oh god read less need more much more TV pls kthxbai

[sab]

So, based on your knowledge of Sab and television; sell me on:

Demons
Sanctuary
Lie to Me
Trust Me
Lark Rise to Candleford
Sophie
Being Human
Primeval
United States of Tara
Skins

(eta (tuesday): Okay, so thanks to all y'all beautiful people, I will try Sanctuary, Being Human and United States of Tara expecting boatloads of promise, and Primeval expecting boatloads of crack. Will give all the rest a pass and will report back on my findings after executing the experiments. My LORD THANK YOU.)

I haven't seen a single ep of any of these except Skins, of which I've seen a few and actually quite liked, despite my bias against teenager-based shows. Still I haven't seen anything in order and don't remember much; plus I think the cast is all different now?

Anyway; if you're watching, have watched, are loving, have loved, tried and hated, or are ambivalent about any of the above, let me know? And if you ARE loving, or even liking one of the above, pimp it to me, will you? Picspam is always nice but not necessary (eta: because with a handful of very particular exceptions, hot people are not enough to sell me on a show, especially those tiresome young hot people *sigh*). Funny quotes or clever plot references are good! Fic recs too!

ALSO if you're out there and curious about one of these shows, go ahead and comment and second the request and maybe some nice soul will answer us?

LOVE,
SAB

Comments

[iamsab.livejournal.com]

Sold! I'll give it a try posthaste, and if I'm on board I'm sure the two of us can wrangle Leigh. *g*

Knowing that the characters are interesting and funny is enough of a sale for me, and I'm willing to forgive a lot of bad sci-fi plots as long as the characters themselves aren't annoying or boring.

Thank you!

[mydwynter.livejournal.com]

The interesting characters and the humour are what hooked me, too. At first I wasn't really sure; between AT's accent, the effects, and slightly-scattered plots of the first ep or two, it seemed a little amateurish. But I really wanted it to succeed. And then somehow I got COMPLETELY sucked in. Of course, that may well be because I love me a game of "spot the Canuck", and have an overwhelming crush of Christopher Heyerdal. But let's say it's because of the show, shall we?

Plus, I like the way they treat the idea of "abnormals"; they're only a threat if they actually behave like a threat, otherwise they're generally treated with respect.

Which brings me to Demons. In Demons, it's exactly the opposite; anything different from a normal human is *always* evil. At least, that's the way it was in the first four or five episodes which I watched. I sort of philosophically take issue with that stance, but in spite of that flaw (as well as all the others that have already been mentioned) I'm still watching it and giving it a chance. Of course, that may well be because I love teh cracktastic makeup/dialogue/plot, or perhaps it's because have a massive crush on Philip Glenister.

Hmm. I'm beginning to suspect I'm just a bit shallow...