Oprah Winfrey
From Oprah's surprisingly low-key farewell to the year's most soul-crushing break-up on The Good Wife (Kalicia, no!), the year was packed with fantastic hours of television — pretty much all of which we watched. There were teary goodbyes (Friday Night Lights' Texas forever! Smallville's tights and flights!), tense face-offs (why can't all CIA interrogations take place on the front porch of a cabin, like on Homeland?) and of course we made room for a little Glee (because certain underdogs deserved it). Which made the list. Tune in all week for our top 25.
Here's the first batch in our weeklong countdown of 2011's best episodes...
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Parks and Recreation
'Tis the season for holiday miracles, so why can't we hope the same for television? Santa, please give Cougar Town a premiere date. Hanukkah Harry, all we ask is that Steve Carell get awards recognition for his Office role. Harvest gods of Kwanzaa, let Castle and Beckett finally get together. And please, Winter Solstice Fairy, stop all the incest on TV!
We wish:
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Michael C. Hall , Tom Welling
On Sunday, Syfy will fly viewers back to Neverland with a two-night miniseries that explores how Peter Pan (Charlie Rowe), Captain Hook (Rhys Ifans), and Neverland itself came to be. Hollywood's never been afraid to tell a good origin story — for better (Batman Begins, X-Men First Class) or worse (the three Star Wars prequels, Hannibal Rising) —and the trend is just as popular on the small screen. Behold, some of our favorite TV origin stories:
1. Clark Kent, Smallville
At 10 seasons long, this series is perhaps the longest origin story ever....
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Jason O'Mara
The golden age of TV is happening now.
With fast-growing and endless technological advancements, 52 percent of viewers say it's better to be a TV fan now more than ever, according to TVGuide.com's Fall 2011 TV Survey. And why not? Between new apps, gadgets and social TV features, like our very own Watchlist, fans have more ways to watch their favorite shows and stay connected with friends ...
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Emily VanCamp
It doesn't matter where, when or how: You will watch TV any way you can get it!
With the prevalence of new devices and services, viewers are watching more TV than ever before, according to TVGuide.com's Fall 2011 TV Survey. In total, 32 percent of users surveyed (14 percent more than last year) say they watch more than 30 hours of TV a week. Most surprising, 93 percent ...
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Mandy Patinkin
Showtime debuted the suspense thriller Homeland, marking Claire Danes' return to television since the cult classic My So-Called Life. Were you hooked by the drama that in which she plays a CIA officer suspicious who suspects a returning POW (Damian Lewis) has been turned?
Vote now! And encourage your friends and other fans to vote too.
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Robin Williams
This midseason, ABC will debut the new comedy Work It about two guys who — stop us if you've heard this one before — must dress up as women to make ends meet. Yes, the series will borrow a few pages from its cross-dressing predecessor Bosom Buddies, but the 1980 Tom Hanks-Peter Scolari buddy comedy is hardly the only...
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