Favorite
actor - Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Hmm.
This says “favorite,” not “best.” Acting is part of what makes favorite actors
for me though, I’m not gonna lie. I don’t watch Sherlock, The Big Bang Theory’s
Jim Parsons has gotten enough recognition, Ian Somerhalder and Alexander
Skarsgard whisper too much, Jon Hamm has never impressed me, and Timothy
Olyphant doesn’t have to pull off much on Justified (although good accent,
Tim). So we’re down to Jensen Ackles, John Noble, and Peter Dinklage. I’m
eliminating Jensen first, because while he is both hot and a Christian in real
life (and that’s rare/I’m one too), the others are just better. I almost voted
for Jensen because lots of people say he’s bad,
and I don’t think he’s bad/I want to defend him. Peter Dinklage gets enough
attention for Game of Thrones, and rightly so. I want to give this to John Noble because he seems to go unrecognized constantly, and he’s the best part of Fringe. But I can't rightly say that I prefer him to Peter.
Favorite
actress - Nina Dobrev, The Vampire Diaries
Nearly
anyone listed in this category could win, and I’d be happy. This is a solid
mothereffing list. I love them all. I’m gonna eliminate Anna Torv first because
she comes off sort of bland. Naya Rivera is next because I don’t think what she
does is hard, acting-wise. The singing and dancing are amazing, but I’m going
off of acting here. Emily VanCamp was surprisingly good in Revenge, but I
actually wish it were someone else playing that part. I like Mayim Bialik as a
person, but there’s no way she’s going to top an actress on a show I actually
like. Maisie Williams is good on Game of Thrones, but there are better female
actors on the show and, once again, Maisie doesn’t have super-challenging
material. She’s a lot better than Danaerys, I’ll give her that. Alison Brie is
perfect. Too perfect. Due to my jealousy, I cannot like her, and therefore she
cannot be my favorite. I am a small, small person. Claire Danes, Amy Poehler,
and Christina Hendricks are great. I think Nina Dobrev is my favorite though,
just because she takes what could have been a boring character and makes me
feel for her. Plus, she’s Katherine too.
Favorite Character - Abed Nadir, Community
I note
that Damon Salvatore and Dean Winchester are on this list, but Stefan Salvatore
and Sam Winchester are not. Look, just about everyone prefers Dean to Sideburns Sam, but
some people actually like Stefan the best. I wish he were on here. Once again,
I must eliminate Sherlock, but I’m going to have to make that my next show to
catch up on. Raylan Givens doesn’t interest me enough, but he is bad ass. The
Dowager Countess is freaking amazing, but not my favorite character on this
list. Schmidt reminds me too much of someone I know in real life which then reminds me of an annoying life
event that brought us together. They are the same freaking person. Dean and
Damon get enough love (and were they here, I would give them more, literally). Arya
Stark is great, but I’ll pick her later. She gets cooler than what we’ve seen
on the show. Tyrion is my favorite Game of Thrones character, as you all
probably know. Abed Nadir is a stereotype breaker for Muslim television
characters. See, Ryan Murphy? You want to make a Muslim character around Aylin,
but you’re missing the point when you make everything about how they are
Muslim. Abed’s identity is based on his friendships, his big heart, his love of
pop culture, and his Asperger’s. Likewise, Leslie Knope is so loveable, and
there’s really no one on TV like her. This was a tough decision, but I think I
love Abed the most.
Least
Favorite Character - Joffrey Baratheon
Carl
and Lori from The Walking Dead suck, but
so does almost every character on The Walking Dead. I genuinely like Rachel
Berry on Glee. I still think Chang can be funny on Community. Sometimes.
Rarely. I love when Betty is on Mad Men. It can’t be my least favorite
character if I love to hate them. Ellis on Smash was a jerk, but he didn’t incur
my wrath. I didn’t care enough. Fake Amanda can be useful on Revenge, as can
Emma Swan on Once Upon a Time. They fill their roles. I wish Emma Swan were
played by a different actress though. I only liked her on House. Finn has good
moments. Joffrey has none. He is literally the worst, most evil freaking kid in
the history of television. I would shoot him in the face and enjoy it as much
as an ice cream cone. When/if he dies (and you know he will, eventually), I may
literally throw a party.
Best
Almost-Romantic-But-Not-Quite Relationship - Don Draper/Joan Harris, Mad Men
As
someone who just caught up on the show, I don’t see how Dean and Castiel are
almost romantic. Maybe I need to spend more time on tumblr. It would be hot
though. I still need to watch Castle (after Sherlock/when Leeard catches up on
Breaking Bad, as per the deal). Nick and Jess will have their day, and today is
not that day. Elena and Damon had some great moments this season, but their
time is yet to come as well. Plus, I ship Stelena. Klaroline interests me, but
he’s still too much of an asshat. Jack impregnated fake Amanda. He’s on my bad
list. No awards for you! Jeff and Annie are creepy. Carey is too good and
big-hearted for Kalinda. The only reason I didn’t pick Arya and Gendry for this
is that she still looks too young for me to comfortably think of her in a
romantic relationship. Still, she’ll grow. Don is obviously the only character
at the firm who cares about Joan, and they are the two hottest people on the
show. How can they not have hooked up by now? Even after that day together and
bar scene? They dangle it, and then they snatch it away. There is a mutual
respect there that is missing in every other relationship on Mad Men.
