TV Show Poll

The Dark Knight Rises was really good! That will be up very soon! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Jacqueline

Just got Apple TV and finished the first season in a day lol. As a sports fan and former coach, it’s FANTASTIC

Steve L. Smith

I know you enjoyed Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight Rises may be your favorite of the trilogy!!! And Merry Christmas to you!

Steve L. Smith

Expanse and Community both maintained their quality a lot better than Ted Lasso

TwistedMagoo

Yes! I just sent you a message. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!! ❤️

Jacqueline

Ted Lasso needs some love…y’all know Jax would LOVE it.

Oliver Higgs

Dearest Jax, did you receive anything in your PO Box?

Lamar Smith

I'm so tired of people who think reactors can only watch series with a couple of seasons. I haven't even watched either of these series and care nothing about them, but the fact that they are longer is not a reason to disqualify them.

Richard Maurer

Since none of the shows I requested (Surprise!) made the poll, it comes down to Firefly and BoB. Both are over done reaction wise, but I went with BoB because I haven't seen as many reactions to it lately.

Richard Maurer

Any of these would be great but I usually vote for stuff that isn't such a commitment. I love Community but asking a reactor to do it is a major commitment on their part considering it has 5 seasons and the first three seasons are 20+ episode seasons is a lot.

Dax

All good shows imo. I'll be happy to watch along no matter which wins. in my perfect world tho... I'd pick community because it's just so much fun.

LuMarq

I think it's, unfortunately, a case of people not knowing what they're missing! Syfy did a terrible job marketing when it was on cable and Amazon only kinda marketed it but it was 3 seasons in. One day, it'll get the recognition it deserves!

DaftBasterd

I wanted expanse or band of brothers, but I moved my vote to Firefly.

Amy Payne

For whatever it's worth, Jax, you will absolutely adore Ted Lasso. The sheer positivity and human warmth in that show is a balm, every time you watch it. It's 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' in audio/visual form. It's also hilarious, moving and inspiring. I hope it wins and, even if it doesn't, I promise you absolutely will not regret adding it to the queue.

proxlars

I ended up voting for Ted Lasso, but it was tough to choose between that one and Firefly. I left it at Ted Lasso because Firefly was currently in front and I was hoping Ted lasso would be second haha If Firefly does end up winning, just make sure its watched in the right order. I know the original aired date of the episodes was messed up because the broadcast channel was bad at its job. Definitely find the best order to watch it in. I myself watch it in the order from wikipedia list, but that's probably the default from the DVDs.

Tanya O'Donnell

Most of the main cast was in the MCU in various small roles, and the rest have all done Marvel projects except Chevy Chase. Joel McHale was in Spider-Man 2, Allison Brie was in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and was on Marvel 616, and Gillian Jacobs was on Marvel 616. And of course several actors with smaller roles on Community have substantial roles in the MCU, like Brie Larson, Kumail Nanjiani, Randall Park, and Martin Starr. The crossover between Community and Marvel is pretty staggering.

Robin Wise

I have to agree. There are a lot of great shows in the poll, but Ted Lasso is a perfect fit for Jax.

Robin Wise

And it means if you're someone, like me, who has seen Community to death and isn't looking for a re-watch, that whelp guess I'll check back in 10 months when she's finished. Super long shows should be few and far between because they're such a commitment.

Lee Aguera

Community is 110 ~22-min episodes, Expanse is 62 ~45 min episodes, either way quite a commitment.

Aendery2k

Absolutely mine. But also, I would suspect longer shows require a lot more effort all around. And really how many multi-season shows manage to maintain quality all the way through their run?

Aendery2k

I recommended Ted Lasso and completely forgot about Community, which ended up taking my vote. It's such a good and fun sitcom, it will not disappoint. Ted Lasso won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for it's first two season, with the third to be determined. So you can't go wrong with either of these two shows.

