New Meme!

[seawasp]

I thought about doing the "Guess My Favorite Character" meme, but realized the problem is that in many shows I don't HAVE a single favorite character.

So instead, I'm making a different meme.

Rules are pretty simple. I list off ... let's say 10 TV shows. You guys try to guess my favorite scene or event in the show. When you succeed, I cross it off the list and discuss why I like that scene and ALSO mention one or two other scenes which were "close seconds" to that one.

EDIT Note: Yes, I understand this one is harder for y'all. *evil laugh* However, at least it's possible for me to ANSWER, which the other one wasn't (f'rinstance, which character is my favorite in B5 varies between not two, but at least four or five, characters)

Here we go!

1. Babylon 5 (Useful Hint: probably NOT one of the commonly listed scenes.)

2. Star Trek (Original Series)

3. Saint Seiya Hey, that's cheating, finding the answer on the Net. Yes, Shiryu VS Gold Saint Cancer, when Cancer's just dumped Shiryu's girlfriend (telekinetically) off a cliff and this causes Shiryu to reach deep into his back pocket and uncork an economy-sized can of whupass. I love the music for that scene, the utterly terrified look on Cancer's face as he says to himself "where's this power COMING from? It's greater than anything I've ever felt!" (when Shiryu was supposed to be just a piddly bronze).
Other seriously cool scenes that compete with it are Shiryu VS Black Dragon (well, Shiryu IS the coolest of the Bronzes) and the Return of Phoenix.

4. Vision of Escaflowne

5. Stargate SG-1

6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

7. Airwolf

8. Dragonball Z (Useful Hint: Gohan features in this scene)

9. Nadia: Secret of Blue Water

10. Yoroiden Samurai Troopers

Comments

BtVS scenes

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

This is much harder than picking a character, IMPNSHO. Actually, I hate picking a favorite anything; I like lots of things, how do you rank #1? Feh.

Anyway, as Buffy is far and away the one with which I have the most familiarity (have seen every episode, and own everything except Season 1), let me come up with a guess:

"Graduation Day, Part 2", where the entire Sunnydale High Class of '99 throws off their gowns and pulls out their weapons to fight The Mayor.

If I'm wrong, I'm going for something with the Nerdly Trio as a backup. Haven't decided what yet.

Z

P.S.: I have so many favorites, including at least one that I am *POSITIVE* that you don't like at all.


P.S.: Is Saint Seiya

P.S.:

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Is Saint Seiya the show that you were telling me about at WorldCon?

Re: P.S.:

[seawasp]

It may well have been. If it was the show about the superpowered god-warriors wearing armor that represented the various constellations, then yes.

Re: BtVS scenes

[seawasp]

OOoooooh, you're VERY close. You're as close on that one as Shana is on YST.

Re: BtVS scenes

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Hmm... is that in feeling, or temporally, or just that it's #2 on your list and #1 is something completely different? If the middle of these choices, then:

"Hey, we survived... No, not the battle. High school."

Z

P.S.: Given how you've talked about it elsewhere on this page, I think maybe it's "Escaflowne" (that you spent about 15 minutes praising, without pausing to inhale, when we were at dinner in Boston).

Re: BtVS scenes

[seawasp]

How do I describe the closeness... Um, let's say we were talking about my favorite scene in The Incredibles, and you said "We look like bad guys! INCOMPETENT bad guys!" and what I was looking for was "I know, I know... FREEZE."

Escaflowne is certainly my favorite anime. and I recommend that everyone go see it.

Re: BtVS scenes

[seawasp]

There are actually two scenes I'd accept as "favorite" for Buffy. One is the one you're close to.

I will note that NO scene featuring the Geeks is worthy. That entire season, with a single exception, was pure suckitude.

P.S.: I have so many favorites, including at least one that I am *POSITIVE* that you don't like at all.

So, which one is this?