Best
Non-Romantic Friendship - Tyrion and Bronn, Game of Thrones.
This
is another category where I would be happy with any winner. April and Ron are a
romantic relationship. Just a horrible one. Damon and Alaric are great. But I
know they were secretly f***ing and you cannot tell me differently. Dean and
Castiel were great together in seasons four-six. I’m halfway through season
seven, and I don’t think they deserve it this year, unless something big
happens toward the end that I don’t know about yet. Again, no Sherlock. So I am
left with: Don/Peggy, Emily/Nolan, the New Girl gang, the Pretty Little Liars,
Troy/Abed, and Tyrion/Bronn. This is an impossible choice. I cannot eliminate
any one of these. They are all such great friends that I enjoy watching. I’m
going to pick my favorite show of these and give it some love.
Best
Family Relationship - Marshall and Lily, How I Met Your Mother
Because
I compared them to everyone else on this list and decided they were better.
Behold, the perfect young marriage.
Supporting
Actor/Actress Deserving of a Starring Role - Alison Brie, Community
I
can’t see Aaron Paul, Retta, or Max Greenfield as leads. These are character
actors, made to support. Archie Panjabi needs to show me more. Candice Accola
is so blonde, and I don’t think female teenaged audiences support blonde leads
as much. I see her as an ensemble actress. The role she’s playing now is
perfect for her. Leave her there forever. I’m not nuts about Norman Reedus,
possibly because his Irish accent sucked up the Boondock Saints. I love Dianna
Agron, but she was “blah” in I Am Number Four. She needs to be a supporting
character. I hate myself for writing this, but Maisie isn’t pretty enough to be
a lead actress. I like her as Arya. Leave her in that. Of the choices, I think
Alison Brie is the one who could most definitely pull it off. She can do both
drama and comedy, and she has charisma. Misha Collins would be my second
choice.
Best
Season Finale - The Vampire Diaries
Didn’t
watch Castle or Sherlock. It sure isn’t gonna be Gossip Girl. Community’s
wasn’t memorable. Game of Thrones had a better penultimate episode than finale.
Once Upon a Time surprised me by bringing magic to Storybrooke. Balls and plot
progression. Breaking Bad’s had two cool moments in the middle and one great
twist at the end, but I can’t say it topped Parks and Recreation, which was
great all the way through and made me cry. Still, you can’t beat The Vampire
Diaries for all its surprises and prime entertainment. It hurts to not pick Parks and Rec or Breaking Bad though.
Top of Form
Worst
Season Finale - How I Met Your Mother
Man,
most of these were bad. Who put TVD on this list? The people who voted for it
probably don’t watch the show and just want to diss something that sounds
stupid and immature. I liked the Glee finale too. I didn’t watch The Killing,
Ringer, Gossip Girl, or The Office, having dropped out of those shows before
the finales. True Blood’s finale was alright. At least stuff happened. I hated
the events of the Grey’s Anatomy finale and the cliffhanger ending, but at
least I enjoyed watching it and was surprised by the death. How I Met Your
Mother was predictable and not all that funny. What’s sad is that the show used
to be so good.
Worst
Single Episode, Drama - "Season Seven, Time for a Wedding", Supernatural
"If/Then" was good, dammit. That was so funny and enjoyable for longtime Grey’s Anatomy
fans. Quit hating on Grey’s, people. It’s yards better than most shows in their
8th seasons. I’m going to have to eliminate the Ringer, Desperate
Housewives, and Gossip Girl episodes because while I might have seen them, I
forgot them. I’m sure they were bad though, and I wish I could pick one of them.
True Blood is not my favorite show, but this wasn’t the worst episode. I mildly
enjoyed Smash’s "Bombshell". Singing and dancing make me happy. I’m not hard to please
if you have those things. I’ve actually seen both the Supernatural episodes they
are talking about, and man are they right to be on the list. Like I’ve said before,
this show can go from an A episode one week to an F episode the next. It’s the most
inconsistent show of all time, but overall, I love it. I think "Season 7, Time for
a Wedding" was worse than "Defending Your Life".
Worst
Single Episode, Comedy - "The Burning Beekeeper", How I Met Your Mother
I liked
the Glee finale, and the rest of the Glee episodes had singing and dancing. I’ve
decided they entertained me, even if some of them were technically bad. I didn’t
watch most of The Office this year because that show sucks now. Whitney was terrible,
but I think "The Burning Beekeeper" was even worse than that. Not only was it a bad
episode, it was boring. It was the worst episode of a poor season.
Best
On-Screen Death Scene - Gus Fring, Breaking Bad
Whoa, spoiler
alert in this category. Alaric died too many times to get this award. By that time,
I was like, “Die. Just die.” I don’t watch NCIS or Sherlock. Olivia and Renly’s
deaths were equally, moderately good. I’m not giving it to Revenge’s Sammy. I hate when dogs
die. Zombie Sophia’s death was great, but I wasn’t hoping for her to die as much
as I was Gus, so it wasn’t as satisfying. Lexie’s death was BALLS. It was unnecessary
and I will never be over it. Gus’s death was bad ass. It was just the best. Honorable
mention to Big Carl.
