The night is drawing in, and St. Patrick's Day is coming to a close. You've had a laugh, had some fun, read all of our articles on the day (and well done you for achieving that!) and now it's time to sit down and relax with an alcoholic beverage of your choice, whilst watching your favourite TV series.
So why not make it interesting, and join us in a TV themed Drinking Game. Simply follow the rules that we outline here and you'll be well on your way to calling in "sick" tomorrow.
Bonus points if you use a drink themed on the show!
Firefly is the little series that should. Unfortunately, Fox decided it shouldn’t and took it off the air, raise a toast to your fellow Browncoats by taking a drink whenever;
= A character says something in Chinese, twice whenever you think it may be a swear word
= Wash’s dinosaurs are on screen
= The UST between two characters is palpable
= Whenever someone says “Shiny” or “Gorram”
= Inara’s profession is referred to as “Whoring”, three times if Mal is the character who says it and/or is thrown out of her shuttle
= Whenever River says something crazy, twice if it is somewhat prophetic
= Should Jayne ever go to his bunk
= If it is mentioned that the crew are in financial straits (ship needs repairs, wanting food etc)
= If someone shoots someone else (good or bad)
Finally, Waterfall (finish your drink!) whenever you feel the cold, hollow dread when you remember the series is dead, gone and never coming back! Just go easy, alcohol suicides won’t bring the show back, and if it does, you won’t get to enjoy it.
Despite what many believe, The Vampire Diaries is a fun show that has a lot going for it, and also a lot of things to drink to! So let’s get started, shall we?
Take one drink when;
= Elena is confused about her feelings for the Salvatores
= Damon bites someone
= Katherine is pretending to be Elena
= Stefan turns Ripper
= The Originals fight within their family
= Flashbacks
Take two drinks if;
= Caroline says ‘Seriously?
= There is a town festival or event
= Rebekah complains about being human
= Someone is topless
= Someone dies while wearing the Gilbert ring.
= Someone turns into a vampire
Take three drinks if:
= A vampire is bitten by a werewolf
= Klaus has sex
= A house is set on fire
= A vampire switches their emotions off
= Elijah has a romantic scene
= Someone is cooking / in the kitchen
Who said the zombie apocalypse had to be scary? I’m sure Rick and the gang would all be having a bit more fun if they had a few drinks down them! (I don't know, the drink would probably throw their aim off - Ed.) Have the time of your life, as this lot fight for theirs! Drink every time:
= Rick contradicts himself
= Someone uses a word other than Walker (e.g. Biter)
= Lori asks someone to look after Carl
= Andrea does something stupid
= Somebody gets bitten
= Shane rubs his head
= Carl kills someone
= Hershel offers advice
= Rick mentions ‘Stuff’ or ‘Things’
= Walker is killed with a headshot
= Walker is killed with anything other than a gun/crossbow
= Daryl calls Judith “Little asskicker”
= Rick pays any attention to Judith
= Tyrese gets angry
= T-Dog has a line
Right, so you’re watching the TV show Dexter. You’ve got some friends round? You’ve got some drinks?
You know what to do.
For this, everyone will need to start off with a beer and a shot of Tequila (refill as required)
Everyone drinks when:
- Deb says ‘F***!’
- Masuka says something inappropriate (take two sips if he says it to Deb, three if he says it to Dexter)
-You see a Hawaiian shirt
- Harry makes an appearance
- There’s a flashback
- Anybody says ‘dark passenger’
- Dexter has a voice-over
- Deb cries
- Someone has sex (take a shot if it’s Dexter)
- You see Dexter in his ‘kill clothes’
Everyone takes a shot when:
- Doakes says ‘SURPRISE M*****F*****!’
- Deb makes up a new swearword or makes a swearword into a saying
- They go bowling
- Maria or Angel speaks Spanish
- There is a tense scene between Deb and Maria
- A new serial killer is revealed
- A central character dies. Down your drink in celebration if you're glad they're dead. Take a shot if you wanted them to live – to salute them of course!
Down it when:
- Dexter makes a kill
- Deb shoots someone
- Someone witnesses Dexter killing someone
Special rules;
-When Dexter buys everyone doughnuts - Everyone has to down their drinks – the last person to down theirs has to take a shot
-When Deb says ‘F***balls!’ - Everyone in the room has to shout f***balls back at her, down their drinks, and the last person to finish has to take two shots.
“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti…..f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f”
That’s the line isn’t it? The creepy yet intelligent serial killer Hannibal Lecter practically taunts his snacks (well, this time Clarice Starling.) And while the television series Hannibal always focuses on the delicious food, there are pretty much delicious wines and alcohol to go with it. Hell, this is a television show where people could definitely be beer.
So why not make a drinking game out of it?
The rules:
= Drink every time Hannibal implies Cannibalism
= Waterfall from the moment Will regresses into serial killer mode until he states “This is my design.”
= A shot for ever grotesque murder shown explicitly on screen.
= Drink for every line taken straight from the original series.
= Every time Jack thinks he has made a mistake with Will Graham and toys with his beliefs.