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[There Can Be Only One] What's your single favourite TV show? (lemmy.world)
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It's tough picking one.

But that's why I'm asking. It's easy to do a top 3, even easier to a top 5.

But when you have to choose a singular show? When you're forced to pare it down? What sticks above the others for you?

Babylon 5 for me.

It's got plenty of issues but it's still my darling and despite all the behind-the-scenes BS it's still the best long-form sci-fi story I've seen onscreen.

Edit: Screwed up the title. Bad Dalacos.

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[–] 11 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I'd have chosen Firefly, I never get tired of it, and I just love it.

So many other amazing shows though, a few already mentioned in other comments, like BSG would be a close second to Firefly.

But there are some shows that haven't been mentioned and I think they deserve it just as much. And because having to choose only one would make me regret losing these other ones, here they are:

Breaking Bad, it absolutely fascinates me and I just can't get over the character development and the writing and acting from the whole cast.

And probably the newest show that for me is on the very top, and actually I must admit it might have gone past the other ones (except firefly), Arcane. Everything about it, I love. The writing, the animation, the music, the characters, the world building, the character growth, ...

If I choose Firefly, I'd regret not choosing Arcane, but I just can't not choose firefly.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I think arcane s2 had some great stuff but a lot of it made very little sense or was outright bad imo. This is from someone who's deeply immersed in runeterra (which might be a bad thing in this case)

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Oh? I'm surprised, I think your comment is the first negative opinion on Arcane that I see (to be fair, I wasn't really searching for them either). So I'm curious if you don't mind explaining further, what for example did you find outright bad or making no sense? I would love to hear your opinion, also about season 1 as you specifically mention season 2, was the first better for you? I personally cannot say there was a lot bugging me and usually plotholes or characters acting against their role and background and personality just for the story's sake bother me plenty.

    For context, I did know about runeterra and a bit of the stories from before Arcane came out, but I would never consider myself versed in it. I did read some of the background stories officially posted by Riot, some of the comics, and played a bit of league and legends of runeterra, but of course there's not that much story in the games anyway.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Let's see if I can remember, if I am factually wrong skit anything please correct me as it was some time ago. Also on phone so might autocorrect something I don't notice.

    S1.

    Expectations: very low.

    Seeing the kids grow up, slowly showing you all the points where Vi gets angry and powder gets messed up. Silco seems like a standard violation but gets emotional and instead of just using Jinx for his own gains he's ready to die for her like she's his own child.

    They managed to make the vi Cait romance realistic under weird circumstances which was fresh to see. I enjoyed seeing Viktor and Jayce rise and fall in separate directions.

    Was not a big fan of the chemtech depiction how you just pumped it into people and they were super soldiers that only Jayce and Vi stood a chance against. Also the vander ww hints didn't excite me really.

    S2.

    Expectations: sky high

    Starts off great, the tension between the uptown people and downtown which messes with Caitlin and Vi. Didn't enjoy ambessa much except for her interactions with the black rose which was pretty cool.

    The ww/ambessa/singed union didn't make sense at all to me. She's looking for something to up her army but following a random monster makes little sense to me. Now add Viktor to that mess and all of a sudden Warwick is not just a chemtech junkie gone monster but a necessary ingredient for Viktor to transcend.

    Heimer and ekko in time was great tv, normally I'm skeptical about these kinds of side quests but this was amazing.

    Jayce in time had its moments all in all pretty cool. 

    The endgame is where it all collapsed imo. The city invasion with like 20 soldiers running around in the harbour, ambessa vs Caitlin duel felt unnecessary imo, jinx/vi/vander fight felt forced even though Jinx probably needed to die but the manner was silly.

    I get that it's hard to close out when the scope is so big but I was disappointed. 

    So I guess it mainly boils down to high expectations and poor execution on certain parts. But as you can read from my review I am a fan and will definitely check out s3.

    Cheers!

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I read Schuiten and Peters graphic novels in the 80s, and Arcane seems like such a rip-off that it just turns me off

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago*

    Interesting, I didn't know them and it seems like I might enjoy it. I'll have to check it out.

    The animation studio of Arcane is a small French company, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the artists have grown up reading those graphic novels and were inspired by them. Rip-off sounds a bit harsh though, or is it more blatant than what I could see on a quick search?

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