Your thoughts on 2011 TV and Film

[NAHSTE]

Same thread as the music one, but with TV shows and movies.

Questions are just based on this year, not throughout a career.

Favorite director:
Favorite actor:
Actor/director you can't see the hype about:
Most surprising TV show:
Most disappointing TV show:
Favorite TV character:
Favorite TV show:
Most surprising movie:
Most disappointing movie:
Favorite movie character:
Favorite movie:

[Leftwich]

Favorite director: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids)
Favorite actor: Ryan Gosling
Actor/director you can't see the hype about: Gerard Butler
Most surprising TV show: Breaking Bad (for having the absolute best season of a show i've ever seen)
Most disappointing TV show: How to Make it in America
Favorite TV show: Boardwalk Empire
Favorite TV character: Mickey Doyle
Most surprising movie: Attack the Block
Most disappointing movie: The Thing
Favorite movie character: Cesar the Monkey in Rise of the planet of the apes
Favorite movie: Moneyball

[Rudi]

I don't really watch many movies so i'm gunna skip on that part...

Most surprising TV show: Wilfred...When I first saw this, I thought it'd be stupid, but it was pretty damn funny
Most disappointing TV show: How to Make it in America
Favorite TV show: Homeland
Favorite TV character: Jax [SoA]
Most surprising movie: Friends with Benefits
Favorite movie: Moneyball

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Favorite director: Scorsese
Favorite actor: I haven't seen any actors in more than one featured role this year so no one stands out. Fassbender or Gosling would be easy picks though.
Actor/director you can't see the hype about:
Most surprising TV show: American Horror Story
Most disappointing TV show: Luther, Breaking Bad, Dexter
Favorite TV character: Tyrion Lannister
Favorite TV show: Louie, Game of Thrones
Most surprising movie: Rango or Hobo With a Shotgun
Most disappointing movie: Source Code
Favorite movie character: Driver (Drive)
Favorite movie: 50/50


Notable exclusions I haven't seen yet that could eventually change the list:
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Midnight in Paris
Take Shelter
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Guard
The Tree of Life
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Win Win

[wingsfan77]

Most disappointing TV show: Luther, Breaking Bad, Dexter

???

[Buzzman]

Favorite director: Nicholas Winding Refn
Favorite actor: Michael Fassenbender
Actor/director you can't see the hype about: Lilly Collins/Jon Hamm/Melissa McCarthy
Most surprising TV show: American Horror Story
Most disappointing TV show: Dexter
Favorite TV character: Jackson "Jax" Tellar
Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones
Most surprising movie: 50/50 and Shame
Most disappointing movie: J Edgar
Favorite movie character: Brandon Sullivan (Shame)
Favorite movie: Drive

I have a feeling Shame would change a lot of peoples minds for these lists.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

???

I really enjoyed the first two seasons, but at a certain point I just really stopped enjoying the show. By season 4 I didn't really like the direction any of the characters took very much, the plot was becoming a little too absurd for me, and I just wasn't really feeling the general direction of the show. I may pick it back up at some point but it was a disappointment to say the least.

[wingsfan77]

Fair enough.

[Primetime]

I really enjoyed the first two seasons, but at a certain point I just really stopped enjoying the show. By season 4 I didn't really like the direction any of the characters took very much, the plot was becoming a little too absurd for me, and I just wasn't really feeling the general direction of the show. I may pick it back up at some point but it was a disappointment to say the least.

[Palooza]

Favorite director: David Fincher
Favorite actor: Joseph Gordon Levitt
Actor/director you can't see the hype about: Johnny Depp
Most surprising TV show: American Horror Story
Most disappointing TV show: The Walking Dead / Dexter
Favorite TV character: Walter White
Favorite TV show: Boardwalk Empire / Breaking Bad
Most surprising movie: Contagion
Most disappointing movie: Bridesmaids
Favorite movie character: Lisbeth Salander
Favorite movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[mgoblue2290]

Just watched that episode a few hours ago. Gus is such a boss.

[Tengo Juego]

Favorite actor: Joseph Gordon Levitt

I just watched 50/50. I haven't given this topic much thought. But after that movie, this category is a no-brainer, for me.

[mgoblue2290]

Favorite director: David Fincher
Favorite actor: Bryan Cranston
Most surprising TV show: Always Sunny
Most disappointing TV show: Entourage (I had to google and make sure it happened in 2011)
Favorite TV character: Walter White
Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones/Breaking Bad/Boardwalk Empire (cant choose)
Most surprising movie: Warrior
Favorite movie character: Lisbeth Salander
Favorite movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[EmpireWF]

Favorite director: ??
Favorite actor: Ryan Gosling
Actor/director you can't see the hype about: Bradley Cooper
Most surprising TV show: Episodes
Most disappointing TV show: American Horror Story
Favorite TV character: Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Favorite TV show: Always Sunny in Philadelphia // Curb Your Enthusiasm
Most surprising movie: Source Code
Most disappointing movie: Bad Teacher
Favorite movie character: Mike Flaherty, played by Paul Giamatti in 'Win Win'
Favorite movie: I have 3 favorites, if I had to pick one.....Crazy, Stupid, Love (with Warrior and Win Win also up there)

[Sharkweather]

Favorite director: John Madden
Favorite actor: Tom Hardy
Actor/director you can't see the hype about:
Most surprising TV show: American Horror Story
Most disappointing TV show: Walking Dead
Favorite TV character: Gustavo Fring
Favorite TV show: Game of Thrones
Most surprising movie: Attack the Block
Most disappointing movie: The Ides of March
Favorite movie character: Tommy Conlon
Favorite movie: The Debt