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Meme time! On the heels of having clearly forgotten how to write drabbles as everything so far just wants to be fic. I'm going to have to brutally retrain myself. :p

As stolen from makishef

Pick your five favorite TV shows (in no particular order) and answer the following questions. Don't cheat!

1. Fringe
2. Battlestar Galactica*
3. Supernatural*
4. Flight of the Conchords
5. Dexter

* Note that if you want to chatter at me in the comments, keep in mind that I still haven't seen the last 4 episodes of BSG and the last 4 of SPN and I remain unspoiled. :3


01. Who's your favourite character in 2? (BSG)
Colonel Tigh hands down. He hits my loyalty kink with a sledgehammer, and the angst just seals the deal. I love how he's not a nice character and yet he's essentially good (with flaws!). I'm fascinated by the variety of relationships he has with others rather than there being a sort of standard.


02. Who's your least favourite character in 1? (Fringe)
D: I love them all! If I had to choose from the main cast and not arc-specific characters (like Loeb) I'd probably say Astrid, which is really unfortunate as I adore her, it's just that she really hasn't gotten to /do/ anything yet and while there's a lot of speculation and curiosity in my head, she hasn't had an episode really highlighting her and her awesome plethora of studies. So in this case, she's my least favourite due to lack of fleshing out rather than any dislike.

03. What's your favourite episode of 4? (Flight of the Conchords)
I want to say that it's Bowie for Jemaine's song about Bret, but it's probably s1e02 Bret Gives Up the Dream, if only for the classic breakup and makeup. Oh boys.

04. What's your favourite season of 5? (Dexter)
Season one. The main arc and endpoint were so much tighter and all the characters I hated were the love-to-hate types, as opposed to S2's Lila. Ugh.

05. Who is your favourite ship in 3? (Supernatural)
Sam/Dean. I don't really read it anymore and I'm more interested in writing other things, but they're still my OTP and I never want to break them up on the core level.

06. Who is your antiship in 2? (BSG)
Hm. I don't know if I have one. For a while there they were losing me on the Adama/Roslin, but that got back on track. Maybe uh. Lee/Helo? Which is less of an antiship and more that I just don't get it beyond the pretty factor.

07. How long have you watched 1? (Fringe)
Picked it up a few months ago on recommendation by Tim and haven't put it down since. At this point I've probably seen each episode about 5 times. Olivia is the first female character I've fallen so hard for in ages, she's got everything shiny.

08. How did you become interested in 3? (Supernatural)
I think stormcloude is to blame here. Started watching it maybe mid-way through first season? I think I was sold on it by Asylum.

09. Who's your favourite actor/actress in 4? (Flight of the Conchords)
Probably Rhys Darby who plays Murray. He makes me squirm in that I am almost too embarrassed on his behalf to watch and yet somehow I still manage despite my embarrassment squick. Probably because he manages to make Murray likable despite everything. XD

10. Which do you prefer: Show 1, 2 or 5? (Fringe, Battlestar, Dexter)
D:

Probably Fringe, as it has the benefit of only one season so far and so there isn't like half a season that I wish had never existed as I do with the other two. I also find it more rewatchable. Dexter I love following but am not really fannish about, and BSG I sometimes have a love/hate relationship with...although I would SO COSPLAY it.

11. Which show have you seen more episodes of, 1 or 3? (Fringe, Supernatural)
Considering it's 1 season versus 4, I've seen more Supernatural. I still haven't watched the last four episodes of SPN though, so I'm completely up to date on Fringe and lacking on the SPN. ...considering that the con is around the corner, I'm going to have to suck it up and watch shortly. Love/hate I tell you. Love/hate.

12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be? (Flight of the Conchords)
This is possibly the hardest show to answer this question for. XD Maybe I'd have to say Mel, since she already indulges in dirty sexual fantasies about the boys, and has her slave-husband to work for her. I'd be slightly less creepy stalker though, and there'd be a whole lot more than just the one bit of fanart on the walls of her house.

13. How would you kill off your favourite character in 1? (Fringe)
Gah. I don't think I could answer this without spoilers. Let's just say Olivia would go atomic and the shit would come down.

14. Give a random quote from 1? (Fringe)
"I thought you might have teleported to New York in your sleep and killed her. Wouldn't that have been wondrous?"

So very, very quotable.

16. Would a 3/4 crossover work? (Supernatural, Flight of the Conchords)
In the most hilarious of ways. However, I'm not going to speculate further as my brain my asplode.

17. Pair 2 characters in 1 that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple. (Fringe)
Hm. I could probably rationalize most anything including the Not Okay couples. Maybe uh, Walter/The Observer? That seems unlikely, but strangely okay.

19. Overall, which show has a better cast, 2 or 4? (BSG, Flight of the Conchords)
FotC has a tiny cast while BSG is a powerhouse and the genres are so different it's tough to even compare. FotC does what it does very well, and all the cast members fit their roles perfectly, but Battlestar definitely wins as it has the advantage of several very strong and charismatic leads and a variety of emotional range, even if some of the cast can be iffy or have serious bouts of fail.

20. Which has better theme music, 3 or 5? (Supernatural, Dexter)
Dexter. If we're talking actual theme, since SPN doesn't really have one and they're hit or miss on licensing tracks.