10. iZombie
I didn't have any expectations when I started watching this show. I'm not a big fan of the zombie lore. Madali akong matakot and I'm not big on shows like The Walking Dead. I found it boring. Pero this show is different.
It's funny, it's witty, it's nothing like the corny and slow-paced zombie shows. Liv was a very interesting character and Rose McIver, who plays Liv, really brought the undead character to life (badum-tsss).
9. How To Get Away With Murder
I know people expect me to have this show higher on my list. After all, I couldn't stop talking about it last year. Kaya lang, the second season wasn't as good as the first one.
I found that in wanting to give the audience more shocking scenes and information about the characters, they pared away at the aspects of their personalities that I liked best. Parang pilit na rin yung mga flashbacks at "flash-forward" na nasa show.
As an aspiring entrepreneur, this show is invaluable to me. It's great to learn from some of the most successful entrepreneurs who came from humble backgrounds themselves. The fact that it's about real people with real problems and involves real money is also refreshing for me.
Nakakasawa rin na puro fictional characters at drama ang pinapanood.
This show took the flashback/"flash-forward" trope that worked well for How To Get Away With Murder and mixed it with Homeland. At maganda naman ang kinalabasan.
Priyanka Chopra stars as the lead character Alex Parrish. I know her from Krrish, an Indian action film where she played Hrithik Roshan's love interest. She was great there, pero mas magaling pa siya sa Quantico. They managed to hold my interest through every episode without making the characters do things uncharacteristic things.
6. The Librarians
Ako lang yata ang nanonood nito sa circle ko. Well, ako at ang kapatid ko na pinilit kong manood rin. This gem of a TV show deserves more attention.
The Librarians follows the librarians through their magical/ mystical/ mathematical adventures as they try to save the world. I just love seeing the characters from books and legends come to life every time. This is also great if you just want something to watch on a weekend and with your friends. Hindi masyadong marami ang episodes and they're more or less standalone stories. May elements pa rin ng malaking season villain, pero it's not as overly staged or dramatic as most mystical shows right now. Self-aware din ang show kaya mas nakakatawa.
5. Code: Black
I just started watching this show a week ago. I thought it was just another medical drama. Pero, it's more than that. The pace leaves you out-of-breath. The characters are layered and imperfect. At, pinakamahalaga sa lahat sa mga show na ganito for me... People DIE!
Nakakainis na rin kasi ang mga TV shows that create tension for the first 30 minutes para lang sa happily-ever-after na ending sa huling limang minuto. Life doesn't work that way. Kaya I like how Code: Black had the guts to make hard decisions.
4. Vikings
May shows talaga na mapapa-slow clap ka after every episode ends. This is one of that. Akala ko, after two seasons, mauubusan na sila ng material for this show. Apparently, I was wrong.
The third season was bigger and even more emotional than the first two. If there's one word to describe this show, that's "epic."
The third season was bigger and even more emotional than the first two. If there's one word to describe this show, that's "epic."
This show is epic.
This is the 31st season of Survivor. 31st! Pero out of all the seasons, this had the most twists and turns. This season was the only season that had my heart pounding during every vote. Paano ba naman, every vote was a surprise. Laging may blindside, may hidden idol, may unexpected.
When they announced the list of players, I knew it was going to be interesting. Pero I didn't think it was going to be THAT explosive.
2. Scorpion
When they announced the list of players, I knew it was going to be interesting. Pero I didn't think it was going to be THAT explosive.
After I discovered this show, I couldn't stop telling people about it. At, so far, all of them got hooked on it, too. It took a bunch of intellectually-gifted, but emotionally-challenged individuals and sent them off to seemingly impossible missions. The way they showed the challenges that gifted people go through was done with a light hand and a big heart. I enjoyed seeing them all grow sa bawat episode.
And, now, it's time for the TV show that nabbed the top spot.
Krysten Ritter is perfect as Jessica Jones. I loved her in She's Out of My League and in Breaking Bad kaya I knew that I was going to give this show a try. Now, every time someone asks me what I think about this show, I just smile and shake my head. It blew my mind. It wasn't just fan service in every episode gaya ng ibang comic book-based TV shows. Ehem... Arrow... The Flash... Supergirl.
It demanded my full attention and got it. These days, malaking bagay yun for me dahil I usually watch stuff while I work. I tried doing that with Jessica Jones pero di pwede. I couldn't help but be invested in the characters and their stories.
Now, here's just a quick warning, ha. It's not for everyone. Bago ka magyaya ng marathon nito with your whole family, know that it isn't your ordinary superhero show. If you watch this hoping to see a superhero superhero-ing, you'll be disappointed. Pero, if you can sit through well-written dialogue and narration with some violence and extreme images in between, you'll be fine.
These are my Top Ten TV Shows. What's yours? Let me know by posting a comment below. If you have a show to recommend, you can post that, too. I'd love to discover new shows to watch.
Have a great 2016, my fellow movie and tv fans!
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