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[ SECRET POST #2817 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2817 ⌋

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Is there something you've been wanting to try, or have heard about, and want someone to convince you to give it a read/watch?

Can someone tell me why I should watch Babylon 5. Been thinking of giving it a try.

First show to actually plan and execute a multi-season arc. GREAT political maneuvering by a cast of memorable characters that's got something for everyone. You'll probably dislike or be bored by some of the characters, but you'll totally love at least one or more. The Londo-G'kar relationship is just brilliant, and watching it slowly evolve over the seasons is fascinating.

Ok, thanks! It sounds like something I'd really like.

- Gayliens (gay aliens)
- Ivanova is fucking awesome
- It's a really well put together with complex characters who have nuanced, realistic story arcs and a fascinating plot dealing with political and religious issues in interesting and intelligent ways

Thanks! I think I am feeling pretty convinced to watch it now.

Supernatural
Orphan Black
In the Flesh.

Supernatural: It's a show about two fairly attractive guys dealing with tons of manpain and emotional issues while traveling across America in a fucking sweet car slaying a bunch of monsters. And then subsequently trying to save the world from the apocalypse, while dealing with even more manpain, and also another really attractive guys show up.

Basically, if you like some combination of hot guys, sweet cars, monster-slaying, road trip stories, trying to prevent the apocalypse, and intense male angst, it's at least worth checking out, because it's essentially all of those things.

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Orphan Black: The story can be a bit silly at times, but it's still pretty interesting that you'll just keep wanting to know what happens next after the end of every episode. It's original, and fun, and has a lot of dark humor. Also, worth it to see Tatiana Maslaney play a bunch of different clones, who all have different personalities. Sometimes you forget it's even the same actress.

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In The Flesh deals with the aftermath of a zombie uprising, with zombies being rehabilitated into living society and are kept in check through this chemical they have to inject daily so they don't turn into shuffling brain-eaters. It's about the struggles of the partially deceased syndrome sufferers (PDS, which they're called on the show because it's seen as a medical ailment sort of) to try and readjust to "life", as it were. All the while they're faced with immense prejudice and backlash from the living community because of the mass killing sprees they inflicted. Some struggle with the guilt of the people they've killed, others saw it just as a means of survival. Can living people co-exist with potentially dangerous other beings, who technically should have stayed dead? Can this be seen as a second chance at life?

So yeah, I think it's an interesting take on the current zombie trend.

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I had never heard of it until I came across this article at AV Club (which was the catalyst for my own initial viewing of the show):

Orphan Black flips the sci-fi script by putting female agency first

Supernatural: If you like gritty episodic horror stories in small-town America with a small side of family drama as relating to demons, at least the first few seasons are worth it. That was what initially attracted me to the show and kept me watching long enough to get attached, actors were cute and all, but the creepy takes on methods of dispatching classic campfire monsters like the Woman In White and Bloody Mary were much more interesting.

Arrow: I've been going back and forth.

Reign: One of my favorite actors, Craig Parker is going to be in it, but I'm still not sure if I want to watch.

Arrow: It's basically a CW Batman with bows and arrows. More in the Nolan vein and less Adam West.

Arrow is running the 90s grim-and-gritty arc in REVERSE. He starts as a vigilante killer, then stops killing, puts on a domino mask, and starts fighting supervillains with trick arrows the way god intended.

I won't pretend the lead actors are good; they're not. But it does have all the abs you can eat, if you're into that sort of thing.

I agree with all the others. The story arc is amazing. The pieces are laid out and the way they come together is beautiful. Watching Londo and G'kar's story arc unfold is vivid and sometimes aching. Real themes are explored in this series - love, betrayal, redemption, losing yourself to the wrong parts of yourself.

My exhusband actually got me to watch the show because two of the characters struggle with addiction issues. I can relate to that.

The first season is campy (but remember the time, the early 90's, when science fiction was still Not Cool), but all the pieces for the later arcs and threads are laid out.

I know that Babyon 5 is supposed to be good, but hearing why it's supposed to be is really making me want to give it a watch. It sounds like Deep Space Nine, but done in the way I would have preferred. And the comparisons between the shows were what made me think of watching Babylon 5 in the first place.

