I slightly prefer season 6a to 6b. I'm one of those people that didn't love much of anything in season six. The show became a glum-fest with some random strong moments throughout after season five. Season 6b was consistently passable, though never really special. The second half of season 6a was probably The Sopranos…

"Blind Date" is a cute episode, nothing special. "The Rural Juror" was the first wow episode for me. Though four or five episodes proceeding it were at least good.

I think it's split between people who prefer the wackiness of the latter seasons and people who prefer the slightly more grounded tone of the first two seasons. I admired 30 Rock's ability to evolve almost seamlessly. Still, I prefer the first two seasons.

It's not terrible, but I do think its the weakest season and the most thematically shabby. And even its best episodes (Whoever Did This, Whitecaps) for me aren't in the top tier of show's best.

I don't really think Lost ever recovered. After the lull of season two it had some minor shots of life, but it never managed to string together an entirely strong season, nothing that got close to its first. There were great episodes here and there, but the arc was never dependable, and the quality was never…

Eh, no. With the exception of the near exceptional "Jack-tor", the first six or seven episodes were pretty iffy as the show was finding itself. It was never awful, never as weak as the low points of seasons four, five and six, just mediocre. After the slow start, however, season one was pretty brilliant. It's still…

Actually the movie was going to be about the failed attempt to find Bin Laden. When he was killed obviously the narrative changed. But the movie was in works some time before he was found.

This is a pretty on point list. I don't disagree with any of the selections. (I do think season four of 30 Rock is slightly better than season six. I thought season six offered the weakest stretch of episodes. It woke back up in season seven not six). I am a lil' surprised that the fifth seasons of The Sopranos and…

It had huge impact and helped re-vitalize the series. It's probably the most important episode of the show, but I wouldn't say it's the best. For pure creative execution I'd place the pilot and "The Constant" ahead of it.

Yes, but those first two areas are pretty wide, and the show's often clumsy, cliched way of handling itself in those areas has kept it in the "good show" range. I didn't want to come down on Southland so much as explained that while it's a good show it hardly has "reversed jumped the shark". There hasn't really been…

Though this season has been a huge step forward from the third and it's once again one of the very best shows on TV, Justified still reached its peak in its second season. While I like Southland I don't think it's ever been great. For the first time it made my top ten shows of the year last year, but that had more to…

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He purty. 

Jessa is definitely the most intriguing, well thought out character.
She's annoying and self-centered like the other three, but she's more
intriguing, less of an archetype and seems a bit more self-aware than
everyone else.

Most people are aware of her flaws and the show's ironic framing of her, yet she remains sympathetic and most can't help but root for her. This is how cable TV works.

Adele can't handle that woman.

"It's A Shame About Ray" was this show's biggest triumph so far because all the main characters made an impression, had honest interactions with each other and moved the story along somewhat realistically. I guess that was just a one time deal.

Way off on this one. Besides being about crazy people and having some good performances (though none I think are Oscar worthy) SLP is a fairly routine and uninspired romantic comedy.

Unintentional irony. How 'Glee' of me.

I will be giving up my gay card and watching the NBA not the Oscars
tonight. Partly because I've lost interest in the Oscars and now find
the Emmys much more intriguing. Partly because I'm pissed by what the
media did to Zero Dark Thirty.