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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Jan 28, 2010 20:12:01 GMT -5
Well, I've been sitting here, trying to write an article that is coming out about as fast as a centipede with corns from under a rock, I thought about all the top 10 lists you always see in December/January. It got all mixed in with my recent TV ennui, and I was wondering if I in fact watched 10 shows in the 2000s. Thought I'd give it a go here; you guys can play if you want! Queen E's Top 10 Shows of the 2000s: 10. Gilmore Girls: A smart girl who reads as the heroine? Numerous obscure and popular culture references? Quirky townpeople? Women getting all the best jokes? Despite its many flaws, GG was definitely belongs in my top 10. 9. QI: What can I say? Stephen Fry's geeky, self-effacing intelligence, Alan Davies goofball aesthetic, the rotating roster of guests, was a weekly amusement for me in England. 8. Pushing Daisies: Both PD and Wonderfalls had a super-saturated look and off-kilter approach I hadn't seen much of since Twin Peaks. Pushing Daisies was a little bit sweeter, which is why... 7. Wonderfalls: Wonderfalls wins by a nose because of Jaye's sardonic craziness. Plus, while the PD crew were a Whedon-esque type of made family, Sharon, Darren, Aaron, and Karen were one of the weirdest nuclear families I've seen in ages. 6. Doctor Who: DW, I've realized, is so linked in my head with actually moving to England (since I started watching it over there), that there was a kind of sad symmetry to watching "The End of Time" while back in the UK for (maybe) the last time. At times it was wildly inconsistent, unendurably silly, or absolutely heartbreaking. 5. Dollhouse: Darkest of the Whedons, but that suits me. It underscores, for me, how accurately Joss reads the national temperature. I think the 13-episode structure actually worked really well for the format of the show, the storylines were almost always intriguing, if not always executed as well as one wished, and I am going to be sad come tomorrow to see it go. 4. Life on Mars: If not for the Whedons, this would be my number one show. I was a bit too young for Starsky and Hutch and was in the wrong country for The Sweeney, but have actually watched enough cop shows to enjoy watching them turned on their ear. Loved the characterization, the setting, the dialogue. This show owned me from episode one. 3. Angel: It's hard grouping these last three in any order. But I loved the neo-noir of Angel, the messed up adult lives of Angel Investigations, and the huge scope of the arcs. 2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Brought me back to TV when I'd given up on it entirely. The best of dark and bright here; reaffirmed my faith that TV didn't have to be crap, that characters didn't have to develop amnesia from episode to episode. 1. Firefly: I picked Firefly as my best show from the decade not only because of its unrealized potential but my amazement at how much potential was realized in 14 freakin' episodes. Kind of unprecedented, from my view, how quickly the Firefly 'verse seemed familiar and the characters old friends. I'll always think of Firefly as Whedon's masterwork. Honorable mentions: Veronica Mars, Supernatural, Arrested Development, Miracles. Interesting list, Erin - thanks for sharing. I've only watched 2 out of 10 of these (well, that would increase to 5 if watching only 1 or 2 eps count, because I watched 1 ep of Life on Mars, 1 of Dollhouse . . . and, I think, 2 of Wonderfalls). I would put Buffy as #1, with the rest not even coming close. But that said, I think, in rough order, in the past decade, I'd say I liked . . . Monk . . . The Closer . . . House . . . Veronica Mars . . . Angel . . . NCIS . . . Project Runway . . . Everybody Loves Raymond . . . Psych . . . and that's all I got. I dunno. I don't/didn't even really remember to watch some those shows, a lot of the time. And now, I'm down to none, except for Runway, which is fun because of the S'cubie designs. I am just so tired, if that makes any sense. Dude, when are you going to watch Angel and Firefly?
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Jan 28, 2010 20:17:16 GMT -5
I'm studying in the lecture hall and I'm finding that I'm getting a lot accomplished.
It kind of bothers me because it has no windows and so I'm completely cut off from all sense of time and space (like being in a completely empty casino without any slot machines or tables). And I'm trying to work on mindfulness and being connected to the world around me. But I'm getting so much done!
