30 Days of Telly Meme - Day 02

[thisbluespirit]

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Spooks

I think I'm supposed to pick something relatively unknown, but the amount of people who aren't watching Spooks when it's on seems to be shocking. Not non-UK people, obviously, but Brits when it's on TV every autumn. I mean, if you like your TV relatively fluffy, fair enough, but otherwise why not?

(Of course, this is totally hypocritical, given the things I miss through laziness, forgetfulness, addiction to writing fanfic, and scheduling that's too late for a morning person like me.)

But the meme did ask.


Days of Telly Meme:
Day 01 - A show that should never have been cancelled: Blake's 7
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching: Spooks
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: BBC North & South
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

[pedanther]

Harry/Ruth may have come too late for some people - there's like three or four seasons of no Harry/Ruth at the beginning, which is plenty of time for people decide not to keep watching.

For instance, I bailed out partway through the third season, when I realised that this was not a show that did happy endings, and that if I kept watching I would eventually see all the characters I loved horribly mangled and probably killed. Harry/Ruth notwithstanding, nothing I have heard about the subsequent progress of the series has persuaded me that I was wrong.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw. Well, despite my tendency to recommend things right, left and centre, I have every respect for people's own taste and choices - I don't see much point if watching a show feels more like self-imposed punishment or something.

Although I should point out that Harry/Ruth is there from the first moment she walks through the door in 2.2 (despite her crush on Tom) and becomes noticeable to even the dimmer viewer like me by the end of S3, and S4 is where we get proper Harry/Ruth. So that's two seasons without it. ;-) (Just to be correct here.)

And S3 was the most depressing, I have to say. Personally, I think S4 is a reason to keep on watching in itself - it and S2 are my clear favourites. And there are other incentives, although I do still prefer S1-4 rather than 5-8. But it's my second favourite show, so I'm just a tad biased here. I know what you mean about the unhappy endings (!), but I do also like the flip side of that - all bets are off, and no one's safety is guaranteed...