TV

[desh]

A list of TV shows that I haven't seen yet, or have only seen a tiny amount of, that I might eventually watch, in order of likelihood:

1. Freaks and Geeks
2. Firefly
3. Dollhouse*
4. Battlestar Galactica
5. 30 Rock
6. Always Sunny In Philadelphia
7. The Wire
999. Every other freaking Whedon show that people keep talking about

* Because my roommate's watching it anyway, so it's easy; would probably be bumped to 5 or 6 otherwise

And this doesn't even count the 5 current shows I follow (NCIS/House/L&O/L&O/L&O) and the Arrested Development catching up I still have to do.

Plus, Degrassi: TNG. Let's not go there.

So, nnaylime and the rest of y'all who love BSG so much, here's the problem: It's competing for my TV time with 6 things I'm already hooked on (5 current and 1 on DVD), whatever sporting events I watch, and 4 other series that are either 30 minute shows or are fewer than 25 total episodes and are therefore less daunting. Still, one day...

Comments

[desh]

Wait, you agree with what the others have said, even about only watching 2.5 or 3.5 seasons?

[nnaylime.livejournal.com]

Oh, no . . . I agree that it's dark, and should probably not be watched in great big batches (although the temptation to do so will exist), but you gotta watch the whole thing.

The last half season (season 4.5) was one of the weaker seasons (they made the mistake of introducing some new elements even as they were wrapping the series up, and in some ways wrote themselves into a few corners that left some of the resolutions less satisfactory than I would've liked), but I would say both for a completest perspective (you're not gonna wanna be left hanging with the season 4.0 cliff-hanger) and from a story-telling perspective (there is an absolutely SPECTACULAR arc in there) you'll wanna watch it.

Season 2 and the first half of season 3 are probably the strongest, but even toward the end of it there was still stuff in there that kept me riveted and asking myself big, important questions.