I came late to the party on these great shows: Stargate SG1, Arrested Development, Better Off Ted, 30 Rock, Flash Forward, and Psych.
Netflix, you are my savior. I don't even watch broadcast television anymore. Shag Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2013, at 11:58 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I would count yourself 'mongst the fortunate. You got out before it broke > your heart. It can remain a youthful passion! > > Star Trek:TNG is a good example, since it stumbled out of the gate so badly > then later became this iconic show folks loved. I quit early on, and had to > endure quotes and references for years until I caught up. > > Your Law and Order is my Breaking Bad > > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Cc: ravenface <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 6:03 pm > Subject: [The Unique Geek] Re: Late to the Party - BSG > > I unfortunately (or fortunately, perhaps?) never made it to the end of BSG. > I dropped it a little after the New Caprica stuff due to a variety of > logistical issues making it hard to watch the show coupled with the fact that > I wasn't really enjoying watching it. I thought that the first couple of > years of it (including the intro miniseries) were quite nice, and I was a fan > of the original BSG (which I saw in syndication as a preteen and teen). > > As far as a show which I was Late To The Party on, about the only one I can > think of is Star Trek: TNG. I liked the original series (from WPIX as a kid) > and the movies. I remember watching Encounter At Farpoint, and then actively > being disinterested in the series until about season 6. I finally read > enough issues of Cinefantastique which were season reviews of it to give it a > try, and then I really liked it. Never really got into DS9, however. > > The only other one I can think of is Law & Order, which I never watched > before I went to college and it was on 8 hours a day on A&E. Then it became > a favorite for a while, especially the Michael Moriarity episodes. WHen Dick > Wolf gave up day to day ops and Rene Balcer came in, the show sort of tanked, > unfortunately. > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:13:33 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: >> >> so... >> >> Watched all four seasons of Battlestar Galactica over the last couple of >> months. Loved it with a passion I reserve for few shows. Engaging, exciting, >> thought-provoking, sexy, relevant, interesting. Everything. >> >> Enjoyed it as much as any series I've ever gotten into. Fell deeply in love >> with Starbuck. Shattered to see she's been at Dragon Con several times, and >> having not seen the show, I didn't get her autograph. Praying she comes back. >> >> I'd heard the end was bad, and I heard right. That final hour is a flaming >> tire yard of betrayal, bad writing, and contradiction. HOWEVER, 2009 called >> and wants its thread back. >> >> I have two questions - >> >> What are some shows YOU have gotten into long after they were popular (or >> over)? >> >> and, how have those of you who watched the show coped with the end? >> >> >> Caw! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/-d08oGe4QpcJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
