2017 Year in Review meme
Which TV shows did you let go of in 2017?
Arrow. I had become increasingly bored with how it seemed to become grimmer and darker every year, and when the new season started, and Oliver’s son was living with him full-time, I decided that I was out. Also Riverdale, which I watched the first season of but found myself drifting away from after the first few episodes of S2.
Which TV shows did you start watching in 2017?
Not much of anything, to be honest. I watched all of The Defenders one weekend, even though the only redeemable thing about it was some of the interactions between the characters, particularly Luke/Iron Fist guy and Jessica/Matt (the only other Marvel show I watched all the way through was Jessica Jones, so I probably wasn’t the ideal audience.) I watched a few episodes of Younger on Hulu, which I might go back to at some point, but wasn’t compelled to stick with it. I also will probably go back to Runaways on Hulu, which I’ve only watched one episode of so far, even though, as I’ve said for years, I am sick of comic book shows/movies. Everyone knows that James Marsters plays an Evil Dad in that, right? I haven’t seen a peep about it on LJ/Dreamwidth.
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2017? Why?
I wanted to want to watch The Handmaid’s Tale, but real life is depressing enough.
Which TV show impressed you least in 2017?
Arrow. The Defenders. I don’t really have anything new to add here.
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2018?
I’m kind of intrigued by what I’ve heard so far about American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. And Alias Grace has been recommended to me by both real-life friends and Internet friends, so I might give it a try sometime.
Which TV show do you think you might let go of in 2018 unless things significantly improve?
Since I’m not watching that much right now, there’s really not anything that I feel on the verge of dropping. At the same time…
Which TV shows do you think you’ll never let go of no matter how crappy they get?
Oh, I’ll drop anything. I’ll stop watching things that I like! I’m very fickle. But at the moment, I would say there’s little chance of me giving up on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or The Good Place.
Your favorite film you watched this year?
Probably The Big Sick or Get Out. Oh, or Hidden Figures, which I saw at the very beginning of the year.
Your favorite book read this year?
I don’t know that I had a clear favorite, but I enjoyed/sobbed over Hillary Clinton’s memoir. Fiction-wise, I liked Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero, which is a riff on Scooby-Doo, except in this case the teen detectives accidentally uncover a genuinely paranormal plot involving a Lovecraftian demon and as adults have to return to the small town where it all happened to put things right. I also liked Krysten Ritter’s debut novel, Bonfire, which reminded me quite of bit of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which is a breakout teen novel about the Black Lives Matter movement.
For the first time, I set myself a reading goal last year on Goodreads, because I wanted to read more in 2017. My goal was 30 books, and I read 31 (Goodreads says 32, but when I actually count the titles it comes to 31, so, I’m not sure what that’s about), so yay, I made my goal! I’m going to do it again this year with a goal of 35.
My 2017 in books
Your favorite album or song to listen to this year
I am never in the loop with regards to music. I continued to listen to the Hamilton soundtrack a lot.
Your favorite TV show(s) of the year?
The Good Place and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I also enjoyed Stranger Things and iZombie. I'm not sure I would call it a "favorite", but Twin Peaks did get under my skin and invade my dreams.
Your favorite online fandom community of the year?
Political twitter? I don’t know, I would love to find a fandom to embrace, but nothing has grabbed me this year.
Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
By now, it should be clear that I am a fan without a fandom
Your fandom that made an unexpected comeback this year?
Twin Peaks. I had some seriously mixed feelings about the revival as a whole, but I can honestly say that the final four or five episodes of the season had me riveted, and the more I sit with the ending, the more I…maybe not “like” it, but see it as inevitable.
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Always Buffy, of course, and with the 20th anniversary this year, there were a lot of nostalgia pangs.
Your biggest fan anticipations for the coming year?
I hope The X-Files has some good episodes (reviews suggest that there are some decent ones coming.) I don’t know, there’s nothing I’m especially looking forward to, but I’m always hopeful that something will sneak up on me and make me fall in love.
