The thing is, I totally get why people neg on The OA. And in a different set of hands, it could easily be the laughable disaster the haters believe it to be. But it walks that quavering line with grace and just so totally owns the insanity of its premise that, yeah, I would definitely say it's an objectively good show. Definitely in my personal top five of the 2010s.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Saturday, 15 February 2020 01:47 (four years ago) link
i watched the first season. It seemed very much like a show that people who love murakami and for whom english is a second language would like.
― Yerac, Saturday, 15 February 2020 01:53 (four years ago) link
Great poll, thanks. I must have missed True Detective on the nominating list, else I would have voted for it--definite improvement from S2 to S3.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 February 2020 03:16 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the poll work. I won't ever watch 95% of these but will probably give some a shot
― Nhex, Saturday, 15 February 2020 03:20 (four years ago) link
wow!!! thanks for running this forks! and sorry i missed the whole thing D: wtf is wrong with me
are we posting our ballots or?
― Campaign to move el0n mu5k thread to ILM (Will M.), Saturday, 15 February 2020 16:52 (four years ago) link
feel free!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 15 February 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)The Dragon Prince (Netflix)The Expanse (Amazon)Great British Baking Show (Netflix)Russian Doll (Netflix)Veronica Mars (Hulu)Unbelievable (Netflix)Animator vs. Cartoonist / Draw Off (Buzzfeed) The Christmas Maze (Playstation Access)Metal Gear Stupid: Snake Easter (Playstation Access)Glow (Netflix)The OA (Netflix)Jessica Jones (Netflix)Last Week Tonight (HBO)
― Charlotte Brontesaurus (Leee), Saturday, 15 February 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
bolded if it didn't make the top 77!
Pose (FX)Fleabag (Amazon)ContraPointPhilosophyTubeSilicon Valley (HBO)Veep (HBO)Queer Eye (Netflix)High Maintenance (HBO)Watchmen (HBO)What We Do in Shadows (FX)Chernobyl (HBO)Barry (HBO)I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)Truthpoint (Adult Swim)Succession (HBO)Corporate (Comedy Central)Upright (Fox Showcase, Australia)Joe Pera Talks to You (Adult Swim)Euphoria (HBO)Righteous Gemstones (HBO)Pen15 (Hulu)LetterKenny (Hulu)Schitt's Creek (Pop US)Ramy (Hulu)Shrill (Hulu)
tbh i prob shouldn't have even included shrill on here because there's in retrospect some stuff i like more than it? and the part i really loved was peter smith's cover of god only knows which was in season 2/2020, my bad. watch the end of S02E02 imo, best part of the entire run so far
letterkenny has lost some momentum since those first couple of seasons, but it's still a joy, and it's based on a town about 40 mins from the village where i grew up (they once referenced my village in an episode and i had to rewind/pinch myself to make sure i didn't mishear/dream it)
philosophytube and contrapoints are virtually a dead tie for me in "top tier youtube appointment viewing," as soon as they go up i make sure the s/o and i have time to sit down and watch. the 100 minute cancel culture one was tough but we did it in one shot. olly has been batting 1000 for the past year or so, it's insane. if you like natalie, watch olly, but if you're watching natalie you're probably already watching olly so to the rest of you WATCH BOTH!
upright was great fun and i suspect virtually nobody has watched it because it is tough to find! (thanks forks for helping me even see it). s/o is huge minchin fan so i knew it'd be an easy sell, but damn it really exceeded my expectations.
POSE TOO LOW! did nobody watch season 2 or am i just alone in thinking it may have been one of the best-acted shows ever?? am i crazy? if virtually the entire main cast isn't up for emmys this year i'm calling it, the fix is in. i haven't watched too much ryan murphy tv so maybe other voters have RM burnout, but not me!
queer eye also maybe too low? it is just so delightful. i wish there were volunteer bands of people who'd go to the sad ppl of the world and just compliment them for a week.
also too low: corporate. pitch black in the best way. some chris morris vibes.
