BEST OF 2014 - Top Ten TV

I used to be an Internet TV Reviewer, you know. Writing blog-length reviews of TV show episodes, expressing my critical thoughts, trying to be funny without tipping into bitchy snark. I eventually burnt out on sheer volume of critiquing, not to mention it wasn't justifying the time spent neglecting fiction, but still, I never reviewed purely for attention. I did it because I love the work.

So, I haven't reviewed a TV series weekly since Game of Thrones season 4 finished in April, but I have run down my top ten TV shows every year since 2012 on The Digital Fix and here in 2013, so I see no reason to stop now. Let's see this year's list, which includes The First Ever Non-Fictional Shows To Chart.

Best of 2013 - Top Ten TV Edition

Hello, and welcome to the final section of my Best of 2013 series. Earlier posts covered Music, Movies and Podcasts and Books and Comics, and now we're finishing on TV, the only area of culture to get a whole post of its own. Well, I do blog about it a lot, so I seem to have accrued more opinions. To make those thoughts easier to digest, they're arranged in an internet-friendly Top Ten format.

If you want to compare and contrast, my Top Ten of 2012 appeared on The Digital Fix as I was TV editor at the time. I am no longer, as I wanted to devote more time to the fiction writing, so we're over here for the 2013 countdown. I've stuck to show which actually aired in 2013, and there are some omissions simply because I haven't seen them - Netflix's new House of Cards series, for example, may well have made the list if I'd viewed it. (I got the DVDs for Christmas if that helps.) Here we go.

New TV review: Homeland finale!

If you don't want to wait a week for my Best TV of 2013 post, here's my review of the Homeland review on The Digital Fix.

That was a reference to my just-posted 2013 Books and Comics round-up, in case that wasn't clear.

TV review: Homeland

My penultimate season 3 Homeland review on The Digital Fix, and pleasingly, I'm definitely on board with this show again now.

Also, the start of everyone's last working week before Christmas. Hope you're using it well.

Review: Homeland!

Review of last night's UK Homeland episode on The Digital Fix, as ACTION-BRODY leaps into ACTION.

Only two episodes left, and I'm pleasingly excited. Also, Christmas coming pretty soon.

Homeland review!

Review of the latest UK Homeland episode on The Digital Fix!

And yes, got a lot of votes for H&C at the end of November in the end, so thanks everyone. A couple of nice new reviews on our Web Fiction Guide page too, which is pretty cool.

Homeland review on The Digital Fix!

Latest Homeland review is now on The Digital Fix. See Carrie run!

So, I finished my NaNo project on Sunday. That was pretty exciting. More details of that excitement probably coming in a WriteBlog soon enough.

New TV blog: Homeland up late!

While checking my earlier H&C post, I noted I forgot to link to Monday's Homeland review on The Digital Fix. So, here it is. Another decent episode.

And if the earlier post wasn't persuasive enough, definitely check out Hobson & Choi, it is well good. (How is my new promo push going so far?)

New TV blogging: Homeland!

Homeland review on The Digital Fix!New villain does bad thing!

Seriously, it's dark out there.

New TV blog: Homeland on The Digital Fix!

Carrie goes to yoga, but exciting spy-type yoga! New Homeland review on The Digital Fix!

Back in the tedious real world, our heating is broken and several of my toes are numb. Oh well.

New TV blog: Homeland!

Latest Homeland review on The Digital Fix! Includes bonus sheep re-enactment of the series!

Seriously, that sheep parody is brilliant.

New TV blogging: Homeland on The Digital Fix

Review of the latest Homeland episode on The Digital Fix. Sad sad sad sad Brody.

Yeah, that show's a bit of a downer right now. In fact, most of the shows I currently watch are a bit pessimistic. Hm.

New TV blog: Homeland on The Digital Fix

Review of the latest UK Homeland on Digital Fix, including some consideration of why exactly it's called "Uh... Oh... Ah...".

Meanwhile, I'm getting to work on Hobson & Choi today. Good times. Hope you're all well.

New TV review: Homeland!

Review of the Homeland season 3 premiere on The Digital Fix! Is Brody still going?

And you may be excited to hear Hobson & Choi made #13 in the Jukepop ratings September, which is another all-time record. Go team. Now time to begin voting for September.