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philip918

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2014 Year in Television
« on: December 21, 2014, 03:33:53 PM »
Watched way too much TV in 2014 and still haven't seen some highly acclaimed series:

FAVORITES:
Broad City s1
Rectify s2
Transparent s1
High Maintenance s3/4
Orphan Black s2
The Honourable Woman
Game of Thrones s5
True Detective s1
You're the Worst s1
Manhattan s1
The Knick s1
The Legend of Korra s4 - in progress
Girls s3
The Americans s2 - in progress
Fargo s1
Mad Men s7
Banshee s2
Silicon Valley s1
New Girl s4
Drunk History s2

JUST FOR FUN:
Shark Tank s6
Master Chef: Junior s2
Selfie s1

DIDN'T CARE FOR:
Downton Abbey s5
Penny Dreadful s1
Hell on Wheels s4

PARTIALLY SEEN:
Justified s5 - dropped show after 8 episodes
Masters of Sex s2 - dropped show after 4 episodes
Over the Garden Wall - in progress
Review s1 - scattered eps
Sleepy Hollow s2 - dropped show after 3 episodes
The Blacklist s2 - scattered eps
Peaky Blinders s1 - Saw pilot. Plan on watching series
AHS: Freak Show - watched first ep
Black Mirror s1 - Saw pilot. Plan on watching series
Looking s1 - first 3 eps
Vikings s2 - first 2 eps
Gotham s1 - dropped after 3 episodes

OLD SERIES:
The X-Files s1-4
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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2014, 05:21:28 PM »
TV Shows Completed

DR. JIN (2012)
PRIDE (2004)
DENSHA OTOKO* (2004)
SO I CAN'T PLAY H (2012)
KIMI WA PETTO* (2003)
ALONE IN LOVE (2006)
MY LOVE FROM ANOTHER STAR (2013 - 2014)
MY BOSS MY HERO* (2006)
THE MASTER'S SUN (2013)
SHITSUREN CHOCOLATIER (2014)
ASUNARO HAKUSHO (1993)
H2 (1995 - 1996)
HUNTER X HUNTER (2011 - 2014)
HAIKYU!! (2014)
TERROR IN RESONANCE (2014)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (2011)
KIDS ON THE SLOPE (2012) *

Also saw some eps of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE.

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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2014, 11:40:26 AM »
I watched fewer movies this year than in the past, but it's been a stellar year for television.

1.  The Americans  A+
2.  Veep  A+
3.  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  A+
4.  Fargo  A
5.  Rick and Morty  A
6.  True Detective  A
7.  Review  A
8.  Mad Men  A-
9.  Louie  A-
10. Transparent  A-
11. Broad City  B+
12. Nathan for You  B+
13. Game of Thrones  B+
14. Orange is the New Black  B+
15. You're the Worst  B+
16. Inside Amy Schumer  B
17. In the Flesh  B
18. Parks and Recreation  B
19. Silicon Valley  B
20. Hannibal  B-
21. Girls  B-
22. Community  B-
23. Boardwalk Empire  C+
24. Orphan Black  C
25. Justified  C
26. House of Cards  C-
27. The Bridge  D+

Older shows I've watched:
Enlightened (completed)  A+
The Comeback (season 1)  A-
The Good Wife (seasons 1-2) B+

Stopped watching:

Modern Family
The Walking Dead

P.S.  R.I.P. Colbert Report.  Only watched sporadically over the years but made sure to watch the past couple weeks.  It will be missed.

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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2014, 06:05:21 PM »
Ranked Generally in order of preference:

The Wire
The Sopranos
Twin Peaks
Paranoia Agent
Broadchurch
Fawlty Towers
Extras (Season 1)
The Tatami Galaxy
Arrow (Seasons 1-2)
Death Note
Generation Kill
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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2014, 08:54:51 PM »
Watched way too much TV in 2014 and still haven't seen some highly acclaimed series:

