I finished my pilot for Gilmore Girls, and am ready to binge season one please!
Sammy's Tasty TV Treats
Steven wrote: "Sammy, I stopped near the end of Season 10 as well. The death of a certain character was finally my last straw. I was so tired of loving secondary characters and losing them!"Happens all too frequently. :(
My top 5 characters:
Baby
Bobby
Crowley
Cas (earlier seasons)
John
So I feel your pain! lol.
Not a tv show, but I can't help but adore Alan Tudyk in
Dodgeball...
Amanda wrote: "Sammy wrote: "I'll move supernatural up to the top of the list. ;)
And Bobby is my second favourite character!
After the car! lol."
I love Bobby!
Spoiler for season 13--------> [spoilers removed]"Rather stupidly, that was the episode after which I stopped watching! lol. (but totally not because of that!) Really struggled to engage with it after season 10 or so. I will get back to it and persevere, if only because I have been informed my top celeb crush is in an episode of season 15, so it'd be rude not to, lol.
Steven wrote: "Me? Never! :D"You have an odd way of spelling "always" there...
Amanda wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Firefly also seems popular. Always nice to see people have good taste! ;)
(not saying the other shows aren't great too, it's just... Firefly!! lol)"
I heard that they are planning t..."Not to mention it would be Firefly with Joss Whedon...
I'd love for it to be awesome, but I fear the worst, lol.
Steven wrote: "Here I was thinking "Oh she picked my favorite show... but ugh, she also picked Firefly."
I am only kinda sorry that I hate it. I've tried it multiple times and just can't do it."I'm sure we can overlook this minor character flaw in light of the good taste you've shown elsewhere... :P
Oleander wrote: "I have to recommend Stargate Universe. It was another short but epic series."It was pretty good, but I think Atlantis was probably my favourite of the three.
But that could just be because of Jason Momoa, lol!
Firefly also seems popular. Always nice to see people have good taste! ;)
(not saying the other shows aren't great too, it's just... Firefly!! lol)
I'll move supernatural up to the top of the list. ;)
And Bobby is my second favourite character!
After the car! lol.
I think I shall start with Gilmore Girls, seeing as how I've been trying to talk my daughter into watching it with me... :)
Sammy's tasty TV treats
Current show #3:
ChuckChuck: season 2 12/12
• Chuck versus Tom Sawyer - Read a book in which someone plays a video game, or mentions the band “Rush”. Or read a book by Mark Twain. -
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court• Chuck versus the Fat Lady - Read a book in which someone is very jealous, or which features a singer. Or read a book which mentions the word ‘choirboy’ in the text. -
Rockers and Rollers: An Automotive Autobiography Author is a singer
• Chuck versus the Delorean - Read a book which has a character who should grow up, or which has a futuristic vehicle on the cover. Or read a book in which someone is embarrassed by one (or both) of their parents. -
Runaway Ricky should definitely grow up.
• Chuck versus Santa Claus - Read a book set around Christmas time, or which features a hostage situation. Or read a book in which someone gets shot. -
The Secret History of Christmas• Chuck versus the Third Dimension - Read a book that’s 3rd in a series, or which features a musician. Or read a book by a British author. -
The Offing British author
• Chuck versus the Suburbs - Read a book that’s set in the suburbs, or in which characters go to a BBQ. Or read a book in which someone gets divorced or tries online dating. -
A Year at the Star and Sixpence The whole village has a BBQ
• Chuck versus the Lethal Weapon - Read a book with a weapon on the cover, or which can be linked to Greek mythology in some way. -
Shadow sword on cover
• Chuck versus the Predator - Read a book which has a character who is a scientist, or which has a predator on the cover (can be human if armed). -
Jurassic Park T-rex is a predator
• Chuck versus the Broken Heart - Read a book with a heart on the cover or in the title. Or read a book in which someone has a bachelor(ette) party Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks Hearts (and broken hearts) on the cover
• Chuck versus the Dream Job - Read a book in which someone is reunited with a long-lost family member, or in which they get a new job. Or read a book in which a character says “oh boy”. -
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall MC in final story gets job playing cello in a hotel
• Chuck versus the First Kill - Read a book with the letters ‘F U L C R U & M’ in the title, or in which someone has to trust someone who has betrayed them in the past. -
Yorkshire Ripper - The Secret Murders: The True Story of How Peter Sutcliffe's Terrible Reign of Terror Claimed at Least Twenty-Two More Lives FULCRUM in title
• Chuck versus the Colonel - Read a book featuring a military character, or in which people are on the run/hiding from the authorities. -
The Kaiju Preservation Society several military characters
Pilot & season 1:
(view spoiler)[ 
(view spoiler)[ Life can be tough when you live with your sister and work in a job she doesn’t feel is good enough for you because you got kicked out of school. Especially if she doesn’t like your best friend. And if that isn’t enough, another one of your friends has stolen your girl. Things couldn’t possibly get any worse, right? Not unless that same friend sends you a file that accidentally embeds a supercomputer into your brain. You’re going to need a lot of people around you to keep you safe, and keep you sane!
