Meme: 30 Days of Television, Day 2

[curuchamion]

30 Days of Telly meme yoinked from Calapine, Day 2.

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Well, by and large, TV shows are off the air by the time I hear about them, so I'll go with an old favorite.

Gilligan's Island. Oh, sure, people watch it - it's been running constantly in syndication since it was cancelled, and it's as much a part of our collective language as Star Wars - but it gets such a bad rap. It's the cleverest, best-written, best-acted, and cleanest comedy show in history, featuring one of the world's greatest comedy teams ever (I mean of course Alan Hale Jr and Bob Denver) and a good deal of hilarious social commentary that should give Terry Pratchett a run for his money, but what do people say about it? "[This other thing] was so bad I'd rather watch Gilligan's Island!"

*major eyeroll*

(Not to mention, it has Hamlet: The Opera. Which is pretty much the best abridgment of Shakespeare ever, no kidding. *wanders off singing "Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be"*)



Days of Telly Meme:
Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled: Sapphire & Steel
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Gilligan's Island
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

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[curuchamion.livejournal.com]

Yup - Natalie Schaefer was awesome. She was also... about eighty, or something. (Nobody really knows. She had a particular doctor do her checkups for her legally required certificate of health so she could act, and when he asked "how old are you?" she'd always say "how old was I last time?" hee hee!)

Anyway, if I'm half as cool as her when I hit eighty, I shall be doing very well, I think. :D