Spirit's Favorite Television Programs

The Top 9

There are nine television programs which I adore.

Two of these, Earth 2 and Doctor Who, affected my life so deeply that each has its own section on Spirit's Space. These programs have moved me emotionally and inspired me. I have found great joy and pride in writing fan fiction for these shows. They have led me to conventions with other fans and great friends, with whom I have had wonderful times, a lot of fun, and made many happy memories.

The other seven television programs did not affect me in any significant way, but they are wonderful, well-written, well-acted, and beautifully rendered. They are Robotech, Blake's 7, Fullmetal Alchemist, Princess Nine, Samurai Champloo, Supergirl, and Kung Fu (the 2021 version).

Isn't it weird how three of these programs have a title which consists of a word followed by a number? Earth 2, Blake's 7, and Princess Nine.

Robotech logo
Anime is now largely available in the United States, but in the early 1980s, very little came overseas. One of the best anime projects to hit America was Robotech, a fascinating blend of science fiction action and a soap opera storyline, with around 40 main characters. Its animation, its dramatic storytelling, its songs, and its epic scale make Robotech breathtakingly beautiful. It is violent, and it deals with death in a very powerful way, but the violence is actually the backdrop of a very moral storyline, and in that respect it's great for kids, as well. My Robotech fan fiction.
Blake's 7 logo
Blake's 7 was a science fiction program made in England on a small budget, but it was certainly ambitious. Broadcast from 1978 to 1981, it features a band of rebels, criminals, and malcontents who join together to escape the clutches of the evil Federation and to fight it. It isn't good guys vs. bad guys, it's bad guys vs. worse guys! The characters are dynamic, the stories are engaging, the dialogue is hard-hitting, and the cast is amazing. The stories are full of tension just because everything is delivered with such intensity. Since the main characters are self-serving criminals who stay together by necessity, there are constant conflicts, power struggles, and secrets amongst them. They not only have to put up with each other, they have to deal with the top Federation villainess, a charmingly evil, ruthless woman named Servalan. England's best sci-fi TV writers, such as Robert Holmes, Chris Boucher, and series creator Terry Nation, turned out some fantastic storytelling, which the cast executed wonderfully.
Fullmetal Alchemist logo
Another anime which is much more recent than Robotech is Fullmetal Alchemist. I have written a detailed description of this program.
Princess Nine logo
An unusual entry in my list of favorites, Princess Nine is the only one which is neither action/adventure nor sci-fi/fantasy. I have written a detailed description of this program, and a fan fiction story.
Samurai Champloo
The anime Samurai Champloo is not sci-fi/fantasy, but it has plenty of sword-fighting. Three characters who are about as different as they can be join together on a quest across Japan. The exact year is vague, but it's probably in the 1840s. Fuu, a spunky and headstrong young woman, is looking for someone, and she persuades two swordsmen to be her bodyguards on her search. The first is Mugen, a loudmouth uneducated streetfighter whose pure self-taught talent with a sword baffles swordsmen who have been classically trained. The other is Jin, a quiet, reserved, methodical samurai classically trained for many years in a dojo. Mugen and Jin hate each other, but Fuu persuades them to delay their duel long enough to help her find someone very important to her. The animation is more breathtakingly beautiful than any other show I've ever seen, and the stories consistently pulled the rug out from under my feet.
Supergirl logo
The writing, acting, editing, and cinematography of Supergirl are all outstanding (in its first season; later seasons have been a little wonky). It's a beautiful program, not a normal superhero adventure show. My Supergirl fan fiction.
Kung Fu logo
Kung Fu is two shows in one. On the one hand, it is a lovely, heartfelt, and straightforward family drama dealing with many modern issues. On the other hand, magic is real and the main character is a kung fu master who fights criminals and saves the world. These two shows have no right to occupy the same program, but they do, and they do it beautifully. The writing is very good and the acting is outstanding.
Other programs

InuYasha is another anime I like, and I have written an InuYasha fan fiction story. Although my interest in InuYasha is not as great as that of other programs, I once wrote a detailed description of the show; I'm not entirely sure why.

Other television programs I like a lot are:

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