Guilty Pleasures

[Sweetdeath]

Hey, Ouran is awesome.  Especially if you're familiar with j-culture ,and get all the inside jokes.


I'm watching the live action drama now.

[Sandra Craft]

I watch Dexter, even though it's absurd, pretty much so I can perv over Michael Hall. Plus his internal dialogue is hilarious sometimes. There's a scene in the first episode where he looks at a cardboard box, formerly full doughnuts, and says "it's like me. Empty inside." He cracks me up.

I'll agree that it can be a hilarious show.  My favorite bit was the time he was trying to decide whether or not to tell Deb he was the Bay Harbor Butcher, and imagining scenerios of her reaction, from her crying uncontrollably to hauling off and shooting him between the eyes without a word.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is another one. Silly but addictive.

Also agreed -- most of Joss Whedon's work affects me that way tho for me the addictiveness factor ran Firefly, Angel, Buffy.

I couldn't get into True Blood because Sookie is too irritating. She annoys me so much it makes my bones hurt.

I watch around Sookie.  I think they could take her character off the show and I wouldn't even notice for a couple of months.

Ouran High School Host Club probably tops anything else. I don't know why I watched it, I just did. I know it's awful. My insane family made me do it. I was bribed. With priceless diamonds. They also told me if I didn't watch it they'd make me go to church. Forever. Without any clothes. Morbid curiosity. Stifling boredom. Leave me alone.

Makes me thankful I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about here.  Sounds like it beats my TB fixation all to hell.

[Melmoth]

Hey, Ouran is awesome.  Especially if you're familiar with j-culture ,and get all the inside jokes.

It is hilarious yeah. Even without watching a lot of other animes and getting the 'in-jokes', all the visual humour still makes it worth it. But it's also incredibly garish, with one of the most mind-grating opening sequences of any anime, which is saying a lot. I made myself see past that because my sister told me it was good, and I trust her taste in these things. Otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to. I'd have assumed it was one of those moneymakers that exist solely to provide hypothetical yaoi pairings to deranged fangirls, and a platform for bad writing on the internet. There are plenty of those around.

Also agreed -- most of Joss Whedon's work affects me that way tho for me the addictiveness factor ran Firefly, Angel, Buffy.

It's a shame they stopped Firefly - I was getting into that. Now that my brain is on anime, and if you haven't already, you should check out Cowboy Bebop. It's the show that Firefly wanted to be, effectively. You can tell Joss Whedon was a big fan.

[Sweetdeath]

Well, it's loosely based off real host clubs in japan.

And you don't need to watch other animes, just know about japan culture and society.  Even without that knowledge, I found it amusing.

[DeterminedJuliet]

I watch way too much "Cake Boss".  A lot of it is totally staged and ridiculous, but I love the cakes!
I'd watch anything on the Food network, actually. Iron chef is awesome.

[Buddy]

I hope nobody minds that I post to this elderly post, but my guilty pleasure would have to be Hetalia. It's just so stupid, but it does have an interesting take an history. Bones is probably my favorite show ever though.

[Tank]

I hope nobody minds that I post to this elderly post, but my guilty pleasure would have to be Hetalia. It's just so stupid, but it does have an interesting take an history. Bones is probably my favorite show ever though.

Feel free to resurrect threads like this 

[not your typical...]

Hey! Ouran and Hetalia don't count! Our history teacher told us to watch it so we could get more familiar with WWI. And our Japanese teacher had us read and watch Ouran to help us learn the language better. Personally, I don't think I really have a guilty pleasure show... But I love Criminal Minds.

[Buddy]

Hey! Ouran and Hetalia don't count! Our history teacher told us to watch it so we could get more familiar with WWI. And our Japanese teacher had us read and watch Ouran to help us learn the language better. Personally, I don't think I really have a guilty pleasure show... But I love Criminal Minds.

Seriously? I wish my history teacher was that cool. I also didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they first put Sweden in the anime.

[not your typical...]

Seriously? I wish my history teacher was that cool. I also didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they first put Sweden in the anime.

Hahaha. awww. I kinda felt that way about the UK.... and I'm from America. But I'm an American who accepts the fact that most of Americans are stupid.

[Fi]

Ouran High School Host Club probably tops anything else. I don't know why I watched it, I just did. I know it's awful. My insane family made me do it. I was bribed. With priceless diamonds. They also told me if I didn't watch it they'd make me go to church. Forever. Without any clothes. Morbid curiosity. Stifling boredom. Leave me alone.

I love that anime to death. *buries face in keyboard*

Also Sailor Moon. The awful, awful DiC dub from when I was a kid. When I'm really bored and need a laugh, or I need background noise for another task, that's what I watch.

Uhh. And magical girl anime in general. Mmmm... Pretear.

...I am hopeless.

[not your typical...]

I love that anime to death. *buries face in keyboard*

Also Sailor Moon. The awful, awful DiC dub from when I was a kid. When I'm really bored and need a laugh, or I need background noise for another task, that's what I watch.

Uhh. And magical girl anime in general. Mmmm... Pretear.

...I am hopeless.

Very few people actually like Sailor Moon. It's so damn addictive though...

[Fi]

I love that anime to death. *buries face in keyboard*

Also Sailor Moon. The awful, awful DiC dub from when I was a kid. When I'm really bored and need a laugh, or I need background noise for another task, that's what I watch.

Uhh. And magical girl anime in general. Mmmm... Pretear.

...I am hopeless.

Very few people actually like Sailor Moon. It's so damn addictive though...

(Warning: Wave of nerdy rambling ahead)

Are you kidding?! The fandom was huge and it still is. It was pretty much the Biggest Thing Ever in Japan during its time, and it was popular enough in America that they're re-releasing the English version of the manga.

But yeah, it is addictive, even though the anime is kind of terrible. Logically I should hate it... but it's so sparkly...

[Buddy]

I love that anime to death. *buries face in keyboard*

Also Sailor Moon. The awful, awful DiC dub from when I was a kid. When I'm really bored and need a laugh, or I need background noise for another task, that's what I watch.

Uhh. And magical girl anime in general. Mmmm... Pretear.

...I am hopeless.

Very few people actually like Sailor Moon. It's so damn addictive though...

(Warning: Wave of nerdy rambling ahead)

Are you kidding?! The fandom was huge and it still is. It was pretty much the Biggest Thing Ever in Japan during its time, and it was popular enough in America that they're re-releasing the English version of the manga.

But yeah, it is addictive, even though the anime is kind of terrible. Logically I should hate it... but it's so sparkly...

I have no idea why, but Sailor Moon terrified me as a child. I think it was the humongous eyes that weirded me out.

[not your typical...]

(Warning: Wave of nerdy rambling ahead)

Are you kidding?! The fandom was huge and it still is. It was pretty much the Biggest Thing Ever in Japan during its time, and it was popular enough in America that they're re-releasing the English version of the manga.

But yeah, it is addictive, even though the anime is kind of terrible. Logically I should hate it... but it's so sparkly...

I know! It's so terrible that it's amazing. My friend had the original prints and is getting the re-releases. I told him he's going to have no money by Christmas.