1/21/16

1. Siblings
2. Black-ish
3. Baskets
4. Bob’s Burgers
5. The Mindy Project
6. Grandfathered
7. The Grinder
8. Fresh off The Boat
9. Modern Family
10. Always Sunny
11. Brooklyn 99
12. Portlandia
13. Man Seeking Woman
14. New Girl
15. Mozart in the Jungle
16. The Muppets
17. The 100(Season 1)

Kind of a fallow period right now as you can tell by my list kind of being dominated by network sitcoms. I mean, I like them, but all of them I could watch while doing something else. The only thing really exciting me is the long awaited return of Siblings, but there are only like three episodes left at this point. No drama's at all except for my slow trudge through The 100. 

12/28/15

So this is my last ranking of 2015, a little late.

1. Transparent
2. Nathan For You
3. South Park
4. Brooklyn 99
5. Blackish
6. Masters of Sex
7. Peep Show
8. Fresh off The Boat
9. You, Me, and the Apocalypse
10. Grandfathered
11. The Mindy Project
12. The Grinder
13. Bob’s Burgers
14. Billy on the Street
15. Modern Family
16. The Muppets
17. The 100(Season 1)
18. The League

Transparent wasn't as earth shattering as last year, but still and incredibly well made show. Nathan for you had another good season, and still manages to be funny, surprising, and touching. South Park had one of it's best seasons in a decade. I finally finished Masters of Sex and it was pretty good. The final season of Peep Show was kind of disappointing, especially after all the wait, but it's still one of my favorite comedies of all time.

Best of 2015

Top 20 Shows

1. Fargo (FX)
2. Mad Men(AMC)
3. Game of Thrones(HBO)
4. Rick and Morty(CN)
5. You’re the Worst(FX)
6. Please Like Me(Pivot/A(us)BC)
7. Transparent(AMZ)
8. Bojack Horseman(NF)
9. The Americans(FX)
10. Catastrophe(AMZ/C4)
11. Daredevil(NF)
12. Broad City(CC)
13. Veep(HBO)
14. Review(CC)
15. Silicon Valley(HBO)
16. Mr. Robot(USA)
17. Justified(FX)
18. Parks And Recreation(NBC)
19. Community(Yahoo)
20. Blackish(ABC)

Best New Shows

1. Daredevil (NF)
2. Mr. Robot(USA)
3. Red Oaks(AMZ)
4. Siblings(BBC3)
5. Difficult People(Hulu)
6. Documentary Now(IFC)
7. Fresh off the Boat(ABC)
8. Jessica Jones(NF)
9. Deutschland 83(Sun)
10. Humans(C4/AMC)

Shows to get to in 2016

1. The Leftovers
2. Better Call Saul
3. Halt and Catch Fire
4. Peaky Blinders
5. Shameless

Not a ton to say. In the era of peak TV, it's not hard to find a lot that I like, but I'd say this was a particularly good year. Fargo was near perfection every week, and it was a tough decision between that and Mad Men for my favorite show this year. Game of Thrones was pure entertainment every week. Mr. Robot was the surprise of my TV-watching summer, and I can't wait for next year. Justified had a very entertaining final season and satisfying finale. Daredevil hooked me from the first moments and I binged the whole season in a weekend. I also finally caught up with The Americans this year, and, as advertised, it's one of the best shows on TV.

All the comedies I liked last year, for the most part, I liked this year, but there were a few stand outs. I wasn't really that enamored with Bojack Horseman last year, but season 2 was stellar. Its flat out hilarious this year, but its commitment to melancholy is what really pushes it over the top for me. Silicon Valley was a show I liked well enough it's first year, but I thought this season was much funnier, and downright gripping at times. Parks and Rec finished strong after what I though was a down 2ish seasons. Community, I'm really glad got a chance to go out on a good note after a great series run. Blackish continues to surprise me with how smart and funny it is every week. It's the new Cosby Show, now that that other Cosby Show is so problematic.

Rick and Morty is still streets ahead of any other comedy on TV, it's one of the few shows that I immediate start re-watching. I've probably seen every episode at least 3 times. You're the Worst was really daring this season. It's an ostensible comedy that decided to focus on the effects of depression in a relationship. It blew me away, and "LCD Soundsystem" was one of the best episodes of the year. Please Like Me, I tried watching on a whim one night, and ended up watching every episode in a few days and then finishing the rest of Season 3 as it came out; it's delightful. Catastrophe was another import that I had no built-in expectations for, I just started watching and really loved it.