[like a bored sheep] favourite shows and characters meme

[bantha_fodder]

Because I feel like it:

1. These are my ten favourite shows. Some of them are OFF THE AIR, alas.
2. Guess my favourite character/pairing.
3. Or, if you really want to, guess the character I loathed.
4. Then I'm going to rant about them.

Shows I love like woah (in no particular order):
1. The Pretender
2. (the new) Battlestar Galactica
3. Law and Order: SVU
4. La Femme Nikita
5. Roswell
6. CSI: Las Vegas
7. The West Wing
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9. Wildside
10. Firefly
11. (shut up, I needed to add this one) Space: Above and Beyond

ETA some rants:

1. The Pretender - Miss Parker (as guessed by trajictale). How could I not love Miss Parker? Her mother murdered, her father not her father, psychopath for a brother, lover murdered by her step-mother, and her TRUE AND UNDYING YET TWISTED LOVE FOR JAROD. But she was still a really tough, gun-toting, ass-kicking, stilleto-wearing bitch. And I want to be her. I have lots of fic recs (if you're interested) about Miss Parker here.

2. Battlestar Galactica - Kara/Lee (as guessed by myalchod). How did this one take so long to guess? Also, I'm not going to rant about Kara/Lee here, because I've done it many times before. Constantly, in fact. here, for example.

3. Law and Order: SVU - Benson/Stabler (as guessed by misbegotten). They are angstcakes. Well, less so now, when Kathy left him, but season one hello tension! first episode, Elliot at a Parent-Teacher conference, and Olivia calls him and he scolds her like an errant lover. No, really. Watch it. Read what sloanesomething has. And then come see me.

6. CSI: Las Vegas - Greg/Nick (as guessed by misbegotten), and how did she guess it? I've not squeed about the Greg/Nick love once in this journal, but what you all need to first see is this: George Eads, aka the gay you can see from space. Did you know he used to live with Eric Syzmanda? Anyway, in this one episode, Nick tries to do the 'devil' finger symbol, but does the Amlan 'I love you' to Greg instead. And there is lots of touching. And geekwriter143 writes the best Greg/Nick in the whole world, followed in a close second by carolinecrane.

7. The West Wing - CJ/Toby (as guessed by misbegotten). I love their old-school friendship, and maybe they were never romantically involved, but they've had this long, complicated friendship for ever, since way-back college, and they've had their bumps and bruises, and for years they didn't speak to one another but now they're in this place where they can deal. And I love those friendships that might be relationships or might be past-relationships, or whatever, that are casual and easy and not so fraught. My very favourite CJ/Toby story is My Back Pages by Delightfully Eccentric, and a close second is Athaneum by krazykitkat, and if you're looking for more read everything at Oddsmakers.

10. Firefly - Kaylee (as guessed by trajictale). She's cute, and not a kick-ass take no prisoners woman, but she is self-sufficient and funny. And likes strawberries. What more could you ask for in a woman? (Aside from leather)

11. Space: Above and Beyond - Shane Vansen (as guessed by zeplum). Hello Shane Vansen. I'm sorry, another hard-arsed woman whose parents were killed early in her life? I'd say I'm sensing a pattern, but so far this is a pattern of two. Shane Vansen kicked arse, the end. Also, if she would only have LIVED, holy fuck I hate whichever channel it was on. In my unholy rage I cannot recall. I remember it was produced by the guys who did Independence Day, though.

Comments

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

S:AAB - favourite character...Vansen.

Or Nathan, b/c the Lee parallels are sometimes way to strong

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Vansen. Nathan was a little too hung up on Kylen for my liking.

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

But Nathan's just so tall. And earnest. And hot for a bean pole.

But you're right, he's entirely too hung up on dopey Kylen.

But yeah, Vansen. Dude. Rock on.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Also, aren't you not around at the moment? Not that I mind you being around. But I was looking for you to ask you something today, and then I remembered you were taking a break.

