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Which TV shows did you start watching in 2014?
From Dusk Till Dawn, Pretty Little Liars, and The Good Wife were ~the big three~ that I fell in love with and became my new shows. I've already had several entries discussing TGW and PLL, so I'll skip talking about them again! I loved From Dusk Till Dawn a whole lot, I just didn't think of much to say about it at the time. But basically I fell in love with the characters, the setting, and well everything really *g* I don't know how anyone could not love a show with two hot brothers who are in a totally co-dependent relationship, are also professional bank robbers, and then when you throw vampires into the mix *helpless shrug*
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2014? Why?
I watched Homeland a few months ago, and talked about my reasons for not getting into it here. Basically that it was obviously well-done, but just not my thing.
Gotham was one where I was excited by the trailer and by Ben Mackenzie, but the comic book campiness of it wasn't something that I could get into.
And honestly I think that I would add The Flash as well. I talked about enjoying it in previous entries, and that's still true, but more and more I was finding that I was only enjoying the show on a superficial I wonder what's going to happen next kind of level. Unfortunately I'm just not emotionally invested in the characters, and that's why it's not clicking for me. Obviously I enjoyed the comic book theme with Smallville, I spend ten years caring way too much about that show, but I think the difference for me was that I immediately emphasised with Lex's character and became super-invested in him, and then there was Chloe, Tess, Clark etc. Whereas with The Flash I find that I don't really invest in the main characters in the same way, that I couldn't care less quite frankly if Barry ends up with Iris or Caitlin. I'm most interested in Well's character and the question marks there, so I do want to catch a few more episodes, but I just don't have that love for the characters which causes me to become full-on obsessed with a show. Not saying that it's a bad show, but I've come to realise that I'm generally not that into comic book themed shows or movies, at least not unless there's a character or relationship that catches my interest
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2015?
Hmm well last year I listed The Shield, Homeland, and Friday Night Lights, and I've watched one of those shows since then anyway lol. The other two are still on my list, but I am finding it a struggle keeping up with everything. I still want to watch seasons 4 and 5 The Good Wife (and then I guess catching up with the current season after that!), I want to rewatch the complete Nikita boxset that I'm getting for Xmas (woot!), I've also been thinking that I might like to rewatch some of The X Files. Perhaps that might be a bit ambitious though *g* 22/23 episode seasons are hard to catch up with...
Your favorite TV show of the year?
The Good Wife <3 Other shows that I'm still watching and enjoying include The Vampire Diaries, The Big Bang Theory, Supernatural (sort of), Hannibal, Doctor Who, From Dusk Till Dawn, Pretty Little Liars
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Buffy always. And I do miss the people from Smallville fandom as well. Oh and Breaking Bad of course, we had some really interesting discussions with that show, a season 5 rewatch is another show on my to-watch list
Your favourite book of the year
It's kind of hard to talk much about this book without giving a lot away, but it's set in the 1920's with Rose as this unreliable narrator who's quite prim and proper, and you gradually get the sense that there's something just a little bit off about her. Then she gets swept up in the world of her new co-worker, Odalie, and to say too much more would be spoilery for anyone that wants to read it, but it's such an awesome psychological study with some great twists.
I skipped favourite film of the year, just because I didn't really have one :P More and more I'm finding that tv >>>> film for me, I just can't get into most films in the same way as I can when I'm following characters week after week on tv
Oh and I'm so happy, my phone is okay after all!!! o2 repairs were saying on their website that it was liquid damage and "beyond economic repair", so I figured that was my phone ruined. But I picked it up today, only to find out that it's now turning on and charging fine?? I haven't really played around with it yet to check on everything (and the people at the shop did warn me that with liquid damage it could apparently break down at any time and won't run as it did), but still it seems fully functional at the moment, so I'll take it :D
From Dusk Till Dawn, Pretty Little Liars, and The Good Wife were ~the big three~ that I fell in love with and became my new shows. I've already had several entries discussing TGW and PLL, so I'll skip talking about them again! I loved From Dusk Till Dawn a whole lot, I just didn't think of much to say about it at the time. But basically I fell in love with the characters, the setting, and well everything really *g* I don't know how anyone could not love a show with two hot brothers who are in a totally co-dependent relationship, are also professional bank robbers, and then when you throw vampires into the mix *helpless shrug*
Which TV shows did you mean to get into but didn't in 2014? Why?
I watched Homeland a few months ago, and talked about my reasons for not getting into it here. Basically that it was obviously well-done, but just not my thing.
