TV of 2009
Despite the fact that I often moan about how there's nothing on the TV, I was surprised when I looked back through this list at how much good stuff had been on this year.
How is it all the best comedies are either on Channel 4 or BBC2/3? My favourites: Taking the Flak and Getting On (hope they return for 2nd series), Plus One, Free Agents, series 2 of The Inbetweeners, Home Time (very under-rated), Mock The Week (don't know if it will survive Frankie Boyle leaving even though the shock humour was wearing a bit thin), Thick of It (Malcolm Tucker is brilliant) and Ideal (which I started watching because Andrew-Lee Potts is in it but now I absolutely love it, not sure about the sixth series but fingers crossed, they can pull it off). Also I'm probably the only person who liked it but I definitely though Krod Mandoon had it's moments.
The second series of Dirty Sexy Money was a bit of a let down, I really wasn't keen on some of the plot developments. Meanwhile Ashes to Ashes is cracktastic rubbish and well on it's way to pissing the legacy of Life On Mars away - hopefully one more series so we can find out what's going on then please end it before we have Live Forever with a 90s Britpop soundtrack. Life and The Mentalist were both very good.
I enjoyed Rupert Everett's documentary on Lord Byron, I hope they give him more things to do. Also liked Style on Trial (where they voted on the best decade for fashion) and Snog, Marry, Avoid (although I still think some of the goths/punks look better before the makeover). Another guilty pleasure is House Gift, I really hope they do another series for that esp if they're going to have Lawrence Llwellyn Bowen on.
I like the Supersizers programmes but I'm not sure how much more mileage the idea has and I've finally realised what a vile person Giles Coren is. Maybe he should just give us all what he really wants and do supersizers go pro-ana.
For one off dramas I enjoyed George Best: His Mother's Son, Occupation, Collision, An Englishman in New York, Day of the Triffids (we must see more of Eddie Izzard on our screens) and Excecution of Gary Glitter (although I have to admit it was a morally dodgy idea).
Still enjoyed Ugly Betty and Skins (although I thought some of the situations/characters were just rehashes of the earlier series). I wasn't that keen on the Dr Who specials this year but the finale/David Tennant's exit was OK. Torchwood was amazing (I think I actually preferred it to the Dr Who finale) and I've read that it is supposed to be coming back for another series so it will be interesting to see what they do for that.
Also enjoyed Desperate Romantics despite the historical inaccuracy mainly because I am very shallow and enjoyed seeing Aidan Turner making sex faces. I also loved Trinity, it was very under-rated as a bit of splendid nonsense (wonder if they will do another series). I liked True Blood when I got into it.
Also I loved the 3rd series of Primeval, made me totally fall in love with the programme. I was so sad when I heard it had been cancelled but now it's coming back, I can't wait to see what they're going to do with it.
Andrew-Lee Potts from Primeval played Hatter in the Syfy series Alice and that was definitely one of my programmes of the year, hope it gets shown in the UK. It's brilliant and it really shows off his acting skills (I still maintain he would make a great Dr. Who).
But I think my favourite show of the year had to be Being Human, an everyday story of a vampire, werewolf and ghost sharing a flat in Bristol. It was one of the best things on TV in years and I can't wait for Series 2 to start next week. Plus Survivors is coming back soon as well.
How is it all the best comedies are either on Channel 4 or BBC2/3? My favourites: Taking the Flak and Getting On (hope they return for 2nd series), Plus One, Free Agents, series 2 of The Inbetweeners, Home Time (very under-rated), Mock The Week (don't know if it will survive Frankie Boyle leaving even though the shock humour was wearing a bit thin), Thick of It (Malcolm Tucker is brilliant) and Ideal (which I started watching because Andrew-Lee Potts is in it but now I absolutely love it, not sure about the sixth series but fingers crossed, they can pull it off). Also I'm probably the only person who liked it but I definitely though Krod Mandoon had it's moments.
The second series of Dirty Sexy Money was a bit of a let down, I really wasn't keen on some of the plot developments. Meanwhile Ashes to Ashes is cracktastic rubbish and well on it's way to pissing the legacy of Life On Mars away - hopefully one more series so we can find out what's going on then please end it before we have Live Forever with a 90s Britpop soundtrack. Life and The Mentalist were both very good.
I enjoyed Rupert Everett's documentary on Lord Byron, I hope they give him more things to do. Also liked Style on Trial (where they voted on the best decade for fashion) and Snog, Marry, Avoid (although I still think some of the goths/punks look better before the makeover). Another guilty pleasure is House Gift, I really hope they do another series for that esp if they're going to have Lawrence Llwellyn Bowen on.
I like the Supersizers programmes but I'm not sure how much more mileage the idea has and I've finally realised what a vile person Giles Coren is. Maybe he should just give us all what he really wants and do supersizers go pro-ana.
For one off dramas I enjoyed George Best: His Mother's Son, Occupation, Collision, An Englishman in New York, Day of the Triffids (we must see more of Eddie Izzard on our screens) and Excecution of Gary Glitter (although I have to admit it was a morally dodgy idea).
Still enjoyed Ugly Betty and Skins (although I thought some of the situations/characters were just rehashes of the earlier series). I wasn't that keen on the Dr Who specials this year but the finale/David Tennant's exit was OK. Torchwood was amazing (I think I actually preferred it to the Dr Who finale) and I've read that it is supposed to be coming back for another series so it will be interesting to see what they do for that.
Also enjoyed Desperate Romantics despite the historical inaccuracy mainly because I am very shallow and enjoyed seeing Aidan Turner making sex faces. I also loved Trinity, it was very under-rated as a bit of splendid nonsense (wonder if they will do another series). I liked True Blood when I got into it.
Also I loved the 3rd series of Primeval, made me totally fall in love with the programme. I was so sad when I heard it had been cancelled but now it's coming back, I can't wait to see what they're going to do with it.
Andrew-Lee Potts from Primeval played Hatter in the Syfy series Alice and that was definitely one of my programmes of the year, hope it gets shown in the UK. It's brilliant and it really shows off his acting skills (I still maintain he would make a great Dr. Who).
But I think my favourite show of the year had to be Being Human, an everyday story of a vampire, werewolf and ghost sharing a flat in Bristol. It was one of the best things on TV in years and I can't wait for Series 2 to start next week. Plus Survivors is coming back soon as well.