2 finale of Burn Notice, in particular, the last couple of scenes, on the boat with Victor and then in the helicopter with the guy responsible for blacklisting him.-Matthew Rhys, for being the standout in the great 2-hour episode of Brothers & Sisters. There was powerful acting all around, but Kevin's scenes brought me to tears.
-Neil Patrick Harris, who is currently carrying How I Met Your Mother on his very funny shoulders.
-Edward James Olmos and everyone at Battlestar Galactica for creating the closest thing I have ever seen to a perfect series. In this last set of episodes, Admiral Adama has been a man with a broken heart- broken over the loss of Earth as a home for his people, over the betrayal of members of his crew, over the inevitable death over his beloved ship, Galactica, and his beloved woman, Laura Roslin- and Olmos has made me feel it all with him. My loyalty to "The Old Man" will never end.
-Jason O'Mara. Even though Life on Mars was not renewed for a second season, he did some amazing work on that show. I hope to see a lot more of him in the future, including a recurrence of his role on The Closer. I love me an especially twisted killer who can match wits with Brenda.
-The entire cast and crew of LOST. I probably sound like a broken record heaping praise on this show (I'm not biased, I promise, even though it's totes my fave), but Season 5 has been packed full of emotion, intricate island history, mind-blowing sci-fi, and just plain fantastic storytelling. The last 3 episodes especially, "316,"
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," and "LaFleur," have rocked the house. Special props go to Matthew Fox for making "316" one of the best episodes I've ever seen, Terry O'Quinn for making Locke more interesting than ever, and Josh Holloway and Elizabeth Mitchell for portraying this new relationship that I thought I would hate but actually have to admit that I love. I don't know if I'll ever let go of my attachment to the hotness that is Kate with Sawyer, but Juliet has such a calming effect on him that is so sweet. And, of course, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse always get the props for being television geniuses. Speaking of which....
-Joss Whedon and Co. for giving me my new obsession, Dollhouse, which is getting better with every episode.
-Conan O'Brien, for giving me something amazing to look forward to in June. I will actually start watching The Tonight Show for the host instead of just watching interviews with people that I like.
-Ellen Pompeo, for making me like Meredith Grey again for the first time since Season 1 or 2. She is now coming across as mature instead of whiny and annoying.
-David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel. Not for anything specific, I just love them all the time. Same goes for Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton. Got some good news this week regarding Friday Night Lights, and I couldn't be happier.
And in other news, I am making a mental list of which shows I need to put on the short list to watch as soon as possible:
The rest of Season 1 of Life on Mars; A second chance for Season 1 of Fringe (apparently it has gotten reaaaaally good; The Big Bang Theory; House; Prison Break
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