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The biggest new series has got to be CBS’s legal drama The Good Wife, surprisingly overlooked at this year’s Golden Globes which saw no new series nominated for the award for Best Drama Series. This show has been an incredibly fruitful endeavour for ER alumni-member Julianna Margulies who has been able to add more awards to an already cramped trophy cabinet. Another major series is Treme, the brainchild of the people behind the much overlooked series The Wire, which takes a look at a district of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Watch this space as Treme will come over to Britain and will reap the plaudits.
The other main new dramas include The CW’s only success of the season The Vampire Diaries which was very quickly renewed. Also there is FX’s cop-drama Justified, which premiered in Britain last week, and Gravity which is the latest comedy-drama from Starz following a group of suicide survivors as they participate in a rehabilitation program.
In the realms of returning dramas I have one word for you: Dexter. Already touted by many as the best current drama series on TV Dexter truly managed to outdo itself this year in terms of compelling watching which finally has resulted in some awards kudos – maybe next season it will finally win the Best Drama Award at the Emmys in September. However, to be fair, Dexter has been losing its awards to Mad Men which has amassed its third straight award for the Best Drama category.
In terms of drama the cable stations have an edge over network TV due to their ability to display acts that would make the Bible Belt blush, which is why I thank God for HBO and its schedule containing both Big Love and True Blood. These shows have both seen their share of controversy due to their depictions of sex and violence, with the former also getting trouble for the depiction of polygamy. Sadly, these are shows that we are unlikely to see in Britain due to our shorter series and lack of money for new programming. At least there’s America though, right?
Many long-running high-profile dramas have been given their marching orders having either outstayed their welcome or just knowing when to call it quits.
In the latter category shows Lost, The Tudors and Friday Night Lights have all been allowed to bow out with the grace (unlike Smallville which has been renewed for its 10th season) that is becoming to shows that have provided so many talking points. Sadly there are some shows that the networks have had to cancel outright such as 24 and Nip/Tuck. With 24 having maintained a decent audience share it appears the main reason for the cancellation is to avoid it becoming as stale and repetitive as fellow cancelled show Nip/Tuck where the axing has been long overdue.
See you this time next week for a review of the year in American Comedy
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