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rhienelleth

The Walking Dead

Apr 08, 2015 16:23

So, I've been marathoning this show. I should preface this post by saying that horror is not my genre. When I was seven, my then-babysitter let me watch The Amityville Horror, which gave me nightmares. And after that, my childhood best friend and her family were huge horror buffs, and constantly rented everything from the Friday the 13th series of ( Read more... )

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stephdub April 9 2015, 03:05:30 UTC

Like you, I'm not good with horror scary things. But I did try and watch TWD. And like you, I was into the story and the characters, but I had to give it up. It did give me nightmares. Horrible, waking up covered in sweat nightmares. So for a while I would read recaps of what happened, but eventually I gave that up too.

As for current watching recs, I am OBSESSED with Broadchurch. I'm not sure when it happened, but it did. I was never a huge David Tennant fan, so it wasn't that (I haven't seen Doctor Who) but for some reason it is sticking with me.

I"m also about to finish the 100, which is also a pretty dark and depressing show - not a lot of humour there, but so many strong women kicking ass and taking names which I am always into.

Do you have Netflix, and have you watched Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt yet? Because it was so much fun.

rhienelleth April 14 2015, 01:25:15 UTC

The 100 is amazing! Seriously one of the best show on right now. You know, other than the total lack of realism in that all of those kids would have died in the first few weeks in real life, but hey, for sheer character driven drama, it is great stuff. :)

aka_paloma April 9 2015, 04:25:47 UTC

First I must be clear and say I haven't read the comics so I don't actually know how much the show has in common with the original material, but what I've gathered from those who have read it and from what I've experienced as a viewer is that this is not a story about origin and, as a natural follow-up, about trying to find a cure for humanity. This is it. This is how it is on planet earth from here on in. Even if a character manages to die of old age, they will inevitably become a walker ( ... )

rhienelleth April 14 2015, 01:27:54 UTC

Well, I haven't given it up. I just needed a small break from the unrelenting...relentlessness of it all. Seriously, as engaging as the characters are, marathoning this show is asking to be utterly depressed. (And for me, nightmares.) But a small break and I seem to have regained my equilibrium.

Thanks for the recs! I will check some of them out. :)

aka_paloma April 14 2015, 02:52:16 UTC

Yeah, had I marathoned the show, it might have had a more of a dear-god-make-the-unrelenting-misery-end impact on me. I've been watching since day one, week by week so the grimness is more evenly measured out. I have, at times, fallen a little behind, but not by more than two or three episodes and not since season two. Hang in there, Rhien!

aka_paloma April 13 2015, 16:24:53 UTC

Another TV recommendation: I just binge-watched Netflix's Daredevil over the weekend. Holy crap, it's good. So, so good! I would easily sacrifice all the other superhero shows I watch just to have a second season of DD. I am going out to buy some essential DD collections today (I grew up as solely a DC girl so thanks to the MCU I've started discovering another world these last few years) because I'm going to need something to get me through the wait for another season (which better happen or I SHALL CRY).

rhienelleth April 14 2015, 01:26:26 UTC

Watched the first two episodes of Daredevil last night with the husband, and we are hooked. :) Good show, well written and well acted.

aka_paloma April 14 2015, 02:55:28 UTC

I was already pretty sure about this when I saw Guardians of the Galaxy but after watching Daredevil, it's confirmed: Marvel owns my soul. Completely. :)