Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Looking back at the last twelve months, I have to state that we had a great year of television. I found a lot of shows to love and only a few of them got canceled. So, which one was my favorite? The shortest one of all, actually: Misfits.
For those of you who don't have a clue what it's about, Misfits deals with five juvenile delinquents who get caught in a freak lightning storm and develop superpowers. It's been described as "Skins meets Heroes" which actually is a pretty apt description, but only scratches the surface of what makes this show so great. Right now, there's nothing on television like it.
Storywise, it's the culmination of three devices - it's got an on-going storyline concerning a murder that happens in the first episode, plus the romantic and sexual entanglements of some of the characters, of course. It's also a freak-of-the-week show, every episode we meet a new character with a superpower thanks to the lightning storm (not all of those freaks are villains though). And then the show also uses the same trick as Skins and tells every episode from a different character's point of view, allowing us to better connect with said character.
And those characters are the best thing about Misfits. The term might be over-used, but in this case it totally fits: They're all anti-heroes. Seriously, after the pilot you're not even sure if you're supposed to like these people. These are not superheroes, not even deeply flawed humans with powers, no, they're just jerks and creeps with superpowers. But by the end of its way too short first season, you love them all and really care about their well-being, thanks to good writing and the equally great cast.
I guess I should also mention the look of the show. It's both gritty and pretty and the editing is jumpy when it needs to be, nicely covering up the shoe-string budget it must have been filmed on. The streets are deserted, the sky's always grey and all the colors are washed out. It's a dreary world with curse words and quite graphic sex, more DC than Marvel, but the show and its characters with their unusual powers and attitude problems are oh so entertaining.
And for once, the critics agreed with me: Misfits just won the BAFTA for "Best Drama Series".
Boyfriend's choice: Modern Family, this year's best new comedy.
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 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
For those of you who don't have a clue what it's about, Misfits deals with five juvenile delinquents who get caught in a freak lightning storm and develop superpowers. It's been described as "Skins meets Heroes" which actually is a pretty apt description, but only scratches the surface of what makes this show so great. Right now, there's nothing on television like it.
Storywise, it's the culmination of three devices - it's got an on-going storyline concerning a murder that happens in the first episode, plus the romantic and sexual entanglements of some of the characters, of course. It's also a freak-of-the-week show, every episode we meet a new character with a superpower thanks to the lightning storm (not all of those freaks are villains though). And then the show also uses the same trick as Skins and tells every episode from a different character's point of view, allowing us to better connect with said character.
And those characters are the best thing about Misfits. The term might be over-used, but in this case it totally fits: They're all anti-heroes. Seriously, after the pilot you're not even sure if you're supposed to like these people. These are not superheroes, not even deeply flawed humans with powers, no, they're just jerks and creeps with superpowers. But by the end of its way too short first season, you love them all and really care about their well-being, thanks to good writing and the equally great cast.
I guess I should also mention the look of the show. It's both gritty and pretty and the editing is jumpy when it needs to be, nicely covering up the shoe-string budget it must have been filmed on. The streets are deserted, the sky's always grey and all the colors are washed out. It's a dreary world with curse words and quite graphic sex, more DC than Marvel, but the show and its characters with their unusual powers and attitude problems are oh so entertaining.
And for once, the critics agreed with me: Misfits just won the BAFTA for "Best Drama Series".
Boyfriend's choice: Modern Family, this year's best new comedy.
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 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death