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2014 TV so far: Your Highlights and Letdowns
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I thought a thread about television of this year so far would be nice, just as we about to start a new season of television in the US soon.
What have been your highlights and letdowns of 2014 so far?
My Highlights
Game of thrones Season 4
Bojack Horseman
The Leftovers
Orange is the new black Season 2
The second half of Once upon a time's Season 3
True Blood Season 7
Hot in cleveland season 5
Warehouse 13 Season 5
Shameless Season 4
My Letdowns
Outlander
Penny Dreadful
Orphan Black Season 2
Almost Human
Believe
Resurrection
Bates Motel Season 2
Salem
Hemlock Grove Season 2
Pretty little liars Season 5 part 1
The Vampire Diaries Season 5
Cougar Town Season 5
Archer Season 5
What have been your highlights and letdowns of 2014 so far?
My Highlights
Game of thrones Season 4
Bojack Horseman
The Leftovers
Orange is the new black Season 2
The second half of Once upon a time's Season 3
True Blood Season 7
Hot in cleveland season 5
Warehouse 13 Season 5
Shameless Season 4
My Letdowns
Outlander
Penny Dreadful
Orphan Black Season 2
Almost Human
Believe
Resurrection
Bates Motel Season 2
Salem
Hemlock Grove Season 2
Pretty little liars Season 5 part 1
The Vampire Diaries Season 5
Cougar Town Season 5
Archer Season 5
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All down to opinion but the only shitty season true blood ever did was season 5 i felt.
My highlights were Arrow and Person Of Interest upping the games and getting more awesome. Everything in the first paragraph are my letdowns.
Season 6 was one of my favs.
Never liked the sookie/warlow arc though. They spent too much of the season naked under a tree in Sookie's fairy land world for it to be developed properly.
True Detective
Fargo
The Strain (it's cheesy but I'm still watching)
Game Of Thrones
The Walking Dead (genuinely can't even remember when that aired now)
Fargo
True Detective
Penny Dreadful (Eva Greens acting saved the show IMO)
Bates Motel Season 2 (Vera Farmiga is wonderful)
The Strain
Orange is the New Black (both seasons are superb)
The Knick (period detail is superb as is Clive Owen))
Misses.
Eastbound & Down final season.(just continuous swearing by Danny McBride. tiresome)
From Dusk Till Dawn season 1 (a missed opportunity)
Game of Thrones 4
Hannibal 2
Ray Donovan 2
Misses
Penny Dreadful
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I wouldn't class True Blood 7 as either a hit or miss. Seasons 5 & 6 were brilliant imo. Season 7 was a decent, character focused, bookend to the series. Not bad at all, but not the best the show had to offer.
Veep S3- Phenomenal, The length this show has come from the (still very good) season 1 is impressive.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver- I only started watching this in July and I heard it didn't start brilliantly but now it is consistently laugh out loud funny and thought provoking.
The Good Wife Season 5: The best network drama by some distance. Impressive that it remains consistently good over 22 episodes.
Parks & Recreation Season 3 (UK Pace): It's delightful.
Legit: Underrated and saddens me that it's been cancelled.
The Mindy Project S2 (UK Pace): More consistent than last year and a very strong will they-won't they
Broad City (S1): Very funny, very talented creators. Far prefer this to Girls.
Elementary: An excellent procedural. Unfairly tainted by comparisons to Sherlock.
Rectify: Absorbing and wonderfully acted.
Hells Kitchen USA: Great season and a veteran which still performs well.
Let Downs
Almost Human: Couldn't hack the dialogue after 4 episodes.
Fargo: Couldn't get into it despite the acclaim.
Other shows I gave up on include Glee, Once Upon A Time & Girls
Middling
Modern Family: Some great episodes and some mediocre ones. Not as good as previous seasons.
Brooklyn Nine Nine: Fun but I don't love it quite as much as everyone else seems to.
Review: Amusing, well cast and innovative structure.
