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slaymesoftly's TV post to talk about my own TV-watching habits. I'm rather monogamous about my obsessions, so there's really no fandom I participate in as much as BtVS.
I do like TV that makes you think, however, and that's always more interesting with fandom interaction, so there are usually one or two current shows that I will get slightly fannish about, i.e. I'll read reviews and discussions of each episode after it airs, but I don't generally participate in those discussions, and I never read or write fanfic. Formerly, that was BSG, but since that's finished, it's been Mad Men.
In general, I'm not very good at being a "casual viewer." I think it's partly because I'm just not drawn to procedural or self-contained shows, where it doesn't matter if you tune in every week. I like serials - maybe because they require more from the viewer. Even the procedural-type shows I do watch (Bones, Fringe) have an overarching plot or character arc.
When I watch a show, I don't plan to just catch an episode here or there - if I start watching, I want to start at the beginning, and watch every episode in order. It's kind of weird, because it means that even shows I'm not crazy about (like Dollhouse) or shows that have gone way downhill recently (like Bones) still get my full dedication - or they don't get it at all. The only difference might be whether I plant my butt on the sofa to watch when it airs, or wait four days before watching the new episode online when I have nothing better to do.
I would definitely watch How I Met Your Mother live, although I have class on Monday nights, so it's unlikely I'll be home by 8pm. Thursday is a scheduling nightmare, with Bones and Fringe on Fox and the NBC comedy lineup at the same time, but my apathy toward most of those shows might lighten the load eventually. I was less than thrilled with Bones last year, but for now it's staying on the schedule in hopes of improvement. Fringe sort of interests me, but I can't seem to give it the attention it requires, so it's best watched with a rewind button. The Office is still awesome as ever. I also enjoyed the series premiere of Community, more so than Parks & Recreation, which I'm still watching even as I kind of wonder why. I'm sticking with Dollhouse for now, and I love Psych, but I think it's probably close to finishing its summer run.
There's also a ton of TV that's not currently on right now that I will tune in when it comes back, and I sort of worry that if I list them all out, I'll get a reputation as a TV addict or something, lol. But I'm also a fan of Burn Notice and Leverage, which both split their seasons into a summer and winter segment, as well as Chuck and 24, which will be coming back after the new year. There's also the spectacular Friday Night Lights, which... airs who knows when. I don't have DirecTV, and last year I was really good and didn't download illegally, but I've heard that this year the episodes might not air on NBC until JUNE, which is a really long wait...
Imported shows I DO download illegally: Doctor Who, Gavin & Stacey, and most recently Being Erica, thanks tomaharet83's recommendation. And then there's House and Brothers & Sisters, which I like enough to watch on DVD, but am at least a season behind (and refuse to watch them live until I'm caught up).
Dear lord, I watch a lot of TV...
slaymesoftly's TV post to talk about my own TV-watching habits. I'm rather monogamous about my obsessions, so there's really no fandom I participate in as much as BtVS. I do like TV that makes you think, however, and that's always more interesting with fandom interaction, so there are usually one or two current shows that I will get slightly fannish about, i.e. I'll read reviews and discussions of each episode after it airs, but I don't generally participate in those discussions, and I never read or write fanfic. Formerly, that was BSG, but since that's finished, it's been Mad Men.
In general, I'm not very good at being a "casual viewer." I think it's partly because I'm just not drawn to procedural or self-contained shows, where it doesn't matter if you tune in every week. I like serials - maybe because they require more from the viewer. Even the procedural-type shows I do watch (Bones, Fringe) have an overarching plot or character arc.
When I watch a show, I don't plan to just catch an episode here or there - if I start watching, I want to start at the beginning, and watch every episode in order. It's kind of weird, because it means that even shows I'm not crazy about (like Dollhouse) or shows that have gone way downhill recently (like Bones) still get my full dedication - or they don't get it at all. The only difference might be whether I plant my butt on the sofa to watch when it airs, or wait four days before watching the new episode online when I have nothing better to do.
I would definitely watch How I Met Your Mother live, although I have class on Monday nights, so it's unlikely I'll be home by 8pm. Thursday is a scheduling nightmare, with Bones and Fringe on Fox and the NBC comedy lineup at the same time, but my apathy toward most of those shows might lighten the load eventually. I was less than thrilled with Bones last year, but for now it's staying on the schedule in hopes of improvement. Fringe sort of interests me, but I can't seem to give it the attention it requires, so it's best watched with a rewind button. The Office is still awesome as ever. I also enjoyed the series premiere of Community, more so than Parks & Recreation, which I'm still watching even as I kind of wonder why. I'm sticking with Dollhouse for now, and I love Psych, but I think it's probably close to finishing its summer run.
There's also a ton of TV that's not currently on right now that I will tune in when it comes back, and I sort of worry that if I list them all out, I'll get a reputation as a TV addict or something, lol. But I'm also a fan of Burn Notice and Leverage, which both split their seasons into a summer and winter segment, as well as Chuck and 24, which will be coming back after the new year. There's also the spectacular Friday Night Lights, which... airs who knows when. I don't have DirecTV, and last year I was really good and didn't download illegally, but I've heard that this year the episodes might not air on NBC until JUNE, which is a really long wait...
Imported shows I DO download illegally: Doctor Who, Gavin & Stacey, and most recently Being Erica, thanks to
maharet83's recommendation. And then there's House and Brothers & Sisters, which I like enough to watch on DVD, but am at least a season behind (and refuse to watch them live until I'm caught up).Dear lord, I watch a lot of TV...
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I'm watching more TV this year than I've watched in years, but none of the shows interest me as much at BTVS did. I don't feel the need to write fan fiction and I rarely even feel the pull to create fan art/graphics. Sometimes I will for Doctor Who, Torchwood or Supernatural. But I'm still writing fan fiction and creating fan art for Buffy years later.
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I've been really enjoying Leverage - it's not a demanding show by any means, but the one-liners are hilarious, and I LOVE Hardison and Parker.
I never really expect to love a show as much as BtVS - and quite honestly, I don't want to, because that would be exhausting. I generally just expect a show to entertain me, and if it happens to do more than that, even better.
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I don't care if the Booth/Brennan romance goes anywhere, either. The whole coma thing had me rolling my eyes and I was so hoping they would have moved on for this season. Was disappointed to see the over the top stuff in the first episode. The only couple I liked on the show was Hodgins/Angela. I liked it more for the great team they all made. Right now, the only character that I'm really enjoying is the lawyer woman. I adore her little clunky yellow car and I think she's getting the best lines right now.
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Re: Bones, I said to Patti while watching the premiere that they couldn't have thrown in more fanfic cliches if they'd tried. I mean, they needed a coma (complete with imaginary AU), amnesia, and a psychic in order for Booth and Bones to figure out that they're in love with each other? That's absolutely ridiculous. Didn't these used to be normal people??
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...I'm suddenly feeling happy about only being up to season 1.