The amount of Television I consume
is not immense. I mostly only watch series available on HBO and Netflix (but,
thankfully that is generally where the best stuff can be found). Thus, this
list is biased by the overall lack of things I have seen (for example, I love
Hannibal but I am a year behind, waiting for the Blu-ray release).
My 10 Favorite Television Series of 2015:
BoJack Horseman, season 2 (Netflix)
This animated series from Netflix
might be television’s best comedy, highlighted by the phenomenal voice performances
from Will Arnet, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul, Paul F. Tomplins, and
Olivia Wilde. The series is hilarious, but even more engaging as a look at
celebrity.
Community, season 6 (Yahoo Screen)
The series’ final season, and
maybe its final moments if a movie never materializes, gives its fans
everything they want: very funny, great/weird/wonderful episodes and a
fantastic farewell. This is one of my favorite TV comedies (ever) and it is sad
to say goodbye (though, made a little easier by the stellar, utterly fulfilling
finale).
Daredevil, season 1 (Netflix)
Marvel’s partnership with Netflix
is producing superhero properties that are as good if not better than their
movies. Daredevil is fresh and engaging; but more so, it features full and
great characters. Losing Drew Goddard and Steven S. DeKnight on the creative
team is going to be a huge obstacle to overcome for season 2, but I have faith.
Game of Thrones, season 5 (HBO)
This is my favorite series on
television. It is massively ambitious and thoroughly entertaining. It has
everything fantasy adventure fans could want and the fearlessness to not
stubbornly cling to its characters to the disadvantage of narrative. No one is
safe in Westeros.
Jessica Jones, season 1 (Netflix)
Melissa Rosenberg, Marvel and
Netflix have given us one of 2015’s most important series. On the surface, it
is just another superhero series, set up like a film-noir private detective narrative,
but Jessica Jones is so much more. Chiefly, it gives us a full, flawed and
modern female character (who also happens to be a heroine). This series is
unabashedly feminist in all the best ways. Now that we have Jessica Jones, we
can never go back.
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of
Robert Durst (HBO)
This documentary series is
groundbreaking (much like the podcast series Serial), likely to spawn many
imitations. It is unflinching and utterly compelling. I do not know if an
investigation documentary has ever been must-see television (across 6 episodes,
culminating in “What the Hell Did I Do?”).
The Leftovers, season 2 (HBO)
Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta’s
series asks big questions, plays with massive ideas and themes and completely
delivers. The cast is brilliant, the writing is intelligent and the narrative
is essential. The series is ambitious and bonkers, yet it feels like it speaks
deeply and skillfully to the human struggle that is our relationship with
faith.
Mad Men, season 7 part 2 (AMC)
This was my favorite series on
television during its peak (season 3-5). Season 7, split into two parts, is
very good, but does feel ever so slightly below the series’ best seasons and
episodes. The finale is difficult to digest as well (I liked it a lot, but it
does not feel as essential as the best episodes from Mad Men), but I think that
is because it is hard to say goodbye to the series and characters.
Master of None, season 1 (Netflix)
This is another groundbreaking
series from Netflix in the way it deals with women and people of color on
television. Created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, the series puts people of
color at its forefront. But it is just not a series centered on a minority family
or character, it engages in a dialog with its viewers about how culture treats
and engages people of color and women. I have not seen everything on TV, but I would
be surprised if there are better written characters for people of color. Also,
the series is very funny and not cliché at all, which is a relief.
Narcos, season 1 (Netflix)
This series detailing the rise of
Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar is magnetic and alluring thanks to Wagner Moura’s
superb leading performance and the narrative structure of the series: talking
directly to the audience, taking them through each major moment. I think this
probably should have been a single season story and slightly fear a quality
step down in season two as the story is stretched over ten more episodes.
Regardless, season 1 is electric, especially in the early episodes, playing as
well as the best crime dramas.
My 10 Favorite
Television Episodes from 2015:
Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television, direct by
Rob Schrab, from Community
Daredevil, directed by Steven S. DeKnight, from Daredevil
Hardhome, directed by Miguel Sapochnik, from Game of Thrones
AKA WWJD?, directed by Simon Cellan Jones, from Jessica
Jones
I Live Here Now, directed by Mimi Leder, from The Leftovers
Time & Life, directed by Jared Harris, from Mad Men
Nashville, directed by Aziz Ansari, from Master of None
Descenso, directed by Jose Padilha, from Narcos
Trust No Bitch, directed by Phil Abraham, from Orange Is the
New Black
Spend, directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, from The Walking
Dead
My 10 Standout
Performances:
Will Arnet as BoJack Horseman on BoJack Horseman
Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones on Jessica Jones
Kevin Carroll as John Murphy on The Leftovers
Regina King as Erika Murphy on The Leftovers
Kevin Carroll as John Murphy on The Leftovers
Regina King as Erika Murphy on The Leftovers
Justin Theroux as Kevin Garvey on The Leftovers
Noel Wells as Rachel on Master of None
Wagner Moura as Pablo Escobar on Narcos
Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides on True Detective
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakbable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer on Veep
Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides on True Detective
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakbable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer on Veep
Thanks to enlist the top 10 tv shows of 2015. I have watched very few out of them,will surely check out the rest too.
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