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For me, its Xena.

Few years back, height of covid epidemic, was living in homeless shelters. Overcrowded slums, everyone miserable, yelling, screaming, fights, abuse, rage. At one point, could feel the anger building in me. Powerless, a victim, desire for retribution. What good was trying to be better person, when all it meant was people walking over me.

Started rewatching xena, hadn't in years. Big message of the show: when surrounded by hate, violence, it's tempting to give in, to not be a victim. But you have a choice, to not continue the cycle, to make a better world. I so needed to hear that message at that time in my life.

What tv show helped you?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

When I was young, I read "Call of the Wild" and "White Fang".

Littlest Hobo was my fav show, about a dog helping people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

ER almost made me become a doctor, I could have easily seen myself going down that path. I thought it was much more expensive in my country for medical school than it actually was, so I didn't go into medicine because of that, and then after I realized I was wrong about how much it would cost it made me realize okay maybe I wasn't smart enough to be a doctor to begin with.

Silicon Valley inspired me to continue working hard on one of my Java-based personal projects. I'd love to say it's a hugely massive success and I have hundreds or thousands of customers, but it's still just a personal project for fun at this point and probably always will be.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

How I Met Your Mother

Won’t pretend it’s the greatest of shows but, for a couple lonelier years a while back, they were my best friends

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gargoyles. TNMT. Don't have the verbiage to explain the impact. Just a feeling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Gargoyles consistently slips under people's radar and that's so sad, as it was such a great cartoon. I mean who doesn't want Jonathan Frakes voicing the big bad?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I don't think I'd be the same person without Adventure Time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There's two shows that I started watching in my formative years (16-ish) that had a big impact on me: Frasier and Smallville. Frasier is still one of my favourite shows of all time. Recently watched a bit of Smallville again and it's... Not that good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Living Color. Man, the talent on that show was unbelievable: Almost the complete family Wayans, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey ... they all started with that show. And Jennifer Lopez was on the dance crew! Look up the skits on Youtube or Piped. The comedy I saw on that show was transformative. It's 30 years later and I'm still quoting Hans & Franz, Men on film, or Calhoun Tubbs regularly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Beakmans world. Way better than that sham Bill Nye. Also I had a crush on Josie.

[–] Nihilore 2 points 1 year ago

No show had a bigger impact on me than Neon Genesis

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Star Trek and Xena too.

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