Today's Question of the Day is a fairly simple one.
What are you Favourite 3 New Shows of 2010
2010 has been a strange year for new TV shows. The networks have given us a load of new shows to try and enjoy and for the most part I'd have to say that they have been a little disappointing, and this fact is reflected in the low ratings and a number of shows already being cancelled and a number of them on the danger list.
For me my picks would be Nikita which was a lot better than I thought it would be along with The Event and No Ordinary Family. Also a mention to Hawaii Five-0 for being one of the few "reboots" to work IMHO.
But by far my favourite show this year is The Walking Dead.
The biggest disappointment for me has to be the much hyped JJ Abrams show, Undercovers, it never really caught my attention.
So which are your favourite 3 new shows this year? And which ones have left you disappointed?
Vote for your 3 in the Poll below and sound off in the comments. Have a missed any new shows?
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Walking Dead, Justified and The Big C :)
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead, Mike and Molly and Blue Bloods.
ReplyDeleteI voted:
ReplyDelete1) The Walking Dead - Because it's Brilliant, and the only new show I've bee religiously watching.
2) Hawaii 5-0 - I've seen a few episodes here and there, and it looks like fun. Also showing my support for DDK!
3) The Good Guys - Criminally Underrated, Surprisingly Funny and Entertaining. And I'm a big Bradley Whitford Fan.
some of these shows could have been on my list if they hadnt been cancelled prematurely (Happy Town, The Gates)
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead, Lost Girl , The Event, Nikita and Mike and Molly are the ones i watch
of those its kinda hard to choose just 3 but i'll take Lost Girl , The Walking Dead and The Event
I voted Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead and Justified.
ReplyDeleteI also watch(ed) Rubicon and The Event, though.
The Defenders
ReplyDeleteRaising Hope
No Ordinary Family
- I like to add Shit My Dad Says too - It's actually pretty funny. I get to see it now in reruns.
- I thought there would be more, but I didn't get to watch a lot of good other potential ones.
I really like The Whole Truth and The Defenders as I'm actually new to the legal genre and find the interaction between the two lead characters rather amusing.
ReplyDeleteI'm one of the few who actually likes Running Wilde and find myself laughing a lot during the show at some of the stupidity.
Better With You also makes me laugh a fair amount and I like the interaction between the two characters dating the daughters.
Shit my Dad Says has been a bit hit and miss with me, sometimes the quotes fit in and sometimes they just feel like they have got the jokes before hand and then just put them in an order.
Haven't really been impressed by Raising Hope and can't really see what all the hype is about, I usually only lol a couple of times an episode.
Also watching The Event, but it's more out of hope that it will turn out to be good. I find it hard to give up on shows when I start them and this is what's drawing me back more than a gripping plot.
I only started watching Breaking Bad a few weeks ago so can that count too!?!?
The Event and No Ordinary family on List.From Cable shows not on here also Pretty Little Liars.Since I
ReplyDeletedon't have HBO I am finding myself watching less and Less shows since the ones I do are canned(See
Happy Town,The Gates) and from List the only other new shows I have watched are Nikita and hawaii five-o
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead Just keeps getting better and better. Can't wait for this weekend's season finale!
ReplyDeleteHappy Town was shaping up to be a really cool show. Even though it got cancelled I'm putting it on my top 3.
The Event... I watch it despite it being pretty crap (Sean and Leila are atrocious actors), but it has to come 3rd by default because I haven't actually watched any of the other shows on the list.
Justified, Nikita, The Walking Dead
ReplyDeleteclosely followed by Lost Girl.
Hawaii Five-0, No Ordinary Family and Raising Hope
ReplyDeleteDo you not remember "Emeril" or "Cavemen?"
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead(not voteing this is retared, get your self some taste and stop watching brainless Supernatural).
ReplyDeleteBoardwalk Empire
Terriers
Also i would have voted The Defenders, Justified, Mike & Molly, and Louie if more choices.
i agree with u spoilergirl, my favorite new shows are Nikita, No Ordinary Family, and the Event. Altho of the 3 no ordinary family is probably my favorite, Julie benz + kay panabaker= 2 amazing hotties on one show!
ReplyDeleteWould have added Raising Hope and The Walking Dead if they'd made it top 5.
ReplyDeleteRubicon! So good! Otherwise, NOF is mindless fun and The Event, though sometimes awful, can be really good.
ReplyDeleteI also really like Hawaii 5-0. I have only seen 2 episodes, but it's a LOT of fun! So much silliness and action!
