Best TV shows of 2011-2012
A list of shows I love to watch right now. No particular order.
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- CreatorKelly MarcelCraig SilversteinStarsJason O'MaraShelley ConnChristine AdamsCenters on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.Great if you love sci-fi
- CreatorJulie PlecKevin WilliamsonStarsNina DobrevPaul WesleyIan SomerhalderThe lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.One of my favorite shows ever.
- CreatorAlan BallStarsAnna PaquinStephen MoyerSam TrammellTelepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.It's dirty, southern, the name Sookie Stackhouse (weird but awesome), kind of corny but in an amazing way, etc!
- CreatorCraig SilversteinStarsMaggie QShane WestLyndsy FonsecaA rogue assassin returns to take down the secret organization that trained her.Pretty awesome action. Good if you like those spy type dramas.
- StarsTy PenningtonPaul DiMeoMichael MoloneyA family that has faced hardship has their dilapidated house completely rebuilt while they are away on vacation for a week.Amazing show. Especially if you're the emotional type.
- CreatorJohn de MolStarsCarson DalyBlake SheltonAdam LevineFour famous musicians search for the best voices in America and will mentor these singers to become artists. America will decide which singer will be worthy of the grand prize.Two words... Adam Levine!
- CreatorCarter BaysCraig ThomasStarsJosh RadnorJason SegelCobie SmuldersA father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother.Seriously funny
- CreatorDavid ShoreStarsHugh LaurieOmar EppsRobert Sean LeonardUsing a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.Gotta love House!
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.Awesome remake. Plus I have a serious crush on Alex O'Loughlin!
- StarsChuy BravoChelsea HandlerMike RockComedian Chelsea Handler talks about celebrity gossip, pop culture and interviews celebrities while giving her audience something to laugh at. She is accompanied by her round table guests which usually feature comedians or E correspondents. She also still has her little assistant Chuy by her side.She's not afraid to speak her mind. I think that's awesome. Plus she's hysterical!
- StarsJason KennedyCatt SadlerKen BakerAiring weeknights at 7pm CST, E!'s hosts and correspondents keep you in the know with the hottest entertainment stories, trends and celebrity interviews; plus discussions each day about the latest developments and yet-to-be-confirmed gossip. Fun and topical, this is E! News.Ok so I like my Celeb gossip!
- CreatorStephen CarpenterDavid GreenwaltJim KoufStarsDavid GiuntoliRussell HornsbySilas Weir MitchellA homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.Gotta love the mixture of crime drama and sci-fi!
- CreatorAdam HorowitzEdward KitsisStarsGinnifer GoodwinJennifer MorrisonLana ParrillaA young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.Great if you love fantasy and Fairytales. Plus there are some seriously hot dudes on this show.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.Ok so it may be a MTV show (aka super corny), but I actually think it's pretty cool. Oh and there's not one bad looking person on the show lol.
- CreatorBrad FalchukRyan MurphyHalley FeifferStarsLady GagaKathy BatesAngela BassettAn anthology series centering on different characters and locations, showcasing different aspects of horror.Really creepy, but at the same time, I can't look away!
- CreatorJeremy CarverAnna FrickeStarsSam WitwerMeaghan RathSam HuntingtonThree twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.I'm sure you can tell by now, I LOVE SCI-FI!
- CreatorElizabeth MeriwetherStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldAfter a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.I can just totally relate to this dorky chick. Plus it's super funny.
- CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-TThis series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.Ok so one of my favorite characters (Det. Stabler) left the show, but it's still pretty awesome with all the new characters!
- CreatorJanet TamaroStarsAngie HarmonSasha AlexanderJordan BridgesDetective Jane Rizzoli and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles team up to solve crimes in Boston.Funny but also serious in all the right amounts for a crime drama.
- CreatorJames DuffStarsKyra SedgwickJ.K. SimmonsCorey ReynoldsDeputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.I love Brenda's character.
- StarsJason HawesSteve GonsalvesDave TangoIn each episode, Jason Hawes and his team of paranormal investigators, TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) investigate paranormal activity across the country and search for answers in the nation's most haunted locations.Steve and Tango. ADORABLE!
