Fathers and daughters (yes, it's another list!)

[namarie24]

One way you can get me to love a show - even one that might not otherwise have a long list of other things that make it stand out - is to have a really good father-daughter relationship at its core. (I'm not saying I'd still watch a show that was actually terrible just for this relationship, but … well, I'm getting ahead of myself now.) Since I

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[vitawash24]

Have you checked out Eureka? There's a nice father-daughter relationship between the sheriff and his daughter. It becomes less important as the show goes on (I believe because the actress went to college) but it remains very sweet throughout its run.

[namarie24]

It has been on my list of shows I should probably watch, but I haven't yet. That's definitely another encouragement to give it a try, though!

[belsum]

I think you'd definitely like Eureka and I second the recommendation. Sheriff Carter and his daugher Zoe are very sweet and real.

I also love Ned Stark and his daughter Arya on Game of Thrones but I suspect you aren't watching that one. ;)

[namarie24]

Cool. I'll move it up a few spots on my mental Netflix queue. ;)

Heh, nope, not watching Game of Thrones. I hear good things, but also things that confirm my decision not to watch it. Maybe someday!

[belsum]

I don't think that the HBO version of Game of Thrones would fit with your values, though it's a marvelous adaptation. You'd probably be better off reading the book, which is still filled with sex and violence, but then you don't have to watch it. Heh. Boobies.

[namarie24]

That's kind of what I thought... and kind of what I'd heard from people who have read the books.