TV’s Top 12 Dearly Departed in 2011

– Posted on December 30, 2011Posted in: Critic's Picks, Critic's Picks, Movies

 

 

Yet another year draws to a close in the vast landscape that we have come to know as TV Land. As we’ve all learned with each passing year, we inevitably have to say ‘goodbye’ to those that will not be there to join us in the New Year. Today on Huffington Post, they ran a quick rundown of TV shows as well as beloved TV characters that meet an untimely fate in year 2011.

With the advent of the ‘mid-season replacement’ or ‘fall finale’ (TV’s politically correct way of saying, don’t hold your breath) it seems that we never quite have the time to get accustomed with plenty of shows. The smorgasbord is so broad that shows I started to watch on Hulu.com or OnDemand have met their fate before I’ve even gotten up to speed. Whatever the reason, it’s always sad to see a favorite show or character get put out to pasture, whether it was pre-destined or due to the most callous of killers, low ratings. It’s also disheartening to see that some perennial underdogs being left in limbo (hang in there, Community!)

So if you’d prefer to leave the bad news until Jan. 2nd than I would recommend bypassing this list until your NYE hangover has worn off completely. Those of you that would like to hear the bad news now, then tally ho! See you all next year…

Here’s my own personal list of faves or just guilty pleasures that have gone to that big network in the sky :

1.     Hung (HBO)  – 2009 -2011

2.     Bored To Death (HBO)  – 2009 -2011

3.     Men of a Certain Age (TNT)  – 2009 -2011

4.     In Treatment (HBO)  – 2009 -2011

5.     Terriers (FX)  – 2010 – 2011

6.     United States of Tara (Showtime)  – 2009 -2011

7.     Brothers & Sisters (ABC)  – 2006 -2011

8.     Batman: The Brave & The Bold (Cartoon Network)  – 2008 -2011

9.     Cold Case (CBS)  – 2003 -2011

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Dorjan Javas Williams has been in Film/Video production for 8+ years. Starting out as an intern and then a production assistant for several production companies in the Miami area, he has worked on set for all types of productions ranging from independent films, student films, music videos, documentaries, commercials, red carpet events and reality shows. Over the years, he has followed his passion to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, Chicago, Tampa even London. Recently, he has even taken on the role of production supervisor and instructor at two South Florida institutions, the Miami Film School and Miami Media School. As Production Supervisor, he assisted the film students in helping them prepare, develop, shoot and edit their short films as well as, helping them verify their film shoot locations, permits, props, release forms, cast and shot lists. Then as Instructor, he taught students Filmmaking and Production which included camera, lighting, sound, pre-production, script review and casting. As of Spring 2014, Dorjan has produced, written, directed and edited 4 short films, of which 3 have won awards from local film festivals for Audience Favorite. He is currently working on completing his first anthology series, See No Evil. His objective is to ultimately fulfill his dream of becoming a full-time 'anthology' writer/director, by producing films and short films series series that present different stories and characters within each episode or season. He can be contacted here.