So, I was leaving a comment on Mo Ryan's TV Squad blog post for the best 10 shows of 2010 and realized it had turned into its own blog post. Here you go:
I'm not sure these were the 10 BEST shows of 2010, but they were certainly my favorites.
Not in any particular order:
Glee - Yes, it is wildly uneven, but most episodes leave me smiling. What more can you really ask for?
Modern Family - This show is so good, they even managed to make a family vacation episode funny.
Cougar Town - Jules and the Cul-de-sac Krewe have stolen a little piece of my heart. This show has improved so much that it is almost unrecognizable from the first episodes that aired in Fall 2009.
Justified - Timothy Olyphant kicking butt and taking names as a US Marshall. Walton Goggins as his former friend and sometime adversary. How awesome is that combination?
The Vampire Diaries - This surprised me as much as anyone. Believe it or not, it's consistently well acted, big things happen in every episode and I have yet to see an episode I wasn't entertained by. And that's not even talking about the drool-worthy cast...
Community - So, so funny. The paintball episode alone would've earned the show a spot on this list and it isn't even my favorite episode. I know all the pop culture references are a bit much for some, but they make it all the better for me.
Chuck - Season 3 was a little bit of a let down for me, but I've really enjoyed season 4. And even season 3 was more entertaining than a lot of what's on out there...
Supernatural - Yes, season 5 was uneven and had pacing issues, but when it was good, it was SO good. AND Jensen Ackles will probably never be recognized for his exceptional work as Dean Winchester. For that matter, Jared Padalecki has certainly stepped it up a notch this fall with Robo-Sam. I've been really rather amazed by his completely new character portrayal.
Friday Night Lights - FNL will always have a spot on my top 10 list, even after it finishes its fifth and final season. It's that good. Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton have created one of the most realistic tv marriages it has been my privilege to see - and they make it look easy. FNL has also done a fantastic job of ushering out fan favorites as they graduate and move on with their lives while introducing new characters and making me care about them almost as much. How often does that happen? And, it has Tim Riggins. *sigh*
Terriers - oddly enough, it's filled that spot that has been empty since Veronica Mars. It's fantastic!
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Fall 2010 so far...
I skipped The Event. I heard too many comparisons to Flash Forward, which I liked initially but grew tired of quickly.
I was really looking forward to Lone Star and evidently I was the only person that watched it, lol. It’s a shame, it was really good and far better than that DWTS crap. I guess too many people thought it would be like Dallas. According to Zap2it.com, LS only drew a little over 4 million voters – definitely not enough for any kind of longevity on Fox. Bummer.
My favorite new shows of the fall are FX's Terriers - it reminds me a lot of the late, great Veronica Mars - and HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Even though they don't have a lot in common on the surface, both have great casts with good chemistry and a real sense of place.
I’ve written off Nikita and Hellcats. They weren't terrible, but they weren't good enough to take up my viewing time either.
Mike and Molly. Oh, dear. Where do I begin? I wanted to like this show - I love Melissa McCarthy, the actress that plays Molly; she was one of my favorites on Gilmore Girls - but it's dreadful. The laugh track is grating and the fat jokes offensive. A definite skip in my book.
Of the returning shows I've seen so far, I greatly enjoyed Sons of Anarchy, Chuck, Glee and The Vampire Diaries (the show runners at True Blood should watch to see how it’s done). Castle was entertaining as always.
Be on the lookout for more updates later this week!
I was really looking forward to Lone Star and evidently I was the only person that watched it, lol. It’s a shame, it was really good and far better than that DWTS crap. I guess too many people thought it would be like Dallas. According to Zap2it.com, LS only drew a little over 4 million voters – definitely not enough for any kind of longevity on Fox. Bummer.
My favorite new shows of the fall are FX's Terriers - it reminds me a lot of the late, great Veronica Mars - and HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Even though they don't have a lot in common on the surface, both have great casts with good chemistry and a real sense of place. I’ve written off Nikita and Hellcats. They weren't terrible, but they weren't good enough to take up my viewing time either.
Mike and Molly. Oh, dear. Where do I begin? I wanted to like this show - I love Melissa McCarthy, the actress that plays Molly; she was one of my favorites on Gilmore Girls - but it's dreadful. The laugh track is grating and the fat jokes offensive. A definite skip in my book.