Arrow. I had become increasingly bored with how it seemed to become grimmer and darker every year, and when the new season started, and Oliver’s son was living with him full-time, I decided that I was out. Also Riverdale, which I watched the first season of but found myself drifting away from after the first few episodes of S2.
Which TV shows did you start watching in 2017?
Not much of anything, to be honest. I watched all of The Defenders one weekend, even though the only redeemable thing about it was some of the interactions between the characters, particularly Luke/Iron Fist guy and Jessica/Matt (the only other Marvel show I watched all the way through was Jessica Jones, so I probably wasn’t the ideal audience.) I watched a few episodes of Younger on Hulu, which I might go back to at some point, but wasn’t compelled to stick with it. I also will probably go back to Runaways on Hulu, which I’ve only watched one episode of so far, even though, as I’ve said for years, I am sick of comic book shows/movies. Everyone knows that James Marsters plays an Evil Dad in that, right? I haven’t seen a peep about it on LJ/Dreamwidth.
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2017? Why?
I wanted to want to watch The Handmaid’s Tale, but real life is depressing enough.
Which TV show impressed you least in 2017?
Arrow. The Defenders. I don’t really have anything new to add here.
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2018?
I’m kind of intrigued by what I’ve heard so far about American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. And Alias Grace has been recommended to me by both real-life friends and Internet friends, so I might give it a try sometime.
Which TV show do you think you might let go of in 2018 unless things significantly improve?
Since I’m not watching that much right now, there’s really not anything that I feel on the verge of dropping. At the same time…
Which TV shows do you think you’ll never let go of no matter how crappy they get?
Oh, I’ll drop anything. I’ll stop watching things that I like! I’m very fickle. But at the moment, I would say there’s little chance of me giving up on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or The Good Place.
Your favorite film you watched this year?
Probably The Big Sick or Get Out. Oh, or Hidden Figures, which I saw at the very beginning of the year.
Your favorite book read this year?
I don’t know that I had a clear favorite, but I enjoyed/sobbed over Hillary Clinton’s memoir. Fiction-wise, I liked Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero, which is a riff on Scooby-Doo, except in this case the teen detectives accidentally uncover a genuinely paranormal plot involving a Lovecraftian demon and as adults have to return to the small town where it all happened to put things right. I also liked Krysten Ritter’s debut novel, Bonfire, which reminded me quite of bit of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which is a breakout teen novel about the Black Lives Matter movement.
For the first time, I set myself a reading goal last year on Goodreads, because I wanted to read more in 2017. My goal was 30 books, and I read 31 (Goodreads says 32, but when I actually count the titles it comes to 31, so, I’m not sure what that’s about), so yay, I made my goal! I’m going to do it again this year with a goal of 35.
My 2017 in books
Your favorite album or song to listen to this year
I am never in the loop with regards to music. I continued to listen to the Hamilton soundtrack a lot.
Your favorite TV show(s) of the year?
The Good Place and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I also enjoyed Stranger Things and iZombie. I'm not sure I would call it a "favorite", but Twin Peaks did get under my skin and invade my dreams.
Your favorite online fandom community of the year?
Political twitter? I don’t know, I would love to find a fandom to embrace, but nothing has grabbed me this year.
Your best new fandom discovery of the year?
By now, it should be clear that I am a fan without a fandom
Your fandom that made an unexpected comeback this year?
Twin Peaks. I had some seriously mixed feelings about the revival as a whole, but I can honestly say that the final four or five episodes of the season had me riveted, and the more I sit with the ending, the more I…maybe not “like” it, but see it as inevitable.
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Always Buffy, of course, and with the 20th anniversary this year, there were a lot of nostalgia pangs.
Your biggest fan anticipations for the coming year?
I hope The X-Files has some good episodes (reviews suggest that there are some decent ones coming.) I don’t know, there’s nothing I’m especially looking forward to, but I’m always hopeful that something will sneak up on me and make me fall in love.