Chenoweth, you are my hero. I adored Olive. And I liked her friendship with Chuck. I loved so much about this show, it's sad that it's over. At least I have the DVDs. The end was way too abrupt, though.
10 awesome scenes, with a lot of Olive.
Just--oh Olive.
Olive and Emerson, sharing a cigar and being awesome
Emerson, who I love:
So, yeah.
I leave you with clips from an episode called The Norwegians. You know I had to love this.
The accents are SO SO BAD but I DIE LAUGHING. THE FLAG GEAR.
Well, that was a lot longer than I meant it to be.