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The results of the 2011 Gummy Awards have arrived! Pop the champagne, fill your champagne flutes, and then smash them on the ground! THIS IS A CELEBRATION! In the coming days, we’ll be announcing the winners of each category — favorite TV shows, movies, and viral videos. It’s going to be wonderful and I simply cannot wait. Today we’d like to present the winners of the “Favorite TV Show” category, as voted on by you, the viewer and reader. This has been an uncontrollably good year for television, so much so that some of us maybe haven’t gotten to see even half all of the TV shows that they know they should be seeing (Downton Abbey, Luther, Game of Thrones, Justified, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, etc.). And such a good year that one ten-slot list couldn’t possibly hold all the deserving nominees. So, congratulations even to those TV shows who did not make it. You’re still the best. But, more importantly, congratulations to those who DID make it. You’re actually the best! No spoilers, but this list is kind of like what the Emmys would be if Emmy winners were chosen based on how often we talked about them here. AKA: The correct Emmys. So, yay! Let’s get to them! ENVELOPES PLEASE.
10. Workaholics
7. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
5. Louie
2. Community
1. Breaking Bad
And here is a simple list, in case you like your lists simple:
10. Workaholics
9. Modern Family
8. Boardwalk Empire
7. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
6. The Walking Dead
5. Louie
4. Game of Thrones
3. Parks & Recreation
2. Community
1. Breaking Bad
Congratulations to all the lucky winners! YAY, BREAKING BAD! Very correct. And if Community doesn’t get picked up again, it will at least always have this to commemorate how much we all loved it. “Streets ahead,” indeed. Parks & Recreation and It’s Always Sunny have had what could be their best seasons yet, and I hear Game of Thrones is fantastic + disgusting, so yay. Oh and, of course, a special congratulations to Workaholics. (?) A wonderful list! Great job to everyone who voted. Stay tuned for more Gummy Award announcements in the next few days! You’ve been a lovely audience, goodnight!
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As with all rankings ever, I went into this prepared to be disappointed because it did not align perfectly with my own opinions about stuff. But then I saw that Community beat out Parks & Rec, so I feel that I can sleep well tonight, knowing all is right with the world.
Look out for those Parks & Rec Heads, apparently.
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Isn’t that why its awesome?
The two season previous to this one were great, but I agree they’ve gone overboard with the warm and fuzzy crap. Too many people in love. Comedy is funnier when people aren’t happy.
This is not an objectionable comment. In fact, it’s one of the few pithy and cogent comments Steve Winwood has given us. If you disagree, fine, but why the downvotes? Are we not better than that? Are we not? We are not? Aren’t we? We aren’t? Fuck.
Thank God people are taking sides in the epic Community vs Parks and Recreation battle.
And yeah, I’m tired of all that pretentious Andy Dwyer physical comedy too. Those pratfalls aren’t as smart as you think they are, writers!
I really may have to check out this Breaking Bad show everyone keeps talking about.
Substitute Sons of Anarchy for Walking Dead and I’m in.
I just can’t love that show for some reason…I mean the acting and writing is good enough, but I just don’t care about the fate of any of the characters. They could all die and it wouldn’t affect me any. Oh well.
But yes, better than “the walking dead”, certainly. Also, does anyone watch “Homeland”? It’s really good!
Sons of Anarchy lost me for good with the most recent season finale. I won’t spoil the ending (not too much, anyway) but if there’s anyone out there who’s teaching a course on Cheapo, Unsatisfying Deus ex Machinas and needs an example, I have a suggestion for you.
The Walking Dead lost me around episode four or five of this season. Not only did I not care about the characters, I wanted every single one of them to get eaten. When Carl recovered from his injury, I was all like, “goddammit!” Even the fact that I know who “Carl” is annoys me. That is valuable brain real estate you’re occupying, Carl! Pay up or move out!
So put The Vampire Diaries in that slot instead of either of those shows, and I more or less agree with this list. What? Don’t look at me like that.
