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I'm trying to remember to keep up posting this TV meme and today's topic is:
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
I haven't really had that in a long time because I tend to read a lot about TV and have a good idea of what a show is like before watching it. I've given shows a chance that I didn't love immediately, such as The Big Bang Theory, Community and the Vampire Diaries but I started watching them with the sense I would like them.
Probably what most qualifies is a show that I refused to watch back when I was a pretentious snobby high schooler:
Friends
I ended up getting into the show thanks to reruns and did watch the last few seasons as they aired, but I was totally disinterested initially. A show about a bunch of white, seemingly well-off New Yorkers seemed totally obnoxious to me. What I didn't expect was to find the show genuinely funny and be impressed at the character development over the seasons. In particular, Jennifer Anniston's Rachel had a fantastic and believable transformation from materialistic spoiled rich girl to capable career woman and single mom.
Friends is the show I can turn on whenever I need a laugh. It's like comfort TV for me: I know it'll cheer me up as I relax into a funny, silly world where I actually care about the characters (except for possibly Ross in the later seasons who I feel they made very unlikeable). I'm a huge fan of the Monica and Chandler romance and think it was a smart decision and I enjoyed it more than the "we were on a break" arguing of Ross and Rachel.
One of my favourite episodes is the Thanksgiving one where Rachel makes Trifle with beef in it!! It always cracks me up. Check out some of the funny from that ep.
What's Upcoming/Previously done
Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled: Joan of Arcadia
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Community
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season): Parenthood
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day 05 - A show you hate: TMZ.com
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show: BtVS's Once More with Feeling
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show: BtVS's Beer Bad
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch: The Vampire Diaries
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
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
I haven't really had that in a long time because I tend to read a lot about TV and have a good idea of what a show is like before watching it. I've given shows a chance that I didn't love immediately, such as The Big Bang Theory, Community and the Vampire Diaries but I started watching them with the sense I would like them.
Probably what most qualifies is a show that I refused to watch back when I was a pretentious snobby high schooler:
Friends
I ended up getting into the show thanks to reruns and did watch the last few seasons as they aired, but I was totally disinterested initially. A show about a bunch of white, seemingly well-off New Yorkers seemed totally obnoxious to me. What I didn't expect was to find the show genuinely funny and be impressed at the character development over the seasons. In particular, Jennifer Anniston's Rachel had a fantastic and believable transformation from materialistic spoiled rich girl to capable career woman and single mom.
Friends is the show I can turn on whenever I need a laugh. It's like comfort TV for me: I know it'll cheer me up as I relax into a funny, silly world where I actually care about the characters (except for possibly Ross in the later seasons who I feel they made very unlikeable). I'm a huge fan of the Monica and Chandler romance and think it was a smart decision and I enjoyed it more than the "we were on a break" arguing of Ross and Rachel.
One of my favourite episodes is the Thanksgiving one where Rachel makes Trifle with beef in it!! It always cracks me up. Check out some of the funny from that ep.
What's Upcoming/Previously done
Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled: Joan of Arcadia
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Community
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season): Parenthood
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Day 05 - A show you hate: TMZ.com
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show: BtVS's Once More with Feeling
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show: BtVS's Beer Bad
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch: The Vampire Diaries
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