The TV TALK Best of… moves to the
beginning of the new fall season this time, recognizing my favorites in
television from August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014. Here are the nominees. Please
vote for your favorite shows, actors and actresses in the polls alongside. The results
will be declared here, mid-September 2014
Television is
at its all-time best currently, with some of the biggest names in Hollywood
venturing into TV, believing that television is where the best writing is these
days. While Oscar winner Halle Berry stars in the new EXTANT, Matthew
McConaughey made waves earlier this year with his performance in TRUE
DETECTIVE, fresh off his Oscar win. Major movie stars such as Kevin Spacey,
Robin Wright, Jeff Daniels, Vera Farmiga and Michael Sheen continue to do good
work in their various TV series, while others make impressive guest appearances
on popular and acclaimed shows.
This time, I
have several new nominated series, with slightly revised guidelines. See the
fine print below.
THE AMERICANS
BREAKING BAD
BREAKING BAD
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE GOOD WIFE
HOMELAND
HOUSE OF
CARDS
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
THE NEWSROOM
PARENTHOOD
Series – Comedy/Musical
THE BIG BANG
THEORY
BROOKLYN
NINE-NINE
EPISODES
HOW I MET
YOUR MOTHER
MODERN FAMILY
VEEP
Performance By An Actress In A Leading
Role – Drama
Keri Russell
as Elizabeth Jennings in THE AMERICANS
Vera Farmiga
as Norma Bates in BATES MOTEL
Julianna
Margulies as Alicia Florrick in THE GOOD WIFE
Claire Danes
as Agent Carrie Matthison in HOMELAND
Robin Wright
as Claire Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS
Elisabeth
Moss as Peggy Olsen in MAD MEN
Lizzie Caplan
as Virginia Johnson in MASTERS OF SEX
Performance By An Actor In A Leading
Role – Drama
Matthew Rhys
as Philip Jennings in THE AMERICANS
Bryan
Cranston as Walter White in BREAKING BAD
Kevin Spacey
as Vice/President Frank Underwood in HOUSE OF CARDS
Jon Hamm as
Don Draper in MAD MEN
Michael Sheen
as Dr. William Masters in MASTERS OF SEX
Jeff Daniels
as Will McAvoy in THE NEWSROOM
Matthew McConaughey
as (Detective) Rust Cohle in TRUE DETECTIVE
Performance By An Actress In A Leading
Role – Comedy/Musical
Kaley
Cuoco-Sweeting as Penny in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Wendy
McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg in THE GOLDBERGS
Margo Martindale
as Carol Miller in THE MILLERS
Julia
Louis-Dreyfus as Vice/President Selina Meyer in VEEP
Lisa Kudrow
as Fiona Wallice in WEB THERAPY
Performance By An Actor In A Leading
Role – Comedy/Musical
Jim Parsons
as Dr. Sheldon Cooper in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Johnny
Galecki as Dr. Leonard Hofstadter in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Andy Samberg
as Detective Jake Peralta in BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Matt LeBlanc
as Matt LeBlanc in EPISODES
Will Arnett
as Nathan Miller in THE MILLERS
Jon Cryer as
Alan Harper in TWO AND A HALF MEN
Performance By An Actress In A
Supporting Role – Drama
Anna Gunn as
Skyler White in BREAKING BAD
Maggie Smith
as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in DOWNTON ABBEY
Christine
Baranski as Diane Lockhart in THE GOOD WIFE
Sandra Oh as Dr.
Cristina Yang in GREY’S ANATOMY
Christina
Hendricks as Joan Harris in MAD MEN
Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes in NASHVILLE
Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes in NASHVILLE
Monica Potter
as Kristina Braverman in PARENTHOOD
Performance By An Actor In A
Supporting Role – Drama
Aaron Paul as
Jesse Pinkman in BREAKING BAD
Dean Norris
as Agent Hank Schrader in BREAKING BAD
Jim Carter as
Mr. Carson in DOWNTON ABBEY
Josh Charles
as Will Gardner in THE GOOD WIFE
Mandy
Patinkin as Saul Berenson in HOMELAND
John Slattery
as Roger Sterling in MAD MEN
Vincent
Kartheiser as Pete Campbell in MAD MEN
Performance By An Actress In A
Supporting Role – Comedy/Musical
Mayim Bialik
as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Stephanie
Beatriz as Detective Rosa Diaz in BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Alyson
Hannigan as Lily Aldrin in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Julie Bowen
as Claire Dunphy in MODERN FAMILY
Sofia Vergara
as Gloria Pritchett in MODERN FAMILY
Marcia Gay
Harden as Dr. Diane Buckley in TROPHY WIFE
Anna Chlumsky
as Amy Brookheimer in VEEP
Performance By An Actor In A
Supporting Role – Comedy/Musical
Simon Helberg
as Howard Wolowitz in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Andre
Braugher as Capt. Ray Holt in BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Neil Patrick
Harris as Barney Stinson in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Eric
Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker in MODERN FAMILY
Jesse Tyler
Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett in MODERN FAMILY
Ty Burrell as
Phil Dunphy in MODERN FAMILY
Tony Hale as
Gary Walsh in VEEP
Performance By A Guest Actress – Drama
Shirley MacLaine
as Martha Levinson in DOWNTON ABBEY
Gillian
Anderson as Bedelia Du Maurier in HANNIBAL
Allison
Janney as Margaret Scully in MASTERS OF SEX
Julianne
Nicholson as Dr. Lillian DePaul in MASTERS OF SEX
Jane Fonda as
Leona Lansing in THE NEWSROOM
Kate Burton
as Vice President Sally Langston in SCANDAL
Performance By A Guest Actor – Drama
Matthew Goode
as Finn Polmar in THE GOOD WIFE
Michael J.
