30 Days of Television: Day 13
Today I realized something that annoyed me: Doctor Who fans who have declared that the Russell T. Davies era sucked just because Steven Moffat is doing it better. As derooftrouser said in The 45 Deaths of Doctor Who: "2007 - For the first time ever, the show is the most watched of the week. It is also the second-highest rated program of the year and the Audience Appreciation index is 86." So clearly RTD was doing something right.
Okay, fannish rant over. I don't usually complain about complaining people, but I really felt this needed saying.
Anyway...
Favorite childhood show: Rugrats
Once again, YouTube fails me. But everyone should know this show already, so it's not as big a deal.
This is one of those shows that, if you were a kid in the '90s, you watched this.
You know, in retrospect, I'm honestly not completely sure why I loved this show. Actually, when I think about it, I technically should've hated it because so many of the plots ran on prolonged misinformation (you know, like when a character is deliberately given the wrong facts and spends the rest of the episode believing them and acting on them at the expense of others). Something about plots like those drive me up the wall. Oh, the author-insert fanfics I could've written about me just being there to correct pretty much every little problem. Susie was my favorite character for a reason.
Although I DO have to give the two movies credit for being both remarkably well done AND several shades darker. I mean, you've got the first one where, instead of the babies going on one of their usual imaginary adventures, they are actually stranded out in the middle of a national park. Then you had Rugrats in Paris with dealt with memories of parental death and remarriage. And yes, I admit that I started tearing up during "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever."
Also, that fight from the first movie where Spike tries to protect them from the wolf.
"Mr. Lizard...we wish we could go h-...we wish we had our doggie back." ;_;
30 Days of Telly Meme
Day 01 - A Show That Should Never Have Been Canceled: Higher Ground
Day 02 - A Show That You Wish More People Were Watching: Oban Star-Racers
Day 03 - Your Favorite New Show (aired this TV season): Doctor Who: Season 5/31/1/Fnarg
Day 04 - Your Favorite Show Ever: Samurai Jack
Day 05 - A Show You Hate: Father of the Pride
Day 06 - Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Scotsman (1 and 2)
Day 07 - Least Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Three Blind Archers/Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-Bot
Day 08 - A Show Everyone Should Watch: Cowboy Bebob (with runner-up: Now and Then, Here and There)
Day 09 - Best Scene Ever: George in Drag/Going Over the Top from Blackadder Goes Forth
Day 10 - A Show You Thought You Wouldn't Like But Ended Up Loving: Jeeves and Wooster (with runner-up: Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Day 11 - A Show That Disappointed You: Digimon Data Squad
Day 12 - An Episode You've Watched More Than 5 Times: Any given episode from the first 2 seasons of Samurai Jack
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 - Favorite Series Finale:
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 - Best Pilot Episode:
Day 28 - First TV Show Obsession:
Day 29 - Current TV Show Obsession:
Day 30 - Saddest Character Death:
Okay, fannish rant over. I don't usually complain about complaining people, but I really felt this needed saying.
Anyway...
Favorite childhood show: Rugrats
Once again, YouTube fails me. But everyone should know this show already, so it's not as big a deal.
This is one of those shows that, if you were a kid in the '90s, you watched this.
You know, in retrospect, I'm honestly not completely sure why I loved this show. Actually, when I think about it, I technically should've hated it because so many of the plots ran on prolonged misinformation (you know, like when a character is deliberately given the wrong facts and spends the rest of the episode believing them and acting on them at the expense of others). Something about plots like those drive me up the wall. Oh, the author-insert fanfics I could've written about me just being there to correct pretty much every little problem. Susie was my favorite character for a reason.
Although I DO have to give the two movies credit for being both remarkably well done AND several shades darker. I mean, you've got the first one where, instead of the babies going on one of their usual imaginary adventures, they are actually stranded out in the middle of a national park. Then you had Rugrats in Paris with dealt with memories of parental death and remarriage. And yes, I admit that I started tearing up during "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever."
Also, that fight from the first movie where Spike tries to protect them from the wolf.
"Mr. Lizard...we wish we could go h-...we wish we had our doggie back." ;_;
30 Days of Telly Meme
Day 01 - A Show That Should Never Have Been Canceled: Higher Ground
Day 02 - A Show That You Wish More People Were Watching: Oban Star-Racers
Day 03 - Your Favorite New Show (aired this TV season): Doctor Who: Season 5/31/1/Fnarg
Day 04 - Your Favorite Show Ever: Samurai Jack
Day 05 - A Show You Hate: Father of the Pride
Day 06 - Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Scotsman (1 and 2)
Day 07 - Least Favorite Episode of Your Favorite TV Show: Jack and the Three Blind Archers/Robo-Samurai vs. Mondo-Bot
Day 08 - A Show Everyone Should Watch: Cowboy Bebob (with runner-up: Now and Then, Here and There)
Day 09 - Best Scene Ever: George in Drag/Going Over the Top from Blackadder Goes Forth
Day 10 - A Show You Thought You Wouldn't Like But Ended Up Loving: Jeeves and Wooster (with runner-up: Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Day 11 - A Show That Disappointed You: Digimon Data Squad
Day 12 - An Episode You've Watched More Than 5 Times: Any given episode from the first 2 seasons of Samurai Jack
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 - Favorite Series Finale:
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 - Best Pilot Episode:
Day 28 - First TV Show Obsession:
Day 29 - Current TV Show Obsession:
Day 30 - Saddest Character Death: