Thirty Days of TV: Day Twenty-Nine
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
I don't think I have one. That is to say: I've several open canon shows which I love to watch. My old, closed canon shows are still dearly loved. Several of the shows I marathoned over the last months I like or even love as well. But there isn't one single show which captures me more than any other does right now, which drives me to write meta post after meta post, fanfiction after fanfiction, that kind of involvement which I'd say qualifies as "obsession". It doesn't help that the open-canon shows I currently follow either don't have much fanfic or meta at all or do have a lot of fanfic, but not on subjects I'm interested in. Of course, l could apply the "do it yourself" principle here and write it myself, instead of just reviews and a the very occasional fanfiction, but that's just it: were I truly obsessed, I'd do it, despite the lack of real life time, you know?
Then again: with some canons, it takes a while. I loved Babylon 5 dearly when it was first broadcast, but it took me almost a decade to write fanfiction about it, and then it came in a veritable of explosion of stories. With other canons it happens immediately (independent of quality): during the first two seasons of Heroes, I did the whole enchilada, busily writing fanfiction and discussing the show left right and center. (Then, um, season 3 happened, I quit half way through and never looked back.) I think the last show that sort of qualifies for "tv show obsession" was Merlin - until season 5 ; though I was really glad the last three episodes were good again and enabled me bid the show farewell with fondness and some still niggling plot bunnies to feed at some point. Of the shows I'm currently following, Breaking Bad is the one I think about most (but alas, just one fanfic came out of that, and my excuse is the old fannish one of the fantastically well written canon being less inspiring than flawed canon), Once Upon A Time provides me with the "I enjoy this way more than I thought I would, but I seem to be watching a different show from the fanfic-writing part of fandom (which reminds me of Lost and Merlin both)" type of fannish experience, Elementary (which has this weird mini hiati, and why, show, why? I miss you!) gives me my current favourite female-male friendship but doesn't really inspire obsession, and my absolutely favourite current historical show isn't back yet, i.e. The Borgias.
In conclusion: I don't have one right now.
Day 01 - A show that should never have 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 - 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 30 - Saddest character death.
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I don't think I have one. That is to say: I've several open canon shows which I love to watch. My old, closed canon shows are still dearly loved. Several of the shows I marathoned over the last months I like or even love as well. But there isn't one single show which captures me more than any other does right now, which drives me to write meta post after meta post, fanfiction after fanfiction, that kind of involvement which I'd say qualifies as "obsession". It doesn't help that the open-canon shows I currently follow either don't have much fanfic or meta at all or do have a lot of fanfic, but not on subjects I'm interested in. Of course, l could apply the "do it yourself" principle here and write it myself, instead of just reviews and a the very occasional fanfiction, but that's just it: were I truly obsessed, I'd do it, despite the lack of real life time, you know?
Then again: with some canons, it takes a while. I loved Babylon 5 dearly when it was first broadcast, but it took me almost a decade to write fanfiction about it, and then it came in a veritable of explosion of stories. With other canons it happens immediately (independent of quality): during the first two seasons of Heroes, I did the whole enchilada, busily writing fanfiction and discussing the show left right and center. (Then, um, season 3 happened, I quit half way through and never looked back.) I think the last show that sort of qualifies for "tv show obsession" was Merlin - until season 5 ; though I was really glad the last three episodes were good again and enabled me bid the show farewell with fondness and some still niggling plot bunnies to feed at some point. Of the shows I'm currently following, Breaking Bad is the one I think about most (but alas, just one fanfic came out of that, and my excuse is the old fannish one of the fantastically well written canon being less inspiring than flawed canon), Once Upon A Time provides me with the "I enjoy this way more than I thought I would, but I seem to be watching a different show from the fanfic-writing part of fandom (which reminds me of Lost and Merlin both)" type of fannish experience, Elementary (which has this weird mini hiati, and why, show, why? I miss you!) gives me my current favourite female-male friendship but doesn't really inspire obsession, and my absolutely favourite current historical show isn't back yet, i.e. The Borgias.
In conclusion: I don't have one right now.
Day 01 - A show that should never have 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 - 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 30 - Saddest character death.
This entry was originally posted at http://selenak.dreamwidth.org/878417.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.