FAVORITES:
Broad City s1
Rectify s2
Transparent s1
High Maintenance s3/4
Orphan Black s2
The Honourable Woman
Game of Thrones s5
True Detective s1
You're the Worst s1
Manhattan s1
The Knick s1
The Legend of Korra s4 - in progress
Girls s3
The Americans s2 - in progress
Fargo s1
Mad Men s7
Banshee s2
Silicon Valley s1
New Girl s4
Drunk History s2

JUST FOR FUN:
Shark Tank s6
Master Chef: Junior s2
Selfie s1

DIDN'T CARE FOR:
Downton Abbey s5
Penny Dreadful s1
Hell on Wheels s4

PARTIALLY SEEN:
Justified s5 - dropped show after 8 episodes
Masters of Sex s2 - dropped show after 4 episodes
Over the Garden Wall - in progress
Review s1 - scattered eps
Sleepy Hollow s2 - dropped show after 3 episodes
The Blacklist s2 - scattered eps
Peaky Blinders s1 - Saw pilot. Plan on watching series
AHS: Freak Show - watched first ep
Black Mirror s1 - Saw pilot. Plan on watching series
Looking s1 - first 3 eps
Vikings s2 - first 2 eps
Gotham s1 - dropped after 3 episodes

OLD SERIES:
The X-Files s1-4

Im not seeing Louie.

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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2014, 01:12:58 PM »
Im not seeing Louie.

Yeah, I should add a list of shows I need to watch.

Also, just watched the pilot for Mozart in the Jungle and loved it. Excited to see where this one goes.

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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2014, 03:23:50 PM »
5. Inside Amy Schumer
4. Review
3. The Americans
2. Nathan For You
1. Broad City
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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2014, 11:39:36 AM »
My Top 10
1. Masters of Sex (S2)
2. The Leftovers (S1)
3. Fargo (S1)
4. The Knick (S1)
5. Halt and Catch Fire (S1)
6. Penny Dreadful (S1)
7. The Americans (S2)
8. True Detective (S1)
9. Hannibal (S2)
10. Silicon Valley (S1)

What I watched...

The Affair (Showtime)- S1
Agents of SHIELD (ABC)- S1-2
American Horror Story (FX)- S3-4
The Americans (FX)- S2
Archer (FX)- S5
Arrow (CW)- S2-3
Bates Motel (A&E)- S2
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)- S5
The Bridge (FX)- S2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)- S1-2
Community (NBC)- S5
Constantine (NBC)- S1
Derek (Netflix)- S2
Fargo (FX)- S1
The Flash (CW)- S1
The Following (FOX)- S2
Game of Thrones (HBO)- S4
Getting On (HBO)- S2
Girls (HBO)- S3
Gotham (FOX)- S1
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)- S1
Hannibal (NBC)- S2
Hell on Wheels (AMC)- S4
Hemlock Grove (Netflix)- S2
Homeland (Showtime)- S4
House of Cards (Netflix)- S2
House of Lies (Showtime)- S3
Justified (FX)- S5
The Killing (Netflix)- S4
The Knick (Cinemax)- S1
The League (FXX)- S6
The Leftovers (HBO)- S1
Louie (FX)- S4
Mad Men (AMC)- S7
Marco Polo (Netflix)- S1
Masters of Sex (Showtime)- S2
The Newsroom (HBO)- S3
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)- S2
Parks and Recreation (NBC)- S6
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)- S1
Ray Donovan (Showtime)- S2
Silicon Valley (HBO)- S1
Sons of Anarchy (FX)- S7
South Park (Comedy Central)- S18
The Strain (FX)- S1
True Blood (HBO)- S7
True Detective (HBO)- S1
Turn (AMC)- S1
Tyrant (FX)- S1
Veep (HBO)- S3
The Walking Dead (AMC)- S4-5
Wilfred (FXX)- S4
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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2014, 01:05:59 PM »
5. Inside Amy Schumer
4. Review
3. The Americans
2. Nathan For You
1. Broad City

Nathan for You and Review in the top 5, a man after my own heart.

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Re: 2014 Year in Television
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2014, 02:00:34 PM »
5. Inside Amy Schumer
4. Review
3. The Americans
2. Nathan For You
1. Broad City

I forgot about Broad City. That was also a good show. Does it compare to everything else though?

 

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