It is that time again, and with the Fourth Annual Poolies only a month away, the most recent installment of the Quiet Pool Bi-Monthly Television Power Rankings could not be any more relevant. As always, these rankings take into account current success or failure, as well as those achievements or defeats that occurred far in the past. We now move onto those ranked 10 through 1.
Rank. Show (Last Time, Highest Ranking) green=moving up, red=moving down
10. Fringe (12, 10) Fridays on FOX
The show may have lost a bit of steam with the story starting season four, but things have more than picked up as of late, including a fantastic guest performance by Henry Ian Cusick a couple weeks ago. The fact that Fringe got picked up for a fifth and final season next year makes me very excited that they are going to be able to end things the way they want to.
9. Sons of Anarchy (8, 3) Tuesdays on FX
The gang won't return until this fall, but the news that Jimmy Smits is going to be on as a guest star only has me more excited than usual for Sons of Anarchy to come back. Smits was fantastic in his run on Dexter, so I have no doubt he will bring some major entertainment to this FX staple.
8. Happy Endings (9, 8) Wednesdays on ABC
Now that the gang has finished up their second season, I can't stress enough the fact that you need to catch up on Happy Endings. It seriously has something for everyone, and for me, every single one of those somethings is gold.
7. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (7, 7) Thursdays on FX
The more I think back on this past season of It's Always Sunny, the more I realize how great it was. All three of the main dudes had fantastic years, and even Dee, who I normally don't enjoy all that much, had some great moments in her. The finale alone kept this show in the top ten.
6. Breaking Bad (6, 2) Sundays on AMC
How much longer can this series go on? It has to be coming to an end sooner rather than later, and I can't wait to see how they decide to carve out the finality of this epic tale. Will there be a new big bad in the mix, or will the Walt/Hank showdown finally come to the forefront?
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm (5, 1) Sundays on HBO
A sub-par season overall, with a number of fantastic individual efforts, Curb stays put based on its great legacy in the comedy world. When will LD decide to make another season? And will it compare to the best that this series has had to offer?
4. Game of Thrones (2, 2) Sundays on HBO
Thrones takes a slight dip, because unlike what I heard about the beginning of season two, this is starting slower than season one did. I honestly think that this show would greatly benefit from a 14-17 episode season. Sometimes it feels like they are just glancing over moments instead of digging deep. Why not take advantage of the source material, and make each book two seasons of 10 episodes even?
3. Homeland (3, 3) Sundays on Showtime
September 30, that is when Homeland returns, and we can't wait. The trailer is out, and it has me all excited. How will Carrie get things done after all that happened at the end of the first season? What about Brody? Nazir? The mole? There are a lot of questions to be answered.
2. Community (4, 2) Thursdays on NBC
The NBC comedy jumps up to its highest ranking ever at the Quiet Pool. A number of great episodes in a row will do that for a series, and between the war ep, the Blade ep, the Law & Order ep, and more, Community has had that in spades.
1. Justified (1, 1) Tuesdays on FX
The champ remains. Justified has been number one for a long time now, and a season that backed up its stellar sophomore campaign should keep it here for a good while longer. The question now becomes, "can they do it again?" And "will they ever run out of steam?"
The show may have lost a bit of steam with the story starting season four, but things have more than picked up as of late, including a fantastic guest performance by Henry Ian Cusick a couple weeks ago. The fact that Fringe got picked up for a fifth and final season next year makes me very excited that they are going to be able to end things the way they want to.
9. Sons of Anarchy (8, 3) Tuesdays on FX
The gang won't return until this fall, but the news that Jimmy Smits is going to be on as a guest star only has me more excited than usual for Sons of Anarchy to come back. Smits was fantastic in his run on Dexter, so I have no doubt he will bring some major entertainment to this FX staple.
8. Happy Endings (9, 8) Wednesdays on ABC
Now that the gang has finished up their second season, I can't stress enough the fact that you need to catch up on Happy Endings. It seriously has something for everyone, and for me, every single one of those somethings is gold.
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The more I think back on this past season of It's Always Sunny, the more I realize how great it was. All three of the main dudes had fantastic years, and even Dee, who I normally don't enjoy all that much, had some great moments in her. The finale alone kept this show in the top ten.
6. Breaking Bad (6, 2) Sundays on AMC
How much longer can this series go on? It has to be coming to an end sooner rather than later, and I can't wait to see how they decide to carve out the finality of this epic tale. Will there be a new big bad in the mix, or will the Walt/Hank showdown finally come to the forefront?
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm (5, 1) Sundays on HBO
A sub-par season overall, with a number of fantastic individual efforts, Curb stays put based on its great legacy in the comedy world. When will LD decide to make another season? And will it compare to the best that this series has had to offer?
4. Game of Thrones (2, 2) Sundays on HBO
Thrones takes a slight dip, because unlike what I heard about the beginning of season two, this is starting slower than season one did. I honestly think that this show would greatly benefit from a 14-17 episode season. Sometimes it feels like they are just glancing over moments instead of digging deep. Why not take advantage of the source material, and make each book two seasons of 10 episodes even?
3. Homeland (3, 3) Sundays on Showtime
September 30, that is when Homeland returns, and we can't wait. The trailer is out, and it has me all excited. How will Carrie get things done after all that happened at the end of the first season? What about Brody? Nazir? The mole? There are a lot of questions to be answered.
2. Community (4, 2) Thursdays on NBC
The NBC comedy jumps up to its highest ranking ever at the Quiet Pool. A number of great episodes in a row will do that for a series, and between the war ep, the Blade ep, the Law & Order ep, and more, Community has had that in spades.
1. Justified (1, 1) Tuesdays on FX
The champ remains. Justified has been number one for a long time now, and a season that backed up its stellar sophomore campaign should keep it here for a good while longer. The question now becomes, "can they do it again?" And "will they ever run out of steam?"
Game of thrones is slow and you want more episode to... what? make the show slower?
ReplyDeletei think the comment was on the money. It's counterintuitive, but they really need to do to slow down to speed up. A lot of this season has felt like cliff notes. It needs to be deeper if it wants to have meaning.
Deleteahhh, pretty contradictory there, huh? It just needs more. Whether that is more episodes or more action, I'm not sure. It just had a much better back half last season, and I feel like the same will be true following this season. Still have it number 4 overall, though. It's okay in my book.
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