What TV series was your first obsession?

[manicmea]

For me it was the X-Files. I stumbled across it once years ago thought the series was crap and told my oldest brother that too. He told me about the series and the on going story about Samantha's disappearance which sounded good. Well the following week I decided to give it a second chance and watched the episode The Host. I liked it and I watched the week after got to love the stories they were telling and loved the characters so much. I kinda got obsessed with it and ended up buying magazines, books and the videos too. Years later when it came out on DVD I ended up buying the boxset. Plus when I got my first computer and got access to the internet I was gobsmacked how many fansites they were. Still loads around but all the good sites have shutdown over the years. Somedays I really miss Geocites there was so many wonderful sites just a shame Yahoo let it go. 

Bedshaped quality isn't so good anymore but still watchable.
Everywhere you go - sorry about the song at the end no idea what I was thinking at the time.
JD Stop and Stare - This is my favourite video of mine out of all my fanvids.

The rest of my XF fanvids are rubbish but have done some good ones for other fandoms but mainly Stargate SG1. Some are gen while loads of them are slash. You can find them via the links above.

Just thought I'd say before I settled on my latest username I used to be known as Meadevil and Stargatemanics. 

[priggy]

For me, my first Tv obsession was Smallville.

My brother started watching it and so whenever I or anyone else went in the living room when Chris was watching TV, it was going to have Smallville on it, I wasn't into it though. But then one day, I was sitting down and Chris put on Smallville and I couldn't be bothered getting up so I watched it and liked it.

Chris started downloading the show at US pace and was bugging me when the new episodes came on e4 by teasing me about what was to come so anyway when Chris was in Glasgow with his friends, I'd "borrow" his laptop to watch a bunch of Smallville episodes. Eventually, I figured out how and where he downloaded them and copied them.

[Dr K Harris]

Star Trek.... started watching it back in '69 when it first came over here... never stopped!

Kriss

[manicmea]

Feb 15, 2015 8:42:03 GMT priggy said:

For me, my first Tv obsession was Smallville.

My brother started watching it and so whenever I or anyone else went in the living room when Chris was watching TV, it was going to have Smallville on it, I wasn't into it though. But then one day, I was sitting down and Chris put on Smallville and I couldn't be bothered getting up so I watched it and liked it.

Chris started downloading the show at US pace and was bugging me when the new episodes came on e4 by teasing me about what was to come so anyway when Chris was in Glasgow with his friends, I'd "borrow" his laptop to watch a bunch of Smallville episodes. Eventually, I figured out how and where he downloaded them and copied them.

Oh I love Smallville but only watched up until around the time Lex left. I did catch the odd episode after that but found I kept missing episodes thanks to E4 mainly showing Big Brother. I never bother with that channel now but hopefully I will get to watch the episodes I missed of Smallville one day. Would be nice to either own my own boxset sometime when I can afford to buy it.

[manicmea]

Feb 15, 2015 10:23:21 GMT Dr K Harris said:

Star Trek.... started watching it back in '69 when it first came over here... never stopped!

Kriss

I used to hate the Star Trek films and the original series when I was little. Years later I love the series and all the spin offs my favourites are DS9, Voyager and especially Enterprise. I don't mind the later episodes of Next gen too. 

[Deleted]

For me it was Emergency when I was still young. I went through a period where I wanted to be a firefighter... and ballerina...I couldn't make up my mind. *LOL*

[manicmea]

I just googled it and it looks a good series. What did you end up doing in the end?

When I was little and the odd time it was on when off school or I was off sick I used to love watching The Flying Doctors. Loved the theme more than the series.

[Dr K Harris]

Oh yeah The Flying Doctors... loved the early shows ...

Kriss

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Feb 24, 2015 18:25:00 GMT manicmea said:

I just googled it and it looks a good series. What did you end up doing in the end?

Neither.  I'm work at an international law firm in Boston as a data steward for the CRM software the firm uses.

It was a good series...I have the whole thing on DVD.  My fondest memory of it, though, is sitting cuddled up in my Dad's lap and watching it.  Kinda like my best memory of watching Barnaby Jones as a kid was sitting with my Mom in the rocking chair.

[maddersahatter]

There were several shows I watched regularly when I was younger, [Streets of San Francisco, the original Hawaii Five-0 etc, yes, I'm ancient!] but I wouldn't say I was obsessed with any of them.
My first obsession would have to be Quantum Leap - I'm still writing fan fiction some 20 odd years later!
Stargate is a bigger obsession now, but I still follow the QL forum and rewatch episodes periodically, and last week I was the only person to get 100% on the 800th QL picture quiz that has been running for years.

[manicmea]

@seshat0120 it's always great to go back to old stuff that gives you great memories. Also funny to think when you grow up you do something you've never heard of as a kid.

[manicmea]

Feb 25, 2015 19:17:52 GMT maddersahatter said:

There were several shows I watched regularly when I was younger, [Streets of San Francisco, the original Hawaii Five-0 etc, yes, I'm ancient!] but I wouldn't say I was obsessed with any of them.
My first obsession would have to be Quantum Leap - I'm still writing fan fiction some 20 odd years later!
Stargate is a bigger obsession now, but I still follow the QL forum and rewatch episodes periodically, and last week I was the only person to get 100% on the 800th QL picture quiz that has been running for years.

Oh I've aways LOVED Quantum Leap used to look forward to going home after school and sit down to watch it along with other shows that was being shown at the time. Such as Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica (original seris), The Champions, Randolf and Hopkirk deceased (original series), Buck Rogers etc. Shame telly don't repeat old series with new stuff any more. I've seen the odd episode of Streets of San Francisco and thought it was great.

Congrats on winning the QL quiz bet you was laughing your head off when you found out nobody else won it. 

[maddersahatter]

Always glad to meet another QL fan. Can I recommend www.quantumleap-alsplace.com which is a great site frequented by some lovely fans. It also hosts the 'Virtual Seasons' - a series of fanfics that continue where the original series left off.
I loved the original BSG too [another creation of QL creator Don Bellisario] and watched The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Buck Rogers! We have a lot in common manicmea.
I have to boast that in 2009 I came 3rd in an Internation Fan fiction competition for the 20th anniversary QL convention.

[Dr Vallenween]

The Pretender was my first one, and yeah that's an oldie but a goodie! I muse about what kinds of shenanigans both Jared and Miss Parker would've faced from the events in the tv movies. Parker's brother still creeps me out haha, but evil characters are fascinating too! Gets the show rolling!