The Best of TV 2014

I was hoping to get this list up a little earlier, but I keep getting distracted. I am also working on my top movies list for 2014, only about 4 movies left to watch. It has been proving a lot harder to make my movie list this year because 2014 has had a lot of really good movies. I hope this trend continues.

	10. Brooklyn Nine-Nine – This show reminds me a lot of the show Scrubs in that they have a comedy take place in a very serious work environment, in this case a police station. Because we are there for the laughs they can present a more realistic depiction of what it is like to be a detective. Plus Andy Samberg is a very funny man.
	9. Black Sails – What can I say, I love pirates. And unlike the recent Pirates of the Caribbean movies this show has no supernatural garbage and is clearly meant only for adults.
	8. The Walking Dead – This show does zombies right, none of that running bullshit. Zombies are meant to be slow and stupid, the real problem is dealing with other humans.
	7. The Fall – This show follows Gillian Anderson who is brought in to help investigate a string of murders in Belfast, Ireland. At the same time  we follow the serial killer, where we get a very intimate and disturbing look at his crimes. This show is very well written and the acting is great.
	6. Silicon Valley – This show follows a group of software engineers who are trying to create the next big thing. It one very funny show and the last episode has one of the funniest jokes I ever seen, I was literally rolling on the floor laughing.
	5. Hell on Wheels – There really needs to be more westerns about building the railroads. I find it much more meaningful the some drunk cowboy out for revenge. Not to say I don’t like a good revenge story, just that I prefer watching someone build towards something positive.
	4. Game of Thrones – Some day I will have to find the time to start reading the books. The reason I have not started is that I hate getting in to a really great book series and having to wait years for the author to finish writing the rest.
	3. 24 Live Another Day – The main problems with 24 is that it had difficulties keeping all 24 hours interesting. But by cutting the length in half and giving it a new setting they have kept all the exciting parts and left all the slow parts behind. This might be the best season even better then the first.
	2. Justified – I don’t know how much more there is to say about this show. It has been in the top three every year since it premiered and it still continues to keep me hooked.
	1. Masters of Sex – I am continually amazed at how good this show is. The writing, acting, directing are all outstanding. For a show with no guns or crazy action, about a pair of researchers in the 50’s, to get top spot on my list 2 years in a row it should tell you how much this show has blown me away.