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2014 was the year that though I maintained a nearly-constant double-record on my DVR during primetime, I didn't find as much time to argue on the internet about what I was watching. It's made TV a lot more enjoyable in some respects, but if I'm being totally honest, I post this as someone who hasn't watched Fargo, True Detective or Transparent (yet!) but still sat through garbage like American Horror Story: Coven, Rising Star, Sons of Anarchy, Sing Your Face Off, Hot in Cleveland and Glee. I'm doing this to kill time before some folks come over and we get drunk and watch garbage xmas movies and with a few exceptions I don't know where this is going to land. All I know is I'm going to forget about several things. Also happy holidays to all tviv goons, unless you don't celebrate holidays in which case enjoy life in general! Also Toxxy you're still my favorite posting nemesis and i hope you disagree with everything i've nominated  10. Enlisted Emerged as a brilliant show from a doomed timeslot and network fuckery. It was a mess at times (thanks to being aired in the wrong order, mostly) but no show had more genuine heart and is one of the most painful casualties of the 2014 season. 9. Community - Righted itself after the embarrassing gas leak season and found its heart again even with Troy's departure. How they stick the landing on Yahoo! is anyone's guess but if this season was any indication they're going to be just fine. 8. How To Get Away With Murder - The all-time great pilot was stunning and the mid-season finale braided the threads of the season to that point in breath-taking fashion. I don't know how they sustain the premise longer than one season but I'll certainly be tuning in to find out. 7. blackˇish - The jokes are all funny and even the cutaway gags work. The whole cast seems game for anything and the energy is infectious. They haven't toyed with a lot of drama yet but I think they're capable of it. Time will tell. 6. Parks & Recreation - They just knock it out of the park(s) every single week. Can't wait to see how it ends, especially with how amazing last season's finale was. 5. Review - Andy Daly finally gets his show on the air, and the madcap trickster turns convention on its ear with aplomb. There's nothing out there like it and it's probably for the best if no one else tries, thanks. 4. Louie - After taking a season off, Louis CK picks right back up where he left things. Ambitious in ways it had never been, hilarious as it ever had been, and as emotionally honest and devastating as anything else around. Louie remains the most finely-crafted show on television. 3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Has there been a better cast on any comedy? I'll answer for you: no. No there has not. The steep incline in quality of season 2 has been dizzying at times but as long as they can keep their balance I'm going to remain thrilled. 2. Mad Men - It's Mad Men. Come the gently caress on. The show's gift for sustained, consistent perfection remains unblemished even as we're all holding our breath wondering what fate is about to be suffered by whom. Bert Cooper's exit is one of the sweetest, most touching moments the show has ever pulled off. As we head into the final stretch things are just as exciting as when the show first aired. 1. You're The Worst - There is nothing else like it. That a show can be so ironic and sincere with equal gusto and trust its audience to come along for the ride is so refreshing, and YTW never once pulled a punch for any reason. That fearlessness, that commitment, and the performances played to absolute perfection by all involved (even the neighbor kid knows his beats like a pro!) are why I can't think of a more appropriate place for it than #1. Honorable Mentions 11. Key & Peele, for having no standout sketches because they are all stand-outs. 12. Selfie, for having my in-the-moment favorite episode of television in 2014 (Episode 10 "Imperfect Harmonies"). Selfie deserves much, much better than what it got, but it also couldn't stick the landing that eps 8-10 set up gloriously. 13. @Midnight, for sheer volume of content. And for being really funny most all of the time. 14. The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, for keeping it classy all the way to Christmas. And going out with a genius ending. 15-17. Comedy Bang! Bang!, for its commitment to being as loving weird as it wants to be. I'll also mention The Eric Andre Show and Rick and Morty for that same reason. 18. Saturday Night Live, for at least being worth talking about week-to-week. Really, that's a lot better than you can say for a lot of shows this year (and a lot of seasons of SNL really). SHVPS4DETH fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Jan 1, 2015 |
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Rocksicles posted:I'm not being judgey or anything, but judge judge judge judge judge judge i didn't watch this show but you suck at watching tv cuz I said so There is more than one poster in here saying that The Walking Dead is one of the ten best shows on tv right now for reasons other than ratings. Go bother them.
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Dec 28, 2014 08:58
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I'll watch all of Rick and Morty S1 by the end of 2014 if you watch all of Selfie S1 that exists now in that same timeframe.
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Dec 28, 2014 09:14
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Rocksicles posted:i watched till episode 7,i don't generally slag off shows i haven't seen. You will thank me though. Apologies for my presumption, but you'll understand why I took that tone after the next 3 eps. Thanks for giving me a legit reason to watch R&M, and props for playing fair.
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Dec 28, 2014 09:44
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SHUPS 4 DETH posted:Apologies for my presumption, but you'll understand why I took that tone after the next 3 eps. Thanks for giving me a legit reason to watch R&M, and props for playing fair. Welp time to eat my words The next two eps of Selfie really fell off a cliff, like to the point where I like the best ep less in retrospect. Rick and Morty is really good, but I don't know about top ten good. Time to edit!
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Jan 1, 2015 01:54
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How close was You're The Worst to Rick and Morty? I ask this as a fan of both shows.
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Jan 2, 2015 09:57
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hcreight posted:Other fun facts from the Hitfix poll: I immediately disregarded that list as soon as I saw how highly ranked SoA was. The season was bloated beyond belief and that finale wasn't just bad, it was embarrassing.
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Sober posted:How bad are we talking, True Blood bad or Dexter levels of shittiness? I gave up True Blood in like S2 so I don't know, and I've only read about what happened in Dexter because it became so predictable and lovely after S4. The best way I can describe it is that if you watched any amount of SoA, even an isolated episode or two, and then tuned in the finale I guarantee you would think "wow, this show really took a bad turn. Why are we now being bludgeoned with incredibly literal symbolism with every shot?" This would also be your reaction if you watched the entire series up to that point. It's like the finale (which was nearly two hours long) was the film entitled "Sons of Anarchy" that Kurt Sutter always wanted to make but needed 7 seasons of television to justify its existence, except it really didn't because so much of the build didn't really amount to anything compelling beyond misery porn for all of the characters, nearly all of whom were terrible people. Also it's a complete hack job of a film filled with all-too-convenient timing and a complete disregard for how the world works in real life (which isn't as much of a problem when you're not trying to tell a gritty, "realistic" story but welp) and a cringe-worthy ending scene that had been obviously telegraphed from nearly the beginning of the series. One scene in particular involves a wanted known violent felon walking into a district attorney's office and having her turn on a recording device, state the date and make it official (notably by taking pains to use the real names of the people involved). He then proceeds to give 5 minutes of pure hearsay and strongly implicate himself in a double murder. He then walks out of the office without incident. It's that kind of party. So yeah closer to Dexter from what I know. xeria posted:Or, alternately, Season 6 of The L Word levels of embarrassing. Personally I think that goes to Sex and the City but L Word definitely comes close in its waning seasons.
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