God bless torrents.
1. Parks and Recreation. I’ve never seen a sitcom since Arrested Development that has made me laugh so hard. And it has equal dollops of awww moments too. The cast is universally loveable. And everytime they have scenes of them being drunk, it’s TV gold.
2. Southland. Underrated, for sure. Gritty, exciting, and manages to inject some humor despite its milieu. Shawn Hatosy was a surprise– excellent performance this season.
3. Boss. Kelsey Grammer as the mayor of Chicago is the ultimate in TV badassery, and so is his wife, Connie Nielsen, playing a Lady MacBeth-type of character. The Gus Van Sant-directed pilot is worth the price of admission.
4. Homeland. I had a long-standing crush on Claire Danes until she took a shit on my country. All is forgiven with her unbelievable turn as a psychologically imbalanced CIA agent in this gripping espionage show. Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin too– amazing. And how ’bout that finale eh? Holy shit.
5. Game of Thrones. Why didn’t they bring those damn dragons out earlier?!
Almost: Community – brilliant when it’s good, so dull when it’s not. Hope it sticks around. Downton Abbey – devolved into soap this season but is still fun to watch.