SH!T my dad says on the other hand is the single most terrible thing I have ever watched. I LOVE William Shatner and not even he can make up for the awful supporting cast and terrible dialogue.
The Walking Dead was by far the best new show this year. Apart from that Louie proved to be very funny. But that's it, there was nothing else worth mentioning in my opinion. Maybe Rubicon would have been worth watching, but all the other shows I gave a try more or less sucked.
ReplyDeleteLol, let me rephrase then.
ReplyDeleteIt is the single worst show that showed promise - William Shatner! Being a jerk! How could this go wrong? - that is seemingly beloved in the ratings.
Seriously, it's getting a second season. You know what deserved another season? Rubicon. Caprica. Carnivale. Rome.
This is so hard to narrow down becuase of more than a handful very good new series! The Walking Dead is one of 3 for sure, but after that it gets murky. For sitcoms or comedy I LOVE The Big C,Mike & Molly and Shit My Dad Says, for drama I Love Boardwalk Empire, Blue Bloods, Justified, and Terriers, and for simple fun I love Hawaii Five-0, Lost Girl, and Nakita.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess I will limit it to Walking Dead, Mike & Molly and Boardwalk Empire... but it's very hard to ignore the others I listed!
Okay, that is something I completely agree with.
ReplyDelete-The Walking Dead: the storyline is so interesting and I love the characters. Def my fave new show of the year!
ReplyDeleteHere are my favorites:
-Lost Girl: I love the action, suspense and romance in this. The characters and storyline are awesome and I love that we get to see cool supernatural creatures each week.
-Nikita: Love the action scenes and how each week we get to see Nikita go on different mission. Its always interesting to see how the mission will turn out
-Hellcats: Its pretty addictive. I like thats its more than just cheerleading and I love the whole Dan/Marti/Savannah love triangle thats going on.
Honestly after Mike & Molly I thought Shat My Dad Says was the best new comedy by far. Leaps and bounds beyond Raising Hope or Outsourced, and well above Better with You (although I do like that show too). Many people have panned or outright hated Shit My Dad Says, but with it pulling in 10 million viewers a week, obviously there are a lot of people that agree with me. I watched it expecting it to be terrible after so many strong hate reviews, but the more I watch it the more I like it.
ReplyDeleteI can't argue with Rome, Rubicon, or Carnivale needing more seasons at all. I completely agree! Caprica I tried watching since I LOVED BSG, but it never drew me in or entertained me.
The Top 3 are with no doubts:
ReplyDelete- The Walking Dead
- Boardwalk Empire
- Rubicon
Also, I would have voted if there were more choice: Justified and Raising Hope.
ha ha! Speaking of brainless, what the hell is, "retared"? Did you mean "retarded"?
ReplyDeleteI forgot about Louie. He's one of the best comdedians alive. The episode when he got high with his neighbor was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe Event is starting to feel like season 4 of Heroes and season 4 of Prison Break mixed with Flashforward. I don't know why I bothered to watch it at all.
ReplyDeleteI think comedy gets people differently. I think we all have different senses of humor based on what we can relate to.
ReplyDeleteCover Affairs The Defenders The Glades.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks that i don't have the channel that the Walking Dead appears on
ReplyDeleteMy Picks (in order):
ReplyDeleteLost Girl
Spartacus (not on the list)
Haven (also not on the list)
I voted for Lost Girl and Walking Dead. So far Walking Dead is just the British show Survivors with zombies thrown in, but hopefully the actual story will start getting interesting soon now that they have established the characters and setting. Too bad there is only one episode left this season. Do we know when season 2 will start? Hopefully sooner than next Fall.
The Walking Dead, Justified, and Nikita!!
ReplyDeleteNot only is it in the Fall next year, but it's October at the earliest! EEEEK.
ReplyDeleteAl
ReplyDeleteAl
ReplyDeleteDude, that sucks. The Walking Dead kicks ass. Pun intended.
ReplyDeleteHA! We've got the same three shows!
ReplyDeleteAlthough The Walking Dead is hands down my favourite new show, I voted for others figuring it would get a lot of votes without my own.
ReplyDeleteVoted for:
Boardwalk Empire, Rubicon, and Terriers, all of which are brilliant.
Unfortunately most people wouldn't know good TV if it hit them in face so shows like Terriers and Rubicon get canceled when garbage Shit My Dad Says, NCIS, The Big Bang Theory & Two & a Half Men thrive
Terriers is pretty good. It hasn't been canceled, has it? Hopefully not...
