Welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by this week for the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge sponsored by Long and Short Reviews. Be sure to stop by there and have a look at all the other participants’ posts. This week’s topic of discussion…best book/movie/TV couples. Where do I start?! Truth? I actually had to pare my list down to a reasonable length.
Some of my favorite book couples include…Ethan and Rachel Kelly from The Darkest Hour, book one of Maya Banks’ KGI series. Love, love, love these two! So much to overcome. Simply love this series. If you’ve never read Maya, please start here with the KGI crew. Anyone here every read any Janie Crouch? You must! Her Linear Tactical series absolutely rocks. Swoon-worthy heroes and strong heroines. The complete package. My favorite couple so far from this series is definitely Aiden, call sign Shamrock, and Violet from…Shamrock! Aiden is such a gentle, tortured soul and steps back when Violet needs her space in the most heartfelt way it made me cry. All. The. Feels. People. All of them! Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless. Love as pure as the driven snow between Ethan and Carter. Such a beautiful story. It tugged all my heart strings and they are perfectly matched.
I have a few more movie titles than book titles. I could yammer on about books all day long, but there are several movie titles over the years that have just enamored me of the starring couples. One is actually a crossover. First I loved the couple in a book then I loved them all over again on the big screen. Noah and Allie from The Notebook. Good girl crosses the tracks and takes what she wants. Yes! The subtle buildup of heat between them is simply scorching. And speaking of scorching, three couples fall into my best on-screen sex scene ever…Inman and Ada Monroe from Cold Mountain. They wimble-wimbled all night long in one of the most sensual scenes ever. Roadhouse. Patrick Swayze? What’s not to love? When Dalton takes what he wants with Elizabeth Clay pinned to the wall…holy collards, y’all! And last but not least in the best sex scene category, from the Last of the Mohicans, Natty Bumppo and Cora Munro. Hooboy! Their scene was so subtle, you’d honestly not realize what had happened if not for the look in Cora’s eyes. It’s there. I promise y’all it is. My movie picks in the category of less sultry and more on the sweet side, Ilsa and Rick from Casablanca. I actually got to see Casablanca a few years back on the big screen during TCM’s 75th anniversary showing in select theaters. It was awesome. Other sweet picks include the couple of Up, Carl and Ellie. Such a cute couple. And what list of favorite movie couples would be complete without Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice. They bewitched me.
On the TV series front, I choose Dawson’s Creek: Pacey and Joey. I will be the first to admit, all the years of Joey bouncing between Pace and Dawson and people rooting for Dawson, I was secretly rooting for Pacey. He was just such a normal guy to me and Dawson was such a spoiled, self-absorbed brat. Also, on my radar are forever Fi and Michael from Burn Notice. I freely admit these two heavily inspire me when I need a visual to help me get into the heads and hearts of some of my own characters. Two spies trying to make a go of it…what could go wrong? Right?
This was a lot of fun this week, and this topic kind of brought me back center where the romance part of my suspense romance lies in my stories. I’d been needing a bit of a shove in the inspired department and revisiting some of my favorite couple surely helped.
Thanks everyone for coming by, and be sure to drop by LASR for the complete list of bloggers participating this week. I can’t wait to see everyone else’s choices for best couples.
Oh, Carl and Ellie. Such a sweet couple! I liked a lot of the others you mentioned here, too, and definitely need to check out those books!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Truth? My hubby and I actually watched UP by complete accident. We lived on base at the time and misread the schedule. I forget what we believed we were going to see, but were elated when we caught on that UP wasn’t in fact part of the previews and it was actually what we were going to see. We wondered why there were so many kids at what was supposed to be an R-rated showing. Best accident ever! We now own it and watch it regularly. 🙂
LikeLike
I’ve never seen Dawson’s Creek. Someday I should check it out. 🙂
My post.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m sure it’s streaming somewhere. I think the last time I spotted it was on Hulu. 🙂
LikeLike
Oh man, I LOVED Fi and Michael from “Burn Notice”… I despised the last season, but it definitely made a fan realize how deep their love ran there at the end when he had to make his choice. … Okay, now I’m annoyed all over again at that final season, lol… Up until then, it was one of the best shows ever.
LikeLiked by 1 person
That last season was torture! I kept thinking, when did we go off the rails here?! I actually stopped watching mid-way and it took me two more tries to get through the final season once it was streaming. I liked that the ending was so satisfying. So often series will just end without explanation and still with so many loose ends. Burn Notice ended well.
LikeLike
That’s an amazing list! Some of it I’ve seen, some of it I haven’t (no surprise there), but quite a lot of interesting selections. (I’m particularly interested by your cheering for Pacey — while I didn’t watch this particular example, I’ve run into several series where the character introduced to play the Bad Boy was just sort of an obstreperous jerk and not very interesting at all.)
My selections are here.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pacey was the underdog, and while he did make quite a few mistakes, he seemed to learn from those experiences. He was never afraid to just be himself. Dawson on the other hand was just such a spoiled brat. I admitted earlier I was past the demographic age this series was targeting, but I watched it once and couldn’t stop. I still drag it out for a good binge watch every so often.
LikeLike
I’ve seen/read some of these, but the majority I have not… time to add to my lists!! My post is here: http://jhthomas.blogspot.com/2020/01/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge.html
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m surprised at how many people haven’t seen Cold Mountain. It’s one of my watch over and over picks.Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. You can’t go wrong. 🙂
LikeLike
Good list. I love when people explain why they think the couples are great. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Wendi! This post really stretched my thinking cap. I don’t watch as much TV as I used, too, but I go back to certain things again and again when I do.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I tend to watch mostly for noise. I have no idea what’s going on on the show, but it’s good noise to write to. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I agree! With the hubby being gone so much in the past, many times I have the TV on just for the white noise so I don’t feel so alone as I go about the day and while I’m writing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re so right about Fi and Michael in Burn Notice. They were hot together. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/01/wednesday-challenge-012920.html
LikeLiked by 1 person
Indeed! Thanks for stopping by!
LikeLike
Most I wasn’t familiar with, but oh yeah, Roadhouse. Loved the couple. Thanks for sharing. Now I’ll have to go watch Roadhouse again. LOL Here’s mine. https://www.tenastetler.com/lsrs-wednesdays-blog-challenge-best-book-movie-tv-couples/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sam Elliott just pushes my buttons, too! You’ll hear more about my thoughts on that hottie in next week’s post.
LikeLike
I’ve heard of a few of these but the one that stands out most was the one from Dawsons Creek and I totally agree about Dawson. I always liked Pacey better.
https://gimmethescoopreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-for.html
LikeLiked by 1 person
Two cheers for Pacey! I’ll admit I was a tad past the demographic for Dawson’s Creek at the time, but I watched it religiously.
LikeLike
Seeing CASABLANCA on a big screen must have been a treat. Great list.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It was FABULOUS! We went to the matinee and were the youngest couple there. I got up at some point to visit the ladies’ room and overheard a woman telling someone else that her husband had taken her to see Casablanca for their first date. Now 75 years later they were seeing it again on the big screen. The romanticism of that just brought happy tears to my eyes.
LikeLike