TV Show Question Meme
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quantumrealitySo! Q&A time! I stole these questions from jae, who I hope doesn't mind that I'm going to now do my own Q&A with the same set of questions. :)
Name a (current) show you can't miss:
Hmm! Quite a few actually. They include The Americans, Person of Interest, Intelligence (2014), Revolution, Arrow and The Tomorrow People (surprisingly enough), as well as Continuum and Motive.
Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
For sure, The Americans, since I actually did re-watch Season 1 in one shot before watching S2. I've also re-watched Revolution because of its frequent mini-hiatuses.
Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Possibly Billy Burke, since he does a great smartass-y "Why the fuck am I even talking to you people?" schtick as Miles Matheson in Revolution.
Giancarlo Esposito, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, after seeing them in Breaking Bad.
There are too many Canadian actors to name that would probably entice me to watch a show, but off the top of my head I know I've seen people like Ian Tracey, Eric Knudsen, Kristin Lehman and others pop up here and there from time to time.
Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
Mary McDonnell. The way President Roslin was character-shilled so much on BSG 2003 really put me off.
Name a show you can, and do, quote from:
It's hard to say. I probably do quote from TV shows without realizing it, but consciously? Not sure I could really name a "quotable" TV series. Perhaps Leverage, given the "let's steal a/some ..." catch phrase. :) Also, I've occasionally quoted, or remembered similarities to quotes from, Person of Interest.
Fringe, most definitely though! There's one scene I just cannot quote without completely dying of utter LOL:
"I've never seen a feature like this before. It warms your ass. It's wonderful! Have you tried it?" - Walter
Name a show you like that no one else enjoys:
Intelligence (2006) mainly because it's not that well-known to start off with.
Name a show you have tried to enjoy but couldn't really manage it:
I tried watching Hostages, but the mounting implausibility and obvious stretching of the plot to pad it out to a full season put me off it. Also, The Lying Game for similar reasons.
Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song:
Sorry, none.
Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
SO MANY!
Breaking Bad, Person of Interest, Leverage, Revolution, Motive, Star Trek (TNG and DS9), Battlestar Galactica 2003, Almost Human, and I'm sure there's more.
Name a TV series you own:
Deep Space 9! :)
What is your favourite episode of your favourite series?
Wow, ask a hard question.
"Conundrum" from TNG. I liked it a lot because it introduced a new character in an unsettling way - Commander Keiran MacDuff, played excellently by Erich Anderson. MacDuff, as it turns out, is actively involved in making sure that the crew of the Enterprise accomplish his goal without realizing they've been brainwashed to do it. As well, "Yesterday's Enterprise". I'm a sucker for time-travel, and it's a great episode that explores an alternate reality of the Federation's existence in a believable way.
I'd also say almost the entire fifth, sixth and seventh seasons of DS9. They really form a coherent arc involving a WW2-esque battle against a major interstellar menace, but it also takes on shades of Vietnam and, while the show is from the 1990s, also Iraq and Afghanistan, as in in some cases the victories are so pyrrhic as to make one wonder if they were even worth achieving. Additionally, some of the lies and subterfuges employed to induce favorable attitudes to war are reminiscent of the at-times clumsy maneuverings of the US and UK to foment assent among their allies to go to war in Iraq. If I had to pick just one episode, though? It would be a toss-up between "Duet", and "In the Pale Moonlight".
As for a more recent series, the fourth and fifth seasons of Breaking Bad. Again, they really tie off a plot arc that's been skillfully developed and brought through to a conclusion that, while satisfying, is also pyrrhic in some respects. If I had to pick one episode, though, I think "Four Days Out", as well as the series finale, "
A show you mean to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
Teen Wolf. I've watched part of it, and I keep meaning to watch the rest, but I haven't yet.
Also, Revenge. I've watched part of it, and again... same deal.
Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
See above re: Hostages and The Lying Game.
Name a show you aren't interested in watching, not in the least:
People have recommended, for example, True Blood, but... eh. Also, the various recent Sherlock Holmes adaptations.
Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times:
Not telling.
Oldest TV show you like?
Perry Mason, and for a runner-up, Hogan's Heroes.
Newest TV show you like?
The Americans.
What do you eat when you watch TV?
Mostly snacks and drinks.
