Meme: 30 Days of Television

[curuchamion]

Yoinked from calapine, the 30 Days of Telly meme.

Day 1 - A show that should never have been cancelled: Sapphire & Steel! Certainly not cancelled at the time it was, for cryin' out loud. And it would be lovely if it had run for a great deal longer, because it is the awesome. Even if it did have a huge proportion of Really Annoying Innocents, it also had DMc and Joanna Lumley and some pretty amazing wardrobe. (Yes, I'm incorrigible.) And genius scripts... and, unique among sci-fi shows, a special-effects department that actually stayed within their budget!



Days of Telly Meme:
Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite 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 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite 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

Comments

[ifavorfire.livejournal.com]

Totally agree! S&S was AMAZING...and Assignment 6...I think that last scene will haunt me forever.Oo

Looks like a fun meme. Mind if I snag?:)

[curuchamion.livejournal.com]

I don't mind in the least! :D

[togsos.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of between two minds with S&S, I really want to like it but I'm not sure i do. I keep trying to give it a chance but honestly i tend to lose interest about halfway through and get distracted by bright shiny things.

[curuchamion.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is extremely slow-moving - my sisters mock me for watching it because they think it's HILARIOUS that Steel's jacket turning into a jumper is a Big Shocking Cliffhanger Moment. :)

[ifavorfire.livejournal.com]

I liked that part!:D

I tried showing it to my family and they didn't like it at all..said it was boring and too British.:(

:P

[rosywonder.livejournal.com]

I think it was a brilliant series, thought provoking, well written, and the special effects were good for the time (apart from the that leg of lamb). And now for S & S knitters, promise I'll post that pic of my husband wearing Steel's jumper tomorrow, although I notice now that the background wool colour of our jumper is grey rather than oatmeal!

[curuchamion.livejournal.com]

The SFX were excellent for the time - my family may mock S&S's pacing, but every time they see a clip of Doctor Who from that period, they ask me "why exactly was the BBC considered superior to the other station?"

(We are so American, lol...)

And considering their budget, I think I can forgive them for the leg of lamb. ;-)

[rosywonder.livejournal.com]

I think we're far too easily seduced by SFX nowadays. In S&S the quality of the writing, of the concept of time breaking through, drives the programme, rather than it being a poor plot and characters dominated by SFX. That's why I prefer 'a night to remember' to 'Titanic', apart from the fact that there's a rather sweet young actor in it . . .