Day #29 of the 30 Day Television Challenge

[shadowkat]

Day #29 of the 30 Day Television Challenge. Getting near the end - which is a good thing, since I'm growing weary of it.

The prompt is ...Character whose introduction improved a television series.

I'm drawing a blank. I know there's something...can I use Buffy again? It's my meme, my rules. I can do whatever I want.

I am going to go with Farscape instead. Chiana - showed up towards the end of S1, and that's when the series suddenly got really good. I'd almost recommend folks starting Farscape, to skip ahead to the Chiana episode.

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Comments

[jazzfish]

Hm. I tried watching Farscape some years ago, got about a third of the way through S1 and just gave up. But an awful lot of people I know are exceedingly fond of it. I might take you up on that option.

[shadowkat]

Yeah, I had a friend who kept telling me to watch Farscape. I had tried numerous times, but had issues with the first six or so episodes. But finally gave in, and when I hit the Chiana episode or one just before it - I thought, whoa. I got hooked. It's also one of the few series that kind of works even better upon re-watch. The early episodes clumsy production value kind of work with the themes of the series and the lead character's emotional arc.

Let's put it this way, when Crichton's custom changes, Chiana, and Scorpio join the cast - it takes off. And is amazing. But you have to get past the first six or seven episodes. You will however be rewarded for doing so. It's on Amazon Prime at the moment.

It's like a lot of television series. The Expanse required work. The Wire requires work. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - definitely required work - it doesn't get really good until the second episode of S2. The Good Wife - same. The Good Place - also requires getting through S1. If you can get to the end of S1 of the Good Place - you will be rewarded. Then there are television series that start off amazing and go downhill from there.

Sigh.