What TV Show Should I Watch?

[hells_half_acre]

Now that Merlin is over and since Sherlock hardly counts as a show - how shall I supplement my TV watching experience this summer while Supernatural is on hiatus?

I was thinking maybe Spartacus, but I'm a little worried that it's too gory for me. I have a hard time with gore, even when it's stylized. I've also heard that it's pretty damn sexy though, which is a bonus. I'm very much of the European sensibility when it comes to sex and violence: sex=good, violence=bad.

On the other hand, I've been reading Teen Wolf fanfiction recently, because I love me some werewolves. My worry with Teen Wolf is that I've heard that the fanfic is actually better than the show....or that, at the very least, the fanfic is NOTHING like the show - so just because I like the fanfic doesn't mean that I'll like the show, or I might be setting myself up for disappointment one way or another anyway.

Then there's Warehouse 13, which was recommended to me, but I don't know anything about - besides, um... there's a warehouse? And it has to do with aliens or supernatural or something? And one of the actresses has a sexy deep voice in real life.

White Collar - someone recommended this to me possibly two years ago... I never watched it, but it was recommended solely because I enjoy threesome dynamics. Other than containing a possible threesome (at least in fanfic), I don't know anything about its quality though.

POLL TIME!

[Poll #1911437]

If you want to recommend another show to me, keep in mind the following:
1) Sex is good, violence is bad!
2) I deal with rape a lot at work and I don't like it in my entertainment.
3) I actually prefer shows that have been on the air for a while and have proven to either be consistent in quality or increase in quality as they age. So, just like when recommending fanfic - when possible, avoid WIPs or at least only recommend WIPs that are definitely going to update to a satisfying conclusion.

Comments

[phyllis2779.livejournal.com]

I like Royal Pains -- little to no violence, family dynamics (2 brothers a la SPN), romance, comedy and some drama. Sometimes a little angst or mystery mixed in.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

What's it about? I mean, is it just about a family or is there more to the premise than that? I've never heard of it.

[phyllis2779.livejournal.com]

One brother was a dedicated ER doctor in New York and the other was a businessman, a CPA I think. The doctor got into some difficulties at his job, because of his dedication and had to leave. His brother persuades him to move out to the Hamptons, a tony and wealthy area of Long Island (NY) and set up a concierge doctor service. They do set that up as a business and the series covers their interactions with various patients, both wealthy and not so wealthy, their very complicated family dynamic, and their romances. That puts about four years of episodes into a nutshell. There are some continuing story arcs but this is not soap opera. The series is not deep but I do find it interesting. Sort of like a great beach read.

This is the synopsis from Wikipedia: The series follows Hank Lawson, a young emergency room doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for an important patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes a reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.

The show is on the USA network. Wikipedia has enough info to bring you up to date on the series, its characters, etc., so you can decide if it is your cup of tea without spoiling major plot points.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Cool! Sounds interesting. :)