things i maybe should've included on my list: russian doll
things i need to check out but havben't had time/interest yet: mindhunter, on cinema at the cinema (enjoyed bits but never got into the whole huge thing, it is at this point intimidating), lodge 49 (enjoyed first 3 eps but didn't keep up), killing eve, terrave house, when they see us, unbelievable, bake off, sex education, new veronica mars
things i didn't really care for relatively: strnager things (well s3 was fun. s2 i almost couldn't finish. s1 was of course a delight), mandalorian (one ep aaaaand the only thing i like about it is the backgrounds?), last week tonight (KAREN... KAREN!!!!... STOP! DON'T! STOP!!! ugh)
things i thgought were only a joke on hollywood handbook until today: bosch
― Campaign to move el0n mu5k thread to ILM (Will M.), Saturday, 15 February 2020 17:39 (four years ago) link
01. Pen15 (Hulu)02. Years & Years (BBC, HBO)03. Broad City (Comedy Central)04. Last Week Tonight (HBO)05. Fleabag (Amazon)06. Documentary Now! (IFC)07. Joe Pera Talks to You (Adult Swim)08. Barry (HBO)09. Sex Education (Netflix)10. Chernobyl (HBO)11. Desus and Mero (Showtime)12. When They See Us (Netflix)13. Great British Baking Show (Netflix)14. Shrill (Hulu)15. Jeopardy (ABC)
― š¶āāļøšØ (Eric H.), Saturday, 15 February 2020 18:15 (four years ago) link
My actual ballot:
1. Mindhunter2. Killing Eve3. Russian Doll4. Stranger Things
I should have put True Detective second, though. The truth is, I wanted to participate and gave votes to things I had mixed feelings about--Killing Eve's second season wasn't as good as the first, I wasn't as big on Russian Doll as most everyone else, and Stranger Things left off as a real mess. Mindhunter and True Detective were the only things I liked almost without reservation. As you might guess, I haven't seen more than 90% of what made the final list--haven't even heard of at least half.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 February 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
My ballot:
1. 63 Up2. Russian Doll3. I Think You Should Leave4. Kingdom
but somehow I missed that Watchmen was nommed and that would have been my actual #4 over Kingdom.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 15 February 2020 18:24 (four years ago) link
I think it would be funny if next time we did this we were allowed to pick 5 shows we hate to give -5 votes each.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 15 February 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
I like that idea
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Saturday, 15 February 2020 19:10 (four years ago) link
i'd have to do research to figure out the most hateful shows -- like do I just look up horrible right wing people that have tv shows and just pick the 5 that seem to have the largest viewership?
― sarahell, Saturday, 15 February 2020 19:36 (four years ago) link
yeah, i won't be doing that
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 15 February 2020 19:50 (four years ago) link
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)Russian Doll (Netflix)Watchmen (HBO)Fleabag (Amazon)Barry (HBO)BoJack Horseman (Netflix)Tuca and Bertie (Netflix)Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)Last Week Tonight (HBO)Undone (Amazon)Better Things (FX)Veep (HBO)Back To Life (BBC, UK)Lodge 49 (AMC)The Mandalorian (Disney +)Big Mouth (Netflix)Dark (Netflix)The Dragon Prince (Netflix)The Expanse (Amazon)Glow (Netflix)Chernobyl (HBO)Kingdom (Netflix)The OA (Netflix)A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)What We Do in Shadows (FX)
― groovypanda, Saturday, 15 February 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
Tim Rogers on Video GamesSuccession (HBO)I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 (Netflix)Great British Baking Show (Netflix)Fleabag (Amazon)Righteous Gemstones (HBO)Chernobyl (HBO)Barry (HBO)Jeopardy (ABC)High Maintenance (HBO)Joe Pera Talks to You (Adult Swim)On Cinema at the Cinema (Adult Swim)Rhythm & Flow (Netflix)Blown Away (Netflix)
disappointed no one else voted for tim rogers. admittedly it's a v niche thing, but he kinda verhoevens a shitty genre (nerd on youtube talking about video games or talking while playing video games) by having an impressive depth of knowledge about the industry thanks to his background and subtly connecting his personal life to the video game content in a way that builds into a scattered autobiographical body of work that can at times be hilarious and surprisingly moving. i'm fascinated his whole approach, but i can see that he may just come off as another annoying youtube guy, plus to get anything out of it you have to have a strong interest in the particular video games he's into and the time to wade into it.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 15 February 2020 21:57 (four years ago) link
i wanted to vote for schitt's creek and on cinema but couldn't in good conscience as i haven't watched the 2019 seasons yet
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 15 February 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link
I admittedly cheated by voting for Schitt's Creek before seeing the 2019 season but have seen it since voting and, if anything, love the show even more now. I refuse to feel guilty!
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Saturday, 15 February 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link
xps I would have voted for Tim if I'd voted, but I've seen so little 2019 TV that I couldn't put together much of a ballot.
― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Saturday, 15 February 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link
As I said on my ballot email, I should have nominated and voted for "2019 MLB regular season" and "2019 MLB postseason." I pretty much watched movies, baseball and soccer. But I voted anyway --
Barry (HBO)High Maintenance (HBO)Russian Doll (Netflix)63 Up (ITV, UK)Jeopardy (ABC)The Boys (Amazon)The Mandalorian (Disney +)
If I had it to do over again, I'd drop Mandalorian -- it really wasn't that good. And I'd switch Russian Doll and High Maintenance.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:08 (four years ago) link
I probably should have put Tom rogers and ryukahr on my ballot but I am prejudiced
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:15 (four years ago) link
Hey all 14 shows I voted for showed up! guess I am pretty hivemindy. Though I did watch three episodes of Russian Doll when the thread was blowing up and really didn't care for it. I'm pretty sick of the Groundhog Day premise and I don't think I get Lyonne's shtick
Thanks for running the poll, poll runners!
