Hello television viewers

[colls]

Hello! I don't know if it was because DW/LJ was slowing down or if it was the changing television habits, but somehow we drifted away from talking about TV shows in this space.

I'm still here. I still like TV. And I'd still like to talk about shows I'm watching. Based on the increased activity I'm seeing on DW, I don't think I'm alone. (or maybe I am - LOL)
Anyway, I think we should resuscitate this community and start talking. What do you think?

Would anyone out there be willing to help me out with three things? (feel free to browse older entries for ideas)

1) If you where building DW television discussion community, what elements would you include?
2) What sort of posts/activities would inspire you to participate?
3) Do you have any suggestions or ideas for structure or format?


FYI - I want this community to be open forum - meaning just because we develop some structure or have scheduled posts, people are always welcome to come post about any TV show at any time.



And... just so this post isn't all boring business, we should maybe socialize as well, and get this thing started out right. :D

Name
What TV have you been watching?
What genre(s) of TV do you like best?
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately!

<B>Name</b> <B>What TV have you been watching?</b> <B>What genre(s) of TV do you like best?</b> <B>Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately!</b>

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[colls]

*talks to self*


Name colls
What TV have you been watching? The Expanse and Star Wars Clone Wars/Rebels for continuity purposes! I swear!. I can't handle too many shows at once (LOL) but am also working on Longmire and Supernatural
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Scifi, crime dramas
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! Chrisjen Avasarala will rain hellfire down on them

[jiokra]

I remember before there was a rule change where we couldn't make new entries to discuss specific episodes as they aired, but instead had one single post acting as a megathread for a show. Activity dropped A LOT in the comm after that rule change. Is the comm going to stick with megathreads or allow posts for each episode?


What TV have you been watching?
Right now I'm following The 100, Once Upon A Time, and Shadowhunters.

What genre(s) of TV do you like best?
Mystery, historical, and fantasy.

[colls]

It's a fresh start, so we can do anything we want!

I do think we should keep to cuts and spoiler tags though - because I honestly know so few people who don't DVR or amazon pass or whatever for TV these days. Also, it keeps big posts (like the one I just made - oops) from flooding reading lists.

I watched the first few episodes of The 100 and enjoyed it, I have no clue what's going on with it these days. Are you current?
Two shows that have come up lately that seem interesting are Shadowhunters and Wynona Earp. What is it that draws you to Shadowhunters?

[yourlibrarian]

Name yourlibrarian
What TV have you been watching? Just watched the first episode of Class; am in the midst of Black Sails S3; recently watched Legion; am up to date with Agents of SHIELD; am behind on Brooklyn 99 and The Expanse; lots of odds and ends shows in various states of current viewing.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Apparently genre matters less than style and substance.
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! The Flash - Harry Wells vid, "Solsbury Hill" by sholio.

On the one hand, I think that a general TV community is a good idea since community activity remains sparse on DW despite the influx of people. However, there is SO MUCH television, current and past, that people are watching that I think it will be difficult to talk about any specific shows in a single community. What I think would be immensely helpful though were if tv_talk served as a roundup community pointing people to where conversation was going on about TV shows (any shows). That way as people joined in at DW, they would have a guide to conversations around the site and also a way to find fellow fans who were actually discussing given shows rather than simply listing them in their interests when they may never have posted about them (or only did so years ago).

[jekesta]

Oh hello:) You have suggested the same thing as me in a much less long winded way. I should have just +1ed this comment.

[colls]

Yay for The Expanse! I've been slowly catching up and only have the season finale to watch now.

I do think that talking about specific shows will be difficult because there's just SO MUCH... as you say. :) I like the round-up idea, both of other communities and unlocked journals and invite people to say things like "I'm watching X and post about it regularly, add me if interested in X"

[timetobegin]

oh man i loveeeeeeee Class!!!! how exciting you're watching for the first time

[wendelah1]

Name Wendy
What TV have you been watching? The Americans, The Expanse, Elementary, Madame Secretary.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Probably scifi.
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately!

Gillian Anderson.

[colls]

I'm so happy to see so many people mention The Expanse! :D
ETA: I also enjoy Madam Secretary, although I think I'm behind (when did it go on hiatus? I should look it up)


That art is seriously pretty! thank you for sharing.

[veritas_poet]

It's so great to see DW coming to life! I hope it continues.

