Day 5

[graculus]

Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled
Day 02 - A show that needs more viewers
Day 03 - Your favourite new show (aired THIS TV season)
Day 04 - Your favourite show
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favourite episode of your favourite TV show
Day 07 - Least favourite episode of your favourite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favourite childhood show
Day 14 - Favourite male character
Day 15 - Favourite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favourite mini series
Day 18 - Favourite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favourite kiss
Day 21 - Favourite ship
Day 22 - Favourite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death

Day 5 - A show you hate

Wow, 'hate' is such a strong word, reserved only for reality shows and the like (seriously, who watches that stuff?) rather than the more fannish end of the spectrum. Not that there aren't plenty of shows I dislike, wondering just how the hell they got renewed, in some cases repeatedly, unless there were sexual favours involved between the creatives and the network executives and in some cases why people who otherwise exhibit excellent taste (i.e. in liking stuff I also like) have got sucked into them.

So I suppose the answer to this question is more, for me, about shows I don't 'get'. In a lot of cases I will have watched the pilot episode and while I know that's not always a good benchmark for how things will develop, I usually find if I can't make it through that episode the I'm not going to become engaged with the show. Sometimes I can make it through the pilot and lose interest partway through the first season (Supernatural, I am looking at you) but if I find I don't give a crap about the characters and what happens to them then why would I want to carry on watching? After all, there are plenty of other shows out there to choose from...

E.T.A. And then there's Firefly, where the fans of the show actually managed to make me never want to watch it by telling me how much I'd love it. *applauds* As opposed to Dollhouse where the actual premise left me cold/nauseated.

Comments

[sg-wonderland.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine kept trying to get me to watch 'Survivor' by swearing I'd love it. I was like 'so they lie, steal, cheat and backstab to get ahead and you think I'd like that?'

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I probably would have liked Firefly but one of the things about me is, I can't be told. Don't tell me I'll love something over and over and expect me to just knuckle under and agree because, out of sheer pigheadedness, I will not. So there. ;)

As for reality shows (in the loosest sense of the word), I admit there are a couple I watch - I have recently become addicted to Catfish, which I think I'll talk about later in the month when it comes to the 'guilty pleasure' question, but other than that I'm not sure Great British Bake-Off really counts. Oh, and Hotel Hell is the other one, partly because it amuses me that Gordon Ramsay appears to insist on a shot of his naked arse in each episode.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

And here I thought I was the only fan who was so turned off by Firefly fans that I refused to watch the show because I was told how fantastic it was until I was beaten over the head by that...

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Nope, it felt like resisting being drawn into a cult, the way some folks carried on at the time.

And the sad thing is, if they hadn't managed to put my back up so thoroughly, I probably would have watched and enjoyed it (the only possible issue being I really can't stand Summer Glau, but then I've managed to (mostly) get over my similar issues with Amy Acker thanks to Person of Interest so it could have still worked).