A Look Back at 2009 (Part 4)

Most critics, and even bloggers, create their own categories of the best and worst in the TV season each year. This year I inadvertently started my own list that took on a life of its own and ended up geared more toward the best than the worst.

But, I honestly believe that the following characters, actors, actresses and series deserve a little extra attention this year. I hope you find some of your favorites included. They appear in no particular order:

Favorite New TV Character – Emma Pillsbury on Glee

Cutest Would-Be TV Couple – TIE: Booth and Bones on Bones and Tony and Ziva on NCIS

Sexiest TV Siblings – The Winchester Brothers on Supernatural

Favorite New Hunk – Paul Wesley on The Vampire Diaries

Prettiest Newcomer – Katerina Graham on The Vampire Diaries

Actress Who Should Be a Household Name – Miracle Laurie on Dollhouse

Actor Who Should Be A Household Name – Matt Dallas on Eastwick

Biggest TV Nerd – Sheldon on The Big Bank Theory

Best Lab Tech – Abby Sciuto on NCIS

Best Sidekick – Chloe Sullivan on Smallville

Favorite Returning Crime Fighter – Oliver Queen on Smallville

Favorite Soon to be Couple – Mr. Shuester and Ms. Pillsbury on Glee

Favorite Snarky Teacher – Sue Sylvester on Glee

Most Adorable TV Mini-Series Star – Andrew Lee Potts on Syfy’s Alice

Most Anticipated New Series – TIE: Caprica on Syfy and Life Unexpected on The CW

Favorite New Guilty Pleasure – Glee

Most Anticipated Returning TV Show – Chuck

Most Anticipated TV Series Return (from hiatus) – V

Most Anticipated Winter TV Movies – TIE: Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars and Doctor Who: The End of Time

Most Unexpected TV Show Cancellations – TIE: Kyle XY, Privileged, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Life

TV Shows That Didn’t Deserve Cancellation – TIE: Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone

Best Surprise of Summer TV – Drop Dead Diva

Best Summer TV Import – Being Human

Series Finales That Didn’t Quite Match Up to Expectations – Battlestar Galactica and Prison Break

Most Overlooked TV Series by Viewers – TIE: Kings and Defying Gravity

TV Series with the Best Guest Stars – Drop Dead Diva

Best Father-Daughter Team on TV – Molly and Richard Castle on Castle

New Fall TV Series That Deserves a Second Chance – Eastwick

Best New Fall TV Show, Drama – The Vampire Diaries

Best New Fall TV Show, Comedy – Modern Family

Best Action Star on TV – Eve Myles on Torchwood: Children of Earth

Best New Crime Fighting Duo – Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay on White Collar

Host with the Most – Neil Patrick Harris

TV Trend That Needs to Disappear NOW – Reality programming

Best Use of a Guest Star in TV – Alan Tudyk on Dollhouse

Best Most Unlikely Duo on TV – Kate Beckett and Richard Castle on Castle

Most Interesting TV Cast, Drama – NCIS

Most Interesting TV Cast, Comedy, How I Met Your Mother

Best Guilty Pleasure on TV – Legend of the Seeker

Best Co-Star in a Comedy – Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory

Best Co-Star(s) in a Drama – Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas

Most Interesting TV Mom – TIE: Madeline Westen in Burn Notice and Martha Rodgers on Castle

Persons You Don’t Want to Meet In An Alley On A Clear, Sunny Day When They’re Pissed: Fiona Glenanne and Michael Westen on Burn Notice

TV Series That Features Best Music – The Vampire Diaries

Actors Who Deserve Better Parts Than They Are Getting: TIE: Dichen Lachman and Enver Gjokaj from Dollhouse; Katie Cassidy from Melrose Place; Alex O’Loughlin from Three Rivers; Sara Rue and Lindsay Price from Eastwick and Gillian Jacobs from Community.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on these selections and, even more so, learning some of your best and worst of 2009.

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