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Author: | Libs [ Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:34 pm ] |
Post subject: | The Best in TV: 2016-2017 |
I feel comfortable putting together a "ballot" now that The Leftovers is over. My winner picks would be in bold. I haven't seen the latest seasons of The Americans and Master of None yet, among others. For my purposes, I'm considering everything that aired from June 2016 to today eligible. I also picked 7 shows in Best Drama and a couple of other categories and because...peak tv? And um, I picked 8 in Comedy Actress? lol. I dunno, it was hard to narrow down. BEST DRAMA SERIES "Better Call Saul" (AMC) "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) "The Leftovers" (HBO) "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) "Stranger Things" (Netflix) "This Is Us" (NBC) "Westworld" (HBO) BEST COMEDY SERIES "Black-ish" (ABC) "The Good Place" (NBC) "Jane the Virgin" (The CW) "Mom" (CBS) "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) "Veep" (HBO) BEST LIMITED SERIES "Big Little Lies" (HBO) "Fargo" (FX) "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) "The Night Of" (HBO) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" (NBC) Anthony Hopkins, "Westworld" (HBO) Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot" (USA) Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" (AMC) Justin Theroux, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Milo Ventimiglia, "This Is Us" (NBC) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Christine Baranski, "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) Carrie Coon, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Claire Danes, "Homeland" (Showtime) Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC) Mandy Moore, "This Is Us" (NBC) Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) Evan Rachel Wood, "Westworld" (HBO) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Anthony Anderson, "Black-ish" (ABC) Ben Feldman, "Superstore" (NBC) Will Forte, "The Last Man on Earth" (Fox) Thomas Middleditch, "Silicon Valley" (HBO) Timothy Olyphant, "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix) Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Drew Barrymore, "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix) Kristen Bell, "The Good Place" (NBC) Anna Faris, "Mom" (CBS) Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO) Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin" (The CW) Tracee Ellis Ross, "Black-ish" (ABC) Constance Wu, "Fresh Off the Boat" (ABC) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of" (HBO) Ewan McGregor, "Fargo" (FX) John Turturro, "The Night Of" (HBO) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES Carrie Coon, "Fargo" (FX) Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Jessica Lange, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Susan Sarandon, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Reese Witherspoon, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Jonathan Banks, "Better Call Saul" (AMC) Ron Cephas Jones, "This Is Us" (NBC) Christopher Eccleston, "The Leftovers" (HBO) David Harbour, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Ed Harris, "Westworld" (HBO) Michael McKean, "Better Call Saul" (AMC) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Amy Brenneman, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Cush Jumbo, "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) Chrissy Metz, "This Is Us" (NBC) Thandie Newton, "Westworld" (HBO) Winona Ryder, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Rhea Seehorn, "Better Call Saul" (AMC) Yvonne Strahovski, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) Tituss Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Ted Danson, "The Good Place" (NBC) Sam Richardson, "Veep" (HBO) Timothy Simons, "Veep" (HBO) Zach Woods, "Silicon Valley" (HBO) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) Jaime Pressly, "Mom" (CBS) Kristen Schaal, "The Last Man on Earth" (Fox) Miriam Shor, "Younger" (TV Land) Cecily Strong, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES Alfred Molina, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Adam Scott, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Michael Stuhlbarg, "Fargo" (FX) David Thewlis, "Fargo" (FX) Stanley Tucci, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES Judy Davis, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Jackie Hoffman, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Mary Elizabeth Winstead, "Fargo" (FX) Shailene Woodley, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A DRAMA SERIES "Better Call Saul" (AMC) "The Leftovers" (HBO) "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) "Stranger Things" (Netflix) "This Is Us" (NBC) "Westworld" (HBO) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A COMEDY SERIES "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) "The