Favourite TV Shows | Marilyn Anne Campbell

Favourite TV and Streaming Series

As I keep getting older my list of favourite series keeps getting longer. There are a lot of shows on here that I haven't seen in years, but they meant a lot to me when they were on, so it wouldn't feel right to take them off the list.

Quantum Leap

When I was still a kid, this series about Dr. Samuel Beckett leaping through time into other people's lives "putting things right that once went wrong" was probably the first show I watched regularly that was made for adults. It introduced me to a lot of big issues and gave me a way to connect to recent history. Also I get the feeling that Al - a holographic image of Sam's best friend - is the reason why I love including characters who aren't quite in the same world as the rest of the story.

Currently Watching

These may or may not make the favourite list someday, but here are the shows I'm currently committed to, or waiting impatiently for the next season of:

Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Doctor Who
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Pitt
Pluribus
The Rookie
Rooster
Saturday Night Live
Severance
Shrinking
The Studio
Stumble
Wednesday

Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel

Joss Whedon's writing influenced so many people (myself included) that if you watch Buffy now, it's easy to miss how unique and refreshing the show was when it first aired. I was watching this show just as I was getting serious about writing, and Buffy definitely influenced my early dialogue in a big way. It's also what introduced me to the power and passion of online fandoms.

Dead Last

I thought this series about three band members who see ghosts sounded goofy and didn't start watching until after it had already ceased production 13 episodes in. Imagine my horror at discovering it was not only smart and highly entertaining but also had an uncommon but highly effective five-act structure. I watched as many of the the reruns as I could back in my university days, but I don't think I ever even saw all 13. I hold out hope it will show up on a streaming service, someday. As a side note - the whole cast was good, but Canadian Tyler Labine was scene-stealing awesome.

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More Favourite Shows

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
Angie Tribeca
Arrested Development
Barry
Breaking Bad
Daily Planet
Detectorists
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Elementary
Eli Stone
E.N.G.
Enlisted
Firefly
Flight of the Conchords
The Good Guys
Good Omens
The Good Place
House
Joan of Arcadia

Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
Lost
Mad Men
M*A*S*H
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Mork and Mindy
The Muppet Show
New Girl
Night Court
Northern Exposure
Pushing Daisies
Raising Hope
Resident Alien
Sherlock
The Simpsons (the early years)
Stranger Things
Ted Lasso
The West Wing