Name
Mo

What TV have you been watching?
Too much! Doctor Who, Hawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods, Grimm (sadly over), My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (don't judge!), and way, way, way behind on Supernatural. I think I'm missing a few things.

What genre(s) of TV do you like best?
Sci-fi, drama

Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately!

I got nothin' right now.

[colls]

I'm way behind on SPN as well, I didn't abandon it I just haven't watched it in a while.

I was just talking about Grimm with someone on my flist the other day, they've recently gotten sucked in. I watched up to season 3 and only left off because it went on hiatus and I didn't pick it back up when it returned.

I have an urge to go see if I can find SPN/Grimm crossover MOTW fic now.

[alorarose]

Blue Bloods!!! I recently started a rewatch from the beginning. I love that show so much.

[dancing_serpent]

Name Phaeton

What TV have you been watching? Sherlock (s4 and re-watch of the previous ones), showed a friend about ten episodes of Jane the Virgin recently, and started a re-watch of NCIS:LA yesterday, because I finally have s7 on DVD and tend to start from the beginning to get in the mood properly. If I actually go through with this, I'll be busy for the next few weeks. *g*

What genre(s) of TV do you like best? science fiction, fantasy, historical dramas, sometimes weird artsy stuff about real people

I'm always late to the party, always catching up on something. Even if I have all the resources to get to the new stuff, I don't have the time or I'm not in the mood.

[colls]

I feel I'm always late to the party as well. When this comm was active before, I hosted the 'Previously On' posts because I was never up to date - LOL

NCIS:LA was such a fun show, I liked what I've seen of it. Enjoy the rewatch!

[milo_r]

Name: Moony

What TV have you been watching? I'm in full X-Files phase and recently finished Shadowhunters, I should get caught up on Magicians and How To Get Away With Murder, I'm thinking of getting back into Doctor Who, have a love-hate relationship with Game of Thrones, I ration Sex and The city because it's the TV equivalent of comfort food for me... I often forget about what I actually watch, because it's a lot, and I also have a terrible memory for new season air dates

What genre(s) of TV do you like best? I suppose anything with supernatural elements, but it's not such a necessary requirement. If something is moderately well-made and with interesting characters/fandoms I'll watch, if it's a campy-terrible show it means it appeals to my ID and that means homoeroticism and magic.

[colls]

I adored the X-Files.
I know several people who are watching The Magicians and they seem to thoroughly enjoy it.

haha - campy-terrible shows that appeal to ID can be the most fun. :)

[graculus]

Name Graculus
What TV have you been watching? Riverdale, The Expanse, Elementary, Santa Clarita Diet, Brooklyn Nine Nine, iZombie
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? I pretty much like everything, but am picky then within genres
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! for the Shakespeare nerds among us, this fantastic Richard II/Bolingbroke music vid

[colls]

Hello!
Another person watching The Expanse -- YAY!!!


And that VID WAS GREAT!! So funny

[jekesta]

Name Jennifer

What TV have you been watching? I watch loads of things, way too much. Recently I've just binged both seasons of the Magicians and liked it more than I thought I would. I still love Scandal even though it's awful now. Similarly, Supernatural, although I'm a few eps behind on that. I really liked the first season of the new MacGyver, stop judging me it's the slashiest thing I've seen on tv for ages. Wentworth is probably my favourite thing on tv at the moment.

What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Probably still sci fi, but there isn't any sci fi I like at the moment so maybe not sci fi. I don't know. Slashy tv is probably truly my favourite tv. And I'm not feeling any of it at the moment.


1) If you where building DW television discussion community, what elements would you include?

One thing I think might work well here, is if someone went through the members posts once a week, (or perhaps further afield than that) and pulled out links to any posts about tv shows old or new. Particularly I'm interested in happy squeeful posts which often don't get linked around as much as deep thoughtful meaningful things. So I'd link to things no matter how small or big. I think dw is quiet enough and flocked enough that it wouldn't actually take all that long to put together, and there might only be a dozen or so links a week. But it would help people find each other, and people would be able to see what people are posting about and find new shows that way, and mostly it would just create regular updates for the community. I'd be happy to help with it if you think it would work.

I saw a couple of people had said they'd like posts up for episode discussion every week for shows. To be honest I find that hard on my flist when there might be several different shows airing that I'm not interested in a bit. But if they were tagged so I could mute the tags for them, that would be good.