Of the returning shows I've seen so far, I greatly enjoyed Sons of Anarchy, Chuck, Glee and The Vampire Diaries (the show runners at True Blood should watch to see how it’s done). Castle was entertaining as always. Be on the lookout for more updates later this week!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
You had to know it was coming...
As much time I as I spend watching t.v. and writing about it later, you had to know this blog entry was coming. According to the folks at Nielsen, the official start of the 2010-2011 t.v. season is Sept. 20. Apparently the folks at The CW and FX didn't get the memo because many of their tent pole shows are starting their new seasons next week. Yay!
One of my favorite guilty pleasures, The CW's The Vampire Diaries, is back Thursday, Sept. 9, and I'm so excited! The folks in Mystic Falls were left in various tricky situations and I'm can't wait to see how they're going to be resolved. That's one of my favorite things about TVD - resolutions to its many plot twists and turns come quickly.
Supernatural is back on a new night, Friday. I'm very interested to see how it works with a new show runner. I'm kind of glad they're going back to more of a monster of the week format; the Apocalypse storyline of last season was a whole lot of wait and then not enough pay off.
FX's Sons of Anarchy is also back Tuesday and if it's half as good as last season, we're in for a treat. (It's a crying shame that the show itself and Katey Sagal for her portrayal of Gemma Teller-Morrow weren't nominated for Emmy's.) I know, I know, you're thinking "why would I watch a show about a motorcycle gang?" It's so much more than that; it's really about a community/family struggling to make things work under very difficult circumstances. A word of warning, as you can imagine from the subject matter, it's a bit graphic with language and violence. Don't give it a try if you're squeamish about such things.
I'm also looking forward to Terriers, a new show from FX. I'm willing to give anything with Donal Logue (Life, Grounded For Life, Knights of Prosperity) a try. Billed as a buddy cop show, it's about two unlicensed private detectives that are always getting caught up in cases that are bigger than they can really handle. It's getting great reviews from a wide variety of critics and is definitely worth a shot as far as I'm concerned.
I'll be going in to more detail about additional shows as we get further into the season. In the meantime, our friends at Television Without Pity have gone to the trouble to break down the fall schedule by day, time and show. They also make recommendations about what to watch, what to dvr, what to watch online and what to skip. Be sure to check it out here. Some of them I agree with, some not, but it's interesting reading.
One of my favorite guilty pleasures, The CW's The Vampire Diaries, is back Thursday, Sept. 9, and I'm so excited! The folks in Mystic Falls were left in various tricky situations and I'm can't wait to see how they're going to be resolved. That's one of my favorite things about TVD - resolutions to its many plot twists and turns come quickly. Supernatural is back on a new night, Friday. I'm very interested to see how it works with a new show runner. I'm kind of glad they're going back to more of a monster of the week format; the Apocalypse storyline of last season was a whole lot of wait and then not enough pay off. FX's Sons of Anarchy is also back Tuesday and if it's half as good as last season, we're in for a treat. (It's a crying shame that the show itself and Katey Sagal for her portrayal of Gemma Teller-Morrow weren't nominated for Emmy's.) I know, I know, you're thinking "why would I watch a show about a motorcycle gang?" It's so much more than that; it's really about a community/family struggling to make things work under very difficult circumstances. A word of warning, as you can imagine from the subject matter, it's a bit graphic with language and violence. Don't give it a try if you're squeamish about such things. I'm also looking forward to Terriers, a new show from FX. I'm willing to give anything with Donal Logue (Life, Grounded For Life, Knights of Prosperity) a try. Billed as a buddy cop show, it's about two unlicensed private detectives that are always getting caught up in cases that are bigger than they can really handle. It's getting great reviews from a wide variety of critics and is definitely worth a shot as far as I'm concerned.
I'll be going in to more detail about additional shows as we get further into the season. In the meantime, our friends at Television Without Pity have gone to the trouble to break down the fall schedule by day, time and show. They also make recommendations about what to watch, what to dvr, what to watch online and what to skip. Be sure to check it out here. Some of them I agree with, some not, but it's interesting reading.
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