1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings -- Flawed? Yes. Predictably popular? Yes. But this series changed my life.
2. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein -- I have such a crush on MWS.
English language TV:
3. The X-Files -- Also life-changing.
4. Buffy & Angel -- I think it makes sense to consider them as one whole, rather than two series, but people may disagree.
[see ETA]
6. Joan of Arcadia -- Oh, this series has so much heart.
7. Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Why did I wait so long to watch this?
Anime/Manga:
8. Fullmetal Alchemist -- And I haven't even seen Brotherhood yet (or read the manga), which I understand is even better.
9. Spirited Away -- My daughter watched this over and over and over, and I never got tired of it.
10. Princess Tutu -- Ballet + fairy tale meta = YUM.
ETA: Now that I see that people are nominating fanfic, I'm dropping Doctor Who, and adding M.'s Your Cowboy Days Are Over (SGA). The best, most ruthless sci-fi world-building I've ever seen in fic.
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Date: 2011-08-13 01:28 am (UTC)1. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings -- Flawed? Yes. Predictably popular? Yes. But this series changed my life.
2. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein -- I have such a crush on MWS.
English language TV:
3. The X-Files -- Also life-changing.
4. Buffy & Angel -- I think it makes sense to consider them as one whole, rather than two series, but people may disagree.
[see ETA]
6. Joan of Arcadia -- Oh, this series has so much heart.
7. Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Why did I wait so long to watch this?
Anime/Manga:
8. Fullmetal Alchemist -- And I haven't even seen Brotherhood yet (or read the manga), which I understand is even better.
9. Spirited Away -- My daughter watched this over and over and over, and I never got tired of it.
10. Princess Tutu -- Ballet + fairy tale meta = YUM.
ETA: Now that I see that people are nominating fanfic, I'm dropping Doctor Who, and adding M.'s Your Cowboy Days Are Over (SGA). The best, most ruthless sci-fi world-building I've ever seen in fic.