Agreed on Sons. I like it but. . . In fact the whole season marched inevitably toward certain ending then, woops!!! Never mind! Simon Spidermonk is dead on with the Deus ex Machina point.
Justified is probably better than what Sons of Anarchy has become. I don’t even really like Olyphant or that big toothed guy from The Shield but the show works. The southerners don’t feel like yankees or foreigners with bad accents. Plus it’s really Elmore Leonardy fun.
I can’t help feeling like Walking Dead is in here because we love to talk shit about it so much. That is truly the only reason I kept watching it.
You guys like Community, too? I had no idea.
Who’s Louie?
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I know you’re trolling for down votes, because that’s your “thing” (very good “thing” to have), but what comedians do you like? What makes you giggle, Winwood? If it’s watching people fill out tax returns, I won’t be surprised.
He likes the guy who made Jay Leno Dorito jokes before he died. That guy. Whatsisface.
No 30 Rock? OMG.
i think it’s just because there haven’t been new episodes in so long. everyone still loves Lemon.
When is it back?
January.
my birthday to be exact! i’m excited.
Oh, duh. You’re right. OK. I’ve calmed down.
I’ll bet you $20 the guys from Workaholics get down with some 311.
They come original.
There ya go
So I would be enjoying this 311 meme more if I knew more 311 songs. I thought I knew some, but not enough apparently!
Though I think for now I’m just going to assume everything djfreshie says is a 311 reference.
(Sorry, that should’ve been “from here on out,” not “for now.”)
They always say “Don’t Stay Home” but if I did I wouldn’t have missed 311 meme
I HATE workaholics
That’s because you don’t come original.
This list is obviously published by the same people who brought us Duh Aficionado.
I’m shocked and disappointed that Episodes didn’t make it into the top 3. Come on Monsters let’s be real here, Matt Leblanc deserves heaps of praise and awards for playing such a daring role on such a creative and wonderfully written series. The Golden Globes was right to nominate it for so many awards and we should reflect that in our voting as well. This holiday season let’s all take a moment and reflect on how the roles of Matthew Leblanc have touched us and changed how we think of television.
Agree a million %. That show was awesome. I hope they make more. I hope it gets (re?)discovered a la Party Down.
#SarcasticGum? Please say that’s SarcasticGum.
9 and 6 obviously wandered in from the wrong list, but otherwise yes. Very good. Uh-huh, you guys.
Walking Dead? Really? I thought I could tell when Gabe actually likes a show even when he says he hates it (cf. Lost), but I guess I was wrong?
Pretty sure Gabe does actually hate this show, as I consider him a mature, thinking, rational human being with at least a tiny tiny bit of taste. However, I don’t think that means he should have rigged the voting. Nevertheless, a pox on those who put that shit show in the list.
Oh, for some reason I thought this was Gabe’s list, rather than the results of a reader poll. Sorry, am dumb.
Stereogum.
I wish The League would’ve made the list…. Oh well, more Shiva for me.
No Cougartown? No Downton Abbey? No Cougarton Abbey?
My response to the omission of the best animated show currently in production
MLP:FiM is a close second.
Archer?
Hear hear! The “Thank You” episode alone deserves some kind of an award, maybe we can have a separate gummies for animated shows, though that would imply that they have less value.
Regular Show!
“I won.” -Walter White
We all think he’s gonna lose, right?
He won, but he lost HIS SOOOOUL, man.
The only one I disagree with is Modern Family. I just don’t find it funny and the gay couple is the least funny and most obnoxious horribly acted and borderline offensive gay man stereotype.
yeah I dont like that show neither
Yep.
I love how each show’s link brings you to a Videogum search for all the posts tagged, but when you click on Workaholics it brings you to their Wikipedia page.
Workaholics is the best.
Ehhh I find it to be a dumbed down version of IASiP geared toward frat boys.
I respectfully completely disagree with your opinion. Haven’t seen much of SiP this year but Workaholics actually has pretty solid writing/jokes….I think it’s appeal crosses over the frat spectrum into the hearts and minds of mature adults that like to laugh.
