Breaking Bad

Great choices of series! I did forget to mention I have seen the sopranos and game of thrones Jampot if you are allowed I would very recommend it! Lost isn't bad in anyway I think it would suffice.

I was interested in learning more about the series of Sherlock I'll look into it.

I will check out more on these series, I do have one question tho I should have asked earlier is there any series that revolve on just one character throughout the season/series? I am looking for more of a story that we follow of one main character he may have a support person but not including doctor who. Would really like to know if anyone knows.

-Rogue

I have seen a few buffy shows not many but just a few here and there, I wanted to ask tho is there any were the main character isn't a women tho?

I don't mind if there is people helping the character along the way but just where he is the main focus of the story.

-Rogue

haha thank brother , its just more realistic in my opinion but I appreciate it man.

-Rogue

How so? I don't see why you can't have a female protagonist, especially today.

Thinking about it, a good series with a single strong hero would be Sherlock. I know we've already mentioned it a few times, but the series revolves around Sherlock's detective skills. He carries the show.

Also, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Pokemon, X-Files, Smallville and even How I Met Your Mother (Ted is clearly the focus for the show, which I personally think is hilarious).

You can probably tell I have eclectic tastes.

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein

That's extremely sexist. Anyone of any gender has an equal chance at those things based on their level of training. Obviously, a weak woman couldn't take on a werewolf, but neither could a weak man.

We all see the world through socially conditioned eyes; for centuries, men have been seen as the stronger gender, but that's because those stories and legends came from patriarchal societies. If you were going to be 'realistic', you shouldn't write strong women off as weak.

Sorry to rant a bit but this is a subject I feel very strongly about. Often, female protagonists are more developed and better written: Buffy, Xena, Wonder Woman, Soranik Natu (a female Green Lantern), Lois Lane...that's just a few. I really do think that you're being a bit sexist here.

BTW I'm not trying to force you into having a female protagonist (after all, each to his/her own) but I just want to stress that men and women should be equal, and we live in a society where (at least in many countries) they almost are. Almost.

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein

Sorry if I came on a bit strong there...

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein

Umm, no offence, but I do think you are being rather sexist here.  For a start, can you categorically prove it would be impossible for a woman to fight a werewolf?  Seriously, though, how is having a female protagonist "unrealistic", exactly?  Given that 51% of the world's population is female, it's not exactly unthinkable that a woman would be a protagonist in a TV show.

I do think that men naturally have a slight advantage in terms of physical strength (which is why you don't see many women who are, say, SAS or Special Forces) but it's not so extreme that it would be unrealistic to see a female character fighting a werewolf, and a woman who has received combat training is going to be a lot stronger than a man who hasn't, in any case.  A character, whether male or female, doesn't even have to be physically strong or especially smart to fight monsters to begin with (Pan's Labyrinth, in which the main character is an 11-year old girl, is an excellent example of this).  And any point about male/female physical strength is moot when discussing superheroes since they have superhuman abilities to begin with.

I'm not trying to be rude here, but pigeon-holing all female characters as "weak" really isn't a good idea, and if you plan on making films, your writing will suffer because of it.  So please, please, reconsider what you're saying here.

Anyway... as far as TV shows go, most have already been listed here, but I'd recommend Person of Interest, Breaking Bad (although it's horrifically violent in places, especially the first few episodes), Sherlock, and Doctor Who.  I've only seen the pilot of Fringe, but from what I can tell it looks like a great show and I'm planning to watch it this summer.  Also Nikita and Alias, even if the latter is over 10 years old.  (Although you probably wouldn't like the last two since they have female protagonists... )

It's absolutely unrealistic, and you're absolutely right,
because werewolves don't exist.

But saying that no woman would be able to maintain herself well in a fight against something really tough but that they're not being against them is kinda like someone saying that a member of a certain race could never take down a great warrior but that they weren't at all being racist.

Now, most people aren't capable fighters regardless of gender.  Without a sword I'm pretty useless, but decent enough with one.  But someone can be either strong or weak regardless of gender.
I once stepped on the train of a woman's very long dress by accident and apologized, after which she punched me in the stomach harder than I have ever been punched before or since by a man (had I not apologized, though, she would not even have been cognizant of my misstep, and I would have avoided that unfortunate blow).

And even if it were true that any woman cannot fight well enough to survive as a man can, then it wouldn't really be a problem as there are already ridiculously unrealistic elements in television shows such as time travel, magic, and all sorts of other crazy stuff.

For TV shows, I'd also recommend Fringe and Person of Interest.  Avatar the Last Airbender is also very good, as are My Little Pony, Gravity Falls, Once Upon a Time, and Death Note.

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