Television nostalgia - part the second
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diandrahollmanDays 1-8 here
Day 09 - Best scene ever -
I have absolutely no idea how to answer this because it's *such* a broad question. Best action scene? Best dramatic scene? I want to say the opening scene of "Lost" with everyone stumbling around the smoking wreckage and getting sucked into still-running propellers and whatnot because that was pretty epic and totally sold the show.
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving -
"Fringe". Actually, I thought I would love it, didn't like it much after the first couple episodes and then grew to really enjoy it. "Alias" too, come to think of it but that pilot episode was much stronger so I was sold on it faster.
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you -
Probably a tie between "Desperate Housewives" and "24" for much the same reasons. They started getting repetative and boring and some of the characters - certainly on Housewives - were reaching Horatio Caine levels of annoying.
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times -
I know I've watched many episodes of "Alias" and "Lost" two or three times, but I don't think I've ever watched *one* particular episode of anything that many times! Though there may have been an episode of "Diagnosis Murder" when I was in junior high because I was in love with Charlie Schlatter, but I don't remember much about it anymore.
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show -
"Gilligan's Island". Don't laugh. I was in love with the professor. Though now I think I've grown to love "Quantum Leap" more.
Day 14 - Favorite male character -
This is more difficult to come up with than a favorite female character because there's *more* of them that stand out. Seriously. Television is very male dominated. I love Chi McBride's characters on "Pushing Daisies" and "Human Target". I also love House and Patrick Jane but none of those characters are the sort of people you'd want to spend a lot of time with unless you hate your life. Walter Bishop and Tony Dinozzo would drive you batshit insane. I always adored Melinda's husband on "Ghost Whisperer", but I stopped watching the show after two seasons and I understand he changed drastically after that. Maybe Scotty on "Brothers and Sisters". Or Peter Bishop possibly.
Day 15 - Favorite female character -
Olivia Dunham is pretty much the only strong female character who hasn't disappointed me yet. Well, Elizabeth Mitchell's characters haven't either, I guess. Nora Walker would be pretty high on the list but that's probably less to do with the awesomeness of the *character* than the awesomeness that is Sally Field.
Day 09 - Best scene ever -
I have absolutely no idea how to answer this because it's *such* a broad question. Best action scene? Best dramatic scene? I want to say the opening scene of "Lost" with everyone stumbling around the smoking wreckage and getting sucked into still-running propellers and whatnot because that was pretty epic and totally sold the show.
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving -
"Fringe". Actually, I thought I would love it, didn't like it much after the first couple episodes and then grew to really enjoy it. "Alias" too, come to think of it but that pilot episode was much stronger so I was sold on it faster.
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you -
Probably a tie between "Desperate Housewives" and "24" for much the same reasons. They started getting repetative and boring and some of the characters - certainly on Housewives - were reaching Horatio Caine levels of annoying.
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times -
I know I've watched many episodes of "Alias" and "Lost" two or three times, but I don't think I've ever watched *one* particular episode of anything that many times! Though there may have been an episode of "Diagnosis Murder" when I was in junior high because I was in love with Charlie Schlatter, but I don't remember much about it anymore.
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show -
"Gilligan's Island". Don't laugh. I was in love with the professor. Though now I think I've grown to love "Quantum Leap" more.
Day 14 - Favorite male character -
This is more difficult to come up with than a favorite female character because there's *more* of them that stand out. Seriously. Television is very male dominated. I love Chi McBride's characters on "Pushing Daisies" and "Human Target". I also love House and Patrick Jane but none of those characters are the sort of people you'd want to spend a lot of time with unless you hate your life. Walter Bishop and Tony Dinozzo would drive you batshit insane. I always adored Melinda's husband on "Ghost Whisperer", but I stopped watching the show after two seasons and I understand he changed drastically after that. Maybe Scotty on "Brothers and Sisters". Or Peter Bishop possibly.
Day 15 - Favorite female character -
Olivia Dunham is pretty much the only strong female character who hasn't disappointed me yet. Well, Elizabeth Mitchell's characters haven't either, I guess. Nora Walker would be pretty high on the list but that's probably less to do with the awesomeness of the *character* than the awesomeness that is Sally Field.
