Recbox for nowrunalong

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Username: nowrunalong

Preferred Genres: comedy, rom-com, drama, fantasy/sci-fi, slice of life, mystery/detective, procedural

DNW Genres: violent/gory horror

Preferred Media Types: live action TV, movies, cartoons, comics, graphic novels

DNW Media Types: video games that take more than ~20 hours to play

General Likes: nuanced/morally grey female characters, women being heroes, women being villains, female friendships, romance of any gender configuration, slow burn, found families, comedy, feel-good stories, drama/conflict driven by characters, symbolism, outfits/costume design being a major part of the visual look of the series

General DNWs: torture porn, primary focus on abuse/rape stories, relentless angst/suspense/darkness

Fandom Preferences: femslash shipping potential!

Requests for Content Warnings: please warn for graphic violence, rape/non-con, child abuse, and death of bi/lesbian women

Examples of Media Enjoyed: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel & Faith comics, Lucifer TV, DC Extended Universe, Superman: the Animated Series (and the rest of the DCAU), Doctor Who, The Mandalorian, Lost Girl, Carmilla, She-Ra 2018, Legend of Korra, Scott Pilgrim (movie & graphic novels), Person of Interest, Elementary, Castle, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, Schitt's Creek, New Girl, Forever 2018, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bob's Burgers, Much Ado About Nothing (every version I've seen!), The Raven Cycle, Tales From the Borderlands. If you want to see what movies I've watched, I have a list on letterboxd!

Examples of Media to Avoid: Torchwood/Class, extreme cringe humour like Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Office UK, fandom juggernauts like MCU (exception for Star Trek, feel free to rec individual shows!), soap-opera-type dramas (like Grey's Anatomy or Jane the Virgin), and the following sitcoms because I've already seen them: The Office, Parks and Rec, B99, Community, Seinfeld, Friends, One Day at a Time, Never Have I Ever, Scrubs, Silicon Valley, The Good Place.

Streaming Services I Can Access: Netflix, DC Universe, Amazon Prime, Disney+

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English, French, potentially other languages with accessible English subtitles

Comments

[nowrunalong]

Oh my goodness, so many suggestions, you are wonderful. I will definitely be referring to this list the next time I'm trying to pick something for movie night.

Of this whole pile, I've only seen Death in Paradise (loved it! although I never did finish it!) and the Scooby-Doo movie. I've had WH13 and Haven recced to me before... I should really get around to those, I'm almost positive I'd enjoy them.

I'd never heard of Eureka before now - adding that and The Librarians to my list as well! Such fun premises. :D (If you happen to have any additional thoughts on this, if I were to pick between WH13, Eureka, and The Librarians to start with, which might you nudge me toward? I know that WH13 has a popular f/f ship, but I know nothing of the other two fandoms.)

I very much appreciate you giving me a little synopsis of each title here. Thank you for the recommendations!

[tarlanx]

I really enjoyed all three series for different reasons, though if I had to choose between The Librarians and WH13 I might be swayed more towards WH13. It seemed a lot less zany. The f/f ship in WH13 is definitely a plus point too :)

Eureka is different to other two in that it is SCIENCE rather than MAGIC even though Eureka shares the same canon universe as WH13. I love all the science in the episodes and how the problems are resolved. Plus I am a huge Jack/Nathan fan so that makes me biased :)

All three shows have strong female characters but WH13 showcases it best, I think!

[nowrunalong]

Amazing - thank you so much again. I can't wait to investigate these recs further!