ReplyDeleteI love all the shows you call brilliant and 3/4s the shows you call garbage. I guess I have a widw range of tolerance! LOL
ReplyDeleteNot cancelled, but not renewed. read somewhere Donal Logue wants to take a camper around college campus and try to drum up support for the show to save it. Let's hope it gets picked up before he needs to do that!
ReplyDeleteHopefully, it gets another season.
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding.
1. The Walking Dead 2. & 3 None I still watch a few other new shows but I wouldn't care if they get cancelled. The only new show I care about this season is the Walking Dead.
ReplyDeleteBrainless Supernatural? So Supernatural is a show for Zombies? Brains, yummy!
ReplyDeleteLOL LOL LOL! Nice!
ReplyDeleteI'm giving THE EVENT the benefit of the doubt. It needs to step up it's pace on the story line a bit. It has a great potential. Will just see if the writers are up to the task.
ReplyDeleteI record Hawaii-50 to my DVR. Its more enjoyable when the commercials are edited out otherwise it seems 'choppy'. The story lines are just not original.
I really cannot pick a third.
Can I pick The Walking Dead for your third choice? : )
ReplyDeleteThem's fightin' words them is...... :P
ReplyDeleteI did vote the Walking Dead. I do have great taste and I do watch Supernatural (brainless or not)
I can't choose just three from that list, LOL! Mike and Molly, The Whole Truth, Hawaii Five-0, Better With You, The Walking Dead, and Boardwalk Empire!
ReplyDeleteMy 3 Faves:
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead, Rubicon, and Raising Hope.
I'd add Justified to the list but I missed almost the whole season.
My Big Disappointment: The Event. So effing uneventful I literally just stopped watching. I NEVER stop watching a tv show until it just outright makes me feel like I'm wasting my time. I mean, I freakin' made it through 3 seasons of Heroes... O.o
OMFG this is EXACTLY what I was thinking about The Event! I made it through the first 3 seasons of Heroes (Barely) and then Season 4 came and I frickn' high-tailed it out of there...
ReplyDeleteYour inability to post a coherent comment on this site coupled with your ironically horribly-phrased insult regarding Supernatural immediately voids your credibility. Supernatural is anything but brainless. It's probably one of the smartest shows on network television.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day. :)
Justified is, so far, one of my favorite new shows. It's between that and Human Target (which one could call a new show as it appeared in January of 2010).
ReplyDeleteI've also enjoyed Nikita (more than I expected to) and The Good Guys. Persons Unknown could have been great but ended up being a disaster.
And it's only new to American audiences, but I adore Law & Order: UK.
without doubt my vote will go to The Walking Dead & Lost Girl & Pretty Little Liars <3333
ReplyDeletemost impressive shows of 2010 that keep u wanting mooooooore with each episode ...
I love Hawaii Five-0.
ReplyDeleteCan you believe that Grace Park is 36 years old?
The Walking Dead has been amazing, but I have to say that I like Terriers a little bit more. That show is absolutely perfect, from cast to story to humor. Too bad it'll probably get cancelled, but I do like how they left the season.
ReplyDeleteAre you serious? Wow, she does not look that old.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I couldn't believe it either. She was born in '76.
ReplyDeleteOoh, also forgot about Raising Hope! Love that show.
ReplyDeleteThe only two of those shows that I watch are Hawaii Five-0 and Outsourced. I enjoy Outsourced, but H50 is my favorite new show. I have to admit that I've become a bit obsessed with it. I've heard good things about The Walking Dead. I want to check that out too, as soon as the semester is over after next week. I'm planning to catch up over the break from school.
ReplyDeleteHawaii five-0 is the only new show I have watched this season and I love it.
ReplyDeleteDonal Logue and Michael Raymond-James actually already did the college campus tour. They were trying to get more supporters *while* the show was airing, not after the season ended, haha. FX is supposed announce whether the show is cancelled or renewed sometime next week.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my 3 are:
1. Terriers
2. Rubicon
3. a tie between Boardwalk Empire and The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Hawaii Five-O and Blue Bloods. I'd probably also like Boardwalk Empire, but I don't have HBO.
ReplyDeleteRaising Hope hands down! It's one of the best new shows this season, and is absolutely hilarious and sweet at the same time. Then I would say The Big C, but I couldn't vote for it because I didn't see it listed. Maybe I overlooked it.
