2009 have been a year of ups and downs when it comes to TV. These have been my favorite TV past times this year. When it comes to TV I am more of an omnivore than with books.
True Blood Southern Vampires on the screen with extra spices added to make it the best tv show of the year. It is steamy, it is intense and oh so captivating. Twelve episodes is just too short, give us more Sookie!
Castle Castle is the best new TV serie of 2009. Nathan Fillion could play anything this year and still succed. Richard Castle the Crime writer fits him perfectly. The beautiful Stana Katic plays detective Kate Becket the inspiration for Richard newest hero Nicky Heat. Nice action, good pace, snappy dialogue, wonderful actors and more. Currently airing its second season and renewed for a third.
Fringe Season two focuses on the alternative universe threat. FBI agent Olvia Dunham and Peter Bishop continues their caretake of Peters enstranged father Dr Walter Bishop. A fantastic season.
Stargate Universe The starship Destiny was launched by the Ancient to visit new galaxies. The research facility where the 9th cheveron’s secret is being studied is attacked and the people there have to flee using the stargate. They end up on Destiny, billions of light years from home with no way back. They are not made for this, they didn’t sign up for this. So far it has been an interesting tale about survival. The series is Currently in hiatus. Renewed for a second season by Syfy
Being Human Werewolves are despised by Vampires. But Mitchell, a vampire and George Sands, a werewolf become friends and decide to mainstream their lives being human. So they rent a house and move in. Unknown to them the house is already inhabited by Annie – a ghost. Second season will air in January 2010.
Eureka Sheriff Carter and the goofy, charmingly inventive town of Eureka makes me happy to watch. This season begins with a robot replacement for Carter, which doesn’t work out. The outer-space-invaders arc with the mind-controlled towns people was a delight. Pity Zoe left for college in the last episode, hope she’ll be back for summer.
Supernatural It is the end of the world, the Apocalypse is upon us, and Paris Hilton gets her head chopped off, and Sam and Dean are back together, and Lucifer is in comparison a nice guy. They planed Supernatural for an arc of five season, this is the fifth season – is it the end of the show? I hope not! It is better than ever!
Royal Pains When Hank is blacklisted for saving a little boy’s life instead of an important trustee and his fiancee leaves him, his unreliable little brother decides a trip to the Hamptons might be the right medicine. Hank quickly makes himself a name as a go to doctor, and the grapevine for the rich and famous there is lightning, and they all call Hank now when ill. A beautiful local MD catches his intrest so he let his brother convince him to stay. Royal Pains is a really likable feel-good series.
White Collar Fresh new series about a conman Neal Caffrey blackmailed into working with the FBI. His handler is FBI Agent Peter Burke. That they brought in Wendy (Natalie Morales II) from the Middleman was just icing on the cake. It Has just been renewed for a second season.
Warehouse 13 Great fantasy series with the most exquisite steampunky gadgets ever. Beautiful and talented cast especially the addition of Claudia.
Special mention to SyFy channels Alice. I should also mention that I save V for when the hiatus is over. Dollhouse did catch my interest at the end but it didn’t make the list, sorry Joss. We had a few good comedy shows this year worth mentioning, Better off Ted, Cougar Town, The Big Bang Theory.
Other good shows not on the list this year: House, Legend of the Seeker, Merlin, Lie to Me, Sons of Anarchy, Trauma.
These are the best books i have read for the very first time in 2009. There was quit a few authors I discovered 2009, and many of them are already favorites. To mention some of them John Scalzi of course he is my favorite of the year, Jaine Fenn is another strong new author, Elisabeth Bear is much better than the covers of her books, Laura E. Reeve with her strong Greek influence and Tony Bellantyne with his robot series is novel to say the least. I don’t doubt for a second I have missed some of this years greatest new authors and books. I would love to read them if you tell me about them.
I must have been really focused on my work today because I totally missed their arrival (I worked from home today). But there they where on top of the desk in the hallway when i foraged out of my room for dinner. Must have been the stealthy B. that recovered them for me.
I have been waiting since summer for the next Longknife novel and now it’s here, I will read it now. I have no impulse control when it comes to books I like.
The Devil’s Eye will have to wait with the other 30 or so unread books in my night stand. I’ll get to them sooner or later.
September 8Sons of Anarchy 9 Glee NEW 10Supernatural A Favorite, The Vampire Diaries NEW 14Gossip Girl 17Bones A Favorite, Community NEW, Fringe A Favorite 19Merlin A Favorite 21The Big Bang TheoryA Favorite, Castle A Favorite, Heroes, House A Favorite, 2&½ Men 22NCIS A Favorite, NCIS LA NEW 23Eastwick NEW, Garry Unmarried, Mercy NEW, Modern Family NEW 24Flash Forward NEW, Grey’s Anatomy, The Mentalist 25Dollhouse A Favorite, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Numb3rs, Smallville 27Dexter 28Lie to Me, Trauma NEW 30Hank NEW, The Middle NEW
October 1Private Practice 2Stargate Universe NEW 9Sanctuary A Favorite 23Southlandcanceled picked up by TNTChuck?
This Day One trailer makes an interesting case. Looks mighty watchable.
Only thing that worries me a bit is the mysticism hinted at. Mysticism is never a good thing for hard science fiction. Just look at BSG. Day One will air this winter.
Edit November 2009: It will not be made to a series, there have been talk of a TV film.
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