According to The Bastard Machine Tim Goodman
That’s it. I promise to watch The Wire and The Sopranos within the next 5 years. If I could watch and finish them all within the next 2 years… BETTER. These two shows are TOP PRIORITY.

1. “The Wire,” HBO.
2. “The Sopranos,”
3. “Mad Men,” AMC.
4. …

For the last day of the year, here are some links to various 2009 In Review features.
Best Comedies of 2009 by Tim Goodman (SFGate.com)
Best Dramas of 2009 by Tim Goodman (SFGate.com)
Best Actors of 2009 by Tim Goodman (SFGate.com)
The Best of 2009 (EW.com)
My Best in Show in ’09 by Michael Ausiello …

According to The Bastard Machine Tim Goodman

Considered as one of the most popular TV critics, I actually value this guy’s opinion when it comes to television shows. And even if his taste is a bit more discerning and he’s had the opportunity to watch the shows I could only try …

Top TV Obsessions for 2009
(in no particular order)
Friday Night Lights
Now on its fourth season, Friday Night Lights continues to be amazing. Despite moving on from old characters such as Lyla and Tyra, Smash and Street, the show proves that it could reinvent itself by splitting Dillon into two sides — …

It’s the end of another decade; and what a decade it has been. Between 2000 and 2009, so many shows have come and gone. And when I think about it, most of my TV obsessions sprung within the past 10 years. From Smallville (which I used to love but now …

10 Outstanding Motion Pictures and TV Programs of the Year
“The Hurt Locker” has done it again. The drama about soldiers in Iraq who diffuse bombs landed on the American Film Institute’s Top 10 movies of the year the same day that it was named the top film of 2009 by …

The AV Club’s List of Top 30 Best TV Series of the 00′s
I love television shows; but I haven’t watch every single one on this list. I’m not that addicted. In all fairness, I’m happy that a couple of my favorites made the list. And I really plan to watch …

Television started 2008 with the continuation of the WGA Strike of ’07. It may have ended by February ’08; but everything that happened after that seems to be a direct result of the strike. Only a couple of shows continue to thrive on their sophomore seasons. Very few new shows …

I’ve said it a number of times before… I don’t usually tune in to local shows. Still, a couple of local and newsworthy events that happened this year just need to be mentioned.
cable network wars.January 1 marked the big move of certain Solar Entertainment channels to free TV. A year …

2008. What can be said about 2008? Personally, it’s been a slow year for me, TV-junkie-wise. I didn’t write as many entries on this blog; and I’m passing on more shows than ever before. I don’t even know if I’m coming back to some of them (Prison Break, Smallville, My …