• Read a book where someone accidentally discovers something they shouldn’t, or read a book about a spy. Or read a book by an author or with a character named Chuck or Charles - NOS4A2 (Charles Manx)
• Read a book with a blonde on the cover, or read a book by an author or with a character named Sarah. - Enchanter - A: Sara Douglass
• Read a book with a character that doesn’t talk much. Or with a character that works for a “three letter agency”. Or read a book by an author or with a character named John. - Doing Time - Matthew doesn't talk much
• Read a book with a beaded person on the cover, or a book where two characters have been friends since childhood. Or read a book by an author or with a character named Morgan.- Wallbanger simon and Benjamin have been friends since childhood
• Read a book about a character that has a sister, or about a doctor. Or read a book by an author or with a character named Ellie or Eleanor - Oklahoma Christmas Blues - MC is a doctor
• Reed a book with a muscular person on the cover, or which has a character that has a nick-name. Or read a book by an author or with a character named Devon. - The Doors of Eden (char nicknamed 'Matchbox') (hide spoiler)]
Season 1 12/12
• Chuck versus the Intersect - Read a book in which someone receives a surprising email, or in which a character has special powers. Or read a book in which someone has a party or eats pancakes. - The Letter for the King MC has pancakes 3 times
• 1.2 Chuck versus the Helicopter - Read a book in which someone flies in a helicopter, or eats hotdogs. Or read a book which features a character who is a scientist. - Raven Cursed Jane flies in helicopter
• Chuck versus the Tango - Read a book in which two people pretend to be in a relationship, or in which characters dance. Or read a book that was originally written in Spanish. - A Confederacy of Dunces Santa dances a lot
• Chuck versus the Wookie - Read a book that’s tagged ‘Space Opera’, or read a book that has a gemstone in the title. - Abaddon's Gate Space opera
• Chuck versus the Sizzling Shrimp - Read a book that has an item of food in the title or on the cover, or read a book set in China. Apples Never Fall apples in title
• Chuck versus the Alma Mater - Read a book set at a school, university or college, or read a book in which someone goes up against an enemy in the workplace. - Hocus Pocus MC is college professor
• Chuck versus the Truth - Read a book which features poison. Or read a book which takes place during or after a nuclear war, or in which characters race to prevent one. Pale Blue race to prevent nuclear war
• Chuck versus the Imported Hard Salami - Read a book which has the word ‘sandwich’ in the text, or which features a smuggler. Or read a book with a character/by an author named Lou/Louise. - Blue Darker Than Black - sandwich mentioned more than once
• Chuck versus the Nemesis - Read a book tagged ‘thanksgiving’, or read a book in which someone is forced to help a person they don’t like. Or read a book with a character or by an author named Bryce. - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Villain forces the kids to help with his heist
• Chuck versus the Crown Vic - Read a book with a car or a boat on the cover. Or read a book in which someone goes to a work’s party, or a book with a character/by an author named Mike/Michael. - Red Seas Under Red Skies - boat on cover
• Chuck versus the Undercover Lover - Read a book with a firearm on the cover, or which is set in Russia. Or read a book with a doll on the cover. - Life Signs gun on cover
• Chuck versus the Marlin - Read a book with a type of fish on the cover or in the title, or which features a proposal. Or read a book with a character or author named Vic(tor), Jeff(rey), Anna or Harry. - Chewing the Fat: Tasting Notes From a Greedy Life fish on cover (hide spoiler)]
Once Upon a Time: Season 2 12/12
• Prince Philip and Aurora – Read a Sleeping Beauty retelling, or read a book where the author or a character is called Philip or Aurora Real Murders - characters called Philip and Aurora
• Mulan – Read a Mulan retelling, or read a book set in Asia or in a setting inspired by Asia The Atlantis Gene set in Indonesia
• Cora – Read a book with bad parents, or read a book whose title starts with the letter C -
Truly Madly Guilty Erika and oliver both have pretty bad parents
• Milah – Read a book with a title that starts with M, or read a book with a character who dies tragically -
The Magicians' Guild• Frankenstein – Read a classic gothic novel, or read a book tagged horror -
Until the End of the World tagged horror
• Sleeping Curse – Read a book in which a character has nightmares, or read a book with fire on the cover -
