Favorite Television of 2011 - #2 (Drama): Justified
This show made the biggest leap up the list since last year, and for good reason. Is there a cooler dude on TV than Raylan Givens? Is there a better foil for him than Boyd Crowder? Were there better guest performances this year than Margo Martindale & Jeremy Davies? Hell no. It’s very easy to forget that at its’ very basic level, this show is a cop procedural. Because it’s so, so much more.
11:30 PM
Vulture: The Three Ways that Justified Went From Good to Great In its Second Season
Okay, I don’t totally agree with number 1. I don’t think it was less Boyd Crowder that was good, just that they were using him better. I know what you’re saying, Vulture, but less Boyd Crowder is not a phrase you should use.
Other than that… yup. ^^ What they said. ^^
Guess who FINALLY watched last night’s Justified?! I can’t tell you how much joy I get out of 40 minutes of Timothy Olyphant walking around OWNING people right and left.
But WTF was this? What is Boyd doing? Is he a miner now? Why is he wearing hipster glasses? WHAT A CLIFFHANGER.
Favorite Television of 2010 - #10
Justified
I feel like this might be a little biased because of my love for Timothy Olyphant (I think we can all agree Deadwood was A-freaking-MAZING), but oh well. I wasn’t sold when I first heard about it, but it quickly won me over. The writing’s sharp, the characters are great, and the drama never feels forced. With the exception of the first episode or two (and TV shows always need an episode or three to get the momentum going) every week it was wickedly entertaining. And when there’s always the possibility of a shirtless Olyphant showing up, well… count me in.
