Best and Worst TV & Film 2012
Once again, it is time to enumerate my favourite - and least favourite - TV Shows and Films from this year.
The First 23 entries are the films & television that I enjoyed the most this year, in approximate order of preference (Although I opted to alternate TV/Film and so on until I ran out of films because...It made sense doing it that way).
The Olympics arguably belong further up, but they kind of cheat by dominating during the period they're on. Suffice it to say I'm still wearing my Team GB wristbands.
I've given out some appropriate accolades to the top 21, and handed the three entries at the bottom (Which represent the standout dregs for me this year) some demerits in the form of RASPBERRIEs.
The "Worst" isn't as strongly represented this year as it was in years past, mainly because with Netflix in the UK now (Among other things) I have more ways to avoid bad entertainment and only see great stuff. Plus I'm hella busy and so lack time to waste on...You know...Crap.
The First 23 entries are the films & television that I enjoyed the most this year, in approximate order of preference (Although I opted to alternate TV/Film and so on until I ran out of films because...It made sense doing it that way).
The Olympics arguably belong further up, but they kind of cheat by dominating during the period they're on. Suffice it to say I'm still wearing my Team GB wristbands.
I've given out some appropriate accolades to the top 21, and handed the three entries at the bottom (Which represent the standout dregs for me this year) some demerits in the form of RASPBERRIEs.
The "Worst" isn't as strongly represented this year as it was in years past, mainly because with Netflix in the UK now (Among other things) I have more ways to avoid bad entertainment and only see great stuff. Plus I'm hella busy and so lack time to waste on...You know...Crap.
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- CreatorAaron SorkinStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.TV Show of the Year | Scripted TV Show of the Year | Best Writing in a Sequentially Continuous Programme | Best Actor in a Leading Role (TV): Jeff Daniels
Aaron Sorkin is back with another masterpiece. The Newsroom isn't better than my favourite Sorkin show (Studio 60), but it's still easily one of my favourite shows of all time. It also prompted me to hunt down the hard to find "Sports Night" and I was suitably impressed with that show too. #SoMuchSorkin - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Film of the Year | Best Writing in a Adapted Film
Got the chance to see this epic in IMAX. It was well worth it, and I walked out stunned at how good I'd found it. My gut reaction was that it was the best in the franchise, and I LOVED The Dark Knight, so that was high praise. It remains to be seen if that impression lasts, but it's still indisputably an awesome film. - CreatorConan O'BrienStarsConan O'BrienAndy RichterJimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable BandConan O'Brien and his co-host Andy Richter discuss current news topics and interview celebrities and personalities.Non-Scripted Show of the Year | Best Writing in a Non-Scripted Comedy | Best On-Air Talent in a Leading Role: Conan O'Brien | Best On-Air Talent in a Supporting Role: Andy Richter
No surprises as my favourite show continued to delight me in its second full year. Bravo Conan! This year, I was particularly tickled by the show's slightly increased use of remotes, the week of specials from Chicago and Deon Cole. - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Best Ensemble Cast (Film) | Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Film): Cobie Smulders | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Film): Samuel L. Jackson
The Marvel Feature Film Canon is a juggernaut for parent company Disney, even if Avengers Assemble faced stiff competition from Nolan's climactic 'Rises' on the DC side, and it's understandable that a finale outdo a beginning part. Nevertheless, Avengers Assemble is a fantastic movie with an amazing set of performances from a cast straight out of a Hollywood daydream. - CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric half-hour adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.Best Writing in a Scripted Comedy | Animated Show of the Year | Best Ensemble Cast (TV) | Technical: Best Art or Design in a Continuing Series
The Simpsons didn't have the banner year it did last year, but last year it flirted with cancellation for financial reasons so it had every reason to pull out all the stops. Still, that's not to say this was a bad year for the show, and the super-renewal was easily justified by another set of hilarious episodes and biting satire. Twenty-Four More Years! - DirectorPhil LordChristopher MillerStarsJonah HillChanning TatumIce CubeA pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.Best Reboot, Revival or Remake (TV OR Film)