- CreatorZak BagansNick GroffStarsZak BagansAaron GoodwinBilly TolleyZak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley investigate the scariest, most notorious, haunted places in the world.These guys are all from my hometown Vegas! Awesome show too.
- CreatorHart HansonStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinF.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.I love the story line between the two main characters. Plus who doesn't love David Boreanez?!
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsDavid McCallumSean MurrayMark HarmonFollows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.Each character in this series is awesome in their own way. And they're all pretty sexy too ;)
- CreatorAndrew LenchewskiJohn P. RogersStarsMark FeuersteinPaulo CostanzoReshma ShettyAn unfairly discredited but brilliant ER doctor winds up working with his younger brother in the Hamptons as a concierge doctor to the uber-rich and ultra-elite.Pretty funny show
- CreatorAndrew MillerStarsBritt RobertsonThomas DekkerPhoebe Tonkin16 year old Cassie Blake moves to Chance Harbor, Washington to live with her grandmother after her mother mysteriously dies. She discovers she's a witch along with 5 other teens.One of my favorites out of all the shows that started this year. If you liked Charmed and The Vampire Diaries... This will be perfect for you.
- CreatorLeila GersteinStarsRachel BilsonJaime KingCress WilliamsNew Yorker and new doctor Zoe Hart accepts an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work in his medical practice in Bluebell, Alabama. She arrives to find that he has died and left half the practice to her in his will.Really cute for those of you who are into chick flicks.
- CreatorMatt CormanChris OrdStarsPiper PeraboChristopher GorhamKari MatchettFresh out of the farm, Annie Walker must adapt to the challenging life of a CIA operative under the guidance of her handler, Auggie. But soon she realizes her recruitment might have to do with her last boyfriend rather than her talent.I recently got into this show. I can't believe I didn't start watching it sooner!
- CreatorMitchell BurgessRobin GreenStarsDonnie WahlbergBridget MoynahanWill EstesRevolves around a family of New York cops.Ok so who doesn't love Tom Selleck!?
- CreatorSherry BilsingEllen KreamerStarsJaime PresslyKatie FinneranKevin RahmA story of two life-long friends who realize their children have turned out to be the same type of unlikable bullies that made high school insufferable.Funny s*!%
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsEllen PompeoChandra WilsonJames Pickens Jr.A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.Fabulous show.
- CreatorLorne MichaelsStarsThe Saturday Night Live BandDon PardoDarrell HammondA famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.This show will NEVER get old! :)
- CreatorWhitney CummingsStarsWhitney CummingsChris D'EliaRhea SeehornA girl, a guy, and their friends are twenty-somethings living in Chicago.HILARIOUS!
- CreatorChad HodgeStarsRandy SteinmeyerEddie CibrianDavid KrumholtzCenters on the Bunnies and patrons of the original Playboy Club in 1960s Chicago.Super pissed that they took this show off the air :(
- CreatorSuzanne MartinStarsValerie BertinelliJane LeevesWendie MalickThree middle-aged best friends from Los Angeles are flying to Paris when their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland. Realizing that all the norms from Los Angeles don't apply anymore, they decide to celebrate a city that values real women and stay where they're still considered hot.Very funny. Bettie White is awesome.
- CreatorMorwyn BrebnerTassie CameronEllen VanstoneStarsMissy PeregrymGregory SmithEnuka OkumaAndy McNally and her friends are out of the academy and must adjust to the challenging life of a police officer at the 15th Division in Toronto.Great crime drama :)
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsSusan LucciDavid CanaryMichael E. KnightSet in the fictional East Coast suburb Pine Valley, this show is the decades-old, risk-taking soap that centers around Erica Kane and her long line of husbands.Seriously sad this show is ending :(
- CreatorAgnes NixonStarsErika SlezakMichael StormMichael EastonOne Life to Live centres takes place in the fictional town of Llanview, PA.around the wealthy Lord family, and the middle-class Woleks and Rileys.You will be missed greatly :(
- CreatorSteven LilienElizabeth SarnoffBryan WynbrandtStarsSarah JonesJorge GarciaJonny CoyneIn 1963, all the prisoners and guards mysteriously disappear from Alcatraz. In the present day, they resurface and a secret agency are tasked with re-capturing them.Ok so this show hasn't started yet, but I gotta say this is the one show I'm most excited for that starts in 2012!