The 50 Greatest Episodes of 2008
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- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse clean up after the bathtub incident before Walt decides what course of action to take with their prisoner Krazy-8.10/10
- DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulDiagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.10/10
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulAfter their first drug deal goes terribly wrong, Walt and Jesse are forced to deal with a corpse and a prisoner. Meanwhile, Skyler grows suspicious of Walt's activities.9.5/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbJack BenceJeremy encourages Mark to start dating again and sets him up with Heather, whom he gets on well with and decides she's "the one." Jeremy is told by an ex-girlfriend he may have chlamydia, but uses this as excuse to get close to the now single again Big Suze. Meanwhile a spate of burglaries might help Mark prove his manhood to Heather in a bid to convince her that he's "the one" for her.9.5/10
- DirectorBronwen HughesStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWith the side effects and cost of his treatment mounting, Walt demands that Jesse finds a wholesaler to buy their drugs - which lands him in trouble.9/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark and Sophie both return to work after their disastrous wedding day, with Mark determined to "Mandleson" her in proving who should get all the blame. His only sympathizer is new IT girl Dobby, who's looking for something far more adventurous than a USB stick in the stationary cupboard. Jeremy and Super Hans rope Sophie's nephew Barney into their band when they realize he's actually got some musical talent but their gig is destined to end in disaster when Super Hans goes too far with seeing how far they can push Barney.9/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark's promotion bolsters his confidence, he's getting closer to Dobby through a shared love of fantasy role-playing game and Sophie's ready to annul their marriage - but a drunken one night stand has life changing consequences. Jeremy decides that his life is going nowhere and joins a cult, which gives him a new outlook on life completely. With Mark and Jeremy's lives moving in different directions is this really the end of the El Dude brothers?9/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbOlivia ColmanMark is fed up with Jeremy and decides to evict him, installing an Australian woman named Saz in his place, hoping she'll become his new girlfriend so he can rub Sophie's nose in it at his forthcoming Birthday party. Jeremy is desperate for money and having exhausted the sperm bank, he resorts to stealing Johnson's credit card.9/10
- DirectorStuart CabbStarsLouis TherouxFor two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.9/10
- DirectorTim HunterStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt and Jesse try to up their game by making more of the crystal every week for Tuco. Unfortunately, some of the ingredients they need are not easy to find. Meanwhile, Skyler realizes that her sister is a shoplifter.8.5/10
- 2008–201225mTV-MA8.0 (84)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve DildarianStarsSteve DildarianM.J. OttoNick KrollTim agrees to pose as a Hispanic VP at his boss' request, and Debbie helps him out with his charade; Tim gets in hot water at the wedding of Amy's sister by befriending an unconventional priest and helping Amy's grandmother relive past memories.8.5/10
- 2008–201221mTV-MA8.1 (74)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve DildarianStarsSteve DildarianM.J. OttoNick KrollOnmicorp's boss agrees to give Tim a promotion--in exchange for taking his precocious daughter to her senior prom; Tim's well-intentioned decision to give an elderly man his bus seat backfires.8.5/10
- DirectorAl CampbellStarsCharlie BrookerKonnie HuqGeoff BeattieCharlie talks about TV's current obsession with "mission" documentaries, and decides to make one of his own.8.5/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbMatt KingJeremy and Super Hans are thrilled when super-confident Cally agrees to be their manager, but less so when it turns out they're playing at a Christian rock festival. Mark, under the belief that Cally is "the one", joins up as roadie and finds her quite susceptible to his dubious charms. But when she decides Jeremy is holding Super Hans back, Mark has to decide between his new lover or his best friend's happiness.8.5/10
- DirectorDavid FirthStarsDavid Firth8.5/10
- DirectorAl CampbellStarsCharlie BrookerLiza TarbuckTim KeyCharlie recaps the news since last series, discusses the war between the TV and the newspapers and finance tightening in TV. Features about Britannia High and Paul Ross's Big Black Book of Horror.8.5/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael throws an extravagant going-away party for Toby, and falls in love with the woman who is replacing him. Jim plans to propose to Pam at the party, but gets out-staged. Back at corporate, Ryan is arrested for fraud.8/10
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNeil Patrick HarrisNathan FillionFelicia DayPenny seems to be smitten with Captain Hammer who's true nature begins to reveal itself: He might not be as into doing good for the right reasons but more for selfish ones. Dr. Horrible decides that he must get rid of Captain Hammer.8/10
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNeil Patrick HarrisNathan FillionFelicia DayDr. Horrible invents a death ray which he plans to use on the superhero at the unveiling of a new Captain Hammer statue. Penny is torn between the hero and the villain, realizing that she may have feelings for Horrible.8/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael invites Jim and Pam and Andy and Angela to a couples-only dinner party, where they witness Michael and Jan's extremely dysfunctional home life. Dwight finds a way to invite himself, too.8/10
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael tries to motivate the Scranton branch to lose weight as part of an interoffice competition. Jim is lost after Pam leaves for art school in New York, and Angela continues to see Dwight even though she is now engaged to Andy.8/10
- 2008–201224mTV-MA7.7 (96)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve DildarianStarsSteve DildarianM.J. OttoNick KrollTim's pep talk ruins the mail guy's life; Amy accuses Tim of being anti-baby after a trip to Brooklyn.8/10
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNeil Patrick HarrisNathan FillionFelicia DayDr. Horrible is an aspiring super-villain with a plan for world domination. He also has a crush on Penny, a girl he met at the laundromat. There, he accidentally makes her meet his arch nemesis Captain Hammer whom she falls in love with.8/10
