7. 30 Rock Finale (January 31st) — It’s not getting as much attention as The Office finale, but later this month, we will also say goodbye to Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, and the rest of the 30 Rock gang. Unlike The Office, 30 Rock has managed to remain creative throughout its run, but then again, it’s always good to go out on a high note, and seven seasons is plenty of time. I will be sad to see it go, but I’m not sad it’s going.
6. The Office Finale (TBA, Sometime in May) — It’s been a long time since we cared all that much about The Office, but most of us are still hanging on until the bitter end, and — as Josh wrote — there are things we will still miss about the show, including the Cold Opens. At one point, there was going to be a Schrute Farms spin-off, starring Dwight (the backdoor pilot of which will still air), but that was nixed. Come May, it’ll be the last of a lot of characters we’ve grown to love, and fall out of love with over the last eight years. At least we will probably get one last episode with Michael Scott, if the rumors are true.
5. House of Cards Premiere (February 1st) — Before Netflix releases the fourth season of Arrested Development, it will premiere the massively budgeted House of Cards, a 13-episode series from David Fincher starring Kevin Spacey as the House Majority Whip in the US Congress trying to climb his way up the political ladder. There’s a lot of talent behind the series, and it will be the first real test of Netflix’s ability to go head to head with traditional television networks. Also, it looks fantastic.
4. Community Season Four Premiere (February 7th) — It will have been a long eight months between the finale of season three and the premiere of season four, and in the interim, Community lost its showrunner, Dan Harmon, and Chevy Chase has departed the series, though not before filming the finale. Will there be a season five? Unlikely. An UPROXX anonymous source has revealed to us that the Community set has been torn down. Then again, it’s likely they would have graduated, so in the very remote chance there is another season of the series, it might not take place at Greendale. I have no idea how we are going to fill the vacuum here at Warming Glow created by the absence of Alison Brie GIFs.
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That sex worker in Tijuana spit out that ping pong ball at least a hundred feet…
….but it was no Breaking Bad finale.
Let’s not forget Justifed in a week, it’s not a huge 2013 thing but still it’s Justified dammit!
Agreed!
Also, Sterling Archer returns!
Yes on all counts.
Wow.
Game of Thrones, Arrested Development, Community, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead
Just on those 5 alone, this year makes a pretty strong case for one of the best in television of all time, but throw in Archer and Justified (not to mention possible seasons of Parks and Recreation and Happy Endings) and I can’t think of any better.
You mean one of the best tv seasons of all time, right?
Was the 6th season of Mad Men at #11?
Wondering the same thing.
Glad I’m not the first person to want to mention Archer! The Office looks are Grud-awful as the painful UK original. I really can’t grasp how it took off over here and then the US stretched it out over a ridiculous length of time. The only one on there I have my doubts about is Community. It was getting a little hit and miss a while ago and with the behind-the-scenes crap that was publicised last year, who knows what this season will be like?
Justified. That is all.
I have to disagree about Fringe. I’ve really enjoyed the change in direction this season, I’m sure if they had a full season order there would be plenty of one off monster of the week episodes, but I like this focused season long arc. The Observers are great villains, the show has always felt like a televised comic book to me, and this is just the final arc.
I’m going to stock up on tissues for the Fringe finale because, if the death in the last episode was any indication, there will be SO MANY FEELINGS.
Also, Walter Bishop is the greatest ever. My kitten’s middle name is Walter, which tells you just how much I love him.
I have a very bad feeling it’s going to be Walter trying to set the timeline right and sacrificing himself in the finale.
I’ll be shocked if Walter survives the finale. I’m going to cry so hard, y’all.
Yup, pretty sure they’ve been hinting that Walter is donezo at the end of this season.
Biggest complaint about this season is that they shouldn’t have killed off Etta so early. Kinda made for way too many downer episodes and I really didn’t think they needed that to happen.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure Walter will be dead by the end, and I kind of suspect that he might not be the only one.
I’m going to give Community another chance. I’ve been a big fan of Brie and Glover for a long time but I can’t take Joel McHale seriously.
30 Rock is one of the top ten best comedies of all time.
It’s a comedy, I don’t think you have to take Joel McHale seriously.
No love for Spartacus?
*chortle*
Badger? I don’t need a stinkin badger mocking one of the greatest pieces of ultraviolence on tv.
