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shadowkatWhile I'm cooking root vegetable soup, a television poll or rather meme - where everyone who stumbles upon this checks off their current favorite television series, which they've been obsessing over. (I really should be working on my taxes...but, alas, the last time I did my taxes on Valentine's Day, someone broke in my apartment and stole my laptop while I was sleeping with all my tax information on it. So, I'm slightly superstitious, granted that was a different apartment, and it's close to impossible to do it here...but still.)
Anyhow, back to the poll/meme. Once you check off your favorite television series (the one you are obsessive about at the moment), assuming of course I managed to list it (if I didn't mark other and list in comments), go to the comments and make your case for the show - list any links to meta, fanfic, fanart, fan communities, boards, vids, etc - the links not the actual work. If someone else listed it first, reply to their response and list yours...who knows you might have made a new connection. Oh and here's the important part -- MAKE SURE YOU TELL PEOPLE, ie me, WHERE THEY CAN WATCH OR SEE YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW! (otherwise, how will it get new viewers?? If people can't find it, they can't watch it. Keep in mind we live in a world with over 1000 different channels and distribution venues.)
For people like myself that watch television but aren't obsessed with any tv shows or in any fandoms at the moment - I have "Nothing at the Moment" listed, because I'm not obsessive about any television series at the moment -- but I'm curious to see where everyone else is leaning. And if there is anything interesting out there that I'm overlooking.
[As an aside, once you insert the poll - you can't edit it -- which makes doing polls a dicey enterprise.]
[Poll #2036851]
Anyhow, back to the poll/meme. Once you check off your favorite television series (the one you are obsessive about at the moment), assuming of course I managed to list it (if I didn't mark other and list in comments), go to the comments and make your case for the show - list any links to meta, fanfic, fanart, fan communities, boards, vids, etc - the links not the actual work. If someone else listed it first, reply to their response and list yours...who knows you might have made a new connection. Oh and here's the important part -- MAKE SURE YOU TELL PEOPLE, ie me, WHERE THEY CAN WATCH OR SEE YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW! (otherwise, how will it get new viewers?? If people can't find it, they can't watch it. Keep in mind we live in a world with over 1000 different channels and distribution venues.)
For people like myself that watch television but aren't obsessed with any tv shows or in any fandoms at the moment - I have "Nothing at the Moment" listed, because I'm not obsessive about any television series at the moment -- but I'm curious to see where everyone else is leaning. And if there is anything interesting out there that I'm overlooking.
[As an aside, once you insert the poll - you can't edit it -- which makes doing polls a dicey enterprise.]
[Poll #2036851]
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The Grinder
Date: 2016-02-17 10:22 pm (UTC)The show is a very sitcommy subversion of TV Dramas - the legal aspects of the show are basically ridiculous, mostly because they are beside the point. The point of the show is mostly about Dean's delusions, people's willingness to go along with Dean because they either love TV or just want to go along for the ride, and Stuart's increasing frustration with Dean. (and the way his life has gotten beyond his control) The episode in which Timothy Olyphant (playing himself) challenges Dean to a mock trial over who is the more qualified fake lawyer is an excellent example of the show.
Most of the other characters are basically pegs for the plot (Dean Sr, Todd, Ethan, the judges) rather than real characters. If you can't wave your hand at the legal stuff, it's hard to watch. If you can go along with it, Fred Savage is fantastic and his chemistry with his wife Deb (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) is excellent. They need to use her more on the show, because she's great.