My Top 5 for 2017
So what were the best new shows of the year?
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Every year I choose my Top 5 new shows of the year.
Alas that means I don’t get to include the dazzling second season of The Crown or the ripping yarn that was Line of Duty.
So after much deliberation, here is what I have come up with:
1. The Handmaid’s Tale, SBS.
2. Big Little Lies, Showcase.
3. Friday on My Mind, ABC.
4. Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds, Showcase.
5. The OA Netflix (launched late December, following last year’s Top 5 list)
Honourable mentions (in no particular order):
True Story with Hamish & Andy, Nine
Sunshine, SBS
Seven Types of Ambiguity, ABC
Australian Ninja Warrior, Nine
When We Rise, SBS
Feud, Showcase
Liar, Seven
Mindhunter, Netflix
Ozark, Netflix
The State, National Geographic
This is Us, TEN
Look Me in the Eye, SBS
David Stratton’s Stories of Australian Cinema, ABC.
There were only three 5 star reviews handed out this year: Handmaid’s Tale, Bright Lights & Line of Duty.
Now over to you….!
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1. The Handmaid’s Tail (SBS)
2. Mindhunter (Netflix)
3. Big Little Lies (HBO)
4. The Sinner (USA Network / Netflix)
5. Glow (Netflix)
The Orville
Star Trek Discovery
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.
American Vandal
1. A.P.B (FOX8)
2. Australian Ninja Warrior (Nine)
3. True Story with Hamish and Andy (Nine)
I can’t really think of any other new shows that I watched.