Thursday, January 30, 2014

Viewing Journal: 1/30/2014 - 1/31/2014






45) PIT STOP
(2013 dir. Yen Tan) Date Seen: January 30 2014

 










46) MITT
(2014 dir. Greg Whiteley) Date Seen: January 31 2014





Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Viewing Journal: 1/29/2014






44) BEST NIGHT EVER
(2014 dir. Seltzer/Friedberg) Date Seen: January 29 2014

Why is Magnet distributing this shit? Are they mad at us?


Monday, January 27, 2014

Viewing Journal: 1/28/2014







43) I, FRANKENSTEIN
(2014 dir. Stuart Beattie) Date Seen: January 28 2014

I, Barely Stay Awake



A FILM GUY'S FAVORITE T.V.

*****


I think it's high-time I gave due props to my favourite TV programs. We live in a world now where a lot of TV has become cinematic, the majority of feature films feel like bad TV, and the most talented directors are moving to the small screen for more creative freedom. 

What follows are my personal favourite 100. Mind you, I have many TV shows I've started but need to finish (Hell On Wheels, The Killing), and hundreds of blindspots (Justified, Russian Doll, Barney Miller, etc.)






             
100.       SANFORD AND SON








99.
COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE

  



            


98.               COLUMBO
                     [the NBC era] 1968-1978









97.             LIGHTS OUT








96.   TODD MCFARLANE'S SPAWN








95.    JON BENJAMIN HAS A VAN









94.         TOP OF THE LAKE








93.            HOME MOVIES




                  





92.      THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT










91.           BLACK MIRROR









90.            INVADER ZIM









89.             TANNER '88









88.                  ATLANTA









87.           FAWLTY TOWERS








86.
SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST









85.          THE LEFTOVERS









84.      MILDRED PIERCE (2011)









83.         LONESOME DOVE









82.           SEARCH PARTY









81.       BAND OF BROTHERS







80.
KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER





                            



79.                        V
             [1983 miniseries + "The Final Battle"
]










     SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
78.              Season 1-3
                              1999-2004











                       "REVIEW" 
77.      WITH FORREST MACNEIL











76.               ON CINEMA
[+ the Oscar Specials]

-tie-76.           DECKER
[CLASSIFIED, 
PORT OF CALL: HAWAII, DECKER VS. DRACULA, UNCLASSIFIED, UNSEALED, MINDWIPE]

-tie-76. 
   THE TRIAL OF TIM HEIDECKER
            the complete "On Cinema" universe
                              2012 - present












75.        ANGELS IN AMERICA











74. WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER:
            FIRST DAY OF CAMP

-tie-74.   WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER:
             TEN YEARS LATER
                             2015 & 2017










73.            SHERLOCK
                          









72.     BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
[+ CAPRICA and BLOOD & CHROME]
2003-2012









71.             DA ALI G SHOW

-tie-71.    ALI G IN DA USAiii

-tie-71.  ALI G: REZURECTION
                      2000-2004, & 2014









70.       BETTER CALL SAUL









69.      ALL WATCHED OVER
 BY MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE









68.     THE BEATLES: GET BACK









67.                GODLESS









                MIGHTY MOUSE
66.     THE NEW ADVENTURES









65.      FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS









64.          THE RIFLEMAN









                  SUPERMAN: 
63.     THE ANIMATED SERIES









62.             THE NIGHT OF









61.    THE LEGEND OF KORRA








60.         SIX FEET UNDER









59.       THIS IS ENGLAND '86

-tie-59. THIS IS ENGLAND '88

-tie-59. THIS IS ENGLAND '90
2010-2015










58.      CARLOS [THE JACKAL]








                     SCENES 
57.    FROM A MARRIAGE (1973)










56.           LADY DYNAMITE










55.       EASTBOUND & DOWN










54. TRUE DETECTIVE - Season 1










53. THE CENTURY OF THE SELF










52.           LI'L QUINQUIN










51.     O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
















              THE ADVENTURES
50.     OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR.

















