After not watching much TV for two years, I actually caught up on a couple shows. However, all are best left unspoiled, in some cases for everything but the premise.

Which shows would you like me to make spoilery discussion posts on? Feel free to talk about or rec/anti-rec them in comments to this post, but only in a non-spoilery manner.

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I am looking for recommendations for feminist TV shows with lots of action and women kicking ass, preferably physically. Preferably fantasy or sf. Please read the qualifications carefully before making your recommendations ( Read more... )

I am having a hard tine getting net access, so I am way behind in recording what has been going on. Expect some out of order reports as I catch up ( Read more... )

After several recommendations, I watched an episode, the one where the hero's bounty-hunter girlfriend gets hired by a fugitive to clear his name ( Read more... )

So, I need to write a couple spec scripts, one each for children's and prime-time TV. These scripts must be for American shows which are currently airing (ie, not cancelled) on American TV. They must be sf, fantasy, cross-genre, or action-adventure ( Read more... )

Danger UXB is a British TV show about the bomb squad during the Blitz. I watched the first two episodes. I liked the atmosphere of dread during the defusing, and the short lifespan of the bomb squad hanging over everyone's heads, but the characters didn't much grab me and the only significant female character was such a caricature of a nymphomaniac ( Read more... )

Just finished the season. That was fabulous. I loved the chemistry between the Doctor and Rose, much of the dialogue was hilarious, and not only did I love many of the supporting characters, I loved the way so many ordinary people, when put on the spot, discovered hidden capabilities for heroism or, in some cases-- think finger-snap-- truly ( Read more... )

Thanks to the one-three punch of Casino Royale, MI-5/Spooks, and a re-read of Tim Powers' Declare, I am now obsessed with spies, secret agents, moles, and all things deceptive and paranoid. Recommend me some good books (fiction or non), movies, TV shows, or other media about spies.

I already have Sandbaggers in my Netflix queue, and have read ( ( Read more... )