Heath's Awesome TV
Shows, New and Old, Current and Cancelled, that have turned me into an uber-geek or a bingeing freak. Sleep lost. Facebook freak-outs. Forum flamewars. Insane amounts of porny fanfic. If a TV show makes me laugh, cry, and possibly lose a job because I can't stop thinking about it/watching it, it's a favorite. Quality is subjective. I don't care what critics or other people think.
The order is as likely to be when I thought about them as actual order of love, except for the top 10 or so.
The top are determined by their re-watch value, either in my DVD collection, streaming services, or on TV.
The order is as likely to be when I thought about them as actual order of love, except for the top 10 or so.
The top are determined by their re-watch value, either in my DVD collection, streaming services, or on TV.
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- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.While I list Buffy and Angel as my all-time favorite television shows, and they are, you may note that I don't give them 10's. While much of it I adored, some of it was really, dreadfully, never-watch-it-again bad. So, they get 9's.
- CreatorDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.
- CreatorJoel HodgsonStarsJoel HodgsonMichael J. NelsonTrace BeaulieuIn the not-too-distant future Joel Robinson is held captive by Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank, forced to watch B-Grade movies on the Satellite of Love with the help of his robot friends: Cambot, Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot.
- CreatorGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamThe original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
- CreatorRichard CurtisStarsRowan AtkinsonBrian BlessedElspet GrayIn the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.Please be advised that this includes all series and specials.
- CreatorRonald D. MooreStarsCaitríona BalfeSam HeughanSophie SkeltonClaire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.OMG the most faithful, awesome, horrifying, and sexy adaptation of my #1 book series written by my author heroine, about the absolute most fantastic hero and heroic couple of all time. Stands beautifully on its own, thanks to the master craftwork of Ronald Moore and Co. The only issue? THE FREAKING HIATUSES ARE TOO LONG. Although, I guess since I love the following also...
- CreatorRockne S. O'BannonStarsBen BrowderClaudia BlackAnthony SimcoeThrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.
- CreatorRob GrantDoug NaylorStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep space on the mining ship Red Dwarf.
- CreatorJ.J. AbramsStarsJennifer GarnerRon RifkinCarl LumblySydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college, trained for espionage and self-defense.
- CreatorRon CowenDaniel LipmanRussell T. DaviesStarsGale HaroldHal SparksRandy HarrisonBrash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
- CreatorJoel SurnowStarsPeta WilsonDon FrancksEugene Robert GlazerA clandestine anti-terrorist organization fakes the death of a convicted murderer and trains her in the fighting skills necessary to succeed in her new job.I actually enjoyed Maggie Q's remake, but Peta Wilson and Roy Dupuis will always be Nikita and Michael to me.
- CreatorDavid CraneMarta KauffmanStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowFollows the personal and professional lives of six twenty to thirty year-old friends living in the Manhattan borough of New York City.It actually hasn't aged well, but I own every season on DVD, and if a show makes me laugh out loud at least once every episode -- which Friends once did -- it earns and automatic place on the favorites list.
- CreatorSteven LevitanChristopher LloydStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenThree different, but related, families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.As I said above -- I laugh, every episode.
- CreatorChuck LorreBill PradyStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley CuocoAspiring film actress Penny Teller moves into a Pasadena apartment across the hall from brilliant, but socially awkward, physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter and shows them how little they know about life outside of the lab.I admit I wandered off a few seasons ago, but in the first years, I had to postpone dinner a half hour or so to assure I wouldn't spew food everywhere like a two year old fed peas.
- StarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsHotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.I'm a BBC junkie. No idea why. Britcom, especially.
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsJodie WhittakerPeter CapaldiPearl MackieThe further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.While Four was my first Doctor and I watched obsessively as a kid, it wasn't until Nine that I became an addict. I still miss Eleven. WAH.
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsDavid SoulPaul Michael GlaserAntonio FargasTwo streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of police snitch, Huggy Bear.I loved them as a kid, and now they've tickled my slash nerves so much, I keep rewatching. Owned on DVD!
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJulia OrmondJenna DewanRachel BostonTwo sisters, bartender and librarian, discover as adults that they're witches with magical powers. They, their mom and her sister, all witches, are up against a mortal enemy.Was it really cancelled? If so, I am PISSED. It's discrimination against Witches, I tells ya!
- CreatorChris DowneyJohn RogersStarsTimothy HuttonGina BellmanChristian KaneA crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen.Eliot remains my TV boyfriend, right after Angel and before Dean Wincester. I mean WincHester. Heh.
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsJared PadaleckiJensen AcklesJim BeaverTwo brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.Did you catch my Wincest joke before this? Didya? Huh?
- CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-TThis series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.The re-watch value wears off after the fourth or fifth time, but... I'll still watch re-runs and new eps when there's nothing else on. Sadly, once Meloni left, I sort of wandered off, even though Mariska Hargitay is totally my chick, and Ice-T should always play a hardass cop until the end of time.
- CreatorTom FontanaStarsErnie HudsonJ.K. SimmonsLee TergesenA series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants.People like Buffy and Spike as a twisted, masochistic "love" story? Honey, they're child's play next to Beecher/Keller. Hi again, Meloni! *smooch* The entire cast of this beautiful, brutal, bloody show is freaking amazing. It deserved a better ending than it got, but... what else really could happen? Life and death go on in prison, like it always does.
- CreatorFrank DarabontStarsAndrew LincolnNorman ReedusMelissa McBrideSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.I'm not a zombie fan. The only zombie-related things I ever liked before were comedic (Hi, Shawn of the Dead, Zombie Land, etc.!). But all the peer pressure finally got to me. Actually, funny story, you have a minute? I watched the first few eps when it came to Netflix, and immediately stopped. Not my thing. But then I was in my optometrist's office, eyes dialated, talking to this little old lady about our mutual dislike of Judge Judy (Lil Ol Lady: "That woman is EVIL. I tell you, you can see it in her beady eyes.") Somehow, she mentioned "Do you watch that Zombie Show on AMC?" And after I picked my jaw up off the floor and shook my head to check my hearing, I said, "No, zombies aren't really my thing." The lady went OFF, I SWEAR. I mean, I've been a TV Geek, and I've never seen anything like this in person. She goes on about what a great character piece it is, and how it's not all about the zombies, they're a frame for an ongoing saga about what it means to be human, then the geeky guy next to her gets set off, and for about 20 minutes, I'm regaled with the pleasures of The Walking Dead. Now I'm toward the middle of season 2, and loving it. You were right, little old lady! Rock on.
- CreatorEric KripkeMichael CollearyMike WerbStarsTravis FimmelSarah Wayne CalliesMiguel A. Núñez Jr.An exciting contemporary retelling that transforms the classic Tarzan tale into an intriguing mystery and, above all, a fiery love story.Speaking of Sarah Wayne Callies! I freaking loved this terrible show. I loved poor Travis Fimmel (although, since Vikings is awesome, I guess he's not so poor) as the titular hottie... I swear I'm going to rip this premise off as a romance some day. Poor The WB's Tarzan. I mean -- ERIC KRIPKE! He could have proven he didn't hate women after all!
- CreatorMichael HirstStarsKatheryn WinnickGustaf SkarsgårdAlexander LudwigVikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking warrior and farmer who yearns to explore--and raid--the distant shores across the ocean.Speaking of the delicious Travis, and Vikings... love this show, too.