Point: I am really good at spotting excellent television that seems like it will suck, and which you make fun of, but which turns out awesome and then you love. Examples:
1. Battlestar Galactica. You scoffed at me, actually scoffed, when I said I was planning to watch a miniseries remake of a terrible old sci-fi show. SCOFFED! Then, derisive laughter! Oh, how wrong you were. You walked in on the last 30 minutes of that miniseries, huffed impatiently, then actually looked at the screen. Just think of how many hours of critically-acclaimed, complicated, dark, gripping television you would have missed if not for my genius. You're welcome.
2. Avatar: The Last Airbender. Again with the scoffing. I told you about this cartoon I watched with my brother, how it was quasi-Japanese, with element-based superpowers. I admit, that does not sound good. Except it is really, really good. And hilarious. And sometimes angsty. It might be the best kids cartoon ever. And you know it. Now.
3. Gilmore Girls. I just remembered this. We didn't watch that first season, but then the summer after junior year of college I read the recaps, then caught the show in repeats. Since we were roommates, that meant you watched it to, and now it's one of your favorite shows. Admittedly, I didn't have to overcome any scoffing about this one, though. A minor victory.
4. Boy Meets World. Hee! I go through phases where I watch one show obsessively. Past phases include Baywatch: Hawaii, Two Guys and a Girl, NYPD Blue, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order, Third Watch, and Boy Meets World. If it's repeated ninety times a day, I will watch that show all ninety times. The phases usually last about three months, which is how long it usually takes for me to see all the episodes, and afterwards I can never explain what I liked about that show. Except you and I both know that Boy Meets World is awesome, because I made you watch Disney channel repeats of it for about 3 months in 2004.
5. Miami Ink. You haven't started watching it yet, but I can tell you want to. Just give in. You know I'm right.
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