Television Meme 11-21

11: Classic Television or modern? Why?

It depends.
( response got lengthy - I had a lot to say apparently )

12: Political talks shows or comedic ones?

Comedic Ones. I can't watch political talk shows. I can't. I've tried. Rachel Maddox makes my head hurt. And I agree with her. I really can't stand listening to people talk about politics on television. But I can sit and watch Trevor Noah or Jon Daily, or Stephen Colbert talk about anything.

13: Name a television series with a really bad book/comic/movie adaption.

Brady Bunch. Also Starsky and Hutch. Oh there are so many. So so many...it's frightening really. For a while there - Hollywood thought it would be funny if they did movie adaptations of classic television shows, with highly mixed results. Did we really need a film adaptation of The Avengers (not the MCU Avengers - this was Emma Peel version.) Or a film adaptation of Starsky and Hutch? Or the Brady Bunch? They were going to do a musical adaptation of Green Acres - which I found hilarious - my brother was appalled.

14: Name a television series where the movie/book adaption actually was better than the television series.

This is harder. I kind of liked Mission Impossible better than the television series.

15: What television series changed your life?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (I don't think I need to go into why. I've kind of done that ad naseum. Suffice it to say, we wouldn't know each other if it didn't exist and leave it at that.)

16: If you could bring three television show to a deserted island which would you bring and why?

This is an insane question. Would we have television on the deserted island?
Could we watch them? How? Also wouldn't you want something like Survivor, or
LOST, or How to Survive on a Deserted Island?

Shows I could re-watch forever? Buffy, Farscape, Babylon 5...I think. I might want Cheers or Fraiser.

17: If you owned a television network what would you call it?

I don't know what hasn't been taken already? Abandon Your Mind

18: Which character from a television series is the most like you?

Not sure there is one? Ponders. No, there isn't one.

19: Which character from a television series is the least like you?

Pretty much everyone.

20: Best summer television show?

Hmmm...there aren't really summer television shows any longer. Trying to think of one that aired first in the summer? Maybe Leverage?

Book Meme 41-50

41: Do you own a library card? How often do you use it?

Yes. And I rarely use it. I last used it to borrow an e-book, which are hard to get and find. Also they don't stay long.

I have acquired a love/hate relationship with libraries. It has to do with the fact that I worked in the industry, and got pissed off. (Similar to what happened with the book publishing industry. I put both on a high pedestal, thought they were amazing, only to discover that they were woefully human and deeply flawed. With lots of egos on display. Such is life.) It also has a lot to do with being a frustrated self-published writer, with a lot of family members, including a father, who are also independently published writers - who can't get books into libraries - because libraries cater exclusively to the "traditional" book publishing industry just like book stores do, and publishers buy their reviews and patronage. (I found this out when I was working in the industry, and when libraries refused to carry my Dad's books which are so much better than so many of the traditionally published lauded mysteries out there. So I haven't forgiven them for this oversight.) So, yes, I have a slight chip on my shoulder regarding libraries and publishers. But I support libraries thoroughly for the disadvantaged. Then again - it's not as if we don't have free books everywhere in NYC. I mean look:



Then again - I think libraries provide free internet, computers, and access to learning many can't get otherwise. Also, I admittedly lived in the library when I was a student and up through my twenties.

See? Love/hate relationship.

42: Which was the best book you had to read in school?

Hmmm. I loved to read, so this is hard. Also it was a long time ago. And I was an English Lit major - so I had a lot of books I had to read.

In High School? The Great Gatsby, I think. (I read Grapes of Wrath on my own.)

In College? James Joyce's Ulysses - I became obsessed with it. Wrote my thesis on it. I loved the Molly Bloom Chapter.

43: Are you the kind of person who reads several books at once or the kind of person who can only read one book at a time?

I vary. But at the moment I'm reading two at the same time. It goes without saying that I read and write for a living.

44: Do you like to listen to music when you read?

It depends. I'll listen while writing, and while studying, working, or reading dry material.

45: What is your favorite thing to eat when you read?

I don't eat and read at the same time.

46: What is your favorite thing to drink when you read?

Tea or water.

47: What do you do to get out of a reading slump?

Switch to audio books

48: Where is your favorite place to read?

Bed or armchair, although I also like reading on trains

49: When is your favorite time to read?

Before bed or on my commute (which has been kind of non-existent for a year now.)

50: Why do you love to read?

Escaping into others worlds and heads is a beautiful thing, plus the stories - I adore stories. I live for stories. Stories are the most important thing to me - and my greatest love. Everyone has one, and I want to hear all of them.