1. Breaking Bad, AMC
This season, Breaking Bad was more than a good thing; it was a great thing where performance, direction, concept, and hallucinatory New Mexico location photography all came together with the power of a bomb wired to a wheelchair. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul turned in the best performances I've seen in years, and Giancarlo Esposito (as Gus Fring) is simply the best villain ever on a continuing TV show. The ultimate showdown between Gus and Walter is mythic, the outcome simultaneously satisfying and completely surprising. Breaking Bad has now surpassed The Sopranos, and, although I love Steve Buscemi, HBO's Boardwalk Empire isn't even in the running. Breaking Bad is an American classic.
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Stephen King: My Top 20 of 2011
Movies (''The Debt''), TV shows (''Revenge''), songs (''Rumour Has It''), and books (''The Accident'') encountered by Uncle Stevie this past year that turned his dials at least up to 8 -- and sometimes a little higher.
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