…and you thought only Derek “Divine” watched TV here at GHG.
Welcome to yet another installment of GodHatesGeeks‘s Bests lists, this time with the boob tube. Or Netflix. Hulu. Your mom’s ginormous cable contract. Or bootleg torrents on your phone. However you watch, we were there.
While some of us strayed away from the geekin’ path (Gollldddddberggggss! Gollldddddberggggss!), we did our best as a whole to keep the list as relevantly nerd as possible. And how could we not, with the massive superhero, horror and sci-fic overload that was television in 2015?
Who wins the Netflix Big 2? Who faired better between TV titans, HBO and AMC? Flash vs. Arrow! Find out below, and feel free to click on the respectibe bible scores to read our full reviews.
@uncledarryl37
1. The Walking Dead – “Jessie sure got herself the biggest shitbird lottery ticket with this family of hers.” – 4.5/5
2. Vikings – 4.5/5
3. Humans – “This show could easily become a study of mankind, and how society can create something intended to benefit humanity.” – 4.25/5
4. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – 4.25/5
5. Man Seeking Woman – “Rich’s fantastic creativity and unexpected turns of complete disassociation — with the less campy, more realistic storytelling — is why you should spend 30-minutes of your time with this.” – 4.5/5
Honorable mention: Fargo, Into the Badlands, Better Call Saul, Fear the Walking Dead, The Man in the High Castle.
IG @brisa1115
1. Jessica Jones – “Considering that Jessica isn’t quite a superheroine yet, the near-freezing of time makes for a very thrilling, fucked-up Netflix series.” – 5/5
2. The Flash – 4.5/5
3. Jane the Virgin – 4.5/5
4. Gotham – 4.25/5
5. The Walking Dead – 4/5
Honorable mention: Better Call Saul, Pretty Little Liars, Arrow, Star Wars Rebels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osv4LJtx1LY
1. Mr. Robot – “The writing by Sam Esmail is sharp, intelligent, brutally honest, captivating, and just A+ material.” – 5/5
2. Daredevil – “The great aspect to this series has been the writers’ ability to spin multiple storylines in such a short manner and make everyone seem important and imperative; while at the same time keeping you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens to your character.” 4.75/5
3. Jessica Jones – 4.75/5
4. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “Kudos to AOS for ditching the weekly episodic approach that plagued the first half of their first season and opting for a bigger arch.” – 4.75/5
5. Gotham: Rise of the Villains – 4.75/5
Honorable Mentions: Game of Thrones, Grimm, The Flash/Arrow, Rick and Morty, The Walking Dead, Bojack Horseman.
@DarthHistory
1. Jessica Jones – “Ah, David Tennant. The big bad of Season One Jessica Jones has made his play for the titular character, and no one is safe.” – 4.75/5
2. The Walking Dead – “Alexandria is in the middle of a crisis, and we are all along for the ride.” – 4.5/5
3. iZombie – 4.5/5
4. The Muppet Show – 4.5/5
5. Mr. Robot – 4/5
Honorable mention: Daredevil, Arrow (especially the “Constantine” episode).
@TheDeacon2814
1. The Flash – “One gets the feeling that everything we see The Flash do with his speed is actually possible, which is one of the show’s best qualities and biggest successes.” – 5/5
2. Arrow – 4.75/5
3. Supernatural – 4.75/5
4. Supergirl – 4/5
5. Daredevil – 4.5/5
Honorable Mentions: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Quantico, Blindspot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et9DKjt5v8Y
@Lance_Paul
1. Daredevil – “A very revealing, edge-of-your seat thrill ride.” – 4.75/5
2. Game of Thrones -” For the first time I was watching an episode that was unexpected to me.” – 4.5/5
3. Into the Badlands – 4.25/5
4. Jessica Jones – 4/5
5. Ash vs. Evil Dead – 4/5
Honorable mention: The Flash, Gotham.
