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

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?

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)

RISE OF THE TMNT   (2018-present)

JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU   (2018-present)

BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD [Season 3-7]   (1993-1997)

LIFE'S TOO SHORT   (2011-2013)

NORTH & SOUTH   (2004)

KING OF THE HILL   (1997-2010)

YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS   (1950-1954)

NEON JOE, WEREWOLF HUNTER   (2015-2017)

THE BATMAN   (2004-2008)

SERVANT   (2019-present)

EAGLEHEART   (2011-2014)

MACGRUBER   (2021)

THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW   (2012-present)

INVINCIBLE   (2021-present)

TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR   (2004-2006)

RUROUNI KENSHIN: 

        SAMURAI X - TRUST & BETRAYAL   (1999)

WORMWO0D  (2017)

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY   (1995-1996)

TRON: UPRISING   (2012-2013)

ROME   (2005-2007)

JUSTICE LEAGUE + UNLIMITED  (2001-2006)

DEVILMAN: THE BIRTH + DEMON BIRD SIRÈNE + DEVIL LADY + AMON: APOCALYPSE OF DEVILMAN + DEVILMAN CRYBABY   (1987, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2018)

THE GET DOWN   (2016-2017)

TREME   (2010-2013)

BIG LOVE   (2006-2011)

TV FUNHOUSE  [Comedy Central spinoff]   (2000-2001)

THE MUPPET SHOW   (1976-1981)

DICK SPANNER, P.I.   (1986-1987)

STAR WARS VINTAGE: 

          CLONE WARS 2D MICRO-SERIES  (2003-2005)

SALEM'S LOT  (1979)

Genndy Tartakovsky's PRIMAL  (2019-present)

POIROT   (1989–2013) 

LOST [Season 1-3]   (2004-2008)

PUI PUI MOLCAR   (2021-present)

THE LAST DANCE   (2020)

KEN BURNS: CIVIL WAR, BASEBALL, THE WAR, NATIONAL PARKS, THE VIETNAM WAR   (1990-2017)

SPEED RACER   (1967-1968)

THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE   (2019)

TENACIOUS D   (1997-2000)

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR   (1990-1996)

WHO IS AMERICA?   (2018)

SWAMP THING   (2019)

CHUCKY   (2021-present)

STEVEN UNIVERSE + FUTURE   (2013-2019)

STATE OF PLAY   (2003)

AFRICANS IN AMERICA: 

AMERICA'S JOURNEY THROUGH SLAVERY  (1998)

THE ALCOA HOUR   (1955-1957)

FIREFLY   (2002-2003)

TRAFFIK   (1989)

MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES   (2012-present)

SPACED   (1999-2001)

ERROL MORRIS' FIRST PERSON   (2000-2001)

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)