Monday, August 22, 2011

AFT Awards: Best Comedy Series

This is the twenty-second and final category of the 5th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television this past season. Nominees are listed in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Comedy Series


Last year’s nominees: Californication, Chuck, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Emmy nominees: The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Modern Family, The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock

Semi-finalists: Better With You, Burn Notice, Californication, Entourage, Glee, The Office, Psych, Royal Pains, 30 Rock, Weeds

Finalists: Episodes was a fresh, funny, often infuriating parody of show business and the Americanization of British originality. Chuck prepared for wedding bells and went through plenty of family drama with positive energy and enthusiasm. Bored to Death made the most of a small cast and truly unique and strange cases. Eastbound and Down had a weird, nutty second season, but it was still inspired and highly watchable. White Collar was smooth and funny while executing some truly nifty cons and capers.

The nominees:

Modern Family avoided any sort of sophomore slump with winning storylines and further exploration of its wonderful characters. Shameless brought together a spectacularly dysfunctional family with wild and incredible adventures. Hung allowed friction to build up between its business partners but remained just as fascinating and honest. The Big C brought a positive outlook to a terminal sentence, and once it found its rhythm, it became unmissable.

The winner:

Parks and Recreation was hands-down the most hilarious comedy on television, expanding its cast to include new players and staying true to its already existing characters with a seriously awesome third season.

Next up: That’s a wrap! Detailed Emmy winner predictions by category begin next week.

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