Monday, December 22, 2003

It's that time of year for the year-end Best/Worst lists. Here is my list for TV/Entertainment in 2003:

Best Hookup: Will and Sydney – Alias
Best Reason for a Reality Show: The Amazing Race
Best Reality Show Character: Toni from EVERY reality show, because she truly represents the attention-starved fools who go on reality shows (minus TAR participants)
Best Cancellation: The Mullets
Best Comic Relief: Marshall – Alias
Best Death: Colin – Everwood…poopy-pants stunner
Best Award Show Host: Vince Gill…just because he’s adorable
Best Season Premiere: Alias…without a doubt
Best New Show: The O.C….with runner-up nods to Cold Case and Queer Eye
Best Media Coverage: Finding Sadam in a hole
Best President: Dennis Haysbert – 24
Best TV Couple: Marshall and Carrie – Alias
Best Made-for-TV movie: Door-to-Door…I don’t care that it aired in 2002, it’s still the top TV movie ever…and it’s airing again this Christmas on TNT at 8pm EST.
Best News Show: On the Record
Best Bachelor: Andrew
Best Catch-it-before-it’s-gone: Sex and the City
Best Old Standard: Alias, with a nod for Gilmore Girls
Best Transformation: Clay Aiken
Best TV Hope for 2004: Lena Olin returns to Alias for a surprise appearance

Worst Hookup: Seth and Summer – The O.C. (LOVE Summer, but Seth belongs with Anna)
Worst Reason for a Reality Show: Are You Hot?
Worst Reality Show Character: Johnny Fairplay – Survivor…with second honors to Alison – BB
Worst Cancellation: Boomtown
Worst Comic Relief: The Simple Life
Worst Death: Dr. Romano…he deserved better after all these years
Worst Award Show Host: the multi-host Emmy Awards…less is more, people.
Worst Season Premiere: 24…until the last 2 weeks, I was ready to give up
Worst New Show: Joan of Arcadia…(*ducking the tomatoes*)…I just don’t get this show's attraction.
Worst Media Coverage: TIE…Bennifer and Trista/Ryan weddings
Worst President: Martin Sheen…Dude, you’re not really the President
Worst TV Couple: Joey and Rachel – Friends
Worst Made-for-TV movie: Saving Private Lynch
Worst News Show: 60 Minutes...because you screw with the taping of my Sunday night CBS shows
Worst Bachelor: Bob…who knew this man was such a ho?
Worst Catch-it-before-it’s-gone: Tru Calling
Worst Old Standard: ER
Worst Transformation: Christina Aguilera (spell-check ironically suggested “uglier” for Aguilera)
Worst Thought for 2004: Weiss may be a mole/baddie – Alias