ReplyDeleteSurely you're talking about Volume 4 of Heroes, right? Volume 4 of Heroes, which was part of Season 3 was absolutely atrocious (though still somehow slightly better than Volume 3...). Season 4 of Heroes was actually pretty good and close to Season 1 quality, if not better in certain areas.
ReplyDeleteI really want a superhero show that doesn't constantly disappoint me like Heroes, Smallville, and No Ordinary Family. These shows have some great episodes, but overall bore me and sometimes just piss me off. Hopefully The Cape will be better.
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever seen Rubicon. I agree with so many comments you post, so I assume I might like that show too.
ReplyDeleteWRONG! Don't wait. Forget school. Go. Watch it now!
ReplyDeleteJust kidding, but yes, it is that good.
Can you watch it online?
ReplyDeleteYou must spend a lot of time watching TV. (I'm jealous)
ReplyDeletedon't forget Autumn Reeser.
ReplyDeleteHappy Town got "F'd in the A" before it even had a chance.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead and Hawaii 5-0
ReplyDeleteHa! Well I did read it a while ago, so I guess the story was not lying. lol It deserves a second seson! Much better than 75 of the series on TV.
ReplyDeleteThe first 4-5 episodes of Rubicon were so downplayed I thought I might be wasting my time, but it sort've picks up hafway through, and then the last 3-4 episodes are absolutely phenomenal. Definitely worth checking out, but they REALLY don't spell things out for you...you gotta pay attention to every detail...I was lost all season lol
ReplyDeleteWait. Something's off with your math...
ReplyDeleteIf it was 1976, I'd think she'd be 34 years old...
I'm hoping the Chicago Code changes all that next year. I'd love a good cop show that isn't a CSI bore-of-the-week show... something more like The Shield (which came from the same people as the Chicago Code)...
ReplyDeleteI LOVED The Shield and think it was one of the best shows on TV in the last decade, but I am not sure it was JUST Shawn Ryan. He has been in charge in Lie To Me for the last year or so and it has been terrible to me. I love Terriers that he produces, but that is not the same as The Shield either. All that being said, I hopeThe Chicago Code is good too! I love Delroy Lindo, Jason Clarke and Jennifer Beals. Maybe the magic will strike twice with good actors and a cop show and Shawn Ryan.
ReplyDeleteI think for that type of show it is really good. I like the actors quite well. My only problem is that type of show bores me after a while. Crime shows are just way too unoriginal and repetitive for me.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead by far, then Terriers and The Glades (much because I haven't seen most of the shows mentioned on this poll)
ReplyDeleteNot been overly impressed with any of the new shows tbh, walking dead is probably the best of an average bunch.
ReplyDeleteThe Walking Dead, Raising Hope, and The Event. I liked Rubicon. Too late, huh?
ReplyDeleteThe shows where you gotta pay attention are usually the best. That's one reason I like Fringe and Lost so much. I'm gonna check it out during the midseason break.
ReplyDeleteIt would take a lot for me to stay interested in a cop show. I've started to watch many, only to lose interest after about 3 to 5 episodes. I was liking Hawaii 5-0 at first, but episodes started filling up DVR space and I didn't have a hard time letting it be the first to go when I needed space for the Walking Dead. In hindsight, I should have gotten rid of the Event instead.
ReplyDeleteI agree that law and cop shows get repetitive. Generally the same format EVERY week... there is a crime in cop shows the detectives try to catch the bad guy and in law shows the attorneys try to convict or defend the accused. The end. Week after week. Rubicon, and The Walking Dead too for that matter, are not the same week to week. Rubicon in particular one has to watch closely and recall things, because they will not point them out again like many shows. They tend to assume since the character saw something, did something or thought something that the character will recall it later so why waste time showing it again... and inattentive viewer be damned! lol. IT did start off slowly but built all the way to the finale... the finale opinions vary tho.
ReplyDeleteI work mostly from my home so I have a lot of time to watch TV as I do things. Except for the good shows that deserve my full attention. Plus honestly I DVR or record a lot on SageTV so having no commercials saves time... 16-20 minutes a show! It's like watching 3 and getting one free!
ReplyDeleteI agree I liked season 4 quite a bit actually More well constructed than season 1 was in many ways, but maybe not as interesting to some for whatever reason.
ReplyDeleteI think there needs to be a hero show made by HBO or Showtime... maybe AMC. The networks tend to ruin all genres of series so why should superheroes be any different?
ReplyDeleteI will definitely check it out soon.
ReplyDeleteI work the late shift for an evil corporation so I DVR pretty much everything that I watch. I stay up way too late sometimes watching the stuff I recorded. During the day I watch a lot of cartoons with my daughter. So I spend way too much, if not all, of my free time watching TV.
