A slice of the geeky tv zeitgeist

[alias_sqbr]

I was discussing recent-ish tv shows that are worth watching with lilysea and said I'd try and think of some recs later when I was less sleepy. And then I thought I might as well make it a post, that way other people can suggest things/get suggestions.

Recently finished shows I enjoyed: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (anime), Wandering Son (anime)

I am currently into: Parks and Recreation, Community, Castle, Doctor Who, Sherlock (sort of)

I couldn't really get into: Glee, Once upon a Time, Game of Thrones, Pushing Daisies, Weeds, Sanctuary, Sarah Jane Adventures, Merlin, Nikita, Suits, New Girl, Person of Interest, No Ordinary family, Breakout Kings, Skins, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Dexter, Grey's Anatomy, Eureka, The Good Wife, Mad Men, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, 30 Rock

Shows I was into then went off: Downton Abbey, Lost Girl, Warehouse 13, Supernatural, Covert Affairs, Legend of the Seeker, Burn Notice, Psych, Bones, Smallville, Chuck, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Leverage, Being Human (UK), Lie to Me, Torchwood

Other people's recs that I intend to check out: Pretty Little Liars, Fringe, Breaking Bad, Switched at Birth, Sons of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire, various DC Superhero related cartoons, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, various Korean dramas if I can figure out how to watch them, Jellyfish Princess (anime), Gintama (anime which I just realised is streaming free on Crunchyroll, woo!)

Shows I have heard mixed reviews about and don't intend to watch: Alphas, Misfits, The Borgias, Revenge, Hawaii 5-0, Homeland, Make it or Break it, Necessary Roughness, The Defenders, Terra Nova, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Gossip Girl, Rizzoli & Isles, Grimm, Being Human (US), The Hour, Camelot

A couple of older shows in there just because I encountered them late :) Also, a lot of the shows I went off didn't get particularly worse over time, it's just that the novelty value of the formula wore off for me.

So, what are you watching and enjoying right now? What really obvious shows that are currently popular with geeks have I forgotten? (I wrote this at 5am, so I'm sure there are some)

EDIT: Watched the first episode of Gintama, it is REALLY SILLY. Also JUST started Capital Scandal.

Comments

[kerravonsen]

I find your icon amusing.

[alias_sqbr]

Thanks! Though it misses what I'm sure were many deaths in seasons 3 and 4 :)

[aris_tgd]

Well, uh, I'm still really enjoying Leverage and intending to pick up Lost Girl again, and I guess I'm watching Sherlock since my roommate keeps showing me bits of it. Everything else I've either just got on my 'intend to check out' list or my 'intend to never watch' list.

When did you lose interest in Leverage? They've been doing some interesting things with the format of the show recently which might be worth checking out if that's what you're into.

[alias_sqbr]

I lost interest in Season 2, I think. But yes, I've been hearing enough good things about this season that I am keeping it in mind as a possibility if the mood strikes me.

[bunny_m]

I'm currently enjoying the hell out of Aoi Hana and Kimi Ni Todoke from your previous rec thread/post.

Leverage I haven't watched in a while, but I have been loving the Parker/Hardison relationship, and the occasional peek they've given us into Elliot's background/psyche.

Lost Girl I still love to bits, though increasingly mostly for Kenzi, Trick, Hale and Ciara.

[alias_sqbr]

I should watch Aoi Hana and Kimi Ni Todoke myself then :D (I've read a lot of the manga of Kimi Ni Todoke but have only seen one episode of the anime: it was so similar to the manga that I decided to wait until the plot was less fresh in my mind)

Also: would it be ok for me to lend your copy of 12 Kingdoms to lilysea? She's been looking for anime to watch that has an easily available dub.

[bunny_m]

Actually, I've been hankering to re-watch 12 Kingdoms lately, so we need to arrange a time/way to get those discs back to me somehow.