Title sequences are usually something that are not all that impressive about a television show. A themesong plays, scenes are shown that focus on each of the main characters, and it gives you a general idea for the tone and plot elements of the show. Usually people over look these things as they've seen them dozens if not hundreds of times for any ( Read more... )

Good television isn't always about long-running series. Sometimes great stories can be told in less than a dozen episodes. While increasingly rare, a mini-series can be a source of some incredible television. One of the best mini-series I ever watched was the impressive Steven Spielberg's Taken, a epic ten part mini-series about UFO conspiracies ( Read more... )

There are some shows that you just hate admitting that you watch, even on a casual basis. Shows that fall outside of your normal viewing habits, shows that your friends and family would think that you're weird for liking, shows that you instantly turn off if somebody walks in the room just so they don't catch you watching it. But as ashamed as you ( Read more... )

On television, the characters are what make or break a show. The plot, the concept, and the effects are all important but the coolest idea and the flashiest effects are meaningless if the characters are uninteresting. I have quite a few female characters that I like quite a lot. Samantha Carter and Vala Mal Doran from Stargate SG-1, Elisabeth Weir ( Read more... )

On television, the characters are what make or break a show. The plot, the concept, and the effects are all important but the coolest idea and the flashiest effects are meaningless if the characters are uninteresting. I have quite a few male characters that I like quite a lot. Derek Reese from The Sarah Connor Chronicles, John Sheppard from ( Read more... )

I grew up watching a lot of interesting and fun shows over the years, but it's kind of hard for me to say which one is my favorite since it used to change almost year to year.

One of the first shows I watched on a regular basis was the re-runs of Generation 1 Transformers.  I tuned in every weekend at what I would now consider a ridiculously early ( Read more... )

This is another difficult one for me to choose.

The majority of the episodes of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis apply, as do the majority of the newer seasons of Doctor Who. Many of the seasons of Scrubs I've seen quite a few times as well.

Miniseries like Dune, Taken and Band of Brothers I've also watched multiple times.

The you also have web ( Read more... )

You hear about this cool concept, an awesome idea for a show, or maybe you hear about a new show set in a universe you already know and love, or a show created by a guy who knows how to make good television, but when you watch them, they aren't all that great. Some shows, no matter how hard they try, often fail to live up to expectations. For me ( Read more... )

Usually I have a very good idea about shows that I will or will not like, such as the example of Firefly which I mentioned in another post. But occasionally, I have been wrong. One show that I passed on at first, but wound up loving was Warehouse 13.

Originally I had passed on Warehouse 13. At that point in time I was still unhappy with the Syfy ( Read more... )

Much like choosing my favorite episode, choosing my favorite scene was also a difficult task since there are just so many. Funny scenes, serious scenes, action scenes, character moments, all of these would provide a different answer to the question of favorite scene.

My favorite funny scene from any TV show would probably have to be The goofing off ( Read more... )