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all have been recommended to me as up my alley and I have 3/4 on DVD either as a gift or I got on sale, but I haven't worked up the motivation to watch.

Farscape: Watch for the witty dialog and some of the best alien designs you've seen on television. Seriously, we aren't talking Star Trek style slap on a funny nose and call it an alien. But amazing mechanical full blow aliens created by Jim Henson's creature shop.

Alphas: It's so good. Aaaaagh it's so good. The characters are good, the way they use their powers are good, the overall plot is really well executed - not revolutionary or anything, but extremely solid. One of the things that I like about it is that - so all of the people have their powers, and those powers always have drawbacks - you have the ability to do these superhuman things but that has some kind of costs because the human body isn't supposed to do this stuff. But those flaws also play out in the characters of the people on the team, and there's a lot of thought given to how it affects their personalities, and so all of them are really well drawn as characters and consistent and interesting. Guh it's so good.

Or just watch it for Gary (one of the most awesome, funniest disabled characters I've ever seen on TV, seriously he's the best). Or David Straitharn being a complete badass. Gah I love it.

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I have to start off with a warning that Alphas got cancelled on a cliffhanger, so if lack of resolution is gonna bother you then stay far away. For its good points, though, it's a show where you can tell that a whole lot of thought has gone into the "superpowers" and how they would actually affect the people who have them. For example, one of the main characters has intensely heightened senses. She's a clean freak and a germophobe because she can see and smell every little particle of dirt, and she has a hard time with physical intimacy because even a light flirtatious touch can be enough to overwhelm her. Another character in the pilot can predict the outcome of almost anything, and because he doesn't grasp that not everyone can do this he thinks that every minor mishap that befalls him is something that someone did deliberately. To be honest I wasn't really interested in the plot of the show, but the way the characters were built fascinated me.

And then there's Leverage. I have nothing at all bad to say about Leverage. In five years, I think they did three episodes I didn't like. Every one of the characters is a fully-realized person, and they all have realistic growth over the course of the series as they become my favorite television found family. The show is at the top of my list for competence porn; every episode is about people who are really good at what they do showing off how good they are. The writers know how to create villains who are both believable and utterly hateable, so the takedowns are always satisfying and you feel good about seeing the victims get resolution. On top of that, it is an intensely funny show that takes itself just seriously enough.

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Leverage is the only show I've ever seen on American TV where the message of every single episode is "Fuck The Man."

You will never see this many smug rich bastards taken down this hard. Fuckin' Lt. Columbo didn't take down this many smug rich bastards, and he specialized.

Leverage is about the only show I've ever seen that makes it through all five seasons without getting tangled up either romantic or grimdark drama. There is romance, but it's understated, never prioritized over the (very episodic) heist plot lines; the friendship, trust, and cohesion of the overall group is more important than who's banging who. Most episodes are fast-paced, feel-good adventures without being corny or ignoring complicated moral issues, with the characters thinking/fighting/tricking their way out of impossible situations and administering justice along the way; it's very satisfying in its way. It has its share of darkness, losses, and bittersweet resolutions, but it never stays down. The humor is really great, the heists are convincingly complicated, the action is slick and constant, and you can tell the cast was having so much fun playing their roles. Oh, and, the female characters are allowed to be just as complex, funny, weird, and nerdy as the guys - they're not just there to be The Girls.

Best of all, all of these things are consistent over all the seasons. If you like Season 1, you will be a fan until the last episode of Season 5. The characters grow and change, but the nature of the show itself sticks to its guns. It's about the only show I can say never disappointed me in any major way. So, you know. If you want some cheerful funny action-y shit, Leverage is where it's at.

Gintama! I've been a "maybe" for a while, but never got around to making a decision.

Durarara!!.

Pro: I loved Baccano!

Con: I've watched exactly 2 anime series created after 2005. My currently level of interest in anime is very, very low.

I haven't watched a ton of anime, and I loved DRRR!!. It's complex and interesting and I love the art and sound - and it really really makes me want to be in a big city every time I watch it <3

It's just really, really good. You should give it a shot, I bet you'd like it

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