30 Days Writing Challenge: Day 12 My Favorite Show

I think it depends!

It depends on many things like the genre, making style, actors, and a lot of other stuff that makes it my favourite.

Each of them is different, right? But, I am very picky about films and series as they are going to consume a "binge" amount of time out of my life.

Since I only watch the ones that I like the most, you can say all these are my favourites.

But, let me rephrase the question!

Which series could you relate to the most and thoroughly enjoyed or was thought provoking?

It's one simple answer.

BOJACK HORSEMAN!

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Bojack has a special place in my heart. I have cried, laughed and have had several mixed emotions while I was watching the show.

It is not a regular show. I mean it's in a funny sitcom setup with cartoonish animals but it's twisted.

If you have not watched the show, the basic thread of it is, as ChatGPT says:

Bojack is an American adult animated psychological comedy-drama television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg starring Will Arnett. It ran from 2014 to 2020. The show is about an anthropomorphic horse named BoJack Horseman who is self-loathing and an alcoholic. He was once the star of a '90s sitcom where he played the adoptive father of three orphans. The show was cancelled, but 18 years later, BoJack wants to regain his dignity. With the help of his human sidekick and feline ex-girlfriend, he tries to make a comeback.

The satirical show explores themes such as self-esteem, sexuality and mental illness.

So, what did I like about Bojack?

Well, the story makes you think about the reality of life. Some of the dialogues by the characters really stick with you.

"For a lot of people, life is just one long, hard kick in the urethra.” - Bojack S1 E1

The story of Bojack, I hope is not relatable but relatable in other ways.

You can see Bojack, struggling to get back to a “good life”. (Aren't we all?)

Bojack is very introspective but a narc.

The character arc of Bojack is just amazing as he tries to hold back his life.

He struggles to be a good person. BoJack keeps trying so that he will one day find happiness.

This has to be my favourite line from the show:

"I guess my question is - do you think it's too late for me? I mean am-am-am I just doomed to be the person I am? The-the person in that book? It's not too late for me, is it? It's— it's not too late— Diane, I need you to tell me that it's not too late. I-I-I need you to tell me that I'm a good person. I know that I can be selfish and narcissistic and self-destructive, but underneath all that, deep down, I'm a good person, and I need you to tell me that I'm good, Diane. Tell me, please, Diane. Tell me that I'm good." -Bojack

It's not always good or bad. People can be good or bad [Also there’s a grey area]. Being bad is easy. There’s a difficulty in being good. And you have to be good every day.

It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day —that's the hard part. But it does get easier.-

This philosophical aspect of Bojack is what makes me like it.

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PS: Also, I like the animation style and how it treats the characters well.

Here are some other quotes from Bojack.


"You know, it's funny; when you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags." - Wanda


"What happened, Bojack?"


"The same thing that always happens. You didn't know me, you fell in love with me, and now you know me."


"The universe is a cruel, uncaring void. The key to being happy isn't the search for meaning, it's to just keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense and, eventually, you'll be dead." 

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Here's a list of all the series that I've watched until now in chronological order (as far as I can remember):

  1. Big Bang Theory (Probably the first series that I watched)
  2. Two and a Half Men
  3. Walking Dead
  4. Friends
  5. Game of Thrones
  6. How I Met Your Mother
  7. Witcher
  8. Office
  9. Death Note
  10. Dark
  11. Squid Games
  12. Flash
  13. The Boys
  14. Sex Education
  15. Daredevil
  16. Silicon Valley
  17. Chernobyl
  18. Stranger Things
  19. Little Things
  20. Mandalorian
  21. Rick and Morty
  22. Bojack Horseman
  23. Love, Death & Robots
  24. Arcane
  25. Breaking Bad (Didn’t Complete)
  26. Dahmer
  27. Chainsaw man
  28. Brooklyn 99
  29. Super Store
  30. MCU series (Last finished- Loki. I don’t remember the order, so just putting it here)
  31. Young Sheldon (currently watching)
  32. Peaky Blinders (currently watching)
  33. and some others I might have missed.
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