Eddie

For reaction purposes I would ranks these shows: Firefly (short run, great characters, large fanbase + movie) - Band of Brothers (intense true story, moving, short run, different than most shows) - The Expanse (Perhaps the best sci-fi adaptation of all time, amazing characters, lots of 'oh s**t' reaction moments....but it is long) - Community (A classic comedy, paint ball, Donald Glover, long but only 30 minute eps...did struggle slightly towards later seasons) - Reacher ( Short run, still active, a decent but not amazing adaptation of the books...Tom Cruise was a better reacher despite having a very different physical build as the character...it's a fine show, nothing great, nothing bad. Can watch related movies) - Ted Lasso (A heart-warming and great first season arguably peaking at a dart board, gives way to an OK second season before finally collapsing under the weight of it's premise and becoming neither funny nor heart warming, despite the actors giving it their best. I'd rank it higher if you just did one season)

TwistedMagoo

True, but that's network TV seasons vs. cable/Amazon seasons. I think Community has almost double the episode count.

Steve J

Usual reactor subscriber sequence: Step 1) stump for The Expanse in the ideas thread; Step 2) get Expanse on to poll; Step 3) watch The Expanse lose miserably every time...

Steve J

_Firefly_ first, then _Band of Brothers_, b/c both are iconic and fairly short series. Then take a deep dive into _The Expanse_!

Phil Stubblefield

Whose attention span are you saying is too short: yours, or hers? 😉

Phil Stubblefield

Oh please let it be Band of Brothers. It's such a fantastic show and only 10 episodes.

Lee Aguera

Band of Brothers is a tough watch, but it's a limited series. It's also a true story.

Ian Rastall

Ted Lasso really surprised me. I was not prepared for a show without cynicism. It might serve as a palette cleanser of a show and I do think the positivity of the show is in Jax’s wheelhouse. Community is also one of the best comedies ever particularly the Dan Harmon years. As others have said lots of MCU actors were on Community not to mention the Russo Brothers directed a lot of episodes.

BRANDON OAKLEY

I love all of these, but some are too long. Community and expanse both have 6 seasons.

Aendery2k

While I do hope you get to Firefly at some point, I think Ted Lasso is the choice here. It’s very different from both MCU and Stranger Things, and I think the humor and heart are right up your alley.

Patrick Egan

Community! Let's go!!! Hey Jax, a lot of the actors on Community were in the MCU. It was directed by the Russo brothers who also directed a lot of the MCU films and Arrested Development. I think you'll enjoy it.

Doug Watson

I’ve seen some clips…I feel like it would spoil things for JAX with pop culture references, but again I haven’t seen the actual show

TheEbonyElephant

Expanse, come on guys!

Amy Payne

While all of those shows are good, ya'll know Ted Lasso was made for people like Jax. She'd adore it.

Sean Maher

community has childish gambino.😀

Marshariki Bowie

Yeah I'm really hoping that one stays in the lead! 🤞

Robjgood

I'd love to see all these shows reacted to by Jax, except Ted Lasso because it's so popular with reactors already.

Outcast Spartan

Honestly Ted Lasso is so sweet it makes me ill... Some sitcoms just make me angry about reality. And the show doesnt even understand football!!

George Baxter

The Expanse may not be as widely popular as Ted Lasso, but it’s the greatest, most scientifically accurate and realistic space drama of our time. The writing is smart, the characters deeply compelling. The books the show is based on are incredible. The show adapts them in a way that pleases the book fans. I hope more people give it a chance.

Novashake

I’ve never seen any of these

TheEbonyElephant

Oh my god jax and community is something i thought i would never see 😭😭😭😭

Alexander Alayon Jr

oooo so many good options. ted lasso is definitely your speed. but band of brothers is soooo good and aged really well. hard choices....

Snax

LET'S GO THE EXPANSE! One of the best sci-fi shows ever created!

DaftBasterd

Charlotte PhD.

All great choices, but come on Firefly, let's win this!

Casen Jamvo

The expanse! This is the only show that depicts space travel accurately and its done so well. I'm actually going to rewatch now lol

Alvin Baca