Six tv shows in search of a meme

[scarfman]

Seen at arjuna_lj. Name your top six TV programmes before reading the questions.

1. Doctor Who
2. Star Trek
3. M*A*S*H
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
5. Lois & Clark/Smallville
6. Enterprise

1. Who is your favourite character from #2? At first, Spock. Now, Kirk.
2. Who is your least favourite character from #4? I dunno. I don't track that sort of thing. Of regulars in the main title Anya appears in my cartoons least.
3. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include? The Doctor arranging his own adoption.
4. Who is your favourite 'ship from #6? Archer, Trip and T'Pol (AT&T)
5. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #6 on a blind date, who would they be? Because they'd make a good match? Hot Lips could teach Reed a thing or two about loosening up from the family military tradition, since that's all more than he that she knows.
6. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do? I don't know whether I could spend a day discussing with Giles the influence of the supernatural underworld on the Campbellian monomyth, but I bet he could talk about it for a day.
7. If you could change one thing about #2's plot line, what would you change? I'd point up more that nothing Kirk's ever done onscreen is violation of a just Prime Directive.
8. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5, and why you like the relationship between them. Actually my favorite relationship of Clark's is with Bruce, but Bruce has never appeared on L&C or Smallville. Yet.
9. If the lead title characters (first name in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be? Hawkeye, because once he was safe I could go back for the Doctor and even if he'd drowned he'd regenerate.
10. If you could change the title characters' order in the credits for #4, what order would you choose? I couldn't tell you what the order is, except that Buffy's first and Giles is last, till he leaves when Willow's last.
11. If you were able to add a new character, any kind of character you wanted, to the storyline for #6, what would the character be like, and what would their role be? I'm going to hijack this question to #3, since I've actually thought about that: I've been saying since it happened that there ought to have been a new character introduced when Radar left to keep the show fresh, and that the show's own history is sufficient to make it obvious that not doing so was a mistake. Make Klinger the replacement company clerk if you like (actually Period of Adjustment is one of my favorite episodes); they ought've brought in a new nurse, or expanded Kelley's role then instead of waiting till the end of the series' run.
12. What happens in your favourite episode of programme #2? Kirk gets to be Hornblower and Spock dies. Regular episode? Kirk gets to be Hornblower and Commodore Decker dies.
13. If you could kill off one of the characters in #1, who would it be and how would you do it? Ace, apparently. Though I also gave her a long life.
14. If you got the chance to visit the set for either programme #3 or programme #5, which would you choose? #3 of course. Dude, it's ranked higher on my list.
15. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which programme and which person? Well, I'm married. If I answered anyone but Doctor Who's Rose my wife would kill me.

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[sidhekin.livejournal.com]

TV shows? Moi? :-P

Eh, why not? Might be a bit of fun.

1. Red Dwarf
   
2. MacGuyver
   
3. Umm ... Animaniacs?
   
4. Once Upon a Time... Man
   
5. Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (well, I liked it in the '80s at least ...)
   
6. HHGTTG
   

1. Who is your favourite character from #2? MacGuyver himself. (If that's too obvious, I pick Jack.)
   
2. Who is your least favourite character from #4? The Dwarf, I suppose. He's ever the most disappointing character, at least.
   
3. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include? ... o_O ... okay, we'd definitely have Shagma referred to as Smegma and/or Shagme. And the Pirates of the Sea would likely board the Red Dwarf. Lister, Rimmer, Cat, and (somehow) Holly all have to walk the plank. Kryten manages to find Spartakus and Arkana, who save the day. And I'd be fired as screenwriter.
   
4. Who is your favourite 'ship from #6? Zaphod/Zaphod? Ooops ...
   
5. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #6 on a blind date, who would they be? Dot and Arthur. Because that might be entertaining.
   
6. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do? Meh. They're just archetypes! But okay, Maestro, obviously. And I'd study.
   
7. If you could change one thing about #2's plot line, what would you change? Plot line? There's a plot line? ... okay, okay, I'd involve the supporting cast (Jack and MacDaddy in particular) more.
   
8. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5, and why you like the relationship between them. Pass. Come on, I watched that show in the '80s!
   
9. If the lead title characters (first name in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be? Lister. Trying to rescue a Warner is a recipe for disaster.
   
10. If you could change the title characters' order in the credits for #4, what order would you choose? Credits? What's ... oh, hang on, there'll be voice actors, lessee ... eh, nope. They don't even identify who did which part. :-P Pass.
    
11. If you were able to add a new character, any kind of character you wanted, to the storyline for #6, what would the character be like, and what would their role be? Pass. When DNA gets going, I'm just along for the ride.
    
12. What happens in your favourite episode of programme #2? Jack's scheme actually works. (Not a get-rich-quick scheme, of course.)
    
13. If you could kill off one of the characters in #1, who would it be and how would you do it? Rimmer. Repeatedly, until it is no longer fun. :)
    
14. If you got the chance to visit the set for either programme #3 or programme #5, which would you choose? "Set" ... for animations? Boring. Eh, I'll read "setting" instead. :) While neither seems hospitable, #5 is clearly the most scenic, and my choice. So what if it is lower on my list? :)
    
15. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which programme and which person? I had a crush on #5's Arkana back in the aforementioned '80s. These days? Huh. Not a lot of adult women-folks in those shows. #1's Kochanski, #6's Trillian, or #2's Penny Parker? I'll go with the latter, if only because that's the one I'm most likely to survive. :)
    

... that was totally a whole lot fewer "pass" answers than I was expecting.