― Vinnie, Sunday, 16 February 2020 00:56 (four years ago) link
my ballot as submitted:1-10Steven UniverseSuccessionJoe Pera Talks To YouCorporateI Think You Should LeaveThe Other TwoSchitt's CreekLodge 49Killing EveMindhunter
11-15Derry GirlsNailed It!Great British Baking ShowBoschWhat We Do in the Shadows
if it was ranked, this would be the top tier:Steven UniverseSuccessionJoe Pera Talks To YouCorporateI Think You Should Leave
and everything else would be below that, with the last few in the bottom tier
just realized The Other Two didn't make it. that's a funny show.
― na (NA), Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:11 (four years ago) link
i didnt like/get into russian doll either, didnt like barry & didnt like s2 of fleabag o_o
my ballot
1. Succession2. I think you should leave3. Righteous Gemstones4. Broad city5. Desus & Mero6. High Maintenance
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:15 (four years ago) link
xp forgot abt 'the other two' yea wouldve voted for that
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:16 (four years ago) link
Lodge 49 (AMC)Ā Ā Fleabag (Amazon)Ā Ā Mindhunter (Netflix)Ā Ā Succession (HBO)Ā Too Old To Die Young (Amazon)Ā Russian Doll (Netflix)Ā Ā Joe Pera Talks to You (Adult Swim)Ā Ā Corporate (Comedy Central)Ā Ā True Detective (HBO)Ā Ā On Cinema at the Cinema (Adult Swim)Ā Ā Righteous Gemstones (HBO)Ā Ā Veronica Mars (Hulu)ContraPointsBon Appetit ChannelĀ Ā I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)Ā Ā Jon Bois/SB Nation - Chart Party (2019 content incl. Saddest Punt, Bob Emergency)Ā Ā High Maintenance (HBO)Ā Ā Jett (Cinemax)Ā Ā Barry (HBO)Ā Ā Watchmen (HBO)
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Sunday, 16 February 2020 03:13 (four years ago) link
Meant to say, thanks forks and Moka for putting this together.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Sunday, 16 February 2020 04:04 (four years ago) link
Will have to check out this Shadows thing then tyā imago, Saturday, February 15, 2020 6:22 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
ā imago, Saturday, February 15, 2020 6:22 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Jamie Demitriouās real and on screen sister Natasia is in What we do in the shadows as well and brilliant in both.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 16 February 2020 05:00 (four years ago) link
I did a bit of complaining about avoiding long rollouts and then completely missed the entire rollout of this :)
Delighted that Russian Doll won. One of the greatest TV experiences of my life.
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Sunday, 16 February 2020 14:53 (four years ago) link
Can't quite get my head around the idea there'll be another season. Felt the same way about the OA, and while this season of OA was *so* insane and nonsensical that I didn't feel moved to vote for it in this poll, I was all the same glad it existed and glad I watched it.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 16 February 2020 15:18 (four years ago) link
Genuinely curious to know if the detractors would be more or less put off by The OA based on how the season/series ended.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Sunday, 16 February 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
Too Old To Die YoungBarrySchitt's CreekMindhunterThe ExpanseFleabagKingdomGlowThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
These were not ranked but I think other than the somewhat spotty S2 of TMMM they all achieved what they set out to do pretty perfectly. If forced to pick a favorite it would be difficult, though Schittās Creek is probably the one Iād watch again most readily, and its avoidance of turning towards any darkness is pretty welcome. Also I think the most unexpectedly moved Iāve been this year was everything involving Stevie, cf her stage performance and her reaction to Davidās ābig newsā.