@TheTaffetaDarling
1. The Goldbergs – 5/5
2. Rick and Morty – 4.75/5
3. The Flash – 4.5/5
4. The Last Man on Earth – 4.25/5
5. Mike Tyson Mysteries – 4/5
Honorable mention: Narcos, Orange is the New Black, Jessica Jones, BoJack Horseman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viRp9UfFlYU
@OffTheGeekEnd
1. The Muppets – 4.75/5
2. Jessica Jones – 4.5/5
3. Mr. Robot – 4.5/5
4. Daredevil – 4.25/5
5. iZombie – 4/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4I3BWFJwcg
IG @LUKEPOISONER
1. Rick and Morty – 5/5
2. Bojack Horseman – 4.75/5
3. Jessica Jones – 4.5/5
4. Daredevil – 4.25/5
5. The Flash – 4/5
Honorable mention: Homeland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGsBoX6vUo
IG/Twitter @hatandwand
1. Daredevil – “I was genuinely frightened for DD’s safety. Not since a few scenes from the original Kick-Ass have I felt this nervous in a superhero flick.” – 5/5
2. The Knick – 5/5
3. Jessica Jones – 4.5/5
4. Rick and Morty – 4.5/5
5. Louie – 4/5
Honorable mention: Game of Thrones, Star Wars Rebels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0YsuXjQaAo
1. The Knick – 5/5
2. Jessica Jones – “Not only has Netflix brought us a new series to drewl over, but Krysten Ritter has perfected the female badass superhero, with a sassy attitude and the effortless ability to chug Evan Williams like a champ.” – 4.5/5
3. Flesh and Bone – 4.5/5
4. iZombie – 4/5
5. Master of None – 4/5
Honorable mention: Ash vs. Evil Dead, Black Mirror, Misfits.
1. The Man in the High Castle – 5/5
2. Daredevil – 4.5/5
3. Vikings – 4.5/5
4. Game of Thrones – “When it switched gears [GoT] was a rocket ship that set a pace that almost made it hard to breathe, culminating with Hardhome.” – 4/5
5. The Walking Dead – 4/5
Honorable mention: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Into the Badlands.
@nayrdrof
1. Daredevil – “The long-form storytelling gratified a character in such a way that would be nowhere near as effective in a 2-hour movie.” – 5/5
2. Jessica Jones – 5/5
3. Game of Thrones – 4.75/5
4. The Flash – 4.25/5
5. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – 4/5
@TheBelser
1. Daredevil – 5/5
2. The Flash – 4.5/5
3. Jessica Jones – 4/5
4. Arrow – 3.5/5
5. Supergirl – 3/5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF0ZXkqwBWE
1. The Walking Dead – 5/5
2. Game of Thrones – 5/5
3. Penny Dreadful – 4.75/5
4. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – 4.5/5
5. Banshee – 4.25/5
Honorable mention: Arrow, The Flash, Daredevil.
@onemyke
1. Rick and Morty – 5/5
2. Jessica Jones – 4.75/5
3. Daredevil – 4.25/5
4. The Flash – 4/5
5. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “[AOS] is not going to be cagey with their themes, hold our hands, or make juvenile contrivances for dramatic effect.” – 4/5
Honorable mention: Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Supergirl.
@travmoody
1. Mr. Robot – 5/5
2. Daredevil – 4.75/5
3. Helix – 4.5/5
4. Fargo – 4.5/5
5. Jessica Jones – 4/5
Honorable Mention: Ray Donovan, Better Call Saul, Star Wars Rebels, The Walking Dead, Homeland, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynF3-oFD7dw
@GodHatesGeeks
***GHG’s Best ‘Geek’ Shows of the Year***
1. Daredevil (FIVE 1st place votes; THREE 2nd place votes; FOUR 3-5’s).
2. Jessica Jones (TWO 1st place votes; FOUR 2nd place votes; FIVE 3-5’s).
3. The Flash (ONE 1st place votes; TWO 2nd place votes; FOUR 3-5’s).
4. The Walking Dead (TWO 1st place votes; ONE 2nd place votes; THREE 3-5’s).
5. Rick and Morty (TWO 1st place votes; ONE 2nd place votes; ONE 3-5’s).
***GHG’s Dark Horse Show of the Year***
–Mr. Robot
***GHG’s Animated Show of the Year***
–Rick and Morty
***GHG’s Honorable mention***
Game of Thrones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Knick, Better Call Saul, iZombie.
Stay tuned for our Best TV Shows of 2015 Podcast, for a more in-depth listen on our Top 5’s, as well as Worst and Most Disappointing Shows of the Year, in addition to our forecast for 2016!!!