How often do you watch TV?
Several times a week, since I like to catch shows as they air.
Do you have a favorite talk show?
Not these days, but way back, for a while I watched the Morton Downey Jr. show.
What’s the last TV show you watched?
I just got done with Crisis, which ironically given my dislike of Hostages, is another hostage-type series. This one promises to be able to draw out the tension more believably, so I think I'll like it!
What’s your favourite/preferred genre of TV?
Pretty much anything except horror, but I tend to like science fiction as well as criminal procedural type shows (I did a CSI: NY marathon last year, for example).
What's your least favourite genre of TV?
Horror. Also, soap opera type shows.
What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
I would have to say Star Trek: The Next Generation. I had to watch every episode as they came out!
What TV show do you wish you never watched?
The Following. I tried to get into it but it had too much creepy shit in it.
What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed?
Fringe. In fact, because of the numerous horroresque elements in it, it's proven to be a battle between my easily tripped squick-o-meter and my liking for the characters. Especially Walter. OMFG WALTER. MANY TIMES DED OF LOL.
What TV show scared you the most?
Hard to say. The really freakish shows I tend to avoid for obvious reasons.
What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
Ironically, Fringe ranks up there. Walter Bishop really stole the show. That said Brooklyn Nine-Nine also qualifies. :)
Which do you think is the best TV series ever made?
Oh boy, ask another hard question!
In terms of science fiction and drama and exploration of humanity combined, I'd have to vote equally between Deep Space 9 and Battlestar Galactica 2003.
In terms of being based on a formula yet holding my interest, Motive for a Canadian-made TV series. For American-made ones I'd say CSI: New York ranks up there.
In terms of a series that's Earth-bound but still has science-fictiony elements to it while remaining largely a story about the human beings who are possessed of a kind of terrible knowledge about things that may likely happen, Person of Interest for sure. Oddly, it also has a kind of "formula" to it while still managing to incorporate some broader plot arcs.
I had fun answering these. :)
jae, who I hope doesn't mind that I'm going to now do my own Q&A with the same set of questions. :)Name a (current) show you can't miss:
Hmm! Quite a few actually. They include The Americans, Person of Interest, Intelligence (2014), Revolution, Arrow and The Tomorrow People (surprisingly enough), as well as Continuum and Motive.
Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:
For sure, The Americans, since I actually did re-watch Season 1 in one shot before watching S2. I've also re-watched Revolution because of its frequent mini-hiatuses.
Name an actor that would make you more inclined to watch a show:
Possibly Billy Burke, since he does a great smartass-y "Why the fuck am I even talking to you people?" schtick as Miles Matheson in Revolution.
Giancarlo Esposito, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, after seeing them in Breaking Bad.
There are too many Canadian actors to name that would probably entice me to watch a show, but off the top of my head I know I've seen people like Ian Tracey, Eric Knudsen, Kristin Lehman and others pop up here and there from time to time.
Name an actor who would make you less likely to watch a show:
Mary McDonnell. The way President Roslin was character-shilled so much on BSG 2003 really put me off.
Name a show you can, and do, quote from:
It's hard to say. I probably do quote from TV shows without realizing it, but consciously? Not sure I could really name a "quotable" TV series. Perhaps Leverage, given the "let's steal a/some ..." catch phrase. :) Also, I've occasionally quoted, or remembered similarities to quotes from, Person of Interest.
Fringe, most definitely though! There's one scene I just cannot quote without completely dying of utter LOL:
"I've never seen a feature like this before. It warms your ass. It's wonderful! Have you tried it?" - Walter
Name a show you like that no one else enjoys:
Intelligence (2006) mainly because it's not that well-known to start off with.
Name a show you have tried to enjoy but couldn't really manage it:
I tried watching Hostages, but the mounting implausibility and obvious stretching of the plot to pad it out to a full season put me off it. Also, The Lying Game for similar reasons.
Name a TV show which you’ve been known to sing the theme song:
Sorry, none.
Name a show you would recommend everyone to watch:
SO MANY!
Breaking Bad, Person of Interest, Leverage, Revolution, Motive, Star Trek (TNG and DS9), Battlestar Galactica 2003, Almost Human, and I'm sure there's more.
Name a TV series you own:
Deep Space 9! :)
What is your favourite episode of your favourite series?
