The 30 Best Television Series of 2012

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There is a vast amount of great television on the airwaves today.  I watch a lot (though not all) of it.  Here is the best of what I watched regularly in 2012:

1. Community
2. Bob’s Burgers
3. Girls
4. Happy Endings
5. Archer
6. Louie
7. Billy on the Street
8. 30 Rock
9. Parks & Recreation
10. Suburgatory
11. Key & Peele
12. The Daily Show
13. Fringe
14. Parenthood
15. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
16. Portlandia
17. Comedy Bang! Bang!
18. Saturday Night Live
19. Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23
20. NTSF:SD:SUV
21. Childrens Hospital
22. Awake
23. Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
24. The Middle
25. New Girl
26. American Dad!
27. Conan
28. Ben and Kate
29. Jeopardy!
30. American Horror Story

Honorable Mentions (Shows That I Hear Are Good, But Didn’t Watch in 2012, But Just Might Watch in 2013): Adventure Time, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife, Gravity Falls, Homeland, Justified, Mad Men, Regular Show, Sons of Anarchy, The Vampire Diaries, Veep

The Funniest Thing I Saw in 2012

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Here’s the funniest thing I saw in 2012 (also the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while):

2012: A Year at the Movies

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2012 was the first year since I’ve been keeping track of my moviegoing that I did not set a new record, as I fell a few short of last year’s 75.  70 seems to be the new benchmark that I have got to be hitting each year, so I at least managed that.   As usual, included with the list of titles are grades, dates, showtimes, theatre locations, and folks I saw the movies with.

