Top 12 of '12 - Best Shows

12. Game of Thrones

11. Survivor

10. Dexter

9. Fringe

8. Ben and Kate

7. The Vampire Diaries

6. Big Brother

5. Happy Endings

4. Community

3. Wilfred

2. Justified

1. Breaking Bad

Top 12 of '12 - Best Performances

12. Gillian Jacobs - Community

11. Mandy Patinkin - Homeland

10. Jessica Sanchez - American Idol

9. Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

8. Elisha Cuthbert - Happy Endings

7. Neal McDonough - Justified

6. Nat Faxon - Ben and Kate

5. Ian Somerhalder - The Vampire Diaries

4. Jake Johnson - New Girl

3. Anna Torv - Fringe

2. Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

1. Jason Gann - Wilfred

Survivor Finale - Disappointing End

What a disappointing ending to what was one of the best seasons of Survivor I've ever seen.  Since I began watching Survivor - in season 17 - only twice has the person I thought deserved it most come away with the victory.  My first time watching, I thought Bob Crawley deserved the crown, and three seasons ago, Boston Rob most definitely deserved to win.  Denise?  Kill me.  I would have definitely given that championship to Skupin, even if he did hurt himself every five seconds.

And although it was clear that I was coming away victorious of this season of the Champions League for a few weeks now, there was still some drama in the final weeks.  If Denise had been eliminated instead of Malcolm in that final vote, Mags would have moved passed Jack, and remained in the Champions League.  Instead, he will be relegated to the Developmental League for the first time.  Marsh, after winning the D League, joins the big boys up here in the Champs League for the first time.

With my victory, I became just the second person to win the Champions League multiple times.  I join Jaydon the Don, who has won this thing five out of nine times.  Mags and Lar each have one title, but are now both stuck in the D League, trying to make their way back up.

History
Fall 2012: Dan
Spring 2012: Jaydon
Fall 2011: Larry
Spring 2011: Jaydon
Fall 2010: Dan
Spring 2010: Jaydon
Fall 2009: Jaydon
Spring 2009: Jaydon
Fall 2008: Mags


Champions League

Me

Malcolm +273: Reward (+10), Votes (-12)= +271
Angie (Matsing) -149
Dana (Kalabaw) +5
Abi-Maria +339
Lisa +268: W14 (+82)= +350

Last week: +736, Total = +816

Jaydon

Michael +283: Immunity (+20), W14 (+82)= +385
Jonathan +105
Jeff -25
Katie (Kalabaw) -129

Last week: +234, Total = +336

Jack

Artis +36
Russell (Matsing) -79
Roxy (Matsing) -20
Zane (Matsing) -60
Denise +216: Votes (-4), W14 (+82), Win (+96)= +390

Last week: +93, Total = +267

Mags

Pete -19
Dawson (Kalabaw) -68
Carter +162
RC +11

Total = +86




Developmental League

Marsh

Malcolm: Reward (+10), Votes (-12)= -2
Jonathan
Roxy (Matsing)
Carter

Week 14: -2, Total = +960

Rizzo

Jeff
Denise: Votes (-4), W14 (+82), Win (+96)= +174
Dawson (Kalabaw)
Zane (Matsing)

Week 14: +174, Total = +628

Tippy

Michael: Immunity (+20), W14 (+82)= +102
RC
Katie (Kalabaw)
Angie (Matsing)

Week 14: +102, Total = +614

Larry

Pete
Dana (Kalabaw)
Russell (Matsing)
Abi-Maria

Total = +482

Top 12 of '12 - Best Episodes

12. "The Reichenbach Fall" - Sherlock 203

11. "Live From Studio 6H" - 30 Rock 619

10. "Beirut is Back" - Homeland 202

9. "Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will" - One Tree Hill 910

8. "Everybody Loves Grant" - Happy Endings 214

7. "Pilot" - Luck 101

6. "Letting Go" - Wilfred 202

5. "Blackwater" - Game of Thrones 209

4. "Basic Lupine Urology" - Community 317

3. "Dead Man Walking" - Survivor 2508

2. "Say My Name" - Breaking Bad 507

1. "Honesty" - Wilfred 210

Top 12 of '12 - Worst Shows

Note: Some of these made the list because they were God awful and I couldn't watch, others made it because they failed to live up to their potential, and some are just extremely overrated.  It's a very varied list.

12. American Horror Story

11. Beauty and the Beast

10. The Walking Dead

9. Louie

8. Brickleberry

7. Girls

6. The Killing

5. Smash

4. The Glass House

3. Anger Management

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