Fox as Louis Canning in THE GOOD WIFE
Robert Morse
as Bertram Cooper in MAD MEN
Beau Bridges
as Barton Scully in MASTERS OF SEX
Ray Romano as
Hank Rizzoli in PARENTHOOD
Performance By A Guest Actress –
Comedy/Musical
June Squibb as
Maggie Banks in GLEE
Frances
Conroy as Loretta Stinson in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Sherri
Shepherd as Daphne in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Meg Ryan as
Karen Sharpe in WEB THERAPY
Megan
Mullally as Franny Marshall in WEB THERAPY
Performance By A Guest Actor –
Comedy/Musical
Bob Newhart
as Arthur Jeffries in THE BIG BANG THEORY
Patton Oswalt
as Fire Marshall Boone in BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Jesse
Eisenberg as Asher in MODERN FAMILY
Nathan Lane
as Pepper Saltzman in MODERN FAMILY
Matt LeBlanc
as Nick Jericho in WEB THERAPY
Writing
DOWNTON ABBEY
EPISODES
THE GOOD WIFE
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
MODERN FAMILY
Character Development
THE AMERICANS
BATES MOTEL
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE GOOD WIFE
THE GOOD WIFE
MAD MEN
PARENTHOOD
Cinematography
BREAKING BAD
HANNIBAL
HOUSE OF
CARDS
MASTERS OF
SEX
SHERLOCK
TRUE
DETECTIVE
Art Direction
THE AMERICANS
BREAKING BAD
HANNIBAL
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
TRUE
DETECTIVE
Costume Design
THE AMERICANS
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE GOLDBERGS
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
SCANDAL
Make-Up And Hairstyling – Prosthetic And Non-Prosthetic
THE AMERICANS
DOWNTON ABBEY
GREY’S
ANATOMY
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
TRUE
DETECTIVE
Music – Background Score
THE AMERICANS
DOWNTON ABBEY
DOWNTON ABBEY
THE GOOD WIFE
HOMELAND
SHERLOCK
TRUE
DETECTIVE
Music – Compilation
GLEE
GREY’S
ANATOMY
HOW I MET
YOUR MOTHER
MAD MEN
MASTERS OF
SEX
NASHVILLE
Titles
THE AMERICANS
ELEMENTARY
HOUSE OF
CARDS
THE NEWSROOM
SHERLOCK
TRUE
DETECTIVE
Fine Print ▪ The eligible series are
those that I follow (2 BROKE GIRLS, AMERICAN IDOL, THE AMERICANS, BATES MOTEL,
THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE BLACKLIST, BLUE BLOODS, BONES, BREAKING BAD, BROADCHURCH,
CASTLE, CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO P.D., DALLAS, DEVIOUS MAIDS, DEXTER, DOWNTON
ABBEY, ELEMENTARY, EPISODES, THE FOLLOWING, FRANKLIN & BASH, GIRLS, GLEE,
THE GOLDBERGS, THE GOOD WIFE, GREY'S ANATOMY, HANNIBAL, HART OF DIXIE, HOMELAND,
HOUSE OF CARDS, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, LOOKING, MAD MEN, MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA, MASTERS
OF SEX, THE MILLERS, MISTRESSES, MODERN FAMILY, MOM, NASHVILLE, THE NEWSROOM, THE
ORIGINALS, PARENTHOOD, PERCEPTION, REVENGE, RIZZOLI & ISLES, SCANDAL, SHERLOCK,
SUITS, TRUE DETECTIVE, TWO AND A HALF MEN, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, VEEP, WEB
THERAPY, WHITE COLLAR) ▪ The episodes being judged are those that have aired between
August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2013 ▪ The maximum number of nominees for Best
Series (Drama and Comedy/Musical) is 10 ▪ The minimum number of nominees for
Best Series (Drama and Comedy/Musical) is 6 ▪ The maximum number of nominees
for all other categories is 7 ▪ The minimum number for all other categories is
5 ▪ The ‘Readers’ Choice’ is based on the polls alongside ▪ The other ‘Best
of…’ are according to my judgment ▪ The ‘TV TALK Best Of 2013-14’ is only an
expression of what I considered as excellence in television in the years
2013-14 ▪
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