The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya order

I started watching it in the broadcast order until the island episode which was 2 parts, where I switched to chronological. And until 2 months ago I always thought the finale was the episode where they kiss x_x

Also David, I'm not sure if you noticed but your avatar has a little (what looks like) chat bubble thing on the right side which aligns with your posts. I like that, and I could probably set it up so that looks like its an actual chat bubble from your avatar. :D

shouldn't this be in the polls section?

In truth, I saw the series first in broadcast order (I didn't know anything about the series, so I didn't know it was broadcasted that way). Me and my sister found it disappointing, especially since some early episodes spoiled the later ones.

It was like Homer Simpson going "Wow, who knew Darth Vader was Luke's father!" while waiting in line for the premier showing of Empire Strikes Back.

Then I read the books, and watched the series again, this time chronologically. I vastly enjoyed it more, since that was how the original writer meant it (more or less, the novels themselves jump in time a lot, but at least you won't see a story being cut by another story mid-way, as broadcast order does). I'm not even sure how they're going to explain away season 2 (since the broacast order in season 1 implies that Kyon and Haruhi have stepped up their relationship), when its Mikuru he's pining for even up to novel #9 (and presumably season 3).