I think there used to be a post every month here about new shows starting or old ones returning and I really liked that. I wouldn't want it to be the main focus of the comm, but it's nice when people in comments can chat about what they're looking forward to and what they're not. The TV calendar has a section that lists the same thing, I don't know how comprehensive it is, but I'm sure there are other places doing the same, so it wouldn't be too hard to pull together.

[colls]

MacGyver! I haven't seen the new one yet, but loved the old one. And I love Supernatural, even though I'm so far behind it's embarrassing. :/

I like the idea of a round up sort of thing that both you and yourlibrarian have mentioned.

Some sort of TV calendar wouldn't be too hard. Something like it could be done quarterly or monthly. I like that idea, too!

I think your comment about episode discussions each week is why this comm reverted to having 'HOMEBASE' posts with episode threads opened up each week. People who were into the show could subscribe to the post and get notification when a new thread went up. Like you say, people can also mute tags. I'm not sure which would be easier - I may put up a poll to see what the general consensus is on that. I'm sure a lot of it will depend on the number of active members we have.

[mr_picard]

1) I'd include a retro TV faction. Retro is biiig these days, and I'd say some folks would love to talk about shows they used to watch when they were kids or teenagers. (Or am I just old?)

2) See above. lol Oh and maybe TV showcases, y'know, stuff where people introduce a show they're currently watching or one they only recently discovered and are now obsessed with or something.

3) I think as much freedom as possible is good in this case. Allow for people to post whatever they'd like as long as it's TV related. But, of course, not TOO off-topic either.

Name: Alexander/Mr.Picard
What TV have you been watching? Current shows are House of Cards, Z Nation, The Walking Dead, We Bare Bears, Better Call Saul
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Horror, Drama
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! I just watched a funny birb video on Tumblr: http://mrpicard.tumblr.com/post/159905627835/lilyblue-bubbles-genderphobia
(I am easily amused.)

[colls]

Haha - retro is awesome regardless (at least that's what I'm telling myself) :D

I like the showcase idea. I was toying with inviting people to do a primer or recruitment sort of thing, where they post about their show and encourage others to give it a go.

Re: tumblr link - that was cute! At first the bird is all... "STOP! DO NOT PASS" and then they're just tooling around inside because why not. Maybe I'm easily amused as well.

[aghostofasmile]

Name Emmy
What TV have you been watching? I've been rewatching Buffy with my housemate, we're in the middle of season 3 now. Otherwise I'm behind on Doctor Who (my dvr wasn't set to record it, and i just put off finding another way to watch it), Designated Survivor, Supergirl, Madam Secretary and Grey's Anatomy. I watch Scandal and Saving Hope as they air in Belgium, so no idea how far behind I am. Also, I have a weekly date with my little sister to watch Pretty Little Liars as it (finally) ends. I'm hoping to finish Wynnona Earp's first season at some point in the future, and I really want to continue watching The West Wing.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? I love scifi and fantasy a lot but I also like drama that I get overly invested in and makes me cry. I like cop shows and hospital shows. I'll give a lot of things a chance, not everything I watch is premium quality but I find it hard to give up on shows.

[yourlibrarian]

There are definitely Buffy fans around these parts. I haven't written much about it lately but can point to buffyversetop5 as a place to find lots of recs of both meta and other fanworks. (I'll also shill my own).

[shadowkat]

*watches too many tv shows.. and no time, but loves to discuss*

Name - shadowkat
What TV have you been watching? LEGION, Fargo, The Expanse, Riverdale, Call the Midwife, The Crown, Longmire, Nashville, Grey's Anatomy, the Catch, This is Us, Feud (although thinking of giving up on it), Scandal, OUAT (also on the fence and may give up), Daredevil, flirting with HBO NOW, General Hospital (guilty pleasure) and Doctor Who.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, musicals, soapy dramas, serials, dramedies (I'm fairly diverse and eclectic)
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! uhm...drawing a blank.

[colls]

My family loves to talk about 'This is Us'. I haven't found many fannish friends who watch it though. How are you liking it?

[tvgurl_offcouch]

Name Des
What TV have you been watching? When I'm not doing grad school things: Better Call Saul, The Expanse and Doctor Who. Or old re-runs on netflix or hulu.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Sci-Fi/ Fantasy/ Horror
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! *crickets, shrugs*

[colls]

We have a few folks who are into older shows it seems. :) What re-runs have you gotten into lately?

