ILX's Best Television of 2019 Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD / Voting Ends January 31

Here’s the complete list of nominated shows/youtubes:
https://pastebin.com/a06uSJEz

I wanted to set this up so that people who only watched a little television as well as massive media nerds like myself could have equal opportunity to play, so here's how the voting will work:

(1) If you list between 1 and 4 shows on your ballot, each show you vote for is given fifteen points.

(2) If you list between 5 and 10 shows on your ballot, each show you vote for is given ten points.

(3) If you list between 11 and 20 shows on your ballot, the first ten shows you include will be given ten points apiece and 11 through 20 will be tallied at five points.

(4) If you list up to 25 shows on your ballot: the first ten shows get ten points, 11 to 20 get five, 21 to 25 get three points apiece.

(5) If you list more than 25 shows on your ballot, I'll ignore everything after 25.

Obviously, given the method of assessing votes, you'll want to list your ballot in order of best to least. As much as humanly possible, please make your vote pertain only to seasons/episodes that were released in 2019... a vote for Better Things should be for the 2019 season and not for the first season that you just discovered over Christmas.

Send your ballots to forksclovetofu at gmail.com
Voting Ends on MIDNIGHT US EST on Friday, January 31; I'll aim to put this up in the first week or two of February.

I need at least twenty people to vote to make this worthwhile; if we get more than thirty, I'll do a complete list roll-out.

Also I could use some assistance with poll images when this goes live... anybody good with graphics willing to help?

63 Up (ITV, UK)
Catastrophe (Amazon)
Fleabag (Amazon)
Gentleman Jack (HBO)
Jeopardy (ABC)
Total Control (ABC Australia)

fp'd you for racism wild inconsistency

So ballots are tiered?

fp'd you for racism wild inconsistency

So ballots are tiered?

Two early voters already! Let's get some more!

Did you know that in Great Brittania, "holidays" means "vacations"?

you crazy for this one Brittania

Three voters in! Why haven't you made your ballot yet?

are we voting for youtube channels in the same ballot as the other stuff?

he wasn't nominated but i'm voting for dunkey

rake in the lake, rake in the lake
i become the multiplatinum selling artist.... AEROSMITH

Yep, for the purposes of this poll, nominated youtube channels count as shows.

Feel free to vote for write-ins but bear in mind you are tilting at windmills as votes for non-nominated shows won’t register. The nomination thread was open for a month!

5 ballots, 63 votes. Beat the rush and put in your hastily considered picks for the GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION today, huh?

Wait, what nomination thread?

Best TV/Web/Streaming Series of 2019 - Poll Nominations Closing January 5

for the sake of argument, I'll add your votes for shows/youtube series that didn't make the nomination cut, but you're unlikely to get a mass write-in push given the ridiculous number of already nominated options.

Turns out Pastebin is another of the arbitrary sites my workplace has chosen to block. Booo. Must wait until later to start paring.

Am I wrong in thinking that if I want show X to do well, I should include fewer shows on my ballot?

i think dunkey is going to place really well all ilxors love him

if you want to vote strategically, yes! I wanted to give the option to folks who felt real passionate about two or three shows and didn't watch anything else to speak loudly. By normalizing the top ten as ten points, i hope that doesn't penalize maximists too much.

OL, for you and anyone else not on the Pastebin train, here's the nomination list:

Television:
63 Up (ITV, UK)
The Accident (Hulu)
Act (Hulu)
Africa no Salaryman (Tokyo FX)
Aggretsuko (Netflix)
Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey S2 (Netflix)
Are You The One? (MTV)
Back To Life (BBC, UK)
Barry (HBO)
Better Things (FX)
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Black Spot (Netflix)
Blown Away (Netflix)
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
Bonus Family (Netflix)
Bosch (Amazon)
The Boys (Amazon)
Broad City (Comedy Central)
Brockmire (IFC)
Carole & Tuesday (Netflix)
Castle Rock (Hulu)
Catastrophe (Amazon)
Chernobyl (HBO)
The Conners (ABC)
Corporate (Comedy Central)
Country Music (PBS)
The Crown (Netflix)
Dark (Netflix)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)
Dead Pixels (Channel 4)
Dear White People (Netflix)
Derry Girls (Channel 4, Netflix)
Desus and Mero (Showtime)
Dickinson (Apple)
Documentary Now! (IFC)
Dollface (Hulu)
Don't Forget the Driver (BBC 2)
Doom Patrol (DC Universe)
Dr. Stone (Crunchyroll)
The Dragon Prince (Netflix)
Endeavour (PBS)
Euphoria (HBO)
The Expanse (Amazon)
Fake or Fortune (BBC)
Fleabag (Amazon)
For All Mankind (Apple)
Frayed (Sky One)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Gentleman Jack (HBO)
Glow (Netflix)
Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik (Comedy Central)
Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
High Maintenance (HBO)
His Dark Materials (HBO
I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)
Infinity Train (Cartoon Network)
Ink Masters (Paramount)
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia S14 (FXX)
Jann (CBC)
Jeopardy (ABC)
Jessica Jones (Netflix)
Jett (Cinemax)
Joe Pera Talks to You (Adult Swim)
Killing Eve (BBC America/BBC)
Kingdom (Netflix)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Ladhood (BBC 3)
Last Week Tonight (HBO)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Leavenworth (Starz)
LetterKenny (Hulu)
Living With Yourself (Netflix)
Lodge 49 (AMC)
The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
The Mandalorian (Disney +)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Mindhunter (Netflix)
Money Heist (Netflix)
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (BBC)
Mr. In-Between (FX)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Mum (BBC2)
Nailed It! including Nailed It! Holiday (Netflix US)
The OA (Netflix)
On Cinema at the Cinema (Adult Swim)
The Other Two (Comedy Central)
Patriot Act (Netflix)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Perpetual Grace, Ltd. (Epix)
The Politician (Netflix)
Portrait Artist of the Year 2019 (Sky Arts, UK)
Pose (FX)
Primal (Adult Swim)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Ramy (Hulu)
Repair Shop (BBC)
Rhythm & Flow (Netflix)
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)
Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Riverdale (CW)
Rotten (Netflix)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Schitt's Creek (Pop US)
See (Apple)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix)
Servant (Apple)
Sex Education (Netflix)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)
Sherman's Showcase (IFC/Hulu)
Shrill (Hulu)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
SMILF (Showtime)
Sneaky Pete (Amazon)
Sorry For Your Loss (Facebook)
South Park (Comedy Central)
Stath Lets Flats (Channel 4)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Succession (HBO)
Temple (Sky One)
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 (Netflix)
This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC)
This Way Up (Hulu)
Too Old To Die Young (Amazon)
Total Control (ABC Australia)
The Toys That Made Us (Netflix)
True Detective (HBO)
Truthpoint (Adult Swim)
Tuca and Bertie (Netflix)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Undone (Amazon)
Upright (Fox Showcase, Australia)
Veep (HBO)
Veronica Mars (Hulu)
Warrior (Cinemax)
Watchmen (HBO)
What We Do in Shadows (FX)
When They See Us (Netflix)
The Witcher (Netflix)
Work in Progress (Showtime)
Years & Years (BBC, HBO)
Yorkshire Walks (BBC)
Zomboat (ITV2)