ReplyDeleteDaniel,
ReplyDeleteMost certainly you can have my third choice.
I think another problem for superhero shows is that superhero movies are still too trendy.
ReplyDeleteTo quote Brodie from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: "Well, after X-Men hit at the box office, all the studios started buying up every comic property they could get their hands on."
If the Batman movies weren't so big, I could see AMC or HBO doing a great Batman series. Comics like Xmen have so many characters and would require so much special effects, that it would too expensive as a show. I'd like to see something like Judge Dredd, The Flash, Wonder Woman, or Dr. Strange turned into a series. Something that revolves around only one or a few characters would probably be easier to produce and easier to follow. Pretty much all of the others that I can think of have already been made into movies recently.
Not a comic fan so I don't know half the names you just ran off! lol, but I would love to see a Brodyman series! I miss the days when Jason Lee was sardonic and snarky and actually funny!
ReplyDelete"The food court is downstairs. The cookie stand is upstairs. It not like we're talking quantum physics here. "
I now get the screen name! Well the good thing about TV is once you have the TV, the cable or satellite, the comfortable chairs, the DVR or PC to record... well after that TV doesn't cost anything. I too am up too late with TV or books or just anything to distract me from insomnia.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying No Ordinary Family so far (though it does go out of its way to be a family-oriented drama at times). In fact, it's one of the few shows on right now that I look forward to seeing how it progresses.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any specific complaints about it?
The only ones listed that I'm watching/watched are No Ordinary Family, The Event, The Walking Dead, and Happy Town (and I accidentally caught the first episode of Better With You). The Event just beats out Happy Town, so NOF, The Event, and The Walking Dead win my votes by default.
ReplyDeleteI don't really read comics either, I just know of them from reading about them, video games, and cartoons.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I liked My Name is Earl, I do think Jason Lee was at his best when he worked with Kevin Smith. He was great in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma.
I think Kevin Smith should make a Clerks TV show, or something like it. And I don't mean another crappy cartoon.
No, I was just generalizing and didn't mean to include it. For what it is, it isn't bad. But what I want is a superhero show that is deep and entertaining, and not afraid to push the limits of its genre. I do respect the fact that No Ordinary Family remains family oriented. There isn't much on TV these days that a family can watch together comfortably.
ReplyDeletePffft... The Walking Dead is family fun for all ages... just make sure to set aside some cash for the psychiatric care for the pre-teens after...
ReplyDeleteThank you! : )
ReplyDeleteYep. As far as I know, hulu.com has it.
ReplyDeleteThe walking dead, Boardwalk... and FRINGE (new to me cause i started watching it since LOST ended and LOVE it!) hehe
ReplyDeleteI was asking if Taryn Groves had the capability of watching online. I have AMC so I'm good to go.
ReplyDeleteRizzoli & Isles which wasnt listed, Nikita and Rookie Blue
ReplyDeleteMy sentiments exactly regarding The Event. I like it enough to keep watching, but it wobbles a bit. I agree there's great potential but the writers need to infuse it with a tonic of sorts if they want to hold on to me as a viewer.
ReplyDeleteHawaii Five-0, Blue Bloods
ReplyDeleteSeems like everytime I get into a show it gets canceled after one or two seasons. I was really rooting for Dark Blue-hope they keep The Good Wife & Supernatural. I watched Smallville for ten seasons and would keep
ReplyDeletewatching it in any form it takes-spin-off:movie-mini-series. I just get too attached to some shows and it bugs
me when they are gone. I still watch "Angel " episodes!
I hear you!Feel your pain!
ReplyDeleteI thought they should have ended Carnivale better.
ReplyDeleteMy son who was 8 at the time grew up on smallville-he's 19 and we still go back
ReplyDeleteand watch episodes together.The first 4 years of smallville were quite different than
thet are now. I like all the years-maybe not every episode, but that is how it is with any long-
running series.
The Big C is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteI cant pick 3! I was very satisfied with the new stuff.. I am an avid CBS follower and they are having a great year :D
ReplyDeleteMy new shows are: The Glades, Mike and Molly, Hawaii five-O, Rookie Blue, Pretty Little Liars (wasn't this a new show for this year? not sure why it isn't on the list.) Sh!t my dad says and Covert Affairs.
haha so that's more than 3 ^-^;;
Did anyone other than me like Rookie Blue?
ReplyDelete122 other people did :)
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