- CreatorNahnatchka KhanStarsKrysten RitterDreama WalkerMichael BlaiklockChloe is a New York party girl with the morals of a pirate. She causes trouble for her best friend James Van Der Beek and her naive small-town roommate June.Left Field Award for Surprisingly Awesome Upstart
- DirectorJon HurwitzHayden SchlossbergStarsJason BiggsAlyson HanniganSeann William ScottJim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.Best Original Screenplay | VH1 Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Nostalgia
- CreatorCarter BaysCraig ThomasStarsJosh RadnorJason SegelCobie SmuldersA father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.The Ross & Rachel "Keeps Us Guessing" Award
- DirectorBrad PeytonStarsJosh HutchersonDwayne JohnsonMichael CaineSean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.Guilty Pleasure in Film | Best Actress in a Leading Role (Film): Vanessa Hudgens
- CreatorSydney NewmanStarsJodie WhittakerPeter CapaldiPearl MackieThe further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.Most Improved Show | Tearjerker Award for Amy & Rory's Departure | Best Actress in a Supporting Role (TV): Karen Gillan
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithTommy Lee JonesJosh BrolinAgent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.Most Improved Sequel
- CreatorDavid CraneJeffrey KlarikStarsMatt LeBlancStephen ManganTamsin GreigA couple of British TV producers move to Hollywood to export their most popular series, and find it is not what they expected.Sleeper Hit of the Year
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsDaniel RadcliffeJanet McTeerCiarán HindsA young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.2012's Horror Movie Which I Actually Enjoyed | Best Actor in a Leading Role (Film): Daniel Racliffe
- StarsUsain BoltMichael PhelpsStacey ToyBroadcast television coverage of the London 2012: Summer Olympics Games of the XXX Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around London, England, Great Britain from 25 July 2012 through 12 August 2012.Sports Coverage of the Year (To the BBC Olympic Coverage)
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.Thank God It's Back Award for Making Everyone Glad to Have It Back | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (TV): Martin Freeman
- StarsBarnaby KayElijah WoodMadhur MittalIn 1765, young English boy Jim Hawkins gets involved with buccaneers during his quest to find pirate Captain Flint's treasure buried on a secret island.Mini-Series of the Year
- CreatorJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley JamesThese are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.The "Let's Not Wind Up as Robin Hood, Guys" Award for Showing Remarkable Restraint in Not Becoming a Franchise Zombie
- CreatorJenji KohanStarsMary-Louise ParkerHunter ParrishAlexander GouldWhen a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.The "And I Get to Tend the Rabbits" Award for Most Worthy Franchise Zombie Gifted a Mercy Killing
- StarsRebekah StatonCherry HealeyRuth JonesSurvivalist Tom plans his wedding on a remote Scottish Island - but he's no idea she's pregnant and all the issues that might bring.Guilty Pleasure of the Year (TV)
- CreatorTodd J. GreenwaldStarsSelena GomezDavid HenrieJake T. AustinThe Russo family may be an ordinary family with an average restaurant, but behind close doors, all three children must compete to be the next family wizard.Best Actress in a Leading Role (TV): Selena Gomez | "Sonny With a Chance" Memorial Award for Best Disney Channel Sitcom or Nickelodeon Nickom
- CreatorJesse ArmstrongSam BainStarsZawe AshtonGreg McHughKimberley NixonA comedy that follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far, university.
- StarsLayton WilliamsMathew HorneCharlie WernhamComedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches.
- CreatorEric KripkeStarsBilly BurkeTracy SpiridakosGiancarlo EspositoFifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seek to drive out a tyrannical militia that's taken over the former United States of America.RASPBERRY: The "Guys, Lost Was Special. Get Over It." Award for Excellence in the Field of Trying to Force an Epic
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsNathan Stewart-JarrettJoe GilgunIwan RheonA group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.RASPBERRY: 8 Simple Rules Award for 2012's Biggest Franchise Zombie (Nominated for keeping the show going despite losing almost the entire cast of original primary stars, including the most popular character before the start of the PREVIOUS season)