Most critics, and even bloggers, create their own categories of the best and worst (with a strong emphasis on the best) in the TV season each year. The list that follows displays the characters, actors, actresses and series that stood out to me over the past year in TV. I hope you find some of your favorites included below. They appear in no particular order:
Favorite TV Sidekick – Mozzie on White Collar
Cutest Would-Be TV Couple – Castle and Beckett on Castle
New Show That Should Have Been Better Than It Was – TIE: The Event and Undercovers
Worst Performance by a New Show – Lone Star
Best Guest Star, Actor – Mark Shepherd
Best New Show, Cable – Tower Prep
Most Overlooked Summer Series – Unnatural History
Favorite New Sci-Fi Series AND Where the Heck Did That Scene Come From (or Most Unexpected Season Finale) – Haven
Most Anticipated Upcoming TV Movie/Mini-Series – Neverland on Syfy (to air in 2011)
Best Summer Surprise – TIE: Covert Affairs and The Glades
Best TV Imports – TIE: Sherlock on PBS and Luther on BBC America
Best TV Guilty Pleasure – Pretty Little Liars
Favorite New TV Character – Auggie on Covert Affairs
Favorite New Hunk – Kris Holden-Ried on Lost Girl
Best TV Guest Star – Mark Sheppard
Show with the Most-Dedicated Fans – Supernatural
Prettiest Newcomer – Maggie Q on Nikita
Sexiest TV Siblings – Stefan and Damon Salvatore on The Vampire Diaries
Biggest TV Nerd – Douglas Fargo on Eureka
Best New Fall TV, Drama – Nikita
Best New Fall TV, Comedy – Raising Hope
Best Guilty Pleasure from Canada – Lost Girl
Don’t Mess With This Doppelganger – Katherine on The Vampire Diaries
TV Show That Didn’t Deserve Cancellation (Yet) – TIE: Stargate Universe, Caprica and Unnatural History
Most Under-Used Recurring Character – Zane Donovan on Eureka (Niall Matter)
Sweetest Celebrity on Twitter – David Blue
Most Mysterious Recurring Character – River Song on Doctor Who
Best New Australian Import – Matt Passmore on The Glades
Most Captivating Villain on TV – Alice Morgan on Luther
TV Shows with the Coolest Intros – Caprica, Human Target and Pretty Little Liars
Most Compelling Woman with a Big Secret – Cathy Jamison on The Big C
Most Intriguing New Character in a New Show – The Watcher on No Ordinary Family (Josh Stewart)
Best Supporting Cast in a Drama – Caroline, Matt, Tyler and Jeremy on The Vampire Diaries
Most Anticipated Mid-Season Return – Being Erica on SOAPnet
Most Anticipated Mid-Season Premiere – Fairly Legal on USA Network
Best Techno Wizard – Claudia Donovan on Warehouse 13
TV Character That Should Be Seen More Often – Joshua Donovan on Warehouse 13
TV Character Who Gets the BEST Lines – Ksenia Solo on Lost Girl
Favorite TV Dad – Rick Castle on Castle
Most Unsatisfying or Satisfying Ending to a Series (depending on your take of the finale) – Lost
Mom Who Deserves to Be Treated Better – Sheriff Liz Forbes on The Vampire Diaries
Best Pseudo Father-Daughter on TV – Claudia and Artie on Warehouse 13
What the Hell Happened To These Shows – Glee and True Blood
Most Kick Ass Mom – Maddie Weston on Burn Notice
No Sophomore Slump Here – The Vampire Diaries
Risky Business Award – Life Unexpected [for yet another student-teacher secret affair]
Best Directing By a Lead Actor – Jensen Ackles [for the episode of Supernatural focusing on Bobby]
Long-Running Series That is Having a Stellar Final Season – Smallville
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on these selections and, even more so, learning some of your best and worst of TV in 2010.
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I am almost embarrassed by how easily I get wound up over The Vampire Diaries. Just about every plot and character on that show is engaging. How do they do that?