TV show obsessions

TV shows are one of my biggest hobbies/obsessions. I binge watch them on sick days or lazy weekends and I catch up with my favorites as soon as there´s a new episode. I annoy my friends with theories, make references and tweet about particularly insane episodes. So without further ado, here are some of my all time favorites as well as some new ones:

Sex and the City

This might just have been the show that started it all. When I was about 14/15 I decided my mum can´t keep me from watching it anymore and got all the boxsets. I loved the friendship between all the girls and the crazy things that happen to them while dating in New York.When the movie came out, I literally went to the cinema in heels. My favourite moment in the series was definitely Samantha telling her lover Richard „I love you, but I love myself more.“ – she was just so much more badass than whiny Carrie. Also watching it back now, I realize how much my opinions have changed: in retrospective I would choose Aiden over Mr. Big a MILLION times.

Gossip Girl

It is worth saying that I read the books before they got turned into a show and I LOVED them. Again, I was approximately 15, so don´t judge. Gossip, expensive clothing brands and hot guys - what more could a teenage girl have wanted. It all went downhill after season 3 if you ask me but the Blair/Chuck romance is still one of the coolest relationships to have unfolded on my TV screen. I think the moment they hooked up in his limo was when I realized what „shipping“ was.

Supernatural

My favorite TV show ever! I sat down one day and decided it was time to see what all the fuss was about. Cue to me binge watching 8 seasons of emotionally scarring, crazy, funny, scary and just overall exciting content. As most fans will probably agree on, the best part of the show is the relationship between the two brothers and the meaning of the word „family“. Sure, the angels, demons, monsters, fights and plot twists are pretty coll as well. Having said all that, I kind of wish they stopped after season 5. That storyline was so good that everything afterwards just seemed a bit silly (I mean, how ARE you going to top the apocalypse really?) but I don´t mind watching Jensen Ackles be beautiful and sassy every week so I´ll gladly keep up with Supernatural for another 11 seasons. (Can they bring back Lucifer and Gabriel tough?)

American Horror Story

I 100% hold Ryan Murphy responsible for starting my obsession with hot psychopaths. Why, Ryan? But seriously, how good is the acting in this show? And how insane are the storylines? And how well do they manage the concept of telling a different story every season? I could probably go on like this for ages. It doesn´t really hurt being able to swoon at Evan Peters and his various characters, but also I can´t think of anyone cooler than Jessica Lange. I need for her to come back next season! Even tough American Horror Story is a little (very) disturbing at times, or actually BECAUSE of that, it is one of my all time favorites. The new season is insane!

Hemlock Grove

Okay, this one might not be for you if you´re put off my blood and gore. While the craziness level compares to AHS, this Netflix production feels more like a horror movie split into 40 minute episodes, than a TV show. Which it kinda is, considering the way it´s distributed and the fact that Eli Roth is the producer. Even though the storyline went a little out the window in season 2, I loved the ending (which seems to be an unpopular opinion) and I know better than to ask „but how does that make sense?“ with this show. Even if it makes you go WTF a lot, just go with it.

Skins

Every teenager loved Skins didn´t they? I was a bit late to the party as I got on board when season 6 came out (just don´t bother watching the 5th or 6th season for that matter). And like every other girl I loved Effy to bits. Obviously everyone shipped her and Freddy, as they were the obvious choice, but I always thought Cook was the better fit for her. I am still upset at the fact that they weren´t reunited in the final episode. Don´t underestimate the first two seasons, as the friendship between the characters was the most amazing thing to watch and I´m sure I wasn´t the only person that wanted such a tight-knit group of crazy and loyal friends (in hindsight the frequent drug use and binge drinking in that show is a bit questionable for 14 year olds but oh well). I actually really like that they changed the characters every other season and I think it is just a very bold show in general.

How To Get Away with Murder

This fucking show. I watched the first season when it came out last year and after about 2 episodes there was no going back. Shonda Rimes (who, in case you didn´t know, is also responsible for Grey´s Anatomy and Scandal) has me on the edge of my seat every week with this lawyer/crime drama. All the characters are so amazingly written and while everyone has a couple skeletons in their closet, you sort of love them all. Viola Davis is the most amazing lead and it is great to see a show that adresses the topics of racism, sexism and homophobia in such a real and honest way. I can not WAIT for the new episodes coming in February!

These are just some of my favourites and – as you can see – my taste changed a lot over the years. Not that I wouldn´t still enjoy watching four girls in their 30s dating every man in Manhattan, I do. But horror and drama seem to have taken over comedy for me. On that note: I am currently watching Games of Thrones and Mr Robot and there are about a million other things still on my list...so there´s certainly more to come.