All year, TV critics have discussed the cinema-ification of TV. Some series really do look as good as movies, and a few are better than whole crops of films.
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Certainly, "Heroes," "24" and "Dexter" fall into that category. In a year when some movie insiders say it's been a bad year for film, these are the shows that made 2006 a good year for great TV.
But before I get to my top 10 list for the year, I'd like to address which acclaimed shows do not make my list.
• First, "The Sopranos." It's well-shot and finely acted. It blissfully allows scenes to roll without music. But it was a bad year for the gangster soap. Many fans didn't like the dream sequences; I did. Others didn't like the gay mobster bit; I did. I really enjoyed Carmela (Edie Falco) traveling overseas and getting perspective. But everything else just fell flat, like thash-can war or whatever that was.
• You also won't see "Lost" on this list, because it will be on my worst-of-the-year list. It is gorgeously photographed and admirably acted. But the scripts totally reek, and the writers treat viewers like chumps who don't deserve better. More on that at a later date.
Now, on with the good shows.
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But before I get to my top 10 list for the year, I'd like to address which acclaimed shows do not make my list.
• First, "The Sopranos." It's well-shot and finely acted. It blissfully allows scenes to roll without music. But it was a bad year for the gangster soap. Many fans didn't like the dream sequences; I did. Others didn't like the gay mobster bit; I did. I really enjoyed Carmela (Edie Falco) traveling overseas and getting perspective. But everything else just fell flat, like thash-can war or whatever that was.
• You also won't see "Lost" on this list, because it will be on my worst-of-the-year list. It is gorgeously photographed and admirably acted. But the scripts totally reek, and the writers treat viewers like chumps who don't deserve better. More on that at a later date.
Now, on with the good shows.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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