[tablesaw]

I found this comm from a reference from yourlibrarian, and I want to talk more about TV!

Name Tablesaw
What TV have you been watching? (Including things just ended and things starting soon) Legion, The Magicians, Bates Motel, Feud, Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, One Punch Man, Once Upon a Time, Elementary, Brooklyn 99, MST3K, Doctor Who, Class, iZombie, American Gods, Sense8, Twin Peaks.
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Horror/SFF
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! I've been trying to recommend things at itch.io, so here's one of my favorite things on the site: Borb the Birb.

[tablesaw]

You might be able to tell from my stupidly long list of what I've been watching, but I like to hop around different shows more than focusing on anything for any length of time. So maybe also posts about topics that can (but don't have to) inspire responses from different shows? Musical Episodes, favorite one-episode characters, best running gags, etc.

[calvinahobbes]

Name Calvina
What TV have you been watching? Wynonna Earp!?!? Black Sails. The OA - I can't stop thinking about this! Stopped watching Jane the Virgin in early s2 for some unknown reason, and also stalled on The Mindy Project, but otherwise I've really enjoyed those too. Ooh, and crazy Ex-Girlfrind
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? SFF, historicals, romcoms
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! This is the post that made me start watching Wynonna Earp: A “Wynonna Earp” Netflix Binge Is The Gay Light You Need In This Cold, Dark World

Late to the party as ever (I don't have a lot of time to be online these days, sadly).

I really like the idea of a freer approach to content and posting, but what I particularly like is some kind of newsletter type post that might also collect links to other DW journals (perhaps as opt-in, perhaps with a clear distinction between "someone posted about X" and "someone is hosting a discussion about X"?)

I also really liked the idea of some kind of "driver" who could host a discussion of a specific show - the problem is that almost no one is watching in syndication anymore (I certainly am not), but it would be nice to generate talk by setting a schedule and watching something together. I don't know if the place is big enough for that to be feasible, though.

[colls]

Wynonna Earp seems popular!

I think you've touched on some of the very topics we've been debating - particularly about watching habits and how do we all do something at the same time. I think some sort of round-up or newsletter type thing is a great way to start off as well as posts like this one where people are invited to talk about stuff they're watching.

As for launching a watch-along, I adore that type of activity and I sense many polls in our future. :)

[alorarose]

Name Vaidah
What TV have you been watching? I've had so little time because of school and all the shows I was watching last fall have been out of sight out of mind, haha. But the ones that I remember are The Good Wife (finally watching this, LOL), Make it or Break it (Yes, also finally watching this), Blue Bloods, The Librarians, the DC shows. Hmm, I know there was more...
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? Oh man, I am game to try everything.
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! 2CELLOS - Theme from Schindler's List.

[colls]

HELLO VAIDAH!!!!!!!!!!

I watched season 1 of The Librarians and it was so fun and cheesy, quite enjoyable to watch. What season is it in now?

[adafrog]

Name adafrog

What TV have you been watching? Currently airing: Doctor Who, Class, Flip or Flop, Face Off, Texas Flip and Move, Flea Market Flip, Chopped, Love it or List it, Outrageous Acts of Science
Not currently airing: Z Nation, Project Runway, Cutthroat Kitchen, Channel Zero, Van Helsing,
(I always forget some, but that's what I can remember for now.)

What genre(s) of TV do you like best? scifi, monster/creature, reality-where things are made, horror (but not torture porn), some fantasy, (things with not a lot of drama since my work is dramatic enough)

[yourlibrarian]

I find the personality issues sometimes tedious on PR but overall I still love seeing the creativity designers bring to the challenges, plus a friend and I watch the seasons together so it's fun on that level as well.

[sexycazzy]

Name sexycazzy
What TV have you been watching? currently watching Designated Survivor, Madam Secretary, NCIS & its spin-offs LA & NO, Criminal Minds & CM; Beyond Borders, Once Upon A Time, The Flash
Not currently but looking forward to - The Expanse (finsihed season one on Netflix, hoping they will show season two soon), Shooter, Zoo
What genre(s) of TV do you like best? sci-fi & crime/mystery :)
Link something cool you've seen on tumblr/dw/lj lately! can't think of any?

[adafrog]

Oh, zoo was good. Have you ever read the book it was based on?