| Tierney Bricker 31. Dezember 2014 – 08:00
It’s been real, it’s been good, but it ain’t been real good 2014!
It’s time to say goodbye to the year that was, and look forward to the year ahead. And our TV Scoop Team is so freakin’ ready to see what 2015 has in store for us on the small screen.
Of course, we do have a few things we’re hoping to see on TV in the new year, so we put together our personal wish lists. Included in our picks? Renewals for some of our favorite shows, as well as series that are ending their runs signing off on a high-note.
What else do we want to see?
And the best dramas of 2014 were…
Kristin Dos Santos
That The Affair and I can make up: That I can find a way to forgive. That I can manage to get past my disappointment in the finale, and somehow love season two (Cole and Helen?) as passionately as I did season one. When you call a show the “new Lost,” you can’t let go easily.
That Lisa Kudrow Wins an Emmy: I have never wanted anything from any award show more than this—after seeing the final two episodes of this hilarious, and ultimately brilliant and soul-crushingly real, “comedy” series. Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish is a freaking national treasure and should be treated as such. Can the other actresses just not even run, please?
That Last Man on Earth WORKS: Given the ballsy premise and how promising the season-one story arc I’ve heard about (shhhhhh….don’t tell!) sounds. It’s been a while since we’ve fallen in love with a new comedy, and this could be it.
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Tierney Bricker
That Parenthood can stick the landing: Oh, how I love this show and the Braverman family so much. It’s just the best. Come on, no other series makes you nostalgic for memories that aren’t even your own like Parenthood. So I am hoping that Jasom Katims & Co. can deliver an ending to this chapter in the family’s lives. Judging from Friday Night Lights‘ flawless end, I think all will be OK.
A fourth season of The Mindy Project: Whenever someone asks me what my favorite show is, I say Mindy. Whenever someone asks me who my favorite character currently on TV is, it’s Danny. Whenever someone asks me for a recommendation on what to catch up on, Mindy is my go-to. It’s got it all: a well-done rom-com, workplace shenanigans and rapid-fire jokes. Also, it’s just an embarrassment of guest stars. I NEED MORE.
For Homeland, Revenge and New Girl to stay good: All in their fourth seasons, each of these shows enjoyed a creative resurgence, making for three of my favorite weekly viewing experiences. Homeland, an adrenaline shot of drama, was straight-up on fire, Revenge, the perfect wine companion, returned to its soapy goodness, and New Girl, the perfect blend of wacky and sappy, found its funny again. Keep the streak alive, my pretties.
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Chris Harnick
Alicia Florrick LOSES The Good Wife election: Yes, I don’t want Alicia to become State’s Attorney. However, I trust the creators, so I’m willing to ride this out if it’s an important part in the character’s journey. But I don’t want to lose the dynamic between Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Diane (Christine Baranski). It’s too precious. It’s too great. A female friendship on TV where they care about each other and respect each other in a professional setting is too good to lose. If Alicia wins, then Diane will be opposition once again.
A third season of Getting On: Just call it the little show that could. The surprise second season renewal was wonderful and the resulting episodes were a delight. But HBO can’t leave the folks of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit in limbo, however appropriate the ending was.
A satisfying ending to Parks and Recreation: Parks and Rec has made me cry more than once and I expect nothing more for the series finale. There are a lot of right and wrong ways to bid adieu, 30 Rock did it well. The Office did it well. Please let Parks join its fellow NBC comedy brethren in the finale hall of fame.
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Sydney Bucksbaum
That Arrow only uses the Lazarus Pit resurrection story arc once: Otherwise it will lose all value and weight as a creative device. I’m excited to see how that epic mythology plays out on the small screen (and how it affects Oliver’s psyche), but it will pack the most powerful punch if it’s only used once. Using it too many times to bring a character back from the dead and Arrow runs the risk of becoming like The Vampire Diaries, where death has truly lost its meaning in recent seasons.
That Yahoo’s resurrected Community stays true to the core DNA of the show: And doesn’t tarnish our memory of what it used to be. I’m so psyched that we’re going to get new episodes of the cult-classic comedy, but all the changes behind the scenes might irreparably damage the show. I’m very, very nervous that by the end of this year, we’re going to be saying, “Community should have stayed dead.”
That more people watch The 100 on the CW: Seriously, it’s the best show on TV right now and yet so many people have yet to give it a chance? How does that even make sense?! Answer: it doesn’t. So get watching, people!
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Lauren Piester
A comedy to fall in love with (for the long haul): I’ve dedicated myself to a lot of shows only to have them rudely taken away from me. Enlisted, Trophy Wife, Selfie. Even Happy Endings only allowed us three lonely seasons when I really just wanted it to go on forever. I don’t want to become jaded into not even giving little shows a chance, but I also don’t want my heart broken…again.
For Agent Carter to be the best thing ever: I’ve been too excited about this show from the moment it was announced, and I don’t think I could take it if it were to not live up to my expectations. I just want it to be my new favorite thing ever, and for Peggy Carter to be the badass hero that we all need her to be.
New (and good!) reality competition shows: I know, it’s not really cool to wish for more reality shows, but I’m worried that a lot of my faves are getting close to cancellation. On the day that shows like So You Think You Can Dance and Project Runway start dying, a little part of me will die too. I’ll even sort of miss American Idol, and it’ll be especially terrible if there’s nothing to replace them. The Voice has done its best, but it can’t be the only one left in a few years.
What are you wishing to see on the small screen in 2015? Sound off in the comments below!
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