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

[ellecc.livejournal.com]

I'll throw this out there only because you mentioned werewolves--Netflix just released a new show called Hemlock Grove. It's available only on Netflix, and while I don't know if it's available in Canada, since it's a Netflix-created/produced show, I'm guessing it is.

I'll say that there's some violence and gore, but not tons, and there's probably not enough sex, but it's weird, supernatural, creepy, filmed in Canada (albeit Toronto), and has two good male leads. And maybe most importantly, it has the craziest, most disturbing, most awesome werewolf transformations I've ever seen.

Netflix just released it a couple weeks ago and they released all of season 1 at the same time. I have no idea when/if season 2 is slated to happen. I'm guessing they'll wait to see how it does.

Good luck finding something new! I've been kinda in the same boat since all my good Sunday evening shows are done for the season and SPN's about to wrap up and Merlin's over yada yada yada.

ETA. Oooh I just remembered there is a short non-con scene part of the way into the season. Hmm. Well. I guess take this whole rec with a grain of salt :)

And I just thought about Bates Motel, which is on A&E and now several eps in--good, creepy, not too much violence (not much sex either), but there's a short non-con scene in that, too. TV's crazy these days.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Yes, I had another friend recommend Hemlock Grove too - but I think I'm going to wait until the show ages a bit before I start watching. It's airing on TV here in Canada actually, I think on one of the cable channels.

I also hear good things about Bates, but again, it's pretty new, and I prefer to watch things that have a few seasons under their belt (or have wrapped up already). I'm weird that way.