Thirty Days of TV: Day Three

[selenak]

Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)

Okay, I'm taking that to mean "show not only new to me but so new it hasn't even finished its first season yet and is in fact currently airing". Given this, there's really just one choice: Elementary. Which was such a delightful surprise. Maybe I'm giving it more credit than fair because it's such a relief to be able to not only like a version of Sherlock Holmes again but actively root for the Holmes & Watson friendship instead of thinking "run, Watson, run!", but I think the character and relationship development on this show is genuinenly well done, and I also love the respect for our supporting cast, Gregson and Bell. It has its weaknesses in the plotting department (plotting of the cases, that is, not of the character development), but I haven't yet regretted watching a single episode. Even the weaker ones, which I probably will skip on some far into the future complete season rewatch date, had scenes that made me happy in them. In conclusion: right now, I'm feeling exceedingly fluffy about this show.




Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching

Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death.

Comments

[meri]

I too am feeling exceedingly fluffy about Elementary.

Amusingly, I have little desire to read fic or consume most fanworks, fanart is probably the exception , but this is the fandom I most want to engage with other fans around. Perhaps because, unlike the Marvel fandom I'm also in at the moment, this one seems small enough to be manageable?

[selenak]

re: your icon: On behalf of our film festivals, I would like to point out I was in the jury of one once (short films, three years ago), and that was actually a lot of fun (if exhausting). :)

Elementary had some lovely fanfic at Yuletide. I was also thrilled that while there was some romance, the overwhelming majority of the 23 or so Yuletide Elementary stories were friendship fic. In which other fandom is that the case?

[king_touchy]

I'm with meri: haven't felt the urge to dive into the fic. I think it's because I don't want to encounter romance, and fanfic is often romance. I'm intrigued that you say the majority is friendship. I could read that.

As for other fandoms with friendship fic, no clue. I'm head-over-heels for Cabin Pressure, and I do not feel the romantic dynamic for pairings outside of canon (which are fabulous-awesome-love, for what that's worth), but much of the fic is slash -- or crossover with bbc sherlock, usually slash. Neither appeal at all. I'd love to see more friendship and found-family-fun fic.

[selenak]

Try this one for starters, if you're not familiar with it already:

Three Anniversaries: A Love Story (1584 words) by Agnes_Bean
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson (Elementary)
Additional Tags: Friendship, Best Friends, Male-Female Friendship, POV Female Character
Summary:

Not all great love stories are about romance.

[king_touchy]

Thank you! What a great last line. You give good rec. :-)