                DOCTOR WHO
49.      [the 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 9th-13th Doctors]
1963 - present










48.          ADVENTURE TIME














47.    STRANGERS WITH CANDY














46.               
KAIBA  カイバ











45.                SEINFELD









44.   JON GLASER LOVES GEAR









43.            BREAKING BAD









42.             ENLIGHTENED








41.
  THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD









40.                  PEN15









39.   BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ









38.          PARANOIA AGENT









37.         NATHAN FOR YOU













                     MYSTERY
36.    SCIENCE THEATER 3000










35.      MIAMI VICE - Season 1-3
1984-1987












34.    ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT










33.         WORLD ON A WIRE









32. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION









31.               MAD MEN









30.     STAR TREK - Season 1-2
1966-1968














29.           FRAGGLE ROCK









28.     OVER THE GARDEN WALL





                       




27.               ÆON FLUX









                       HEIMAT:
26.   A CHRONICLE OF GERMANY
           [EINE DEUTSCHE CHRONIK
] 1984


                      HEIMAT II:
-tie-26.   A CHRONICLE OF A GENERATION
[DIE ZWEITE HEIMAT - CHRONIK EINER JUGEND]
1992









25.            THE SOPRANOS














24.        COMBAT! - Season 1-4
1962-1966













23.   THE SINGING DETECTIVE

1986
















22.      THE KINGDOM [RIGET]

          [part I, II, & "Exodus"] 1994, 1997, & 2023











21.     PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE
















20.        FISHING WITH JOHN


-tie-
20.   PAINTING WITH JOHN
1991 + 2021-present











19.                HANNIBAL













18.          COWBOY BEBOP

1998-1999









17.
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS














16. AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE
[every incarnation] 2000-2015 + 2022

















                   STAR TREK:
15.     THE NEXT GENERATION


















                     TIM & ERIC
14. AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB!


                  CHECK IT OUT!
-tie-14. WITH DR. STEVE BRULE

                             TIM & ERIC'S 
-tie-14.   BEDTIME STORIES
2007-2017










13.
 BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES









12.     THE X-FILES - Season 1-7
1993-2000









                      MANUEL 
11. ON THE ISLAND OF WONDERS









10.       BOARDWALK EMPIRE

               








   

9.        FREAKS AND GEEKS















8.           THE TWILIGHT ZONE

               [the Original Series] 1959-1964











7.             THE PRISONER

1967

















                       AVATAR:
6.       THE LAST AIRBENDER










5.            THE DECALOGUE


















4.    THE SIMPSONS - Season 1-9
1989-1998








                




3.                THE WIRE
















2.                DEADWOOD
















1.     TWIN PEAKS
: THE RETURN

-tie-1.          TWIN PEAKS
1990-1991, & 2017











HONORABLE MENTION:
THE CRITIC   (1994-1995)
COMMUNITY [Dan Harmon years]   (2009-2013-2015)
SALEM'S LOT  (1979)