Good Place" (NBC) "Jane the Virgin" (The CW) "Silicon Valley" (HBO) "Superstore" (NBC) "Veep" (HBO) BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES "Better Call Saul" (AMC) ("Chicanery") "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) ("Late") "The Leftovers" (HBO) ("The Book of Nora") "The Leftovers" (HBO) ("The Most Powerful Man in the World (And His Identical Twin Brother)") "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix) ("Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again") "This Is Us" (NBC) ("Memphis") "Westworld" (HBO) ("The Bicameral Mind") BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES "Black-ish" (ABC) ("Lemons") "The Good Place" (NBC) ("The Eternal Shriek") "The Good Place" (NBC) ("Michael's Gambit") "Veep" (HBO) ("Chicklet") "Veep" (HBO) ("Blurb") "You're the Worst" (FXX) ("Twenty-Two") |
Author: | thompsoncory [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 12:42 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Best in TV: 2016-2017 |
There's been so much TV lately but my picks would probably be as follows (I'm doing eight in some categories because there's just too much to cover): BEST DRAMA SERIES "The Leftovers" (HBO) "Sense8" (Netflix) "Mr. Robot" (USA) "Westworld" (HBO) "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) "Legion" (FX) "Stranger Things" (Netflix) "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) BEST COMEDY SERIES "Divorce" (HBO) "Search Party" (TBS) "Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) "Girls" (HBO) "You're The Worst" (FXX) "Catastrophe" (Amazon) "Master of None" (Netflix) BEST LIMITED SERIES "Big Little Lies" (HBO) "The Night Of" (HBO) "Fargo" (FX) "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) "Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life" (Netflix) "American Crime" (ABC) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Justin Theroux, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot" (USA) Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us" (NBC) Anthony Hopkins, "Westworld" (HBO) Kyle Chandler, "Bloodline" (Netflix) Dan Stevens, "Legion" (FX) Dylan Minnette, "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Carrie Coon, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) Claire Foy, "The Crown" (Netflix) Katherine Langford, "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) Evan Rachel Wood, "Westworld" (HBO) Christine Baranski, "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) Mandy Moore, "This Is Us" (NBC) Claire Danes, "Homeland" (Showtime) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Thomas Haden Church, "Divorce" (HBO) Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (FOX) Rob Delaney, "Catastrophe" (Amazon) Will Forte, "The Last Man On Earth" (FOX) Aziz Ansari, "Master of None" (Netflix) Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent" (Amazon) Ted Danson, "The Good Place" (NBC) Timothy Olyphant, "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV) Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO) Ellie Kemper, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Kristen Bell, "The Good Place" (NBC) Sharon Horgan, "Catastrophe" (Amazon) Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS) Gina Rodriguez, "Jane The Virgin" (The CW) Sarah Jessica Parker, "Divorce" (HBO) BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of" (HBO) John Turturro, "The Night Of" (HBO) Ewan McGregor, "Fargo" (FX) Timothy Hutton, "American Crime" (ABC) BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES Nicole Kidman, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Reese Witherspoon, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Jessica Lange, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Susan Sarandon, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Carrie Coon, "Fargo" (FX) Lauren Graham, "Gilmore Girls; A Day In The Life" (Netflix) Regina King, "American Crime" (ABC) Felicity Huffman, "American Crime" (ABC) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Jeffrey Wright, "Westworld" (HBO) John Lithgow, "The Crown" (Netflix) Christopher Eccleston, "The Leftovers" (HBO) David Harbour, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Ed Harris, "Westworld" (HBO) Christian Slater, "Mr. Robot" (USA) James Marsden, "Westworld" (HBO) Miguel Ángel Silvestre, "Sense8" (Netflix) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Thandie Newton, "Westworld" (HBO) Amy Brenneman, "The Leftovers" (HBO) Winona Ryder, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Cush Jumbo, "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) Lori Petty, "Orange Is The New Black" (Netflix) Aubrey Plaza, "Legion" (FX) Yvonne Strahovski, "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Titus Burgess, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek" Tony Hale, "Veep" Timothy Simons, "Veep" Andrew Rannells, "Girls" Jaime Camill, "Jane The