Hannibal (S2): Step up on season 1 but I remain firmly in the admire more than enjoy camp.
Looking: More drama than comedy but sufficently compelling.
Silicon Valley: Nice to watch, I wouldn't be bothered if I didn't see it again.
True Detective (Simply incredible TV)
Game Of Thrones (Same as above)
Fargo (Probably the biggest surprise of the year. I loved the movie and didn't think this would match it - it came VERY close)
Braquo (Very underrated French cop drama. Season 3 was very good)
The Bridge (The best foreign drama i've watched. Saga Noren is one of TV's best characters right now)
Hannibal (Season 1 was very good. Season 2 was AWESOME)
The Honourable Woman (Great drama with some great performances)
The Blacklist (Great series)
Sherlock (So glad I started watching this. Simply superb)
Misses:
Fleming (I enjoyed the series but felt a bit disappointed with it given its hype)
The Following (Whilst I thought Season 2 was fine, the finale was the worst finale I've watched all year. Not sure if i'll watch Season 3)
Community (great to see it back on form after a middling fourth season)
Fargo
Hannibal
Rick and Morty* (it has problems, notably an over reliance on rape humour and there's a few moments that just seem mean, but when it's good, it's really funny)
Silicon Valley
Misses
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (Apparently it gets better towards the end, but I quit on episode 12 and haven't yet mustered the enthusiasm to go back)
*started in 2013, continued in 2014...
If you have the time you should watch up to episode 18 at the least because episode 17 is where everything gets so much better.
Yes mushy gushy fairy tale type thingy wanted a happy clappy wedding. I could have taken with the gigantic pinch of salt the premise of Beckett being married and chasing round after her husband to save the day. AND the other disasters, heck losing the wedding dress was always going to be a blessing. But then to have the whole burning car thing urgh totally blew it.
Though did make damn sure i.ll be watching season 7.
Hits:
True Detective
Black Sails
Turn
Fargo
Penny Dreadful
Halt And Catch Fire
Tyrant
Manhattan
The Knick
Outlander
Misses:
Helix
Power
Legends
I thought the second half of the season was very weak compared to the first. It was too serialized for my liking. I missed the slow pace and the standalone episodes.
Add them to Letdowns
Arrow - superb. Can only remember one dodgy episode from season 2. Deathstroke was awesome :cool:
Shameless season 4 - fantastic. Mickey became my favourite character, but I'm expecting Ian to drag him down next year.
Bates Motel/Rectify seasons 2 - neither as good as the first, but still gripping TV.
Fargo season 1 - very good.
Game of Thrones season 4 - big step up from season 3.
Miss
Penny Dreadful - cack. Not even Eva Green could save it for me.
Supernatural season 9 - worse by the episode. Abysmal.
Sherlock season 3 - fanwank nonsense.
The Following - the cast deserve better than a pointless stab-fest with no coherent plot.
Banshee season 2 - so very bland.
Meh.
True Detective season 1 - started good, poor final few episodes.
Agents of SHIELD - poor first half, very good second half. Still needs to step it up a lot.
Person of Interest S03
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Fargo
Happy Valley
The Honourable Woman
Halt and Catch Fire
True Detective
The Blacklist
Gang Related [Still got cancelled. Great shame imo]
Misses
Extant
Fleming
Banshee
Gang Related
Graceland
The Tomorrow People
Under the Dome
Hannibal
Young & Hungry
Avatar:The legend of Korra
Misses
Teen Wolf
Supernatural (Expectations were low, anyway)
Pretty Little Liars
Penny Dreadful
The Originals
Haven
The Strain
Looking forward to the next, and last, series of The Newsroom, which sadly isn't to be renewed beyond that. I'm sure that, too, will be a highlight.
Highlight: Looking
Letdown: The Strain
Ooh me too, got annoying
Fargo
True Detective
The Leftovers
Miss -
Under the Dome
Extant