Wow, ask a hard question.
"Conundrum" from TNG. I liked it a lot because it introduced a new character in an unsettling way - Commander Keiran MacDuff, played excellently by Erich Anderson. MacDuff, as it turns out, is actively involved in making sure that the crew of the Enterprise accomplish his goal without realizing they've been brainwashed to do it. As well, "Yesterday's Enterprise". I'm a sucker for time-travel, and it's a great episode that explores an alternate reality of the Federation's existence in a believable way.
I'd also say almost the entire fifth, sixth and seventh seasons of DS9. They really form a coherent arc involving a WW2-esque battle against a major interstellar menace, but it also takes on shades of Vietnam and, while the show is from the 1990s, also Iraq and Afghanistan, as in in some cases the victories are so pyrrhic as to make one wonder if they were even worth achieving. Additionally, some of the lies and subterfuges employed to induce favorable attitudes to war are reminiscent of the at-times clumsy maneuverings of the US and UK to foment assent among their allies to go to war in Iraq. If I had to pick just one episode, though? It would be a toss-up between "Duet", and "In the Pale Moonlight".
As for a more recent series, the fourth and fifth seasons of Breaking Bad. Again, they really tie off a plot arc that's been skillfully developed and brought through to a conclusion that, while satisfying, is also pyrrhic in some respects. If I had to pick one episode, though, I think "Four Days Out", as well as the series finale, "
A show you mean to watch, but you just haven’t gotten around to yet:
Teen Wolf. I've watched part of it, and I keep meaning to watch the rest, but I haven't yet.
Also, Revenge. I've watched part of it, and again... same deal.
Ever quit watching a show because it was so bad?
See above re: Hostages and The Lying Game.
Name a show you aren't interested in watching, not in the least:
People have recommended, for example, True Blood, but... eh. Also, the various recent Sherlock Holmes adaptations.
Name a show that’s made you cry multiple times:
Not telling.
Oldest TV show you like?
Perry Mason, and for a runner-up, Hogan's Heroes.
Newest TV show you like?
The Americans.
What do you eat when you watch TV?
Mostly snacks and drinks.
How often do you watch TV?
Several times a week, since I like to catch shows as they air.
Do you have a favorite talk show?
Not these days, but way back, for a while I watched the Morton Downey Jr. show.
What’s the last TV show you watched?
I just got done with Crisis, which ironically given my dislike of Hostages, is another hostage-type series. This one promises to be able to draw out the tension more believably, so I think I'll like it!
What’s your favourite/preferred genre of TV?
Pretty much anything except horror, but I tend to like science fiction as well as criminal procedural type shows (I did a CSI: NY marathon last year, for example).
What's your least favourite genre of TV?
Horror. Also, soap opera type shows.
What was the first TV show you were obsessed with?
I would have to say Star Trek: The Next Generation. I had to watch every episode as they came out!
What TV show do you wish you never watched?
The Following. I tried to get into it but it had too much creepy shit in it.
What’s the weirdest show you enjoyed?
Fringe. In fact, because of the numerous horroresque elements in it, it's proven to be a battle between my easily tripped squick-o-meter and my liking for the characters. Especially Walter. OMFG WALTER. MANY TIMES DED OF LOL.
What TV show scared you the most?
Hard to say. The really freakish shows I tend to avoid for obvious reasons.
What is the funniest TV show you have ever watched?
Ironically, Fringe ranks up there. Walter Bishop really stole the show. That said Brooklyn Nine-Nine also qualifies. :)
Which do you think is the best TV series ever made?
Oh boy, ask another hard question!
In terms of science fiction and drama and exploration of humanity combined, I'd have to vote equally between Deep Space 9 and Battlestar Galactica 2003.
In terms of being based on a formula yet holding my interest, Motive for a Canadian-made TV series. For American-made ones I'd say CSI: New York ranks up there.
In terms of a series that's Earth-bound but still has science-fictiony elements to it while remaining largely a story about the human beings who are possessed of a kind of terrible knowledge about things that may likely happen, Person of Interest for sure. Oddly, it also has a kind of "formula" to it while still managing to incorporate some broader plot arcs.
I had fun answering these. :)
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Date: 2014-03-28 12:42 am (UTC)-J