The following mostly TV related thoughts were on my mind between Monday, August 16th and Monday, August 23rd:
- Well, it's been two and a half months and with the Emmys approaching and summer coming to an end, I think it's time for another edition of the TV top ten. Yessir, one of my favorite quarterly segments on this blog is back and this time, I'm ranking my ten favorite shows to air this past summer. So don't get too upset if some of the shows that went on hiatus in April or May are not on this list. Here we go:
10 (tie). "The Simpsons" (still #10)
10 (tie). "Tosh.O"
10 (tie). "The Office" (down from #8)
9. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (position previously held by "Fringe")
8. "Rubicon" (position previously held by "The Office")
7. "The Soup" (position previously held by "American Dad")
6. "30 for 30" (position previously held by "Treme")
5. "Treme" (up from #6, position previously held by "Community")
4. "The Colbert Report" (position previously held by "Breaking Bad")
3. "Louie" (position previously held by "Parks and Recreations")
2. "Mad Men" (position previously held by "The Pacific")
1. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (still #1)
Up from Last List (June 2010): "Tosh. O," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Rubicon," "The Soup," "30 for 30," "Treme," "The Colbert Report," "Mad Men," "Louie."
Down from Last List (June 2010): "The Office," "The Pacific," "Parks and Recreations," "Breaking Bad," "Community," "American Dad," "Fringe"
New from Last List (June 2010): Eight out of the twelve shows listed are either first timers or back after a long time off of it. The few shows that were on the last list are "The Simpsons," "The Daily Show," "Treme" and "The Office."
Just Barely Missed List: "Royal Pains," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Community," "Parks and Recreations," "Futurama"
Some notes:
a. Out of all the new shows that premiered this summer, my favorite out of all of them has been "Louie," the new comedy from the mind of the great comedian Louis C.K. It's kind of like "Curb Your Enthusiasm," but with more heartfelt moments and about a divorcee with children, and I loved every episode.
b. I just couldn't leave "The Office" off the list. It would be just wrong.
c. You know it's summer when shows like "The Soup" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" get in. No offense to the shows (in fact, I love them), but it's just that this would be the only time it would have gotten on the list.
d. The decision between whether "30 for 30" or "Treme" should get he #5 spot was the one that I had the most problems. I ended up choosing "Treme" because I loved all of their episodes in june while I only watched 2/3 of the "30 for 30" specials that aired this past summer ("The Birth of Big Air" and "June 17th, 1994") and only one of the two I liked (the latter).
e. Didn't watched "True Blood" or "Burn Notice" this summer, so of course I couldn't put them on the list or mention them on the list.
f. Shows to expect on the next list (sometime in November or December): at least 60% of the shows on the June 2010 list, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and a few new shows like "Boardwalk Empire" which I hear it pretty good.
- So let me get this straight, Sarah Palin: you wanted Rahm Emanuel fired because he allegedly said retard but when Dr. Laura said the n-word 11 times in a five minute span, you supported her? I swear, the more I hear her the more I want to punch McCain in the face for making her famous.
- Well, the annual Creative Emmys were held this past Saturday. For those of your unfamiliar with it, it's basically just like the Emmys but it's untelevised and more awards. But don't worry, it's just as silly and has as many frauds as the other, much bigger Emmys cermony (this Sunday, by the way). Ten winners of the twenty nine awards I gave my predictions on back in July were announced on that awards show. All I can say is, I wasn't the Nostradamus type I was after last year's creative Emmys. Here's the recap of those ten categories with a W and L symbolizing whether I picked that winner to win or not:
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty White as "SNL" host (W)
Outstanding Animated Program: Disney's "Prep & Landing" (L)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell in "Dexter" (W)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan in "Glee" (W)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series: "The National Parks: America's Best Ideas" (W)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Peter Grosz, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner and Eric Drysdale: "The Colbert Report"- "#5076 (in Iraq)" (L)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "The Kennedy Center Honors" (L) (Note: probably should stop overlooking it whenever I make a pick in this category)
Outstanding Reality Show Program: "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (L)
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program: Jeff Probst as host of "Survivor" (W)
Outstanding Commercial: Old Spice's "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" (W)
That's a 6-4 record if you weren't counting at home. Hopefully my percentage will improve when the big show airs this Sunday.
- My other YouTube comments section pet peeve: the people bashing Justin Bieber when commenting on a song. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that it's happening everywhere now and it's making me sick. Try to write something original in the comments next time.
- When a show like "Flash Forward" receives more Emmys in one season than "The Wire" had in their entire five season run (1>0), you know that the Emmys are a joke.
- I wonder how Lesli Linka Glatter directed the Sally Draper masturbation scene on this week's "Mad Men" episode. Did she just say to Kiernan Shipka, the eleven year old who plays Sally, directly "look, just pretend you're mastubating"? Or did she just say to pull up her skirt and make a funny face? Either way, I'm pretty sure it must have been uncomfortable for her to direct that scene.
More random thoughts to come next Monday! Enjoy your week, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry (tips, perhaps?), e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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