TV Show of the Year: A Cracked 64 ripoff

The beginning of the year is the time to look back on what has just passed us by - through Top of the Year lists.  While many will be publishing their lists of the best of 2012, I'm more interested in what happens over at Cracked; they try to identify what typified the year that was.  This is, to me, far more interesting, and so, I will be offering my take on the same 8 categories that Cracked's columnists wrote on.

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TV Show of the Year: Community

Community has largely been off the air for 2012; the second half of season 3 aired through early May, and then NBC pulled season 4 from its fall lineup.  But, returning to my statement that 2012 was defined by a revolution of sorts that has led to the wall between media and audience shrinking, it was also the show that best defined the year.  

It's no secret that Community has a loyal fan base.  The show has earned it ten fold, and when NBC pulled it, there was an absolute uproar.  This is unfortunately nothing new for fans of the show; season 3 only aired that late because the same thing had happened the year prior.  There is a battle being waged between a following that believes this is one of the smartest shows on television, and a network that deems it unmarketable.

October 19th was set to be the air date of season 4, a season that had been curtailed to 13 episodes, and had the creator and director, Dan Harmon, removed from his position.  After all that, NBC still decided to not air it, prompting the cast and crew to film this short, reassuring fans that the show will air, and that whenever it does, it will be October 19th in spirit.

It's been confirmed that February 7th is October 19th, so adjust your calendars accordingly, and settle in to watch a show that is likely only airing because its fans regularly vote it as the top show on NBC's website, among other places, and have kept it alive despite the network clearly not wanting anything to do with it.  I'm still holding out for 6 seasons and a movie.  And hopefully the movie is crossed with Cougar Town, because that would be just great.

Runner Up: The Olympics

Okay, sure, I'm cheating because it's not actually a TV show, but this post is already going up late, and it was a huge televised event.  Can you just give me a break on this?  Thank you.  Tomorrow, I will be back to regular scheduling - that is, entirely random stuff.  I apologise for the poorly written post; I was with friends all evening, one of whom is back from Hong Kong for only a brief time.  I'm sure you understand.