A list!!! Finally something to put in a list. I cannot resist it.
Yes I can... I can write reviews of the shows I've chosen to get addicted to in the past. We'll hit the top five to keep it short.
<P> Kane wandering the American frontier in search of his brother. I had never seen any form of eastern culture before, and this served as a starting point for my own internal peace.
<P> His journeys always [bug alert - plant with small flying white thing. Bad news... "Help!!" they scream.] included flashes into the past, and thoughts into the future, lessons and quest both. Beautiful.
<P> Kungfu!
<P>
<P> A very adventurous and luxurious lifestyle with both mystery and human interactions. I especially love the narrative overlay that did not match the situation exactly. The wisdom and humility in the narrative so nicely contrasted the doing and being of the same character, much like my life fits together. Ie. perhaps my first diary inspiration source. If this is a known by other genre, I hadn't encountered it elsewhere.
<P>
<P> What was the show good for? Nothing much that I can recall now intrinsic to it except the scifi element. Except for Star Trek, I had never encountered scifi on tv previously. So very sheltered. Perhaps the feeling of being involved in such an epic story was appealing. Certainly I did have a crush on the good doctor at the time.
<P> Rerun watching:These shows were all watched in their entirety long after their production and first airing. At the time, I insisted that the only shows worth watching were those that had survivbed to dominate the rerun circuit. Later I understood my argument was one for peer review, even if middle america was the so-called peer group.
<P>
<P> I missed one of the episodes during the whole 7 year stretch. I have to admit to hating the whole universe and every spinoff they ever created at this point. The pc-ness still makes my heart ache. If you enjoy prepackaged American morality, lightly dusted with bad makeup jobs, and goofy special effects, ifyou like a universe where every alien species has the same psychological makeup with a spin, if you like the missionary position on religious dispersion, go for it. You won't catch me missing any sleep watching happy happy friendly friendly pacifists taking over the universe through warfare strategies that couldn't help kill a housefly.
<P> Let's move on before I get nasty.
<P>
<P> addict
<P> Amazing plot line. Looped future prophesy that comes true in very elegant manners. Interesting characters with interesting abilities and connections. People I'd enjoy knowing as a community if not individually as well.
<P> And I firmly believe that to stay in tune with the culture, one has to watch at least one show regularly. This is the best I have found. And it has three seasons left during which I can only hope some other interesting drama comes to surface on the box.
Alright. I'm not much for objective reviewing. I'm sure each of these shows has it's own websites. though.