Meme, while the Mylanta kicks in.
Gacked from monanotlisa:
Pick five of your favourite shows, in no particular order, before you read the below questions, then answer them!
1. Deadwood
2. La Femme Nikita
3. Spooks
4. Samurai Champloo
5. True Blood
01. Who's your favourite character in 2?
I love Michael in the early seasons, and Nikita in the later ones.
02. Who's your least favourite character in 1?
Don't make me choose! Although if I had to, I'd say George Hearst, because he made Al sad, although the actor (Gerald McRaney) played him to terrifying perfection.
03. What's your favourite episode of 4?
"Elegy of Entrapment", episodes 20-21. It was so sad, and had killer fight scenes, and OH JIN.
04. What's your favourite season of 5?
Season two all the way. Although I really hope it gets even better next season (MOAR ERIC).
05. Who is your favourite ship in 3?
Tom/Christine. Those silly kids actually had the sense to make it work.
06. Who is your antiship in 2?
In this show? I could see myself shipping EVERYBODY. Michael/Madeline, Michael/Operations, Operations/Walter... The only one I would possibly baulk from is Walter/Birkoff, because, ew Seymour, you don't know where that's been.
07. How long have you watched 1?
I think I started watching while season two was just beginning to air, and I remember that I got chele74 and calculare watching soon after. So...since early 2005.
08. How did you become interested in 3?
I honestly can't remember exactly. I remember reading about the pilot when it aired in Australia, and the TV guide commented on the deep-fryer scene, and I thought: hmm...sounds interesting. I think it might have been rez_lo who started me watching again about midway through season three. I enjoyed it so much I went and rented seasons one and two, and watched them in one weekend.
09. Who's your favourite actor/actress in 4?
It's an anime, so there are only voice actors. I like the American guy who does Jin, Kirk Thornton, and his stately, cool delivery.
10. Which do you prefer: Show 1, 2 or 5?
Nothing quite beats Deadwood at its magnificent best.
11. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3?
7 seasons of Spooks to 3 seasons of Deadwood.
12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?
Probably Mugen. Although he does seem to be getting wounded all the time, I think he also has an inhuman tolerance for pain.
13. How would you kill off your favourite character in 1?
Mid-blowjob, probably by a bullet to the head. This is Al Swearengen, after all.
14. Give a random quote from 1?
Al Swearengen: Sometimes I wish we could just hit 'em over the head, rob 'em, and throw their bodies in the creek.
Cy Tolliver: But that would be wrong.
Quoting [info]yahtzee63: There was no question 15! I will make one up: Which character from 5 would be a good guest star on 2?
Sookie could be part of Section 4 (the creepy psychics division), but LFN generally steers clear of blondes others than Nikita; that also cuts out my favourite characters, Eric and Pam. Ooh, I'd love to see Lafayette - "person of low moral character" - as a new Section recruit, or a contact.
16. Would a 3/4 crossover work?
Spooks and Samurai Champloo? *G* Well, they're set in different countries, about 200 years apart, one of them is a cartoon fantasy and the other is a contemporary spy thriller. Only in a dream sequence could this possibly work, but Spooks has never had an East Asian main character, so I wouldn't know whose dream it would be. Alternately, I can see Fuu, Mugen and Jin as an anarchist terrorist cell in the modernday. Mugen would be the tech/demolition expert, Jin the data analyst. Fuu is writing their manifesto in her diary.
17. Pair 2 characters in 1 that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple.
Wolcott/Joanie. Their scenes alone together are electrifying, although I wouldn't use the word "okay" to describe it.
18. Has 5 inspired you in any way?
To let myself loose and just go crazy sometimes? Stop being so damn repressed, I think is the message of the show. Um, not exactly.
19. Overall, which show has a better cast, 2 or 4?
LFN has some really terrific actors, but the dialogue and tone of the show is so un-naturalistic, they don't always get to shine. I don't know how Samurai Champloo compares in its voice actors (Japanese or English), but I never felt the actors let down the material in any way. I call it a draw.
