Culture Binge
I’m looking for your help here people, hit me up with some suggestions on what to read, listen to, watch.
I have watched maybe two hours of TV since New Year’s Day, so I’m excited to get back into the soothing tub of mental balm that is the Spring season of television. Fringe and Season 7 of Project Runway are both back in action, Lost comes back on Feb. 2, South Park, The Venture Bros. and Glee are on longer hiatuses, but start soon enough, Archer and Human Target started last week and Caprica starts tonight.
The thing is, very soon I’ll have the opportunity to absorb a good bit more TV culture (also more time for blogging, natch), so I’m debating what else to watch. Here are my top choices of stuff from the Naughties:
- Battlestar Galactica
- The Wire/ The Sopranos/ Mad Men (it’s one or the other)
- Firefly
Beyond that, I’m considering Star Trek: TNG, Doctor Who (I’ve never seen an episode of either) and The Prisoner. Probably re-watching Futurama.I don’t really like anime, but I really enjoyed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, so that’s getting a re-perusal as well. I’m open to suggestions of other anime (movie or TV) worth watching.
I’m also getting back into comic books/graphic novels. Fables, The Invisibles, and Y: The Last Man, are my current reads. I’ve heard good things about Transmetropolitan and Doktor Sleepless. Any other suggestions?
I have a stack of books waiting for me, so no suggestions there, but anything else (paintings, movies, bands) I need to experience, let me know.
Tags: Pop
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January 22, 2010 11:38 am
By Eric Tatro, January 22, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
Transmetropolitan is fantastic, perhaps my favorite comic series of all time.
The Wire had me hooked, as well. It’s my favorite series out of the three you mentioned there. Great characters, acting, direction.
You should buy the Firefly boxed set simply because you can buy it for about $20, which is a steal. A series that got canceled well before it should have.
By Ben Horwood, January 25, 2010 @ 8:16 am
The Boys is a fairly good read if you’re interested in Transmetropolitan.
May I also suggest checking out the Blackest Night series?
I’m not a big fan of the Green Lantern Mythos, but this storyline was quite entertaining.
Angry Dog is quite an offbeat web series, it’s from Australia so it is a bit like Vegemite.
Finally, the web series There Will Be Brawl was a nice spectacle that finished a couple of weeks ago.