Virgin" Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Desmin Borgos, "You're The Worst" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Andrea Martin, "Great News" (NBC) Jane Krakowski, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Kate McKinnon, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) Meredith Hagner, "Search Party" (TBS) Allison Williams, "Girls" (HBO) Rita Moreno, "One Day At A Time" (Netflix) Kristen Schaal, "The Last Man on Earth" (FOX) Judith Light, "Transparent" (Amazon) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES Alexander Skarsgard, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Adam Scott, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) David Thewlis, "Fargo" (FX) Stanley Tucci, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Alfred Molina, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Michael K. Williams, "The Night Of" (HBO) Benito Martinez, "American Crime" (ABC) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES Laura Dern, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Shailene Woodley, "Big Little Lies" (HBO) Judy Davis, "Feud: Bette and Joan" (FX) Kelly Bishop, "Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life" (Netflix) Mary Elizabeth Winstead, "Fargo" (FX) Lili Taylor, "American Crime" (ABC) Ana Mulvoy-Ten, "American Crime" (ABC) Mickaëlle X. Bizet, "American Crime" (ABC) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A DRAMA SERIES "Sense8" (Netflix) "The Leftovers" (HBO) "Orange Is The New Black" (Netflix) "Westworld" (HBO) "Stranger Things" (Netflix) "Mr. Robot" (USA) "The Crown" (Netflix) "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access) BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A COMEDY SERIES "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV) "Search Party" (TBS) "Veep" (HBO) "Jane The Virgin" (The CW) "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (The CW) "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) "Great News" (NBC) "You're The Worst" (FXX) |
Author: | thompsoncory [ Wed Jun 07, 2017 9:03 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Best in TV: 2016-2017 |
Also, a few additions: BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE - MALE Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of" (HBO) Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV) Dylan Minnette, "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) Brandon Flynn, "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) William Jackson Harper, "The Good Place" (NBC) John Early, "Search Party" (TBS) David Harbour, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE - FEMALE Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things" (Netflix) Lili Reinhart, "Riverdale" (The CW) Madelaine Petsch, "Riverdale" (The CW) Rachel Keller, "Legion" (FX) Claire Foy, "The Crown" (Netflix) Katherine Langford, "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) Jameela Jamil, "The Good Place" (NBC) Ana Mulvoy-Ten, "American Crime" (ABC) WORST CANCELLATION "Sense8" (Netflix) "American Crime" (ABC) "Bloodline" (Netflix) |
Author: | David [ Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Best in TV: 2016-2017 |
To qualify, a series must have aired at least one episode between 1 July 2016 and now: BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA The Leftovers Legion The OA Quarry Westworld BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY Atlanta Fleabag The Last Man on Earth Mozart in the Jungle Vice Principals BEST ANTHOLOGY SERIES, LIMITED SERIES, OR MINISERIES Big Little Lies Black Mirror Fargo The Night Of The Young Pope BEST ACTOR Tom Hardy, Taboo Jude Law, The Young Pope Ewan McGregor, Fargo Wagner Moura, Narcos Justin Theroux, The Leftovers BEST ACTRESS Gillian Anderson, The Fall Carrie Coon, The Leftovers Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Brit Marling, The OA Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christopher Eccleston, The Leftovers Damon Herriman, Quarry Jason Isaacs, The OA John Lithgow, The Crown Tobias Menzies, Outlander BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Diane Keaton, The Young Pope Thandie Newton, Westworld Aubrey Plaza, Legion Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid's Tale Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Fargo AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION VALUES (ART DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSIC, ETC.) IN TELEVISION American Gods The Crown Game of Thrones Outlander The Young Pope BEST WRITTEN EPISODE OF TELEVISION "The Book of Nora," The Leftovers "Episode 9," The Young Pope "Homecoming," The OA "The Law of Non-Contradiction," Fargo "San Junipero," Black Mirror |
Author: | Libs [ Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: The Best in TV: 2016-2017 |
LOL @ The Leftovers winning Best Drama for all three of us. Too bad we're not the Emmys. ![]() |
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