Well NOW what?

[captain_slinky]

Crystal and I are done re-watching Firefly, so NOW what are we going to do? We still have the movie to watch, but sometimes I like to leave that out of the equation. Just let the 14 episodes of the series stand on their own, let Wash and Book live...

So I have it narrowed down to three options, each with their own pros and cons:

• SCRUBS - We started watching around Season 4, stopped watching around season 6, and now that the entire series in on Netflix it might be fun BUT if I remember correctly things kind of go off the rails in later seasons when the entire cast goes away and they focus on a new set of interns; I have heard that those final seasons are just unbearably bad.
  
  
• ARROW - It seems that every day I read something about the CW "Arrow" series (based on Green Arrow) that makes me say OH MAN I NEED TO WATCH THIS, but I tried watching for a while and the first 3 episodes were *SOOOOOOO* CW (sexy angsty Gossip Girl Glitzy Kardashian BLAH) that they really turned me off. Is the whole series like that? I see NO POSSIBLE WAY for the show I watched to spawn heroes like The Atom, The Flash, Deathstroke and even a possible Suicide Squad spin-off???
  
  
• SUPERNATURAL - We almost made it through the first season, ALMOST. There are glimpses of fun in there, and everyone says we should skip the first two seasons, but WE DON'T ROLL THAT WAY. We watch things in order! We respect the creative process! If we watch this series, WE WILL WATCH IT IN ORDER!!!

I now open the discussion for suggestions :)

Comments

[hannah easterson (from livejournal.com)]

I'm aaaaalllmost through supernatural. My take: The primary characters are a rollercoaster of quality. Sometimes they're entertaining and passable protagonists, but at the same time, the plot of EVERY SEASON focuses on:
Brother #1: I can't possibly tell my brother what I'm going through...it would make him sad/mad.
Brother #2: Are you keeping secrets? I'm sad/mad that you seem to be keeping secrets.
Brother #1: Nope. No secrets. I swear >>
Brother #2: Oh. Cool beans.
Later:
Brother #2: DAMN IT. YOU HAVE SECRETS!!!
Brother #1: *angst*
Brother #2: *angst*

This, obviously, gets old. Quickly. I will say, season 1 is harder to get through then subsequent seasons. It took me a few tries to break the barrier. Also, Supernatural has some of my FAVORITE secondary characters. A looooot of their secondary characters are really well written, interesting, entertaining and dynamic. It's just the main two...and of those two, mostly Sam. Ugh. Sam.

I recommend watching supernatural as a filler when you need a break from marathoning another show. Also, did you know that Gravity Falls just started season 2? *eyebrows* so there's that...

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

I don't know when and I don't know how, but I *will* be using that description of Supernatural in casual conversation, or a variation of it. "Oh I think my favorite season was the one where that one brother had the secret but he didn't want to let the other brother know the secret because it would make him sad or mad, but then the other brother totally found out about it! THAT SEASON WAS EPIC!!!"

Also, waiting till we have the full season of Gravity Falls under our belt so we can binge-watch... it's much better that way :)