Comments on: The Playlist’s Picks: Best TV Shows Of The 2011/2012 Season

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Shameless is also really good.

By: cory everett

cory everett — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Anything other than those Top 3 shows on those top 3 spots and I would have rioted. Fortunately, they are in exactly the correct places.

By: matthew weiner

matthew weiner — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

louie>girls

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Good top 8 but those bottom two shows are medicore.
And I personally felt the third season of Community took a dip in quality where as Parks & Rec was just as strong this season, than last.

By: Arch

Arch — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

It was obvious Girls would make it to the list. I could go on and on about this show. Not that I hate it, I literally find it mediocre … it is just like Starbucks, pretentious babbling for an overall generic taste, and most of all: it's everywhere (James Franco has a opinion about Girls omygosh). Said it before: Dunham IS the voice of her generation, problem is not the voice, it's the generation. Yet Girls is here to stay mostly because people will continue to focus on bogus 'subversion', decorative cameos, cheap flattery (that is SOOO like me honey) and all. On the other hand you have Louie or Community. Not everything is lost. Also people somehow manage to love a great show like Mad Men…

By: Kimber Myers

Kimber Myers — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

This is spot on. And now I have some shows to catch up on.

By: Luis

Luis — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Oh my god, "Girls"… Why, dear lord? After the abomination that was "Tiny Furniture", I can't believe the legion of hipster fans this show has garnered. Williamsburg and Bushwick have found their true ambassadors in this show's characters. I can't imagine a more perfect pairing. A mediocre show for a mediocre slice of Brooklyn life. It's… I mean it's just baffling.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

I think Justified & Homeland are way too low, but at least they're there, & love the mention of The Fades.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Fades sounds good. Been hearing a lot about Homeland, but isn't that on Showtime? I try to keep some distance from their shows after "Weeds" (and "Dexter" — never followed, but the previous season's ending twist was awful)… still have to catch up with "Justified" and "Mad Men." Always pleased with "Louie" and "Community" love.

By: Johnny Ronny

Johnny Ronny — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Treme is numero uno by far. Runner-up: Shameless. Third best: Game of Thrones.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Community…best cast in tv

By: WRT

WRT — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

PT. 3 With BB and MM, you get all the thematic, atmospheric, and textural material that you'll ever get in probably half a season (because it's all just variation, reproduction of the same). The rest is just plot. It's just idle people-watching, no different ontologically from watching The Real Housewives â MM and BB just seem different because they look slick, are faux-serious and faux-intelligent. But, at the end of the day, plot is not art, it's a distraction. At least Community and Seinfeld and other sitcoms don't have pretensions to be much more than clever, funny distractions. MM and BB pose like they're great cinema, offering something other than the illusion of "interesting" people doing stuff â when, really, that's all there is. But, if that's what you're into â hundreds of hours of people watching â be my guest.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Great list. Only switch I'd make is replacing Girls and Homeland with Delocated and The Good Wife.

Only show better than Mad Men is Venture Bros. (which is off until 2013).

By: sp

sp — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

" Archer " is the best comedy on television- hands down. The writing is always clever, the dialogue is always incredible, the voice cast has wonderful chemistry, and the comedy is always politically-incorrect. Plus, the this show is always unpredictable. Where are the Emmy nominations for this brilliant program ?

"Justified " is good , but not as good as season two. " Mad Men " & " Breaking Bad" are two of the most riveting dramas on tv.

By: Tyrion

Tyrion — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Girls above game of thrones yeah right… this top is a joke. It's always sunny in philadelphia is the funniest and most provoking comedy. Breaking bad and Mad men are just boring and predictable but i guess that excepting Girls you had to put the same thing as everyone else up there.

By: BG

BG — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Mad Men had some great episodes but Breaking Bad had a far better progressional arc. Seem as if Matt Weiner was trying to hard with certain themes toward the end of the season. For example was his sons decleration about life sucking in the elevator necessary?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

It seems like way too few people are familiar with Homeland which is a total shame.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Girls is an embarassingly bad tv show, ahead of Game of Thrones, really? The directors and writers have done wonders with Game of Thrones given the magnitude of the books and particular budget constraints. In terms of quality, Veep is a much better show than Girls and it is easy to compare because they are on back-to-back. I laugh at one and turn the other off. You should throw blue bloods on this list with Tom Celek and his great mustache. Looking forward to News Room

By: aurorsand147

aurorsand147 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

i am glad that The Fades is in the list. its a great show and BBC must be feeling really stupid to cancel it after just one season.

By: CKC

CKC — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

Justified is the best show on TV. There could be less about the bad guys and more about the star Timothy Olyphant in my opinion. There was way too many bad guys this season they need to have more about Raylan and less about the bad guys.

By: Eylon

Eylon — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:06 +0000

You have to put the show luck in too its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: full tv series

full tv series — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:05 +0000

This post is the best post and i watch many TV shows but i like tv shows that are Homeland, The Fades and Archer…………..etc.

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:05 +0000

Great list of Best Shows of 2012. I found some other great site to read articles about Breaking Bad.

By: moe

moe — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:05 +0000

Thanks for the list! the spoilers werent cool though

By: tdd

tdd — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:13:05 +0000

Who made this list without the walking dead.