20. Which has better theme music, 3 or 5?
Jace Everett, all the way.
Pick five of your favourite shows, in no particular order, before you read the below questions, then answer them!
1. Deadwood
2. La Femme Nikita
3. Spooks
4. Samurai Champloo
5. True Blood
01. Who's your favourite character in 2?
I love Michael in the early seasons, and Nikita in the later ones.
02. Who's your least favourite character in 1?
Don't make me choose! Although if I had to, I'd say George Hearst, because he made Al sad, although the actor (Gerald McRaney) played him to terrifying perfection.
03. What's your favourite episode of 4?
"Elegy of Entrapment", episodes 20-21. It was so sad, and had killer fight scenes, and OH JIN.
04. What's your favourite season of 5?
Season two all the way. Although I really hope it gets even better next season (MOAR ERIC).
05. Who is your favourite ship in 3?
Tom/Christine. Those silly kids actually had the sense to make it work.
06. Who is your antiship in 2?
In this show? I could see myself shipping EVERYBODY. Michael/Madeline, Michael/Operations, Operations/Walter... The only one I would possibly baulk from is Walter/Birkoff, because, ew Seymour, you don't know where that's been.
07. How long have you watched 1?
I think I started watching while season two was just beginning to air, and I remember that I got chele74 and calculare watching soon after. So...since early 2005.
08. How did you become interested in 3?
I honestly can't remember exactly. I remember reading about the pilot when it aired in Australia, and the TV guide commented on the deep-fryer scene, and I thought: hmm...sounds interesting. I think it might have been rez_lo who started me watching again about midway through season three. I enjoyed it so much I went and rented seasons one and two, and watched them in one weekend.
09. Who's your favourite actor/actress in 4?
It's an anime, so there are only voice actors. I like the American guy who does Jin, Kirk Thornton, and his stately, cool delivery.
10. Which do you prefer: Show 1, 2 or 5?
Nothing quite beats Deadwood at its magnificent best.
11. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3?
7 seasons of Spooks to 3 seasons of Deadwood.
12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be?
Probably Mugen. Although he does seem to be getting wounded all the time, I think he also has an inhuman tolerance for pain.
13. How would you kill off your favourite character in 1?
Mid-blowjob, probably by a bullet to the head. This is Al Swearengen, after all.
14. Give a random quote from 1?
Al Swearengen: Sometimes I wish we could just hit 'em over the head, rob 'em, and throw their bodies in the creek.
Cy Tolliver: But that would be wrong.
Quoting [info]yahtzee63: There was no question 15! I will make one up: Which character from 5 would be a good guest star on 2?
Sookie could be part of Section 4 (the creepy psychics division), but LFN generally steers clear of blondes others than Nikita; that also cuts out my favourite characters, Eric and Pam. Ooh, I'd love to see Lafayette - "person of low moral character" - as a new Section recruit, or a contact.
16. Would a 3/4 crossover work?
Spooks and Samurai Champloo? *G* Well, they're set in different countries, about 200 years apart, one of them is a cartoon fantasy and the other is a contemporary spy thriller. Only in a dream sequence could this possibly work, but Spooks has never had an East Asian main character, so I wouldn't know whose dream it would be. Alternately, I can see Fuu, Mugen and Jin as an anarchist terrorist cell in the modernday. Mugen would be the tech/demolition expert, Jin the data analyst. Fuu is writing their manifesto in her diary.
17. Pair 2 characters in 1 that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple.
Wolcott/Joanie. Their scenes alone together are electrifying, although I wouldn't use the word "okay" to describe it.
18. Has 5 inspired you in any way?
To let myself loose and just go crazy sometimes? Stop being so damn repressed, I think is the message of the show. Um, not exactly.
19. Overall, which show has a better cast, 2 or 4?
LFN has some really terrific actors, but the dialogue and tone of the show is so un-naturalistic, they don't always get to shine. I don't know how Samurai Champloo compares in its voice actors (Japanese or English), but I never felt the actors let down the material in any way. I call it a draw.
20. Which has better theme music, 3 or 5?
Jace Everett, all the way.