My love of watching whole series straight through started with Buffy, recommended by the wise Jenny. From there it was a logical move to Angel which I liked enough to watch the entire thing twice in a row. Nothing will ever compare with those two, my first loves. Since then there has been Firefly, My So-Called Life, Veronica Mars, Psych, and Gilmore Girls. I kind of have a thing for strong female characters and sleuthing (and a problem with TV, if you hadn’t noticed already).
Maureen’s cousins shared my delight in Buffy, Angel, and the Gilmore Girls and we came up with this list. Some of these are new to me while others have been recommended before or are already favorites. Some are so bad, they’re good. Many are required watching to be up on pop culture. Most are just fun.
Alias
Everwood
Dark Angel
One Tree Hill
OC (before Gossip Girl)
Gossip Girl
Party of Five
Grey’s Anatomy
Mystery Diagnosis
Big Love
Brothers and Sisters
High School Musical
Freaks and Geeks
Scrubs
Arrested Development
Laguna Beach (only first two seasons – before The Hills)
The Hills
The Simple Life
Newlyweds
House
Summerland
Life as We Know It
How I Met Your Mother
Family Guy
Nip/Tuck
Oz
Rescue Me
Prison Break
The Wire
Dirt
A very eclectic mix, predictable result of brainstorming at 3:48 in the morning. I know the exact time because I played the part of secretary and typed up the list on Maureen’s BlackBerry to email to everyone. Dorkity, dork, dork.
What would you add?
Jenny said
Six Feet Under
Sopranos
Sex and the City
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(pretty much HBO rocks)
My non-HBO addition would be Joan of Arcadia. It was only on for 2 seasons and got canceled right when they added a new plot twist. But still, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it made me cry almost every episode. Strong female character included.
Anonymous said
Battlestar Galactica !!
and
The Closer (strong female lead, sleuthing, etc.)
Melody said
Hey – I’m not anonymous. As if you couldn’t tell it was me by my suggestions!
I guess neither of those shows are a complete series yet. But both are worth watching straight through if you get a chance. And Battlestar Galactica starts again this Friday night for the final season, so BONUS!!