The Arrested Development Award: sign for considerations

May 22nd, 2008 | Category: TV News

Filed under: Awards, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, TV Squad Awards

The TV Squad Awards are in full swing, and I have the bliss of moderating The Arrested Development Award, a.k.a. The Show Least Deserving of Cancellation Award.

Since we’re focusing on shows from the 2007-2008 season, that lets out a few contenders, like Veronica Mars , Firefly, and the award’s namesake, Arrested Development. But there are plenty of recent shows deserving of the honor. Five that made my list:

1. Journeyman (NBC). that time-shift puzzle starring Kevin McKidd as deer-in-the-headlights Dan Vasser took a while to hook me, but by mid-season, I

was there. I love shows that construct you think, and although that one developed a formula (Dan saving someone who would later go on to change history), the logistics always had you scratching your head. I was sad to see it absent from NBC’s Fall 08 schedule.

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