Can't Handle Anarchy

I've mentioned before that I don't watch a lot of TV. I have certain shows I like, (Lost, Friday Night Lights, True Blood, Burn Notice, The Vampire Diaries, 10 Things I Hate About You, Breaking Bad) and it's more time efficient to DVR them and watch at my convenience, when I don't have to sit through a billion commercials. Or lately, I've been buying entire seasons of a TV show when amazon.com runs a sale so when I want to start a new series, I can (I just bought all four seasons of Supernatural and can't wait for things to slow down so I can watch it. I'm contemplating buying the first season of Fringe, and I have all the seasons of Mad Men) Once in a while I stumble across a new show like White Collar, which I'm still not quite sure of, but find myself watching anyway.

When I saw the first commercial for Sons Of Anarchy, I was very intrigued. As you know, we have a fairly large biker population here in Rapid City, especially since we're thirty miles from world famous Sturgis. In my Julie Collins series, Julie is heavily involved with the president of a biker club. As the books progressed, she got sucked a little more into his world, even when she didn't want to, even when she didn't understand the lifestyle, even when she couldn't help it if she wanted to be with him.

So I started to watch an episode of Sons of Anarchy. I made it about fifteen minutes before I had to shut it off. Not because it was so bad or unrealistic, but for another reason entirely, one that might sound stupid, but I'm going to throw it out there anyway.

Watching the show made me miss my characters and the world I'd created with Julie Collins.

When I finished Snow Blind, I knew it would probably be the last Julie book. I had to leave her in a place where I was satisfied with the choices she'd made and I hoped readers would be satisfied too. I went through a mourning process of sorts. It was damn difficult to let it -- and let her -- go.

But seeing that show reminded me of all the plotlines, storylines, character development and situations I wouldn't get to write. It made me incredibly sad. Again. I realized while I love writing my new female hero, Mercy Gunderson, and she takes me in places Julie never did, I'll always miss writing my favorite bad girl.

So tell me FOFO's...is there a fictional TV show you've seen that you can't watch because it brings up memories you've chosen to leave in the past?

Comments

[N]

I'm the same with SONS OF ANARCHY, even though I liked some of what I saw, because of HOGDOGGIN' also being about a biker gang. They just can't make that show as cool as Steel God's club.

[Jeff Shelby]

I have been trying to think of one for 24 hours now and I still can't come up with one. I think I actually gravitate towards the shows that remind me of those kinds of things.

[Charlene Teglia]

Well, I never want to see Miami Vice again. Holy 80s Fashion Flashbacks, Batman!

Maybe Julie will reappear in a short story once in a while. You never know.