1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsB- (1/14, 7:40 PM, AMC Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ; Laura Janousek)
2. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in IMAX – A- (1/19, 1:35 PM, AMC Neshaminy, Bensalem, PA; myself)
3. The Girl with the Dragon TattooB+ (1/24, 1:15 PM, Regal United Artists Oxford Valley, Langhorne, PA; myself)
4. The ArtistB+ (1/25, 1:30 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
5. HaywireA- (1/28, 7:45 PM, Oxford Valley; Jeff Smith)
6. Pina in 3D – B (1/30, 1:05 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
7. A Dangerous MethodB+ (1/31, 12:10 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
8. One for the MoneyC+ (2/3, 2:00 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob and Sue Malone)
9. The Woman in BlackB- (2/27, 2:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
10. ChronicleA- (2/28, 1:35 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
11. John Carter in 3D – B- (3/11, 1:30 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob Malone)
12. WanderlustB+ (3/14, 1:15 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
13. Jeff, Who Lives at HomeB+ (3/20, 1:15 PM, Hamilton; myself)
14. Seeking JusticeB- (3/21, 1:20 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
15. The Hunger GamesA- (3/23, 1:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
16. 21 Jump St.B+ (3/23, 10:20 PM, Oxford Valley; Dave Coyle, Jason Tkach, Walter Wojcik)
17. Friends with KidsC+ (3/28, 1:05 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
18. Wrath of the TitansD+ (3/30, 10:20 PM, Oxford Valley; Jason Tkach)
19. Casa de mi PadreB (4/3, 12:00 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
20. The Cabin in the WoodsA (4/13, 8:00 PM, Regal Plymouth Meeting, Conshohocken, PA; Jason Tkach; also 4/21, 8:10 PM, Oxford Valley; Jeff Smith and Walter Wojcik)
21. LockoutB- (5/1, 2:25 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
22. Marvel’s The Avengers in 3D – B+ (5/4, 9;20 PM, Oxford Valley; Jason Tkach and Walter Wojcik)
23. The Five-Year EngagementB (5/6, 7:25 PM, Oxford Valley; Kaity Malone)
24. The DictatorB (5/29, 1:10 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
25. Men in Black 3 in 3D – B (6/1, 10:00 PM, Oxford Valley; Jason Tkach)
26. That’s My BoyB- (6/15, 10:10 PM, Oxford Valley; Walter Wojcik)
27. Prometheus in 3D – B (6/20, 12:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
28. Something From Nothing: The Art of RapB (6/21, 1:30 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
29. Safety Not Guaranteed A- (6/24, 7:40 PM, Neshaminy; Kaity Malone)
30. Moonrise Kingdom – A- (6/29, 7:20 PM, Oxford Valley; Kaity Malone)
31. Rock of AgesC+ (7/2, 12:10 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
32. TedB- (7/2, 7:50 PM, Oxford Valley; Jeff Smith and Walter Wojcik)
33. The Amazing Spider-ManB (7/6, 3:45 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob Malone, Sue Malone, Kaity Malone, and Anne Cree)
34. To Rome with LoveB- (7/13, 7:15 PM, Neshaminy; Kaity Malone)
35. Katy Perry: Part of Me in 3D – B+ (7/16, 1:15 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
36. Magic MikeB+ (7/18, 1:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
37. The Dark Knight RisesA- (7/23, 7:00 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob Malone, Kaity Malone, Anne Cree, and Becca Mutek; also in IMAX, 9/6, 12:30 PM, Regal United Artists King of Prussia, King of Prussia, PA; myself)
38. SavagesC+ (7/25, 1:50 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
39. Total RecallC- (8/9, 7:40 PM, Regal Manahawkin; Martin Malone, Jane Malone, Beth Woods, Rory Woods, Wesley Woods, and Riley Woods)
40. Ruby SparksA- (8/13, 7:50 PM, Hamilton; Kaity Malone and Becca Mutek)
41. Hope SpringsB+ (8/14, 1:40 PM, Oxford Valley; Claire Dansbury and Grace Stanford)
42. Rifftrax Live: Manos: The Hands of Fate (8/16, 8:00 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
43. Brave – B (8/21, 11:50 AM, Oxford Valley; myself)
44. The Expendables 2 – B- (8/31, 7:55 PM, Oxford Valley; Jeff Smith)
45. Beasts of the Southern Wild – B+ (9/4, 11:45 AM, Hamilton; myself)
46. The Campaign – B- (9/7, 2:40 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
47. Celeste & Jesse Forever – B (9/11, 1:45 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
48. The Possession – C+ (9/17, 2:50 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
49. Robot & Frank – B+ (9/18, 11:35  AM, Neshaminy; myself)
50. House at the End of the StreetC (9/25, 2:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
51. End of Watch B+ (9/26, 1:40 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
52. LooperA (9/28, 1:40 PM, Oxford Valley; Rob Malone)
53. The Master – B+ (9/29, 7:15 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob and Sue Malone)
54. Trouble with the Curve – C+ (10/2, 1:05 PM, Oxford Valley; Claire Dansbury and Grace Stanford)
55. Pitch Perfect – B (10/8, 2:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
56. Argo – A- (10/13, 7:10 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob and Sue Malone)
57. Seven Psychopaths – B+ (10/15, 1:40 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
58. Sinister – B+ (10/17, 2:20 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
59. Rifftrax Live: Birdemic (10/25, 8:00 PM, Neshaminy; myself)
60. Paranormal Activity 4 – C (10/31, 2:00 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
61. Flight – A (11/4, 1:00 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob Malone, Sue Malone, Claire Dansbury, and Grace Stanford)
62. Cloud Atlas – B+ (11/13, 12:40 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
63. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – A- (11/15, 12:15 PM, Hamilton; myself)
64. Wreck-It Ralph – A- (11/26, 12:50 PM, Oxford Valley; Jeff Smith)
65. Skyfall – B+ (11/27, 11:35 AM, Oxford Valley; myself)
66. Killing Them Softly – B+ (12/3, 11:50 AM, Oxford Valley; myself)
67. Lincoln – A- (12/4, 11:40 AM, Oxford Valley; myself)
68. Life of Pi in 3D –  B+ (12/10, 1:10 PM, Oxford Valley; myself)
69. Hitchcock – B- (12/11, 1:30 PM, Neshaminy; Kaity Malone)
70. The Guilt Trip – B- (12/19, 7:10 PM, Oxford Valley; Kaity Malone and Hannah Plumridge)
71. Les Miserables – B (12/26, 12:00 PM, Oxford Valley; Bob Malone, Sue Malone, Kaity Malone, Claire Dansbury, Pat Dansbury, Anne Cree, and Becca Mutek)

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