I was just curious what sff stuff people are into now and what were some older stuff they watched.
For me currently
My favorite show in recent years and most definitely this year is LOST and is probably the best series of the decade. This show has it all--interesting fresh mysteries, great twists, satisfying surprises, shocking cliffhangers. It also is a work of art for structure alone and it shows you can do all mythology all the time without any filler.
My second fave is Legend of the Seeker--great cast, entertaining stories and just an all around fun fantasy show.
Supernatural but I mainly watch this out of inertia more than being truly gripped by it. Its mythology is mostly good and contributes the better episodes but the other episodes that are rehashed one-offs don't hold my attention and worse yet seem to exist as a means to an end for some plot point to be used later. Then Dean can be hit or miss for me which is fine but when the cast is comprised of only two leads not so good.
Fringe is another show that is okay. It really hasn't pulled me in all the way. I would say I'm a fairweather viewer mainly drawn in by the mythology although the characters have gotten a bit better in recent weeks.
Flash Forward I had high hopes for but after a few episodes my interest waned. It wants to be the heir to LOST but hasn't been able to replicate its formula effectively. I'm not that into the characters more interested in the mysteries so my recommendation focus on plot and keep character scenes to a minimum because they are dull.
Finally Vampire Diaries was a show I hadn't expected to like but turned out to be a rather solid little show.
I've sampled True Blood, CAPRICA but didn't care for them. Never could get into any of the Stargates, Hercules or Xena. Underwhelmed by Buffy, Angel. Dr. Who was too silly for me. Might try B5--haven't managed to catch that.
Watched nBSG found it a tad overrated--great season and a half then a bit of a mess after that but I'll admit wonderful series finale. Enjoyed Jericho. Loved Heroes season one--probably the series that succeeded in replicating LOST.
Thought Invasion, Surface were misfires. Threshold held promise I thought too bad it wasn't given more time.
Older stuff I watch that I enjoy a great deal--TNG, DS9, ENT s3/4, Friday the 13th Series, Nowhere Man, The X-Files(I'd rather watch this even though I've seen episodes dozens of times than sit through most of its clones).
What about you?
For me currently
My favorite show in recent years and most definitely this year is LOST and is probably the best series of the decade. This show has it all--interesting fresh mysteries, great twists, satisfying surprises, shocking cliffhangers. It also is a work of art for structure alone and it shows you can do all mythology all the time without any filler.
My second fave is Legend of the Seeker--great cast, entertaining stories and just an all around fun fantasy show.
Supernatural but I mainly watch this out of inertia more than being truly gripped by it. Its mythology is mostly good and contributes the better episodes but the other episodes that are rehashed one-offs don't hold my attention and worse yet seem to exist as a means to an end for some plot point to be used later. Then Dean can be hit or miss for me which is fine but when the cast is comprised of only two leads not so good.
Fringe is another show that is okay. It really hasn't pulled me in all the way. I would say I'm a fairweather viewer mainly drawn in by the mythology although the characters have gotten a bit better in recent weeks.
Flash Forward I had high hopes for but after a few episodes my interest waned. It wants to be the heir to LOST but hasn't been able to replicate its formula effectively. I'm not that into the characters more interested in the mysteries so my recommendation focus on plot and keep character scenes to a minimum because they are dull.
Finally Vampire Diaries was a show I hadn't expected to like but turned out to be a rather solid little show.
I've sampled True Blood, CAPRICA but didn't care for them. Never could get into any of the Stargates, Hercules or Xena. Underwhelmed by Buffy, Angel. Dr. Who was too silly for me. Might try B5--haven't managed to catch that.
Watched nBSG found it a tad overrated--great season and a half then a bit of a mess after that but I'll admit wonderful series finale. Enjoyed Jericho. Loved Heroes season one--probably the series that succeeded in replicating LOST.
Thought Invasion, Surface were misfires. Threshold held promise I thought too bad it wasn't given more time.
Older stuff I watch that I enjoy a great deal--TNG, DS9, ENT s3/4, Friday the 13th Series, Nowhere Man, The X-Files(I'd rather watch this even though I've seen episodes dozens of times than sit through most of its clones).
What about you?