Youtubes:
Animator vs. Cartoonist / Draw Off (Buzzfeed)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5vtqDuUM1Dl67yQPW2HmHHLTfT8S4-Th
Bon Appetit Channel
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpMy0Fg74eXXkvxJrtEn3w
The Christmas Maze (Playstation Access)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIKuzKkf3HsFanpbgZhvNZoum848WHiwM
Chrontendo
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIR456wyb4aVlJ9_2kGLtg
ContraPoint
http://www.youtube.com/user/ContraPoints
GeoWizard - Mission Across Wales series
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_japiE6QKWphPxjqn0KJjfoRnuVSELaI
Hot Ones
https://youtu.be/lMbseuQR2G8
I Did a Thing:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLZe_NoiG0hT7QCX_9vmqw/featured
The Instant Regret Clicking This Playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv3TTBr1W_9tppikBxAE_G6qjWdBljBHJ
Jon Bois/SB Nation - Chart Party (2019 content incl. Saddest Punt, Bob Emergency)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFSe4gpc8PLDECqViWi-2we3
Jreg
http://www.youtube.com/user/flavacrava/featured
Kiwami Japan
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3qsVzHeUt5_cPpcRtoaJQ
Metal Gear Stupid: Snake Easter (Playstation Access)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLUkxbIkknLvnBKplcnXojISI6sZCRx7e
Nardwuar The Human Serviette's Artist Interviews
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8h8NJG9gacZ5lAJJvhD0fQ
Ryukahr's Super Mario Maker 2
http://www.youtube.com/user/ryukahr/videos
Some More News
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlj0IzjSnNoduQF0l3VGng
Tantacrul on Music
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm9VVia9DFSUVK24lR9mS5zT0sasxctad
Techmoan
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I2hjZYiW9gZPVkvzM8_Cw
Tim Rogers on Video Games
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsiJPoHlPqEHueUQ2QvbEyVtKSLEBGdSE
Under a Rock with Tig Notaro
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRcB4n4CGcy9vs9LWdMGcCzhf0IuTQHUg
You Suck At Cooking
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCekQr9znsk2vWxBo3YiLq2w
ZeFrank's True Facts
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpankR4HtoAVtYnFDUieYA

there are a bunch of chess channels i didn't nom either been watching a ton of eric rosen over the last year

was surprised to see ZeFrank is still around doing his thing

he's as good as he ever was imo

By normalizing the top ten as ten points, i hope that doesn't penalize maximists too much.

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:16 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i voted for 15 shows so i kinda think so. at least make the #1 choice worth more!

Work in Progress. Which you should vote for as it's great television!
FWIW, I'll be voting for 25 as there's no way I can keep it to 10 or less.

i voted for 25 too - tho i feel like i missed stuff during nom period and voting (not just dunkey - shows too) it's hard to remember over the whole year esp since i'm not tracking it in any way

Hello I have OCD and I have recommendations: start a document on your desktop labeled "2020 Media" and then put in headings for MOVIE, TV, PLAYS, BOOKS/COMICS, CONCERTS, EXPERIENCES (good catch-all for museum visits, art shows, talks, ice skating and whatnot) and blammo, you have a diary that you can check at the end of the year to keep track of things you like. It's still January so you can likely put that list together now and not lose anything!
If you are like me, organizing music this way is totally useless as there are too many songs/albums; so use ILM as your personal blog to keep track of stuff.
Join me next week when I'll explain why you have to wash your hands for the third time (spoiler: you touched the sink)

If for no other reason (and, it should be said, there are other reasons), I'm thankful this poll exists to remind me to watch 63 Up. And, well, 56 Up, which I somehow failed to get around to over the span of seven dithering years.

7 ballot and 98 votes... only 13 ballots away from viability! if you watch tv (and i know you do) why not join in the poll everyone's talking about when they're not balls deep in Riverdale?

One week to vote and we still need 12 voters to justify a separate results thread... maybe take your slow friday and list stuff you like?

Music poll ending tonight so many of us will move onto this afterwards

all good (and that was the intent with the poll end date) but I gotta lobby for viability! I need 20 but am hoping for 30/40.

I'll be voting.

Count my ballot 10 times and the problem is solved

ill be voting but im usually a last minute type

I'm hovering right around ten shows that I'm caught up on and can legitimately vote for and there are at least a couple that frankly aren't really good enough for me to vote for. I may quite frankly cheat on the former point because I've just started watching (but am already several seasons into and will probably be caught up on by the time the results go live) a show which I've quickly fallen in love with and have on good authority maintains its sterling standards through the present day.

I'll also try to vote when I have access to a laptop again in a few days

voted cos it was super easy to narrow down a ballot. way easier than the music ballots.

9 ballots and 138 votes! Music poll is done, why not put in your ballot over the weekend and rest secure in knowing you're fighting evil.

I genuinely didn't see the ballot thread, if I had I'd have nominated Legion, but tbh that would only increase my ballot from 3 to 4 shows - I will note down the results and then get around to them in 10 years, by which time half of them will have had a terrible final season and I will feel relief.

I've added Legion, feel free to add to your ballot.

11 ballots! Take this Sunday to vote why don'tcha!