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Post by Queen E on Jan 28, 2010 20:22:42 GMT -5
JD Salinger has died.
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Post by Michelle on Jan 28, 2010 20:43:16 GMT -5
Kaylee just gives off so much attitude with one look. Love her!
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Post by Michelle on Jan 28, 2010 20:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by Queen E on Jan 28, 2010 21:01:28 GMT -5
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Post by Shan on Jan 28, 2010 21:11:15 GMT -5
Ah, the look of noblesse oblige that only chocolate labs are capable of assuming. Julia, great character study portrait, there. Funny. I thought it looked like the big-dog version of: "Heh."
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Post by Lola m on Jan 28, 2010 21:13:01 GMT -5
Project Runway night again! I wonder what challenge we'll face?
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Post by Lola m on Jan 28, 2010 21:18:21 GMT -5
Ah, the look of noblesse oblige that only chocolate labs are capable of assuming. Julia, great character study portrait, there. Funny. I thought it looked like the big-dog version of: "Heh." ;D She almost looks like she's raising one eyebrow to me, sort of a "yeah, you wanna challenge me?" kind of thing.
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Post by Lola m on Jan 28, 2010 21:44:10 GMT -5
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Post by Lola m on Jan 28, 2010 21:45:07 GMT -5
I'm studying in the lecture hall and I'm finding that I'm getting a lot accomplished. It kind of bothers me because it has no windows and so I'm completely cut off from all sense of time and space (like being in a completely empty casino without any slot machines or tables). And I'm trying to work on mindfulness and being connected to the world around me. But I'm getting so much done! Just think of it as helping you be mindful of the work you're doing.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 28, 2010 21:53:40 GMT -5
Ah, the look of noblesse oblige that only chocolate labs are capable of assuming. Julia, great character study portrait, there. She's awfully young to be getting so white around the muzzle. Guess she's looking for that sophisticated silver look. Love the photo. So world-weary.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 28, 2010 21:56:05 GMT -5
Project Runway night again! I wonder what challenge we'll face? I dunno but they're working in pairs this week. I also wonder when Ping will burst into tears.
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Post by Lola m on Jan 28, 2010 21:58:10 GMT -5
Yes, because I don't get LOGO but I do get MTV. IT was Lover's Walk this morning. Why do you think after several years it's suddenly being shown on 2 channels? Did the residuals suddenly go down? It also seems like both channels pretty much skipped seasons 1 and 2 and started in with season 3 episodes --- although LOGO isn't necessarily showing them in order. Wondering what's up with that. New syndication deal, I'd think. I know that- was it TNT or Fx, I can't remember?- held the syndication rights for the past two years and didn't show it, which sucked mightily. Julia, some day there will be an all-whedonverse network, I keep hoping. I would soooo watch an all-whedonverse network.
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 28, 2010 22:00:05 GMT -5
Interesting list, Erin - thanks for sharing. I've only watched 2 out of 10 of these (well, that would increase to 5 if watching only 1 or 2 eps count, because I watched 1 ep of Life on Mars, 1 of Dollhouse . . . and, I think, 2 of Wonderfalls). I would put Buffy as #1, with the rest not even coming close. But that said, I think, in rough order, in the past decade, I'd say I liked . . . Monk . . . The Closer . . . House . . . Veronica Mars . . . Angel . . . NCIS . . . Project Runway . . . Everybody Loves Raymond . . . Psych . . . and that's all I got. I dunno. I don't/didn't even really remember to watch some those shows, a lot of the time. And now, I'm down to none, except for Runway, which is fun because of the S'cubie designs. I am just so tired, if that makes any sense. Dude, when are you going to watch Angel and Firefly? I watched S6 of Angel, and about . . . 6 random other eps. And as for watching Firefly or all of Angel, I'd say - you never know, but probably never. It just doesn't appeal to me. And really, Angel doesn't appeal to me that much either, because my big attraction to Buffy was my identification with Buffy, and the girl power thing, which both those shows are . . . not exactly missing, but it's not central. I am not contesting the quality of the shows; I'm just saying they never "grabbed" me.
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