TV Meme, Day Twenty!
TV Meme in 30 Days
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled -- "Doctor Who"
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching -- "Fringe"
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this season) -- "The Vampire Diaries"/Honorable Mention: "Modern Family"
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever -- "Alias"
Day 05 - A show you hate -- "Grey's Anatomy"
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show -- "Rendezvous"
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show -- "30 Seconds"
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch -- "The Muppet Show"
Day 09 - Best scene ever -- "Mad Men," episode 1x12, "Nixon vs. Kennedy," Don and Pete's confrontation in Cooper's office.
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving -- "The X-Files."
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times -- "Ugly Betty," episode 1x13, "In and Out"
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show -- "Guiding Light" and "All My Children"
Day 14 - Favorite male character -- Jack Bristow, "Alias"
Day 15 - Favorite female character -- Livia Augusta, "I, Claudius"
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show -- "The Nanny"
Day 17 - Favorite mini series -- "I, Claudius"/ Honorable Mention -- "V"
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence -- "The Nanny"
Day 19 - Best TV show cast -- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
I have chosen the same kiss that the uncertaindianora2 did, though I note she said she had to really puzzle over this one for a while. For me, this was the first answer on the meme I immediately knew, no question, no contest. I guess now we know who loved "Moonlighting" more ...
For context: David and Maddie were the first TV ship I was truly crazy about. I mean, I loved Remington and Laura, but they settled into their weird "we're dating/we're not dating/we're making out an awful lot/and yet we are not having sex besides being adults clearly not opposed to premarital sex and also imbued with unearthly hotness" thing by about the third episode. But "Moonlighting" knew how to work the UST, and at this point in the show, it seemed entirely possible Dave and Maddie might flirt and bicker forever, with no resolution. Also, this was pre-internet age, which meant spoilers were few and hard to come by. (Was it not you, the determined tzikeh, who in junior high somehow tracked down the person who did layout for TV Guide and made them tell you the blurbs for episodes a few weeks in advance? That's called old-school. None of this Ausiello or Kristin crap! If you wanted a spoiler, you had to go GET it. Uphill in the snow! Both ways!) Also, the setup of this episode is hilariously melodramatic to me now, but it was well-acted (particularly by Bruce Willis, who still had hair and the desire to actually emote instead of smirk) and looked better in an era when most TV drama characters basically solved a crime a week and had as little off-the-job/inner lives as possible.
Anyway, so I'm pretty young, and I hugely adore this couple, and I have no idea that they will ever kiss, and then "Witness for the Execution" airs, with this --
Good times, y'all.
Other awesome kisses: Tim and Dawn in the UK "Office" Xmas special; Justin and Austin's first kiss on "Ugly Betty"; Sydney and Vaughn's first kiss, "Alias"; Greg kissing Jenny after interrupting her wedding (boo, Tony! boo!) on "All My Children"; Jack and Fauxrina's "Alias" pre-assassination kissing; that amazing clinch for Don and Betty while they were role-playing in Italy on "Mad Men"; and (shame on me!) David's kiss with that ex-girlfriend of his played by Dana Delaney on some other episode of "Moonlighting" -- they were standing in the headlights of her (parked) car, while the radio played the Isley Brothers, and true Dave/Maddie shipper that I was, that kiss was just hot.
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
**
Still feeling most grubby. The doctor says it may just be the antibiotic, which is tough on the system, but I guess tomorrow we'll know if I am finally mending or whether I have to go back for more.
ETA:
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled -- "Doctor Who"
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching -- "Fringe"
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this season) -- "The Vampire Diaries"/Honorable Mention: "Modern Family"
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever -- "Alias"
Day 05 - A show you hate -- "Grey's Anatomy"
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show -- "Rendezvous"
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show -- "30 Seconds"
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch -- "The Muppet Show"
Day 09 - Best scene ever -- "Mad Men," episode 1x12, "Nixon vs. Kennedy," Don and Pete's confrontation in Cooper's office.
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving -- "The X-Files."
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times -- "Ugly Betty," episode 1x13, "In and Out"
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show -- "Guiding Light" and "All My Children"
Day 14 - Favorite male character -- Jack Bristow, "Alias"
Day 15 - Favorite female character -- Livia Augusta, "I, Claudius"
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show -- "The Nanny"
Day 17 - Favorite mini series -- "I, Claudius"/ Honorable Mention -- "V"
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence -- "The Nanny"
Day 19 - Best TV show cast -- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
I have chosen the same kiss that the uncertaindianora2 did, though I note she said she had to really puzzle over this one for a while. For me, this was the first answer on the meme I immediately knew, no question, no contest. I guess now we know who loved "Moonlighting" more ...
For context: David and Maddie were the first TV ship I was truly crazy about. I mean, I loved Remington and Laura, but they settled into their weird "we're dating/we're not dating/we're making out an awful lot/and yet we are not having sex besides being adults clearly not opposed to premarital sex and also imbued with unearthly hotness" thing by about the third episode. But "Moonlighting" knew how to work the UST, and at this point in the show, it seemed entirely possible Dave and Maddie might flirt and bicker forever, with no resolution. Also, this was pre-internet age, which meant spoilers were few and hard to come by. (Was it not you, the determined tzikeh, who in junior high somehow tracked down the person who did layout for TV Guide and made them tell you the blurbs for episodes a few weeks in advance? That's called old-school. None of this Ausiello or Kristin crap! If you wanted a spoiler, you had to go GET it. Uphill in the snow! Both ways!) Also, the setup of this episode is hilariously melodramatic to me now, but it was well-acted (particularly by Bruce Willis, who still had hair and the desire to actually emote instead of smirk) and looked better in an era when most TV drama characters basically solved a crime a week and had as little off-the-job/inner lives as possible.
Anyway, so I'm pretty young, and I hugely adore this couple, and I have no idea that they will ever kiss, and then "Witness for the Execution" airs, with this --
Click to viewGood times, y'all.
Other awesome kisses: Tim and Dawn in the UK "Office" Xmas special; Justin and Austin's first kiss on "Ugly Betty"; Sydney and Vaughn's first kiss, "Alias"; Greg kissing Jenny after interrupting her wedding (boo, Tony! boo!) on "All My Children"; Jack and Fauxrina's "Alias" pre-assassination kissing; that amazing clinch for Don and Betty while they were role-playing in Italy on "Mad Men"; and (shame on me!) David's kiss with that ex-girlfriend of his played by Dana Delaney on some other episode of "Moonlighting" -- they were standing in the headlights of her (parked) car, while the radio played the Isley Brothers, and true Dave/Maddie shipper that I was, that kiss was just hot.
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
**
Still feeling most grubby. The doctor says it may just be the antibiotic, which is tough on the system, but I guess tomorrow we'll know if I am finally mending or whether I have to go back for more.
ETA: