I'm not going to number these anymore. Realized that I was creating the kind of listing I'd started on this project to avoid.
Gilmore Girls --- Raincoats and Recipes
How do you pick the best episode in a series that (as long as the Palladino's were in charge) never seemed to miss a step? Lorelai and Rory's fast talking, hysterically, and (let's not forget) coffee fueled relationship proved that you could have a mother daughter relationship who cared about each other. This episode, at the exact midpoint of the series, may have been it's finest hour. The Dragonfly Inn opens, Emily and Richard have a breach, and Luke and Lorelai finally acknowledge what we've known since the Pilot --- they're perfect for each other. But critical was Lorelai's decision to sleep with a married Dean, the episode that would have the girls first real breach, and show that, for all their fast talking, these women were human.
The Office (American version) --- Casino Night
It took me a little while to understand this shows appeal but it's really growing on me now. And it's not just that this is the episode where Jim and Pam relationship finally solidifies that I picked it. I want things to work out for Michael personally. Yes, he's an inept boss, and it's amazing the Scranton Branch of Dunder Mifflin is still standing. But that is his charm. And in this episode where he fails to successfully juggle his two romantic entanglements, we begin to wonder if he can get any happiness out of life. Then again, maybe Dwight is his sole mate after all. God knows he's the only to treat him seriously.
Damages --- Trust Me
Though I'll never convince my mother, this is one of the most inventive and daring shows on TV. And though some people said the second season was weaker than the first, I think this one may have been the best I've seen so far. Patty Hewes is ruthless, but in the last couple of episodes of this season, she loses just about everything she has. And though the flashbacks made it hard to see how it was possible, she still manages to come out ahead in her war against UNR. And the confrontation between Ellen and Patty at the end was astonishing (without the expected buildup) that it mesmerized. Here's hoping that DirectTV picks it up for a fourth season cause this is one show I'd gladly follow all the way to the end.
How I Met Your Mother --- Swarley
There are any number of good episodes to pick for this series, but I like this episode not just because it puts supercouple Lily and Marshall back together, but because it gets under the suited veneer that is Barney Smithson. Watching him reel in reaction everytime someone mentions this nickname he got at a coffeehouse was even funnier than a Robin Sparkles video. (I especially liked the bit at the end where McLaren's suddenly becomes Cheers.) Oh Neil Patrick Harris, is there anything you can't do? There doesn't seem to be any evidence to the contrary.
ER --- The Ambush
I hold that this was one of the most overrated series in history, but that doesn't change the fact that when it was good, it could be brilliant. Ignore the gimmick that it was 'live', and you get to see for the first time the underpinnings of the staff of County General. Doug and Carol still being flighty about their relationship, Carter readjusting to his new status at the ER after leaving his surigical reisdence, Benton snubbing his student while worrying about his premature son, and Mark Greene, the heart of the show, still reeling from a brutal attack a few weeks earlier. All trying to do their jobs while there's a camera in their face. Almost as a throwaway, William H. Macy's Dr. Morgenstern, the chief of staff, suffers a heart attack. I always felt his leadership was critcal to the show. His gradual fade out was a blow that this show had trouble recovering from.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Next 5
I'm trying to be fair and include some comedies
35. Murphy Brown --- Uh Oh, Part 2 and 3
Yes, I know that this shows topicality caused it to date very quickly, but that doesn't change the fact that for the first five years of it's run , it was one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen. And never did Candice Bergen and her cast demonstrate their rapid fire wit better than when Murphy first realized that she was pregnant and had to tell everybody. Grant Shaud's reaction while in a drugstore was so brilliantly sustained that he should have won an Emmy for that episode alone. And Eldin's joyous reaction was so wonderful, it reminded me why I loved that character. His premature death was a loss I feel deeply. So what did Dan Quayle know?
34. Friends --- The One With the Prom Video
Even though they would beat the Ross and Rachel thing to death on this show, it doesn't change the fact that the episode where they finally hooked up was a pure gem. Phoeber's description of them as lobsters, Chandler's dismay at getting a cheesy bracelet from Joey -- small gems. But that video where we first see just how fat Monica was before she became--- well, Courtney Cox--- and Chandler asks just how many cameras are on her--- that one just makes me ROTFL every time I see it
33. House, MD --- Broken
Because I believe that this is a better show when it puts the focus more on Hugh Laurie then on the team, this two-parter--- which cuts House away from everything that he has held familiar as he desperately tries to get off his Vicodin addiction--- may have been the show's high point. Watching this strong personality finally come to the realization that he was faliable--- that was stronger than almost every other diagnosis --- even the one he makes in the second part. Plus any series that gives us a chance to see two of the greatest actors today--- Laurie and Andre Braugher--- in the same room, that's a faceoff for the ages.
32. South Park --- The Passion of the Jew
Hysterically funny but very erratic, now that The Simpsons is in decline, it's been the strongest cartoon on the air this past decade. And this episode--- where the children all react to Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ in hysterically different ways--- I find even funnier then their more infamous episodes involving Scientology and Family Guy. Whether it's Cartman leading the inspired fans of the show in goosesteps down main street or an insane Mel Gibson's chasing Kyle and Kenny down Road Warrior style demanding his $18 back, this is an episode that is simply, well, holy.
31. Law & Order --- Indifference
It's easy to forget--- drowning in spinoffs and networks that seem to air it 24/7--- how truly brilliant this show could be, particularly in its first few seasons. And this very early episode in the shows inagural season showed how brilliant it could be. A reconstruction of the David Steinberg-Hedda Nussbaum case so accurate that it needed a long disclaimer, this episode about the death of a child still haunts nearly two decades later. Every regular seems so angry at the senselessness of Deedee Lowenstein's death, and that helps us feel the pain more than the dozens of similar cases that have followed. And the final act, where the normally stoic ADA Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) practically spits out accusations, while circling him like a bird of prey, is one of the most wrenching courtroom sequences in television history. This one will haunt you, even as the final line of dialogue echoes.
35. Murphy Brown --- Uh Oh, Part 2 and 3
Yes, I know that this shows topicality caused it to date very quickly, but that doesn't change the fact that for the first five years of it's run , it was one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen. And never did Candice Bergen and her cast demonstrate their rapid fire wit better than when Murphy first realized that she was pregnant and had to tell everybody. Grant Shaud's reaction while in a drugstore was so brilliantly sustained that he should have won an Emmy for that episode alone. And Eldin's joyous reaction was so wonderful, it reminded me why I loved that character. His premature death was a loss I feel deeply. So what did Dan Quayle know?
34. Friends --- The One With the Prom Video
Even though they would beat the Ross and Rachel thing to death on this show, it doesn't change the fact that the episode where they finally hooked up was a pure gem. Phoeber's description of them as lobsters, Chandler's dismay at getting a cheesy bracelet from Joey -- small gems. But that video where we first see just how fat Monica was before she became--- well, Courtney Cox--- and Chandler asks just how many cameras are on her--- that one just makes me ROTFL every time I see it
33. House, MD --- Broken
Because I believe that this is a better show when it puts the focus more on Hugh Laurie then on the team, this two-parter--- which cuts House away from everything that he has held familiar as he desperately tries to get off his Vicodin addiction--- may have been the show's high point. Watching this strong personality finally come to the realization that he was faliable--- that was stronger than almost every other diagnosis --- even the one he makes in the second part. Plus any series that gives us a chance to see two of the greatest actors today--- Laurie and Andre Braugher--- in the same room, that's a faceoff for the ages.
32. South Park --- The Passion of the Jew
Hysterically funny but very erratic, now that The Simpsons is in decline, it's been the strongest cartoon on the air this past decade. And this episode--- where the children all react to Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ in hysterically different ways--- I find even funnier then their more infamous episodes involving Scientology and Family Guy. Whether it's Cartman leading the inspired fans of the show in goosesteps down main street or an insane Mel Gibson's chasing Kyle and Kenny down Road Warrior style demanding his $18 back, this is an episode that is simply, well, holy.
31. Law & Order --- Indifference
It's easy to forget--- drowning in spinoffs and networks that seem to air it 24/7--- how truly brilliant this show could be, particularly in its first few seasons. And this very early episode in the shows inagural season showed how brilliant it could be. A reconstruction of the David Steinberg-Hedda Nussbaum case so accurate that it needed a long disclaimer, this episode about the death of a child still haunts nearly two decades later. Every regular seems so angry at the senselessness of Deedee Lowenstein's death, and that helps us feel the pain more than the dozens of similar cases that have followed. And the final act, where the normally stoic ADA Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) practically spits out accusations, while circling him like a bird of prey, is one of the most wrenching courtroom sequences in television history. This one will haunt you, even as the final line of dialogue echoes.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Keeping this Up ---- Next 5
40. Party of Five ---- The Wedding Day
Probably the most undervalued show in the 90's was this teen drama. The Salinger's suffered a lot of blows during the series six year run, but watching Charlie and Kirstin's wedding implode has always made my heart ache (even though eventually they would make it to the altar). Matthew Fox for the first time demonstrated that he would become an acting force unseen in my lifetime. I hope this finds syndication somewhere so a new generation can discover it.
39. Scrubs ---- His Story
Yes, Zach Braff is a comedic genius who made Scrubs work for eight years. But the real force of nature on this show was John C. McGinley as Perry Cox, and getting a chance to look inside his head for the first time, and seeing the mixture of anger and endless, gleeful sarcasm to find that there is a heart there. The factor he never even saw a nomination from the Emmy's over the shows eight year run in reason 784 I can't take them seriously.
38. The Shield --- Family Meeting
Next to The Wire, this was the most riveting police drama on TV, and the last episode was perhaps the most brilliant capper of any series. While I'll never forget the pentultimate episode where Vic Mackey finally confessed his sins (and I'll never forget that long pause he took as he prepared to give his confession to the government that just hired him), this episode may have been better. Some may have thought Vic never received thorough punishment, but I think his fate--- all of his former friends and colleagues either dead or in prison, his family out of his reach, taken off the streets he spent so much time cleaning up--- might have been the perfect punishment. Death by bureauacracy was fitting punishment, even if Shawn Ryan and company never intended it.
37. Glee --- Pilot
There's no reason that this show should work so well. Teenagers who burst into song in a high-school hierarchy. Never in a million years. But like the club itself, this show defies the odds. This is one of the most wonderful casts I've ever seen, and it mixes comedy, drama and music in ways that Broadway should do so well. And the last five minutes where the cast Journey's Small Town Girl away from The Sopranos and makes it their own--- that is magic. I see a lot of Emmys in this shows future, even if they don't win regionals.
36. Deadwood --- A Two Headed Beast
This was that rarest of things --- an underrated HBO program. Get past the fact that cowboys and miners were using ten and twelve letter obscentities, and what you had was a show that rewrote the idea of what a western could be. There were many superlative moments in this shows (too brief) run, but this episode may have been the best. Featuring a brutal five-minute fight sequence between Al Swearengen's Dan Dority and George Hearst's Captain Turner that did what the people on Buffy wished they could do, this show featured Ian MacShane doing what he did best --- drinking and engaging in a dialogue with a dead Indian's head. How I wish David Milich could've found a way to end this series properly.
Probably the most undervalued show in the 90's was this teen drama. The Salinger's suffered a lot of blows during the series six year run, but watching Charlie and Kirstin's wedding implode has always made my heart ache (even though eventually they would make it to the altar). Matthew Fox for the first time demonstrated that he would become an acting force unseen in my lifetime. I hope this finds syndication somewhere so a new generation can discover it.
39. Scrubs ---- His Story
Yes, Zach Braff is a comedic genius who made Scrubs work for eight years. But the real force of nature on this show was John C. McGinley as Perry Cox, and getting a chance to look inside his head for the first time, and seeing the mixture of anger and endless, gleeful sarcasm to find that there is a heart there. The factor he never even saw a nomination from the Emmy's over the shows eight year run in reason 784 I can't take them seriously.
38. The Shield --- Family Meeting
Next to The Wire, this was the most riveting police drama on TV, and the last episode was perhaps the most brilliant capper of any series. While I'll never forget the pentultimate episode where Vic Mackey finally confessed his sins (and I'll never forget that long pause he took as he prepared to give his confession to the government that just hired him), this episode may have been better. Some may have thought Vic never received thorough punishment, but I think his fate--- all of his former friends and colleagues either dead or in prison, his family out of his reach, taken off the streets he spent so much time cleaning up--- might have been the perfect punishment. Death by bureauacracy was fitting punishment, even if Shawn Ryan and company never intended it.
37. Glee --- Pilot
There's no reason that this show should work so well. Teenagers who burst into song in a high-school hierarchy. Never in a million years. But like the club itself, this show defies the odds. This is one of the most wonderful casts I've ever seen, and it mixes comedy, drama and music in ways that Broadway should do so well. And the last five minutes where the cast Journey's Small Town Girl away from The Sopranos and makes it their own--- that is magic. I see a lot of Emmys in this shows future, even if they don't win regionals.
36. Deadwood --- A Two Headed Beast
This was that rarest of things --- an underrated HBO program. Get past the fact that cowboys and miners were using ten and twelve letter obscentities, and what you had was a show that rewrote the idea of what a western could be. There were many superlative moments in this shows (too brief) run, but this episode may have been the best. Featuring a brutal five-minute fight sequence between Al Swearengen's Dan Dority and George Hearst's Captain Turner that did what the people on Buffy wished they could do, this show featured Ian MacShane doing what he did best --- drinking and engaging in a dialogue with a dead Indian's head. How I wish David Milich could've found a way to end this series properly.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
First Ten ---- Part 2
45. Curb Your Enthusiasm ---- Opening Night
All right, I never liked Seinfeld. But this show has a tart acidicness that show missed. Watching Larry David make endless faux pas could be very entertaing, and they didn't have the seasons last too long. So it was interesting to see him acquit himself in The Producers. Until he can't. And then makes it work for him. Funny enough--- until we see Mel Brooks scheming with Anne Bancroft before they learn that Larry can even screw up screwing up. (And the scene where they play Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder? TV dynamite.)
44. Battlestar Galactica --- Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II
Yes, 'Blood on the Scales' was gutwrenching, but I prefer the first mutiny that took place on the Galactica A wrenching episode that literally placed President against military leaders, soldier against commander, son against father. The fleet appears to shatter, and you can't see how they'll ever rebuild. And we watch Boomer, who has struggled against her Cylon nature all season, finally seem to choose humanity --- until she doesn't, and commits one of the biggest surprises in TV history
43. Chicago Hope --- The Quarantine
I'm definitely in the minority here, but I thought Chicago Hope's first season was better than ER's, and often muse if Kelley and Mandy Patinkin had stayed with it, could it have acheived greatness? This episode was the clearest sign that it could've, as the tensions that have brewed between these doctors and nurses for ten episodes boil over--- leading to some of the most brilliant monologues I've ever heard out of any hospital drama. Chicago Hope was all about the characters, and this demonstrated why it deserves to be remembered. Hint, hint Paramount DVDs? Anyone?
42. OZ --- Escape From Oz
Beneath the copious male nudity and mindless slaughter, there were some truly great moments on this series. Season finales would become almost mindlessly violent, but for this the brutality is positively muted. The Beecher-Keller love story has it's first major twist (lieterally) Alvarez finally gives into pressure, Ryan O'Reilly finds himself in a situation he can't outmaneuver, and Kareem Said is in the same room with Governor Devlin, who despite the fact we were surrounded my murderers, rapists and pedophiles always seemed scummier than all of them. Everything that was right about this show clicked here. Shame they couldn't maintain it all the way.
41. Brotherhood --- Matthew 22:10
I may have been the only person watching this series, so I'll probably get called out for it, but that doesn't change the fact that this series proved, after years in the wilderness, that Showtime could created Brilliant TV. Watching the Caffee brothers attend a wedding where marriages will be wrecked, frailities will be revealed, and a good cop, crippled by his conscience will litrerally beat a mans brains out--- this show reached levels that The Sopranos never dreamed off. I'm just sorry it died in obscurity. It deserved far better. (And no, I don't know what the title refers to.)
All right, I never liked Seinfeld. But this show has a tart acidicness that show missed. Watching Larry David make endless faux pas could be very entertaing, and they didn't have the seasons last too long. So it was interesting to see him acquit himself in The Producers. Until he can't. And then makes it work for him. Funny enough--- until we see Mel Brooks scheming with Anne Bancroft before they learn that Larry can even screw up screwing up. (And the scene where they play Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder? TV dynamite.)
44. Battlestar Galactica --- Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II
Yes, 'Blood on the Scales' was gutwrenching, but I prefer the first mutiny that took place on the Galactica A wrenching episode that literally placed President against military leaders, soldier against commander, son against father. The fleet appears to shatter, and you can't see how they'll ever rebuild. And we watch Boomer, who has struggled against her Cylon nature all season, finally seem to choose humanity --- until she doesn't, and commits one of the biggest surprises in TV history
43. Chicago Hope --- The Quarantine
I'm definitely in the minority here, but I thought Chicago Hope's first season was better than ER's, and often muse if Kelley and Mandy Patinkin had stayed with it, could it have acheived greatness? This episode was the clearest sign that it could've, as the tensions that have brewed between these doctors and nurses for ten episodes boil over--- leading to some of the most brilliant monologues I've ever heard out of any hospital drama. Chicago Hope was all about the characters, and this demonstrated why it deserves to be remembered. Hint, hint Paramount DVDs? Anyone?