- DirectorJim McKayStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt tells the rest of his family about his cancer. Jesse tries to make amends with his own parents.8/10
- DirectorTricia BrockStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulWalt rejects everyone who tries to help him with the cancer. Jesse tries his best to create Walt's meth, with the help of an old friend.8/10
- StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.#1.4
8/10 - StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.#1.2
8/10 - StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.#1.1
8/10 - StarsPaul 'Bubble' FergusonJaime WinstoneAndy NymanDuring a fictional series of Big Brother, a zombie outbreak occurs, but the house-mates are unaware of the impending doom outside of the Big Brother House.#1.3
8/10 - DirectorJames BobinStarsJemaine ClementBret McKenzieRhys DarbySeason Two premiere. After rejecting Murray for spending too much time with another band, Bret and Jemaine find success managing themselves and land a deal to record an ad jingle; Dave shares his 'double-down' deal strategy.8/10
- 2006–201322mTV-147.9 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorGail MancusoStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack ignores Liz's warnings and hooks up with her psycho ex-roommate from Chicago. Meanwhile, Tracy reunites some of the cast of Night Court for Kenneth, who is down about the changes in the pages' uniforms.8/10
- DirectorKevin Rodney SullivanStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiWhile the entire cast and crew is obsessed with watching the season finale of MILF Island, Liz tries to keep Jack from knowing that she is the person who made negative comments about him to a newspaper journalist.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMona MarshallA prolonged Internet service outage hits South Park and most of the rest of the country, and Randy moves the Marsh family to California hoping to find a connection (and Internet porn for himself).8/10
- DirectorBecky MartinStarsDavid MitchellRobert WebbMatt KingWhen Jeremy's aunt dies, his mum agrees to give him half the inheritance to the tune of £20000. But his mum's new boyfriend, Martin, believes Jez needs to be taught how to use money properly and so his money will be governed by Mark. Martin's seemingly lesbian daughter Natalie takes a shine to Mark, when he begins working on her father's memoirs - and she won't take no for an answer.8/10
- DirectorGraham LinehanStarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonRoy and Moss' attempt to bluff their way through conversations using generic football guy-talk goes catastrophically out of control when Roy befriends the wrong crowd. Meanwhile, Jen dates a man who looks like a magician to everyone.8/10
- DirectorGraham LinehanStarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonMoss is menaced by a gang of bullies at the park, Roy is forced to lend Douglas £20 and becomes obsessed with getting it back, and Jen's home is worked on by someone Roy suspects to be the infamous Builder From Hell.8/10
- DirectorGraham LinehanStarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonDouglas is forced to wear anti sexual arousal electric pants after an incident with Jen. Jen looks for work elsewhere. Beyond his control, Roy finds himself shirtless and thrown out of the building.8/10
- 2005– 22mTV-MA8.4 (3.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorFred SavageStarsCharlie DayGlenn HowertonRob McElhenneyMac and Dennis pursue the ultimate high of hunting another man by stalking Rickety Cricket, while Dee and Charlie become obsessed with eating human flesh after they come to believe Frank has fed some of it to them.8/10
- DirectorGraham LinehanStarsChris O'DowdRichard AyoadeKatherine ParkinsonFriendface: a place to make new friends on the Internet--or is it? Jen gets seriously hooked and gets Roy and Moss to join her after mentioning Scrabble and women.8/10
- DirectorKyoung Hee LimWesley ArcherStarsMike JudgeKathy NajimyPamela AdlonWhen Peggy's birthday celebrations promise to disappoint her once again, she decides to plan her own party aboard a train that features a murder-mystery play.8/10
- DirectorBrent WoodsRon HughartAnthony LioiStarsSeth MacFarlaneWendy SchaalScott GrimesRoger gets a job at the CIA when he poses as a photographer who got pictures of an alien. Steve and Hayley discover that their mom is prejudiced against left-handed people.8/10
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiAfter Don Geiss wakes from his coma and tells Jack that he plans to remain as CEO, a snow-in forces Jack to go with Liz to her high school reunion--where Liz learns, much to her surprise, that she was the class bully.8/10
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiWhen Michael discovers that corporate has brought back Toby to replace Holly, he tries to frame him with drugs and to get him fired. Meanwhile, Pam has issues with the disgusting microwave. Finally, Jim surprises Pam by buying his parents' house.8/10
- DirectorAl CampbellStarsCharlie BrookerAisleyne Horgan-WallaceTim KeyA special edition about TV advertising.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneJessica MakinsonDistraught over the media's nonstop coverage of her, Britney Spears attempts to commit suicide, but survives despite blowing the top half of her head off. Disgusted by this treatment of her, the boys attempt to help, only to learn the secret behind the media's cruel scrutiny of celebrities.8/10
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMona MarshallAfter Cartman and Kyle are infected with the AIDS virus, they turn to Magic Johnson for assistance in finding a cure.8/10
- DirectorAl CampbellStarsCharlie BrookerAndy NymanKirsten O'BrienThis edition focuses on kids' TV, including some lesser seen items.8/10
- DirectorGreg DanielsStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiAfter planning an office baby shower for Jan, Michael is upset when he finds out that she had the baby without him--even though he's already been told that he's not the baby's father.8/10
- DirectorDon ScardinoStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack's career at GE is on the line with Don Geiss in a coma, one of Liz's old flames comes back to town, and the guys confront the Teamsters on their sandwich day to get an extra sandwich for Liz.8/10
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiDavid Wallace sends Michael on a business trip to Winnipeg to help him forget about Holly's transfer to Nashua, and Pam tells Jim that she failed a class and has to stay in New York City.8/10