Nerdtastic Televion

So I should pretty much have my blogging license revoked. What, they don't have licenses to blog? You mean I can go as long as I want between entries and there's no punishment? Well, awesome!

There's no excuse for the delay between posts other than life has been too boring to write about. Looking at my calendar I see very few dates. There was the plan to visit with my cousins and buy bridesmaid dresses with them, but I am awful and had to cancel, because I had to work. So lame. There was also to plan to go to a surprise party for Meghan, but again, had to work. So so lame. Also, where the heck did April go? Does anybody know? Because I blinked and it was gone and I hadn't done anything for the wedding. Which has led to panicking. But more on that later.

I mentioned in the description of this blog that I would write about my nerdy loves and interests. So in the same vein of Felicia Day's Flog, I am going to list my current 5 favorite nerdy television shows, and why I love them so:

5. Eureka- Eureka is a show on SyFy (of course) that started back in 2006, when I was still in college. It's about a fictional town that houses geniuses and fosters their intelligence. Centering on every-man character Jack Carter, whom is grudgingly made into sheriff of this eccentric township, the show chronicles the mishaps that can occur when you put too many incredibly intelligent people into one small place. I like the show because as fictional as the situations may be, the science behind everything is very up-to-date and fascinating. Because Jack is a layman, though, the science and language are very accessible, as he spends most of the episodes just trying to figure out what the hell everyone around him is talking about. It recently came back from a year long hiatus and is in its last season, which makes me incredibly sad. But all good things must come to an end and I'd rather they end now before they do a story line about screwed up timelines...oh wait...

4. Lost Girl- Another SyFy gem, this one actually has its roots in Canadian television, and I am finding more and more that I like the shows coming down from there (see Blood Ties). Lost Girl focuses on character Bo, who for most of her life didn't realize that she was, in fact, a succubus. Meaning, she is a fae who lives off of human sexual "chi". She discovers that there is a whole underworld of fae beings who align themselves with the Dark and the Light. Bo decides to align herself with neither, though, so she can have fun with everyone. I just started watching this show and am coming up to the end of season 1, where the revelation of who Bo's real mother is is impending. I like the characters a lot, especially human sidekick Kenzie. As some one who has loved the world of faeries since as long as she can remember, it's great to finally see a television show introducing new viewers to the world. Plus, there's a sexy werewolf. That is all.

3. My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic- Ok, before you click out of this tab in disgust, let me explain! Yes, it's a cartoon. And yes, it focuses on talking girl ponies. But this is not the My Little Ponies of the 80's. Creator Lauren Faust was tired of cartoons for girls that were simplistic and in many ways sexist. So she set out to create an empowering cartoon for a new generation of girls AND boys. With a pony for everyone, the plots focus on moral issues that everyone, adults included, can relate to. In one episode, pony Applejack is determined to harvest all of the apple trees on her farm by herself and will not accept help from anypony (this is something they actually say on the show). It's not until she tires herself out to the point of endangering those around here that she finally accepts the help of her pony friends. The moral: don't be a stubborn jackass. I know a lot of people who could use to learn that lesson. Myself included. PLUS, there's a new subculture called Bronies and these are men who also enjoy the show. A little weird? Maybe. But this just goes to show you that this show really can appeal to everyone.

2. The Vampire Diaries- I've lost all of the street cred with you now, haven't I? Well, here goes nothing. The Vampire Diaries (TVD for short) is about high schooler Elena whose parents have just died in a horrible car accident (or was it an accident?). Just as she's moving on with her life, in walk brothers Stefan and Damon. And guess what? They're vampires! And you know what else? Elena is a dead ringer for a woman named Katherine whom the brothers loved back in the Civil War Days, who actually made them into vampires! Ahh! Are you hooked yet? The show revolves around the constant conflict between the two bros (Stefan is good, Damon is bad...or is he? *raised eyebrows*). Both fight for Elena's affections, much like they fought for Katherine's. Don't they know that whole spiel about those who forget history are doomed to repeat it? To be honest, I didn't much like the show when it came out. But recently I caught up on Netflix and have found that the cast of supporting characters really do help to carry it. It's got everything a good vampire show really needs. Vampires, werewolves, witches, reincarnated lost loves. So check it out. And in case you're wondering, I'm team Damon.

1. Doctor Who- I'm going to try to keep this short, because I could honestly fill up pages and pages on why Doctor Who is so wonderful. I'll stick to the facts, though. The show started back in 1963. It went off the air for about 15 years, and then came back in full force. It is about The Doctor, a humanoid alien who travels in a blue police box called the T.A.R.D.I.S. His TARDIS can travel through time and space. Along the way he picks up companions to keep him company during his adventures. He is roughly 900 years old, but his current body looks only to be in his 20's. Oh gosh, this is too hard. I feel ridiculous explaining a show that is pretty much the back bone of the television science fiction genre. It's British, which gives it brownie points. The reason(s) I love it are too numerous. Briefly, though, I have always loved the idea of time travel, Catherine Tate plays the incredible character Donna Noble, and I 100% ship the Doctor/Rose. And if anything in that last sentence confuses you, I suggest you load up Netflix right now, search Doctor Who, click on the episode entitled "Rose" and let your obsession begin.

I should state that this has not been a list of my favorite nerdy shows of all time(!), but instead a list of the shows I'm digging at the moment, with the exception of Doctor Who, which really is up there with the greats. They are not guilty pleasures, as I freely bring them up in my everyday conversations, even when most people look at me blankly.

So check them out if you can. Do any of the shows on the list appeal to you? What are your favorite nerdy shows? Leave me a comment and subscribe if I haven't run you off with my eclectic (bad) tastes.

Edit-I really should give an honorable mention to Once Upon a Time. I forgot about it until I went to post this onto my facebook and saw an ad for it. The show is about fairy tale characters stuck in our world. It features a lot of kick-ass female characters and shows that sometimes we really have to fight for our happily ever afters, and even then happiness is not guaranteed.