They ran most of season 2 of GoT last weekend and I watched them again, then since they didn’t air the last episode I ran to my ipad and watched the last episode again. I’m incredibly psyched to realize we are within 3 months of GoT coming back!
Also, I’m rewatching all of Arreseted Development on my lunch half hour each day. Probably too early to be doing that but what else is there to do in a half-hour except ****-off.
I presume season five of The Venture Bros is just too good for this list.
Dang, how could I forget VB? I’ll have to make some Pleasure Toast to tide myself over until the season starts.
Yeah, I have no idea why VB gets no love over here.
Henchman 24: Here’s something. You know how people cry about aborting babies because of their soul? Turns out you don’t get a soul until you’re like one.
Henchman 21: So, weird, one. Really?
Henchman 24: Or maybe six months. I forget. Either way, you’re just this little crying, pooing monster blob until you get your soul.
I was confused by the Walking Dead Series 3 Finale, on many levels. First, season. Second, I thought we already had the season 3 finale, and then I realized that was a mid-season finale. The episodes pick back on on February 10th.
That show will go on for at least 8 seasons.
That Fringe blurb is really fucking condescending to those of us who still really enjoy the show and this final season. Go fuck yourself, Dustin
Agreed. Fringe Season Five has been awesome; although I’ll give him a grudging point on Walter’s trip from two episodes ago. That was fantastic; made me re-watch the episode with Broyles tripping while everyone else plays Inception in Olivia’s mind.
Its funny, I really didn’t give a damn about the monster of the week stuff. I LOVED the overarching story much much more than ‘ooo look a flying porcupine beast’ So yeah, go fuck yourself, Dustin
Yeah, pretty condescending. Sorta seems like Dustin got tired of commentators ’round here saying he “likes the worst things,” and is now overcompensating with a mild dickishness.
Season’s had a few weak/meandering episodes/arcs, and Etta’s premature death was sucky, but “muddled mess” is a bit excessive.
So many great shows ending, yet so few new shows that are decent. What will I do with my time after 2012, what spend it with my family and friends? Ugh.
Breaking Bad is a good show
but it’s nothing compared to the Breaking Bad finale
but it’s nothing compared to the photoshop I’m going to do of that Alison Brie gif
I’m shocked and disappointed
That the Alison Brie GIF wasn’t the headline picture.
at some point this year there will be a big Doctor Who spectacular to celebrate its 50 years on tv. which is kind of a big deal.
I’m just laughing at “UPROXX anonymous source has revealed to us that the Community set has been torn down.” because the writers of the show were tweeting out pictures of the set being packed up during the last week of filming.
Body bags or acid filled plastic drums.
I really enjoyed the Brit version of “House of Cards,” though the main joy was watching the trademarked “Oh-so-erudite-yet-cold-villan-that-went-to-Oxbridge” acting. Don’t know if that will translate to the US version.
Justified.
House of Cards looks amazing. God, please don’t let this be a left or right wing propaganda machine (West Wing) but rather show them for the nest of vipers they all are.
Please don’t let this be The Newsroom 2.0…..
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE change the Walking Dead SERIES 3 finale to SEASON 3 finale…my heart stopped when I read that at first glance.
Glad Breaking Bad is number 1, it certainly is the biggest tv event of the year (and the biggest film/tv/theater event of the year, as far as I’m concerned.
The Community set is taken down and put into storage after every season, and they still have an exterior for Greendale up (I was at Paramount yesterday). Also, one of my friends who does closed captioning has said new eps have been pulled twice, that they will be shown out of order, and that February 7 is still tentative (not sure if the latter is true still.)
Bodybags in the season finale of Breaking Bad? I think you mean bodybarrels…
I’m intrigued by House of Cards… That trailer looks good but historically Americans trying to remake British TV ends in failure
Didn’t the news hit this week that they may be doing one more season of Dexter instead of ending the series this year?
No Mad Men or Homeland (I’m desperate to see what the focus of season three will be and whether they can recover from creative downfall of season two’s second half). I guess neither of those shows are geek-friendly enough to be considered. I will also be brave enough to admit that I’m looking forward to Girls. It’s a hot mess of a show that has a few great moments. I want to see whether they can string enough great moments together to give us some great episodes.