― omar little, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link
oops and Watchmen as well (id also say that was occasionally spotty but the heights were very high)
― omar little, Sunday, 16 February 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link
Yes, watching both Stevie and David evolve from cynical and low-stakes (although deeply-amusing) partners-in-snark to people pushing through anxiety and fear to discover rich new chapters in their lives has been...hoo boy, emotionally-involving, to be sure.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:07 (four years ago) link
mine
1. Russian Doll2. Fleabag3. Catastrophe4. Chernobyl5. Euphoria6. I Think You Should Leave7. Sex Education8. Repair Shop9. When They See Us10. Queer Eye
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Monday, 17 February 2020 00:36 (four years ago) link
I Think You Should LeaveSuccessionLodge 49Russian DollFleabagBojack HorsemanWatchmenBarryThe Good PlaceWhat We Do In The ShadowsTuca & BertieCatastropheVeepUndoneLegion
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Monday, 17 February 2020 02:06 (four years ago) link
My ballot, roughly in order of preference:Schitt's CreekJoe Pera Talks to YouThe OAOn Cinema at the CinemaRussian DollDoom PatrolMindhunterMr. RobotTrue Detective
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Monday, 17 February 2020 03:42 (four years ago) link
1. Perpetual Grace, Ltd.2. BoJack Horseman3. Yorkshire Walks4. On Cinema at the Cinema5. Fleabag6. Chernobyl7. Gentleman Jack8. Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing9. This Time With Alan Partridge10. Years & Years
Thanks so much to the poll-runners, and Moka for the friggin great images! I'm going to have to check out Russian Doll now.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 17 February 2020 08:10 (four years ago) link
My Ballot:
Money HeistDarkFleabagRussian DollWhat We Do in the ShadowsThe Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceBoJack HorsemanTuca and BertieMindhunterBlack SpotStranger ThingsGreat British Baking Show
I'm astonished that there were no other votes for my #1, Money Heist. Maybe if it didn't have that stupid title, the original much better title is La Casa de Papel (The House of Paper), as the heist is set in the Royal Mint, where they take the workers hostage in order to print money. Not a grim & gritty gangland heist thing, it's a little bit more of a caper, and we're obviously meant to be on the side of the robbers although they do plenty of questionable things to make it quite morally ambiguous; the performances are great with plenty of strong female roles. So y'know, if you've seen everything else here, check it out.
Thanks to forks & moka!
― Paperbag raita (ledge), Monday, 17 February 2020 08:49 (four years ago) link
Joe Pera Talks with YouFleabagWatchmenDesus & MeroBarryChernobylLast Week TonightJeopardy!Pen15What We Do in the ShadowsVeepThe MandalorianMindhunterDocumentary Now!BrockmireBroad CityGood Placeeverything I voted for placed so I guess Iām a very simple man. Thanks so much to forks and moka, most enjoyable and joyful poll in recent memory!
― Clay, Monday, 17 February 2020 08:51 (four years ago) link
xp Really enjoyed the first season of Money Heist but then they started to drag it out too much in S2 and gave up half way through S3 as it was just too ridiculous (even for a show that had already taken ridiculousness to an extremely high level)
― groovypanda, Monday, 17 February 2020 09:29 (four years ago) link
yeah i wouldn't go to it for true crime vibes... i often get annoying by ridiculous plot turns in thrillers but i just thought this was lots of fun.
― Paperbag raita (ledge), Monday, 17 February 2020 09:51 (four years ago) link
Stath Lets Flats GeoWizard - Mission Across WalesOn Cinema at the Cinema Kiwami JapanVeep Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey S2BoJack Horseman Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 I Did a ThingTruthpoint Jon Bois/SB Nation - Chart PartyTantacrul on MusicContrapointsYou Suck At CookingJregIt's Always Sunny In PhiladelphiaSouth Park
Sex Education would have probably been my #1 or #2 if I'd seen it a week earlier.
If you like the Youtube stuff I managed to get into this poll, you should check out my unplaced selections. There's some good stuff in there, trust.
South Park included because the first 6 episodes of the recent season were brilliant. Episode 7 was a typically irritating piece of on-purpose disingenuous transphobia to put the PC babies' noses out of joint; consider me triggered enough to have not watched the rest of the season yet. I probably will. For all that they're occasionally revolting, Parker & Stone are operating at their peak around now
― imago, Monday, 17 February 2020 10:06 (four years ago) link
a typically irritating piece of on-purpose disingenuous transphobia
uh yeah ... a reminder of why I don't watch South Park.
thanks to this poll, I started watching (lol) the HBO Watchmen ... whoa. I totally see why y'all voted for it.
― sarahell, Monday, 17 February 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
:(
― Fantastic. Great move. Well done (sic), Monday, 17 February 2020 19:37 (four years ago) link
the show is good / messy in an interesting way -- would have been just as enjoyable (if not more so) if it was not Watchmen-branded
― sarahell, Monday, 17 February 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
Honorable mention acting award of the year goes to Meryl Streep on Big Little Lies. This season wasn't good enough to nom or vote for, and I'm fairly 'meh' on Streep in general but this was probably my favorite performance of hers. I was incessantly infuriated every time she was onscreen. A supercut of her scenes is highly recommended if you can find one. Also Laura Dern had a whole lot more to do this season and was v v good. If you're looking for high-quality performances in a show that doesn't quite gel or fully satisfy as a show, you could do worse, is what I'm saying here.
― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Monday, 17 February 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
heh, that show is set where my family is from, and apparently is fairly "authentic" in terms of personality types, so I have been avoiding it, much the same way that my friends who work in tech don't watch Silicon Valley.
― sarahell, Monday, 17 February 2020 21:21 (four years ago) link
any of you ever watch...
tientsin mysticcouples therapyare you the one (season 8)?
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!š (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 01:46 (four years ago) link