Anything that’s been within a ten-mile radius of the frat spectrum isn’t allowed near my heart or mind.
That cuts out a lot of good stuff actually.
I do not like the workaholic tv program at all
I was fully prepared to hate Workaholics, but it’s actually kind of great.
the last one of this season, where they are trying to get to Hedonism for Christmas pretty much out sunny’s sunny.
That comes off as a tad pretentious. I think the show is pretty great, and if the appeal of a piece of shit rolled into a dollar bill comes off as “frat” humour, then fuck it. I’m a frat boy.
Whether or not you like Workaholics (I’ve never seen it) you gotta admit that that was a funny sentence. Or maybe you don’t. But you should! Or maybe you shouldn’t.
I thought it was a funny sentence. Good work, death of speedy!
Kelly-
You keeps saying how good Always Sunny has been recently and I keep thinking you are crazy. What gives?
-EK
yeah this has been a bad season for that show. I liked earlier seasons better
But how do you feel about Workaholics?
There was a good joke on Tosh.0 the one time I watched it where there was some video of something crazy happening and there was a guy who clapped, but only once and it was like, who claps once? So, Tosh.0 goes, “did he just watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?” Which is spot on because when I watch that show I want to clap once.
Any season that gives us “beefcake avatar” can’t be that bad.
Homeland
Holy cow, was anybody expecting it to be that good? We only watched it because our girlfriend and boyfriend were both in it, and it turned out to be our favorite show of the season, by a lot. By the third episode we’d even mostly stopped making Inigo Montoya jokes, because we were too busy watching the show.
ya, it’s great (though the love affair between Daines (Danes?) and the Marine-turned-terrorist REALLY bothered me)
It bothered me that they won’t hook up anymore!!!
That really bugged me too. Why do people always have to fuck in TV shows? Just because they’re attractive people doesn’t mean they would NECESSARILY start fucking!!
The show’s been a little light on naked Morena Baccarin for my tastes, but yeah, great show. Best new show of 2011 I think.
This reminds me of my own list save for replacing Boardwalk and Workaholics with Homeland and Justified.
Justified could care less about not being on this list. You’ll just never leave Harlan alive ya dumb Gummys! And we’ll clogg on yer goddamn grave!!!
Yeah, Justified is a pretty glaring omission. But as Gabe said, there were a shit ton of good shows this year, and we only had room for 10. Terrible zombie shows are apparently more popular with monsters than amazing hillbilly shows.
Actually, Kelly said. Sorry, Kelly!
Parks and Rec and Adventure Time are the best
It’s a good list. Needs more Downton Abbey and less Walking Dead (ug) or Workaholics but still, a mighty fine list.
Anyone watching Enlightened? I think it’s great. Squirm inducing and it’s got everyone’s favorite, Luke Wilson. And, Jonathan Demme directs the episodes. Remember him?
Bored to Death
Archer
Justified
but solid list anywayz
Every week we should find a reason, or not, to post this:
Annie’s boobs!
Bob’s Burgers
YES!
YAY COMMUNITY! COMMUNYSTS FOREVER! <3 <3 <3
i love how high on the list the walking dead is, yet no one stepped up to defend it in the comments. i mean obviously enough people liked it to put it at #6. so i will just say this: i like the walking dead. i agree with a lot of the criticism of it, but i’d still rather watch that than law and order: miami or fringe or something. but i guess haters gonna hate.
also, revenge is turning out to be much better than i expected. worth a watch.
Cannot wait until Happy Endings is on this list. I’m very much into that show. It’s very good!!!! Laughter time!!
I agree with everything but Modern Family is just not that good. I don’t care how many awards ABC pays the industry to give them. I have to say I like Happy Endings also. It has a lot of potential if it keeps going in the right direction.
Omissions:
Treme
Friday Night Lights
Justified
Sons of Anarchy
Downton Abbey
Luther
Episodes
Doctor Who
Homeland
Boss
Overrated:
Modern Family
Walking Dead (season 2)
Boardwalk Empire