We scour the internet and Amoeba for them, squee when we find them, and lose track of the days during carbs-gorge-excuse-marathons. And when the credits start to roll after that series finale, on our computers or in our DVD players or in our hearts, the tears do, too.
We crash, like we would post-sugar-rush.
So, really, there’s no better way to honor these series than to think of them as our favorite candy bars: sweet and addicting and high in LOL-ories til the very end.
Firefly — Twix
Arrested Development — Pay Day
Nuts. Nuts. Nuts. And the caramel that has no choice but to keep them all together.
Veronica Mars — Mars Bar
Tough, chewy nougat centre hidden under a soft, sweet chocolate cover, with layers of almondy and chocolatey support that get her through the hard times.
My So-Called Life — Kit Kat
“Gimme a break!” says every grown-up-and-sasser-wannabe stuck in a hormonal teen body.
The Adventures of Pete and Pete — Whachamacallit
I mean, do we really know what’s going on in that show? Apart from hilarity? From characters like Pit-Stain to Artie to Paper Cut, from Little Pete’s tat to that one neighbor’s jiggly arms to Mom’s metal plate, there’s no better way to describe Pete and Pete than “Whaaaaaaaat? Lolllll!”
Salute Your Shorts — Thingamajig
Ditto.
Pushing Daisies — Godiva Bars
Sweetness, romance, and silky smooth, unassumingly easy-to-look-at stars. And a certified aphrodisiac.
NewsRadio — Crunch
Like a mullet, it looks like business all up front, but inside are hidden delicious little crispies that make the experience a tastebud minefield.
Ugly Betty — Butterfinger
She’s super hard and crunchy on the inside, much like our Veronica Mars Bar, and she has a knack for kicking-off comedies of error.
United States of Tara — Reese’s
A mush of nuts, held together by mysterious chemicals and a blanket of creamy love-chocolate.
Friday Night Lights — Cliff Energy Bar
Get all revved up with this bar that looks like a hodgepodge of things you probably couldn’t identify at first glance. You cheer for the carrots, the mysterious nut-looking things; everyone. It gets your blood flowing and addresses the importance of the melting pot.
Freaks and Geeks — M&Ms
A show all about high school outcasts, it can’t be compared to just an ordinary candy bar. It’s a bag of a rainbow of different weirdos, with hard shells that, like Lindsay Weir’s army jacket, when melted away reveal a super sweet core.
