One post for yesterday's and today's related questions.

Day 28 - First t.v. show obsession

My first obsession was with Twin Peaks, I suppose (in 1990), although it was not nearly as bad as last year's obsession with the first series of Being Human and this year's with Life on Mars.

Day 29 - Current t.v. show obsessionCurrent obsession with a t.v ( Read more... )

Day 21 - Favorite ship

Runners up: Mitchell/Annie from Being HumanWhereas Annie's relationship with George is purely sister/brother, with Mitchell we can sense a mutual attraction. They'd make a good couple. Mitchell's being a vampire can be dangerous to his love interests, but since Annie is a ghost, he doesn't have to worry about accidentally ( Read more... )

Day 14 - Favorite male character

Oh god, where do I begin? The fun thing about this meme is that it makes me think of series that have all but disappeared in the mists of time.

Tom Conti's character in The Glittering Prizes (WHY has this only been released as a region 1 DVD??), Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Sir Humphrey in Yes, (Prime) Minister, ( Read more... )

Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times

More than five times, hmm, that is quite a lot. I have watched the whole first series of Life on Mars 6 times. The second series only 5 times, so that doesn't count.

You'd think older series would have the advantage, but the only episodes I'm fairly sure can qualify are "Beer" (Blackadder II) ( Read more... )

Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving

This is becoming repetitive, but: The Singing Detective and Life on Mars.

The Singing Detective was broadcast in the Netherlands by the VPRO. In a preview they showed part of the "Dry Bones" scene (see yesterday's post), I think it was the girls in the chorus line. I immediately ( Read more... )

Day 09 - Best scene ever

Until recently I considered this the best scene ever:

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It is from the first episode of The Singing Detective (1986). The writer Philip Marlow suffers from psoriatric arthropathy. He is lying in a hospital bed and the pain and fever give him hallucinations ( Read more... )

Day 08 - A show everyone should watch

Once I tried to convince someone she should really watch Angels in America. "It's almost as good as The Singing Detective", I told her. "Hmm, I didn't like that one either", she replied, and I was utterly shocked that an otherwise reasonable person could not love that series.

Some time ago I lent Due South ( Read more... )

I've decided to do one post for yesterday's and today's questions, because they are connected and I can't say much about either of them without giving away spoilers.

Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show

The first time I watched Life on Mars my favourite was 1.06. That changed upon rewatching, when my favourites became 1.01 and 1.08 ( Read more... )

Day 04 - Your favorite show ever

Ever since watching it for the first time three months ago, Life on Mars has quickly become my all-time favourite. As there are several more 'favourite show' questions to come in this meme, I'm not going to elaborate now.

Mind you, 'favourite' and 'best' are not the same in my book. I still think The Singing ( Read more... )

you're watching State of Play and, upon hearing Philip Glenister as the DCI say "I can't invent reasons just to pick him up", you immediately shout "CATTLE RUSTLING!!"