Ripping Good Yarns: Second Annual Favorite Genre Awards

Continuing our glorious television awards, we have our second year winners in the division of specific genres.  Most of this is a gut reaction based on past general comments by Rippers, and by my own choices.  I did not get sufficient votes in most categories to make a vote count be the determinant of the outcome.  We'll work on that, and as the Ripper Movement continues to gain strength, we will have more input to make these decisions.

All categories do not include shows that have won one of our previous awards.

But enough general jawboning.  Let's get on with the awards!

Favorite Science Fiction Show:    

Falling Skies   

This show actually won short series last year, and it was a good show.  But I think it was much better this year.  The alien invasion universe got much richer, with additional alien species, and a mole/spy within the camp. If it shows the same level of improvement next year as it did this year, this show could reach Hall of Fame classic status!

Favorite Medical Drama:


Private Practice


A final fond farewell and salute to this program in it's last, season particularly our extraordinary local actress who shined, KaDee Strickland.

Favorite Horror Show:

American Horror Story: The Asylum


Eerie...creepy..imaginative...the final episode struck me in the emotional gut as much as anything I had ever seen on television.  Jessica Lange is an extraordinary actress and deserves every award she can get.  A great anthology, with a different story-line each year, using an ensemble cast who get to play completely different roles each season.

Favorite Fantasy Show:


Once Upon A Time


Disney figures out once again how to make money off of fairy tale characters.  But they do it so well, who can complain?  Great show, and can't wait to see where they go next season!  And they'll a second show, spinning off into Never Neverland.

Favorite Mystery/Detective Show:


Breaking Bad


I have finally caught up to date on this show and all I can say is...WOW! Walter White is one scary villain/antihero.  It took me awhile to appreciate this program, but now I am completely on board!

Favorite Western:


Hell On Wheels


I really like this show.  It has been very good, and has shown a lot of potential.  It is a gritty, realistic western.  I'm not trying to take away from this quality drama when I say that I can't think of any other western on television.  I really like this kind of show, and wish there were more of them.  Let's bring back the western!


The next and final category for our television programs will be nominees to the Ripping Good Yarn Hall of Fame.  What are your favorite shows of all time?  Please only nominate shows that are no longer on the air,  also no reality , game or news shows.  M*A*S*H should not be nominated, as it won last year, and is honored as our first Hall of Fame entrant.  But now it needs some company!  So get your nominating hats on, Rippers!  You have the whole history of television before you!

C'mon, fellow Rippers!  Let the nominations begin!