The big question - is Henry Ian Cusick using his Scottish accent? If so, I'm in.

Alexis bears a striking resemblance to Amy Acker, and I can't think of a better compliment than that…

1. Breaking Bad
2. Hannibal
3. Game of Thrones
4. Justified
5. The Americans

Also an A from me. Haunted me for weeks after watching it.

I agree, and that's most likely why those two episodes didn't land as much for me. I still think both are great - The National Anthem in particular has a powerful message, but felt like it was trying a tad too hard to be "shocking" as it was the opening episode. The Waldo Moment was, as you say, just a bit too smug.…

Brooker was among my idols when I was a teenager, and a combination of TVGoHome, Screenwipe and his columns in the Guardian are responsible for a fair amount of my interests and probably helped shape my general sense of humour. I think you'd struggle to find many people with an interest in TV over here that don't hold…

The Waldo Moment and The National Anthem were the two weakest for me, but I absolutely love everything about the other four. If I had to choose, I think I'd go with White Bear as the best - it certainly stayed in my head for a hell of a long time. Fifteen Million Merits is probably the closest to what Brooker's always…

On the flip side, Hershel would make a great Santa.

Nobody going with D-Dog?

This is definitely my favourite episode of Freaks and Geeks, and may well be my favourite episode of television altogether. The Nick storyline really gets to me every time, and this is the definite proof - if more were needed - that Harold Weir is the greatest fictional father ever.

That's one of the few nice surprises. The guest actor/actress lists in general are pretty great this year, but I really hope Rigg wins hers.

Worst snubs for me are Maslany (obviously), Hannibal, and Nicolaj Coster-Waldau. I love Peter Dinklage, but what did he do this season that's at all comparable to NCW?

Hannibal. As pissed off as I am about Maslany I expected it on some level. Hannibal not even getting a cinematography nomination, though? I'm surprised and disappointed.

Not sure which is the biggest travesty - Maslany missing out or Hannibal not getting a nomination for cinematography. Or anything at all.

It's a shame, because I think Smith's been absolutely fantastic in the role but has been shafted in terms of material. Even in the worst episodes he's had a moment or two where he's stood out. Hopefully he's going on to bigger and better things.

Did 30 Rock not make the cut date-wise for this list? Otherwise its complete absence from the comedy nominations is utterly baffling…

I'd like it to get a final season which they know will be their last. Go out on a high, 30 Rock style.

Ha, yes, I am in the UK - and for some reason the 'His Dark Materials' name completely slipped my mind while writing that. Doh! I agree, Pullman's whole concept of the afterlife has stayed with me ever since reading them, and I think it's a big part of why I look back on these books so fondly. I was a lonely child, so…

I'd probably go with Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, in addition to LOTR and Hitchhiker's Guide. I think the religious allegory in Narnia just came on too strong for me, even at a young age, whereas Northern Lights served as a decent antidote to that while being just as imaginative.

I've just finished 'Something Happened', by Joseph Heller. Fantastic read, I thought, and possibly better than Catch-22 - one of my favourite novels. It's just a wonderful deconstruction of the malaise of middle-class America following the war, darkly comic yet tragic at the same time. There was never anything huge at…