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[fan_eunice]

As surgery approaches it is time to start the most important planning of all. What media I will consume. I figure what I'll need is a mix of things, stuff I have already seen and can fall asleep or not pay as close attention to, and new stuff for when I am alert and bored but still not feeling well.

For when I'm in the hospital itself I'm sticking to the Haven rewatch plan. I think Nathan's FEELINGS are a perfect backdrop to that envirnoment. Also his stupid face. I believe I can take much comfort in knowing that it is a great source of angst to him that he can't feel post-surgical pain and would take mine in a heartbeat.

For coming home, right now I have SG-1 and due South on the list of rewatch material, on account of I haven't done a marathon of either in a good long while.

New stuff is tricky, though. So this is where I ask for your recommendations. Nothing too heavy/violent/depressing I think. And I should probably clarify that I don't include over the top explosions and non-realistic violence of the 'FUCK YEAH, hit him again!' in this category...serious exploration of serious topics in a realistic manner is more what I'm trying to avoid. Things like magic/fantasy elements/things IN SPACE are always a bonus but not a necessity. Movies, live action tv shows, and cartoons or anime are all welcome. Watcha think?

Comments

[rivkat]

I don't remember if you've tried Eureka ... it sounds like it fits the bill pretty perfectly. And Legend of the Seeker is pure gorgeousness (filmed in New Zealand, with actors to match), though a fair amount of fantasy violence.

[fan_eunice]

Oooooh, Eureka is definitely a thought. I saw a few episodes awhile back and meant to go back but never got around to it.

Oh! OH! I have Tin Man already sitting on my computer from when I got and ripped it for your vid, but haven't seen yet. That fits the bill of fantasy/magic elements and the violence is more stylized than realistic, yes? I could kill two birds with one stone.

[rivkat]

Tin Man is definitely not realistic. But there is dramatic angst, so it depends on how light you want to stay! Eureka is a lot more consistently goofy/upbeat.

[vivien]

If you like the idea of

Eureka

,

Warehouse 13

is a lovely companion series set in the same universe.

[littleheaven]

I've just finished watching all 3 seasons of Vampire Diaries, and I'm really enjoying it. Yes, I did spend some of it going "oh, this character is Angel and this one is Spike" and even comparing plot developments, but as it went on that wore off, and I spent a lot of the show going OMG THEY DID NOT JUST DO THAT!!! (in a good way). It starts very tweeny, and you have to persevere for about 10 eps, but by the time you get to 12 it goes insane. Pretty people, morally ambiguous vamps, a backstory that goes 1000 years into the past and gets introduced in little snippets... It's the first show I've been invested in for quite a while. Not to the BTVS/SG-1 level, but it runs a close second.

PS The main character has just lost her parents, so there's a little bit of depressing stuff, but it's not too heavy.

[sdwolfpup]

Eureka is a really really really great show and if you don't love Jack and/or Henry I will EAT ANY HAT YOU WANT, because the are seriously the best.