recap
TOP 100 T.V.
  1. TWIN PEAKS + THE RETURN   (1990-1991, & 2017)
  2. DEADWOOD   (2004-2006)
  3. THE WIRE   (2002-2008)
  4. THE SIMPSONS [Season 1-9]   (1989-1998)
  5. THE DEKALOG   (1989)
  6. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER   (2005-2008)
  7. THE PRISONER   (1967-1968)
  8. TWILIGHT ZONE   (1959-1964)
  9. FREAKS & GEEKS   (1999-2000)
  10. BOARDWALK EMPIRE   (2010-2014)
  11. MANOEL'S DESTINIES   (1984)
  12. THE X-FILES [Season 1-7]   (1993-2000)
  13. BATMAN ANIMATED SERIES   (1992-1995)
  14. TIM & ERIC AWESOME SHOW!  +  CHECK IT OUT! + BEDTIME STORIES   (2007-2017)
  15. STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION   (1987-1994)
  16. AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE   (2000-present)
  17. MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS   (1969-1974)
  18. HANNIBAL    (2013-2015)
  19. COWBOY BEBOP   (1998-1999)
  20. FISHING + PAINTING WITH JOHN   (1991 & 2021)
  21. PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE   (1986-1991)
  22. THE KINGDOM [RIGET]   (1994-1997, 2023)
  23. THE SINGING DETECTIVE   (1986)
  24. COMBAT! [Season 1-4]   (1962-1966)
  25. THE SOPRANOS   (1999-2007)
  26. HEIMAT (1984) + HEIMAT II   (1992)
  27. AEON FLUX   (1991-1995)
  28. OVER THE GARDEN WALL   (2014)
  29. FRAGGLE ROCK   (1983-1987)
  30. STAR TREK [Season 1-2]   (1966-1968)
  31. MAD MEN   (2007-2014)
  32. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION   (1995-1996)
  33. WORLD ON A WIRE (1973)
  34. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT   (2003-2019)
  35. MIAMI VICE [Season 1-3]   (1984-1987)
  36. MST3K   (1988-2000)
  37. NATHAN FOR YOU   (2013-present)
  38. PARANOIA AGENT   (2004)
  39. BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ   (1980)
  40. PEN15   (2019-present)
  41. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD   (2021)
  42. ENLIGHTENED   (2011)
  43. BREAKING BAD   (2008-2013)
  44. JON GLASER LOVES GEAR  (2016-2019)
  45. SEINFELD   (1989-1998)
  46. KAIBA  (2008)
  47. STRANGERS WITH CANDY   (1999-2000)
  48. ADVENTURE TIME   (2010-present)
  49. DOCTOR WHO [DR. 1, 3, 4, & 9-13]   (1963-present)
  50. ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY, JR.   (1993-1994)
  51. O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA   (2016)
  52. P'TIT QUINQUIN   (2014)
  53. THE CENTURY OF THE SELF   (2002)
  54. TRUE DETECTIVE [Season 1]   (2014)
  55. EASTBOUND AND DOWN   (2009-2013)
  56. LADY DYNAMITE   (2016-2017)
  57. SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE   (1973)
  58. CARLOS THE JACKAL   (2010)
  59. THIS IS ENGLAND '86, '88, & '90   (2010-2015)
  60. SIX FEET UNDER   (2001-2005)
  61. LEGEND OF KORRA   (2012-2014)
  62. THE NIGHT OF   (2016)
  63. SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES   (1996-2000)
  64. THE RIFLEMAN   (1958-1963)
  65. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS   (2006-2011)
  66. MIGHTY MOUSE: THE NEW ADVENTURES   (1987-1989)
  67. GODLESS   (2017)
  68. THE BEATLES: GET BACK   (2021)
  69. MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE   (2011)
  70. BETTER CALL SAUL   (2015-2022)
  71. DA ALI G SHOW + ALI G IN DA USAiii + ALI G: REZURECTION  (2000-2004, & 2014)
  72. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA   (2003-2012)
  73. SHERLOCK   (2010-2017)
  74. WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP + TEN YEARS LATER   (2015 & 2017)
  75. ANGELS IN AMERICA   (2003)
  76. ON CINEMA, DECKER, + TRIAL OF TIM, HEI NETWORK   (2012-present)
  77. REVIEW   (2014-2017)
  78. SPONGEBOB  [Season 1-3]   (1999-2004)
  79. "V"   (1983-1984)
  80. KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER   (1974-1975)
  81. BAND OF BROTHERS   (2001)
  82. SEARCH PARTY   (2016-present)
  83. LONESOME DOVE   (1989)
  84. MILDRED PIERCE   (2011)
  85. THE LEFTOVERS   (2014-2017)
  86. SPACE GHOST COAST TO COAST   (1994-2004)
  87. FAWLTY TOWERS   (1975-1979)
  88. ATLANTA   (2016-present)
  89. TANNER '88   (1988)
  90. INVADER ZIM   (2001-2006)
  91. BLACK MIRROR   (2011-present)
  92. QUEEN'S GAMBIT   (2020)
  93. HOME MOVIES   (1999-2004)
  94. TOP OF THE LAKE + CHINA GIRL   (2013 & 2017)
  95. JON BENJAMIN HAS A VAN   (2011)
  96. SPAWN  (1997-1999)
  97. LIGHTS OUT   (2011)
  98. COLUMBO  (1968-1978)
  99. COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE  (1980)
  100. SANFORD AND SON  (1972-1977)