Another year is in the books, and we here at Hush Comics couldn’t pass at the chance to rank our favorites of this year’s releases in all types of mediums. Some of the winners will surprise you; heck, some of the results surprised us. The results are completely subjective, and therefore were chosen with infallible logic. We would love to hear your opinions on what we have chosen, or if you thought we missed anything. This should be a fun review before we gear up for 2015.
Best TV Series
- Arrow (The CW)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
- Sons of Anarchy (FX)
- The Walking Dead (AMC)
WINNER – The Walking Dead (AMC)
The Walking Dead stepped it up a notch in season five. But let’s not forget the second half of season four, either. While much of it was slow because everyone was on the road, we also were given one of the best season finales of the series in “A”, and there was also the now infamous line, “Look at the flowers, Lizzie.” However, season 5 have had so many non-stop episodes, it felt like descending down a roller coaster for the majority of it. Comic fans were appeased with Bob’s “tainted meat!” line and the story veered enough away from the comic that there were some truly suspenseful episodes with no way to predict the future. Sundays seem bleak without our survivor heroes, but I’m happy with how the show went this year. – Adrian
Second Place – Arrow (CW)
There isn’t a cast on television that has the type of chemistry that Ollie’s Scooby Gang does on Arrow. The CW show got off to a promising start, but after nipping at the excessive displays of inner-torment and tucking away the “that’s so C-Dub” moments of eye-rolling almost-romance… I promise that is not a jab at Laurel’s plastic surgery… this show has become the best on television. Stealing Batman’s villains and giving them a place among Green Arrow’s new rogues gallery was genius; throw in some hints at a gigantic world on the horizon (credit to The Flash for triggering that), and you have the best TV show tandem since Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. And don’t even get us started on the Season 3 mid-finale. – Sherif
Third Place – Game of Thrones (HBO)
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RUNNER UP – Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Writing about Orange is the New Black is sort of strange because many other TV shows envelop our lives. They come on once a week and we think about them often in between those new episodes. But with OITNB, binge watching it (the most preferred method), makes you watch it intensely – so intensely that it almost feels like you might be at Litchfield, and then 13 hours later, it’s over and we move on. Season Two was a good follow-up to the highly acclaimed first season. While it felt good to be back at Litchfield, and the writing is still better than most shows on today, it did feel like we were missing a lot of the essence of the first season, particularly with the inclusion of villainess Vee. However, Poussey, Red and the season opener made the entire season a must-watch. – Adrian
RUNNER UP – Sons of Anarchy (FX)
Sons of Anarchy has proven to be more than a television show about motorcycle boys and violence. After seven years, the final ride has hit me in the face like a semi-truck. It’s hard to express the level of emotions Jax and crew has taken the audience on from the first scene to the last. After years of violence, love, blood, bullets, family and alarming amounts of man butt, the audience is forever changed wondering what the hell to do on Tuesday nights now. Through all the pain the club has experienced, the deaths we all have mourned, and the war zone Charming has become, The Sons of Anarchy Motor Cycle Club Redwood Original chapter will be with me till the day I meet Mr. Mayhem. – Evan
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