Gotham was one where I was excited by the trailer and by Ben Mackenzie, but the comic book campiness of it wasn't something that I could get into.
And honestly I think that I would add The Flash as well. I talked about enjoying it in previous entries, and that's still true, but more and more I was finding that I was only enjoying the show on a superficial I wonder what's going to happen next kind of level. Unfortunately I'm just not emotionally invested in the characters, and that's why it's not clicking for me. Obviously I enjoyed the comic book theme with Smallville, I spend ten years caring way too much about that show, but I think the difference for me was that I immediately emphasised with Lex's character and became super-invested in him, and then there was Chloe, Tess, Clark etc. Whereas with The Flash I find that I don't really invest in the main characters in the same way, that I couldn't care less quite frankly if Barry ends up with Iris or Caitlin. I'm most interested in Well's character and the question marks there, so I do want to catch a few more episodes, but I just don't have that love for the characters which causes me to become full-on obsessed with a show. Not saying that it's a bad show, but I've come to realise that I'm generally not that into comic book themed shows or movies, at least not unless there's a character or relationship that catches my interest
Which TV shows do you intend on checking out in 2015?
Hmm well last year I listed The Shield, Homeland, and Friday Night Lights, and I've watched one of those shows since then anyway lol. The other two are still on my list, but I am finding it a struggle keeping up with everything. I still want to watch seasons 4 and 5 The Good Wife (and then I guess catching up with the current season after that!), I want to rewatch the complete Nikita boxset that I'm getting for Xmas (woot!), I've also been thinking that I might like to rewatch some of The X Files. Perhaps that might be a bit ambitious though *g* 22/23 episode seasons are hard to catch up with...
Your favorite TV show of the year?
The Good Wife <3 Other shows that I'm still watching and enjoying include The Vampire Diaries, The Big Bang Theory, Supernatural (sort of), Hannibal, Doctor Who, From Dusk Till Dawn, Pretty Little Liars
The most missed of your old fandoms?
Buffy always. And I do miss the people from Smallville fandom as well. Oh and Breaking Bad of course, we had some really interesting discussions with that show, a season 5 rewatch is another show on my to-watch list
Your favourite book of the year
It's kind of hard to talk much about this book without giving a lot away, but it's set in the 1920's with Rose as this unreliable narrator who's quite prim and proper, and you gradually get the sense that there's something just a little bit off about her. Then she gets swept up in the world of her new co-worker, Odalie, and to say too much more would be spoilery for anyone that wants to read it, but it's such an awesome psychological study with some great twists.
I skipped favourite film of the year, just because I didn't really have one :P More and more I'm finding that tv >>>> film for me, I just can't get into most films in the same way as I can when I'm following characters week after week on tv
Oh and I'm so happy, my phone is okay after all!!! o2 repairs were saying on their website that it was liquid damage and "beyond economic repair", so I figured that was my phone ruined. But I picked it up today, only to find out that it's now turning on and charging fine?? I haven't really played around with it yet to check on everything (and the people at the shop did warn me that with liquid damage it could apparently break down at any time and won't run as it did), but still it seems fully functional at the moment, so I'll take it :D
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Date: 2014-12-23 04:07 pm (UTC)Gabrielle
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Date: 2014-12-23 07:08 pm (UTC)I agree with you totally on Flash. It's just so... meh. As much as some may deride Smallville for making Clark's journey so slow and tortuous, Flash makes you realize just why it makes good dramatic sense for the hero to have some reluctance about putting on the suit. Especially when its such a very ugly suit.
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Date: 2014-12-23 07:25 pm (UTC)Games of Thrones. And then random anime especially Clannad
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Date: 2014-12-23 09:12 pm (UTC)So happy for you your phone works again - for now. But I really hope it'll stay that way :)
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Date: 2014-12-23 09:46 pm (UTC)And so far my phone seems exactly the same! The SD card isn't working for some reason, but otherwise there's no problems with it at all, so I'm wondering what they meant by saying that it was 'beyond economic repair'
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Date: 2014-12-23 10:02 pm (UTC)You're honestly not missing out on much re: Homeland. Season One was really good, but it all fell apart mid Season 2. I didn't watch Season 3 at all and only watched S4 (which just finished this Sunday) because a couple of actors I liked were going to be in it... and again, it was another disappointment, lol. It's a shame, because I actually LOVE Claire as Carrie, I just can't handle the show itself for multiple reasons.
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Date: 2014-12-27 10:34 pm (UTC)I'm hoping to watch season 4 soon anyway, so doubtless I will be posting about it again!