Shakespeare's Champion lily has nightmares
• Pongo – Read a book with a dog on the cover, or a book in which the main character has a pet -
His & Hers Anna has a cat
• Yaoguai – Read a book inspired by Chinese culture, or read a book tagged as paranormal -
Ball Lightning• The Land Without Color – Read a book with a mostly black or mostly white cover, or read a thriller -
The Life of Lee White cover
• Magic Wardrobe – read a book with the word “magic” in the title, or read a book with a title that starts with the letter W -
A Darker Shade of Magic magic in title
• The Dragon – Read a book with a healer of some sort, or read a book with a dragon on the cover -
New Europe Palin visits a healer who works with leeches
• Wendy Darling – Read a book where the author or a character is called Wendy, or read a book set in London -
The Concrete Island set in London
Pilot & season 1:
(view spoiler)[There is a town in Maine where every storybook character you’ve ever known is trapped between two worlds by a powerful curse cast by the Evil Queen.
The life of Emma Swan changes forever on her 28th birthday when a young boy knocks at her door. It is Henry, the son she gave up for adoption years ago, and he needs her to go to Storybrooke to break the curse and save her parents, Snow White and Prince Charming.
Storybrooke needs your help! Grab your storybooks and help Henry convince Emma Swan of her destiny as the Savior. Get to know Emma and the other residents of Storybrooke.
• Read a book with a strong-willed heroine, or with a character who is an orphan, or read a book where the author or a character is named Emma - The Rainbow - Ursula is pretty strong willed!
• Read a book where one of the characters is a teacher, or a book with a bird on the cover, or read a book where the author or a character is named Mary or Margaret - Mary Barton
• Read a book with a great villain, or a book with an apple on the cover, or read a book where the author or a character is named Regina - Oliver Twist - great villains!
• Read a book where one of the characters is a sheriff or a cop, or a book with a bow and arrow on the cover, or read a book where the author or a character is named Graham - Leviathan Wakes - Miller is a cop
Emma will need her yellow bug to go around Storybrooke !
• Read a book with a yellow cover, or with a bug or a car on the cover - The Secret Life of Bees
And of course you’ll need your precious collection of fairy tales to show Emma the truth about Storybrooke
• Read a fairy tale or fairy tale retelling, or read a book featuring royalty - Death's End - royal family in the story about the painter.
Season One 12/12
• Welcome to Storybrooke – Read a book set in a small town or village, or read a book set in a fictional place - Malice fictional setting
• Archie Hopper – Read a book with a character who would need to consult a psychiatrist, or read a book with a character who is a doctor - Killing the Shadows doctors and psychos galore
• Prince Charming and Abigail – Read a book with an arranged marriage or a marriage of convenience, or read a book with jewels on the cover - Two More Days 2 stories have arranged marriages
• Cinderella – Read a Cinderella retelling, or read a book in which a character is pregnant - Cinderella's Cowboy
• Jiminy Cricket – Read a book with a character who is a thief, or read a book a green cover - The Witness green cover
• Slay the Dragon – Read a book featuring dragons, or read a book tagged as high fantasy King of Scars - high fantasy
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter – Read a book with a heart or a wolf on the cover, or read a book in which a character has his or her heart broken - Dark Suits and Sad Songs - char has heart broken
• Rumplestilskin – Read a book with dark magic in it, or read a book with a character who is a single father - Caliban's War Prax is a single father
• Sidney – Read an Aladdin retelling, or a book featuring a Genie or a Djinn, or read a book set in the middle east - The City of Brass Story about Djinn
• Ruby – Read a Red Riding hood retelling, or read a book featuring werewolves or wolf shifters - The Tiger and the Wolf - wolf shifters
• Stable boy – Read a book in which a prince or a princess falls in love with a servant, or read a book where the author or a character is named Daniel Magna Carta: The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter author named Dan
• Baelfire – Read a book with a character who has a disagreement with his father, or read a YA book - Crooked Kingdom /spoiler> (hide spoiler)]
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