42. OZ --- Escape From Oz
Beneath the copious male nudity and mindless slaughter, there were some truly great moments on this series. Season finales would become almost mindlessly violent, but for this the brutality is positively muted. The Beecher-Keller love story has it's first major twist (lieterally) Alvarez finally gives into pressure, Ryan O'Reilly finds himself in a situation he can't outmaneuver, and Kareem Said is in the same room with Governor Devlin, who despite the fact we were surrounded my murderers, rapists and pedophiles always seemed scummier than all of them. Everything that was right about this show clicked here. Shame they couldn't maintain it all the way.
41. Brotherhood --- Matthew 22:10
I may have been the only person watching this series, so I'll probably get called out for it, but that doesn't change the fact that this series proved, after years in the wilderness, that Showtime could created Brilliant TV. Watching the Caffee brothers attend a wedding where marriages will be wrecked, frailities will be revealed, and a good cop, crippled by his conscience will litrerally beat a mans brains out--- this show reached levels that The Sopranos never dreamed off. I'm just sorry it died in obscurity. It deserved far better. (And no, I don't know what the title refers to.)
Still there? First Ten
50. Sports Night----- The Quality of Mercy at 29K
I've never truly forgiven ABC for canceling this brilliant show in 2000, even after it's ratings went up despite a killer time slot. Almost every episode was filled with Aaron Sorkin's personal energy, but few had the wit and majesty that this episode did. The romance between Natalie and Jeremy finally starts firing sparks after just a few episodes, Dana's efforts to get tickets to The Lion King and her awe and wonder when she sees it, Dan's desire to try and figure out what to be charitable --- all gems. But the two minutes, when three major storylines converge--- that was done in a way that I've rarely seen any show match. Priceless.
49. Angel--- Reunion
My personal candidate for best spinoff ever starts with this show, which started as Buffy wannabe, and then in season 2 kicked into high. After episodes trying to get the recently human Darla out of his head, Angel has to watch as his own vampire child Drusilla revamped her. The chance to see Julie Benz and Juliet Landau at the top of their game is worth watching this episode, but it becomes a masterpiece when Wolfram & Hart, the evil law firm responsible finds itself at the mercy of these two vampiric legends. Angel returns, and just when we think he's going to save them--- he locks them in with his evil children. The show would go to some truly dark places, but few were as majestic as the ones we saw here.
48. Twin Peaks --- Episode 3 (Cooper's Dreams)
I'm in the minority in thinking this series actually made a certain amount of sense all the way through. Don't get me wrong, the Pilot was one of the best first episodes of a series ever created. But I've always felt that this episode (curse Lynch and Frost for not titling them) had one of the most astonishing five minute wrap up ever. The dream sequence will haunt your nightmares, and believe it or not, all of the dialogue we got in it did help make sense of the mystery.We may not have learned who killed Laura Palmer, but it did tell us that maybe knowing wouldn't give us all the answers.
47. The Practice--- Betrayal
Before David E. Kelley lost his mind during the Bush Administration (I loved Boston Legal, but despite the rantings, not because of them) he had a gift for creating mesmerizing villain and corkscrew plots. The Practice was a little seen show in 1997, but this episode demonstrated that there was gold in these hills. Featuring an Emmy winning performance by John Laroquette as Joey Herric as a man who manages to manipulate the legal system to get out of committing a murder, this show was dark, witty and mesmerizing. When it ended, I knew this was a show with a future.
46. Grey's Anatomy --- The End of the World/ As We Know It
My love affair with this show didn't last very long, but there was a period where I thought Shonda Rhimes was a genius. With the overwhelming sex drives sublimated (but not gone) it was hard not to be impressed by the professionalism of the 'code black' that seized Seattle Grace. Featuring some of Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo and T.R. Knight's best work on the series, as well as the always reliable Christina Ricci and Kyle Chandle in memorable guest turns -- this show made you think that this was a worthy successor to ER and St. Elsewhere. Then Izzy fell in love with Denny. Oh well.
I've never truly forgiven ABC for canceling this brilliant show in 2000, even after it's ratings went up despite a killer time slot. Almost every episode was filled with Aaron Sorkin's personal energy, but few had the wit and majesty that this episode did. The romance between Natalie and Jeremy finally starts firing sparks after just a few episodes, Dana's efforts to get tickets to The Lion King and her awe and wonder when she sees it, Dan's desire to try and figure out what to be charitable --- all gems. But the two minutes, when three major storylines converge--- that was done in a way that I've rarely seen any show match. Priceless.
