Of course I'm watching SHIELD. I'm a Whedon fanboy through and through. While I don't think the pilot was that great I see potential and hope they work it out. At least long enough so it's still on the air when Avengers 2 is finished and Joss can focus on SHIELD (he alluded to such in his EW interview).
Other shows I watch with former BTVS/Angel writers are [Jane Espenson] Warehouse 13, Once Upon a Time (still not sold on this one), Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, Caprica. Hell, she's been around for a LONG, LONG time having wrote for an episode or two of Deep Space 9 (my personal fav Star Trek. Then there's Fringe (David Fury), Dexter (Drew Greenberg), Grimm (David Greenwalt) but I'm still not sold. I watched the first half of season 1 and just recently the first 3 episodes of season 2.
I think it boils down to the fact that since Buffy (which really ruined a LOT of TV for me) I really only like good, strong female leads in my procedurals. /shrug Hell, I got into Charmed because of the Billie character. Even though she was an obvious play for that type of character (young, blond demon hunter) I still got into it. Tried going back to older seasons but it's too girly for me.
Veronica Mars is really good. I didn't think I'd like it but another Buffy fan swore I would so I gave it a shot. Still need to pick up season 3 and I'm actually planning to go see the movie in theaters, which is something I rarely do.
What I think Buffy had that no other show has come close to capturing is that sense that the characters could be real people. To me it was a super hero show about the life of super heroes and not just the fight with the big bad. Still, it's hard to narrow down. Every time I start to watch the series from the start I tell friends and family "I think I now know why I love this universe so much" and every time it's something new. So really, there's many, many, many reason I love it.
Continuum, yes. Rachel Nichols was smokin hot as Scarlett in G.I. Joe so I gave it a shot and I'm thoroughly hoooked. Lost Girl, I say this often to people: "If you consider Buffy my TV heroin, then Lost Girl is my methadone". Being Human, lost interest. Supernatural, spotty. I watch it here and there but really, really do not like Sam, not at all.
I'm about to watch SHIELD know. Between grad school and work I've been swamped. I hope it's good. Good to see that the ratings for the show were phenomenal.
How's Warehouse 13? I've never watched it. Didn't it just end/or it's ending soon?
Once Upon a Time.. meh. I got up to like episode 13 of season 2.. I feel the same way you felt about Charmed; it's too girly for me. Well, maybe not girly, but.. it's too, disney-ish. It's like Lost's little girl cousin or some thing, but nowhere as interesting, which isn't saying much. I'll probably catch up one of these days.
BSG is one of my favorite shows ever, along with Veronica Mars. Hands down. And Fringe, and I say Fringe and I'm only on season 3.
I've yet to watch Dr. Who/Torchwood/Caprica.
Have you watched Orphan Black yet? It's MUST WATCH TV.
I'm going to give Grimm another shot myself. We'll see how that goes.
Dexter.. I'm like two eps away from the series finale. I can't believe that what started off as a superb show has turned into this disaster. SMH. I prefer Luther >>>>>
Have you watched some of the other Star Trek series? I want to get into the TV shows but there's a s***load of them and I don't know where to start and what to avoid.
I agree with Supernatural being spotty. I cringe whenever people try to claim that it's Buffy's successor. *_* Or TVD. Yea, I want some of that crack they're smoking, lol.
Thoughts on Hannibal, Nikita, The Walking Dead, Elementary, Revolution, Bates Motel, Falling Skies? Defiance?
And yeah, Continuum is great man. I love the writing on the show. A bit confusing at times, and the season 2 finale left me a bit clueless, but I love what they're doing with it. I've yet to watch Lost Girl but my best friend who also loves Buffy claims that Lost Girl is the closest thing we'll ever get in terms of "successor." I need to watch it. I'm a sucker for kick ass females.
I've yet to watch Being Human.
And yes, Buffy and Veronica Mars >>>>>>>>
And I agree with what makes Buffy special. Every time I rewatch the show I fall in love with it all over again. Ahh. Favorite season? Character?
Lol, we just hijacked this thread and literally covered Scifi TV 101 lmfaoooo.