But since you're here, do you mind if I use the term 'Number One Bridge Bunny' when I write fic?

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

Use away!

I'm around (because I'm weak willed), but on a very limited basis. Mainly only popping up around people I really like and who don't cause my brain to bleed. :)

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Excellent (the things implicit in that sentence makes me glow. DID YOU READ THE ANGSTCAKES OMG?).

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

It's on my list of things to get back to; haven't had much the brain for reading the past several days. But how could I miss the angstcakes?:)

[spoonishly.livejournal.com]

Lemme take some guesses:

4. Michael, maybe?
10. Simon?
1. Miss Parker!

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

4. Alas, no, although he is awfully pretty.
10. Nope, wrong again.
1. If you'd guessed anything else, I would have called you blind. :o)

[spoonishly.livejournal.com]

My knowledge of La Femme Nikita is so very limited. Hee.

10. Nope, wrong again.

Hmmm, Kaylee?

1. If you'd guessed anything else, I would have called you blind. :o)

Ah, Andrea Parker, she needs to play a badass woman with a gun again so I can have another girlcrush.

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

La Femme Nikita is on DVD now, you know.

10. Yes. Oh Kaylee. Not a bad-ass woman, but still tough, and self-sufficient, and really cool. And hot.

When I heard about Andrea Parker's new show, I was all "...but where's the gun?"

[misbegotten.livejournal.com]

3. Benson/Stabler?
5. Kyle/Tess?
6. Greg/Nick?
7. CJ/Toby?

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Three for Four, and I'm so impressed. Like, really, really impressed.

3. ANGSTCAKES
5. No. I love them, but no (although 'lamptrimmers' and I cannot believe I still remember that).
6. Yes, OMG.
7. Yes, again. Their beautiful, trace it back to college days love makes me so happy.

[misbegotten.livejournal.com]

Re: Greg/Nick, you rec a lot of it. ;)

They are too cute. I'd love to read something G/N that deals with the increasing darkness in Greg's world this season. He seems so unsure and troubled on the beat, a far cry from dancing smartypants in the lab.

[charis]

Since it's the only one I have a snowball's chance in hell of maybe guessing ...

2. Kara/Lee?

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA.

Duh. I'm surprised no one else gave it a burl.

[charis]

Maybe because it's too easy? *polishes halo*

[meyerlemon.livejournal.com]

SHUT UP, omg. Shane DID live. They totally aired the wrong episode at the end and somehow lost the real one, wherein the war ended and she and McQueen moved to a ranch, okay. Geez.

[zeplum.livejournal.com]

Also, what's with me not using my S:AAB icon?

[hercircumstance.livejournal.com]

I loved Shane!

[mnemo-syne.livejournal.com]

I totally would have guessed 1, 2, and 3. I knew you were a Miss Parker kind of gal. ;)

Um, I just started watching LFN so I'm not sure about all the characters, but I can guess Nikita/Michael...

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

No, Nikita/Michael, as angsty and OTP-y as it was, is actually not my favourite LFN pairing.

And what do you think of it so far?

[mnemo-syne.livejournal.com]

I haven't had time to really think about it yet. Will probably post something about it, though, at some point.

[raisintorte.livejournal.com]

From Nikita I would guess Berkhoff or Nikita.

[sajee.livejournal.com]

4. the main chick? played by peta wilson (was that who it was?)
5. Maria
6. Argh! You told me this one. The guy! The cute one! (?)
8. I should know this one but I don't so I will make a wild guess: Xander
9. Tony Martin's Character?

[bantha-fodder.livejournal.com]

4. No.
5. HAHA and you only know this because 2000 was the year of Roswell Obsession.
6. I consider this a non-answer.
8. No.
9. No. He was SUCH AN ARSE.

ALSO, why have I yet to see Sin City? This is a travesty.

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

Only one of those shows is any good. OK, maybe two. Guess which?