49. Angel--- Reunion
My personal candidate for best spinoff ever starts with this show, which started as Buffy wannabe, and then in season 2 kicked into high. After episodes trying to get the recently human Darla out of his head, Angel has to watch as his own vampire child Drusilla revamped her. The chance to see Julie Benz and Juliet Landau at the top of their game is worth watching this episode, but it becomes a masterpiece when Wolfram & Hart, the evil law firm responsible finds itself at the mercy of these two vampiric legends. Angel returns, and just when we think he's going to save them--- he locks them in with his evil children. The show would go to some truly dark places, but few were as majestic as the ones we saw here.
48. Twin Peaks --- Episode 3 (Cooper's Dreams)
I'm in the minority in thinking this series actually made a certain amount of sense all the way through. Don't get me wrong, the Pilot was one of the best first episodes of a series ever created. But I've always felt that this episode (curse Lynch and Frost for not titling them) had one of the most astonishing five minute wrap up ever. The dream sequence will haunt your nightmares, and believe it or not, all of the dialogue we got in it did help make sense of the mystery.We may not have learned who killed Laura Palmer, but it did tell us that maybe knowing wouldn't give us all the answers.
47. The Practice--- Betrayal
Before David E. Kelley lost his mind during the Bush Administration (I loved Boston Legal, but despite the rantings, not because of them) he had a gift for creating mesmerizing villain and corkscrew plots. The Practice was a little seen show in 1997, but this episode demonstrated that there was gold in these hills. Featuring an Emmy winning performance by John Laroquette as Joey Herric as a man who manages to manipulate the legal system to get out of committing a murder, this show was dark, witty and mesmerizing. When it ended, I knew this was a show with a future.
46. Grey's Anatomy --- The End of the World/ As We Know It
My love affair with this show didn't last very long, but there was a period where I thought Shonda Rhimes was a genius. With the overwhelming sex drives sublimated (but not gone) it was hard not to be impressed by the professionalism of the 'code black' that seized Seattle Grace. Featuring some of Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo and T.R. Knight's best work on the series, as well as the always reliable Christina Ricci and Kyle Chandle in memorable guest turns -- this show made you think that this was a worthy successor to ER and St. Elsewhere. Then Izzy fell in love with Denny. Oh well.
The Best Television I've Ever Seen
Earlier this year, TV Guide posted the second edition of their list of the 100 greatest episodes of television history. As someone who remembers pretty clearly their first edition June of 1997, it seemed that they rejected some of the true great moments in TV for some newer models, while still ignoring some of the great moments I've seen. This makes some sense (there've been some truly remakable television in the past decade) but does a disservice to some of the older ones.
I've watched a lot of TV over the last fifteen years,, and have seen some truly remarkable shows, which makes me as qualified as some to post on what I think are some of the most remarkable things I've seen on TV. Plus I feel that creating debate is what these blogs are for.
So here are some of my choices for the fifty greatest episodes of the last two decades. (I've seen a lot of great television from the eighties recently, but for the most part I will refrain from commenting on those, because they may not be my greatest judgment) I'm not going to try and rank them until I've finished listing them, mainly because I don't believe in that sort of thing. Besides, do you really want to try and argue over whether something is 43rd rather than 36th. Even I'm not that anal retentive
I've watched a lot of TV over the last fifteen years,, and have seen some truly remarkable shows, which makes me as qualified as some to post on what I think are some of the most remarkable things I've seen on TV. Plus I feel that creating debate is what these blogs are for.
So here are some of my choices for the fifty greatest episodes of the last two decades. (I've seen a lot of great television from the eighties recently, but for the most part I will refrain from commenting on those, because they may not be my greatest judgment) I'm not going to try and rank them until I've finished listing them, mainly because I don't believe in that sort of thing. Besides, do you really want to try and argue over whether something is 43rd rather than 36th. Even I'm not that anal retentive
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Before I continue---
Is it me or has Ben's behavior so far in Season 6 strike you as someone whose been completely castrated? For years, he's thought that he was this horrible villain, master manipulator, but as soon as he realizes that he's been used by by something even greater, and that all of his actions to protect the island may have just led to it's destruction, he just sort of went pfff! Now he's letting Ilana lead him around because he's finally been defeated, and when it's eventually revealed that he killed Jacob (what'll you bet that unLocke is the one who tells on him) I'm betting Ilana will shoot him fast? There would be a certain irony in that, to--- the king being taken out by a pawn.
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