Five days to vote here and we're at 13 ballots (and 183 votes). Looking for a minimum of seven more ballots and was really hoping for 17 to 20 to make this a bit more interesting.

Moka has provisionally offered to make graphics. It'll be a party! Join in!

oh damn i cant believe i almost missed this. i'll send one soon!

damn ill have to write in philosophytube tho, sorry i didn't see noms :(

i'll get a ballot in

I'll definitely get a ballot in but will probably be close to the wire (HBO)

Voted!

18 ballots and 262 votes; think we can get it up to 20 before the end of the night? As noted, I'm hoping we can get 30 to 40 total ballots... it's not like you guys DON'T watch teevee, right? So vote!

Dont'cha wanna see those sick Moka images? I know I do.

I didn't actually order my already submitted ballot that carefully after the initial top four, tbh, and considered only voting for four also.

No reason to kick things off just to have ten! Any picks between eleven and twenty get five points and doesn’t penalize your first ten at all!

Only benefit to fewer picks is the under five ballot, where every vote gets fifteen.
Intent there is to encourage casuals to vote and to have a rooting interest. It appears to be working, we have ballots of all types now!

Oh damn I misread the rules then! Can I submit a revised ballot?

Just for you yes

I'm ~*special*~

Fixed!

i sent in my ballot

I don't have the sensibility to work out whether 'strategically voting' for only a top 10 will benefit my favoured shows or not. Nor do I really have the restraint to only vote for a top 10.

Voted!

Likewise!

Having just finished Giri/Haji, I regret not voting for it.

I think that’s 2020?

Also: HEY EVERYONE GET A BALLOT IN! Be part of the (televised) action!

I think that’s 2020?

FPing furiously

Oh I thought you meant “girl” not giri, not sure what you are talking about

I'ma vote, if only to distract myself from today's politics.

It's amazing how few of these shows I've seen, though there are some things I *wanted* to see but didn't get around to or didn't have access to.

messed up that the good place wasn't nominated

You’re not the first to vote for it

Anyway, last call? Any left over ballots unmailed? Let me know, otherwise I will add and tabulate and close when I am done.

I just sent you a revised ballot if not too late

I would have voted for bob's burgers too if it was on there, but I somehow doubt there are many other people clamoring for it

I didn't actually order my already submitted ballot that carefully after the initial top four, tbh, and considered only voting for four also.

― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Friday, 31 January 2020 19:17 (yesterday)

No reason to kick things off just to have ten! Any picks between eleven and twenty get five points and doesn’t penalize your first ten at all!

― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 January 2020 19:17 (yesterday)

indeed, yes, I posted that to mean that it would be a bad idea to change the rules / shift the goalposts after people had already submitted their ballots.

I don't think a different weighting would have a significant effect anyway.

add The Good Place to the end of mine too if you can be bothered, no wucks if not

wucks?

Same - I’d like The Good Place added to my ballot too if possible but OK if it’s not.

"no wuckin' furries"

added two 5pt votes for good place for Roz and sic and changed vinnie's ballot and am adding everything up so hang on a second...

Okay, great turnout! 53 ballots and 585 votes!

I'll be rolling out the 77 Winners (yay, we got enough where #77 got two votes at least)in about two to three weeks once we get done with the tabulation, Moka tackles images, I pull youtubes and ilx threads... and oh yeah we gotta get the ILM album poll done still. Nonetheless, I'm excited! Great job everybody!

Thread may now be used for speculation on winners!

also i looked up giri/haji and added to my netflix queue so thanks!

yeah, thanks for that, watched my first episode last night. was just missing Kelly Macdonald last week and there she is!

Yeah I didn't realize voting for the Good Place was possible! But I'm comfy with my top 4 as they are, as much as I like the Good Place (would have rated season 1 as #1 of 2016 I imagine) I'd put 2019 TGP in the group of things I'd be happy to see in the rolllout but to which I don't want to give the same points as I do to my absolute faves.

I missed voting fo this but a top 4 would be

1) Pose
2) bojack Horseman
3) The good place
4) midnight Diner (深夜食堂)

Very much colluded by my veil f this weekend, however Pose is definitely for all time.

Moka's images for this are fucking awesome btw.

We'll likely kick off this upcoming Monday and run either over the next two weeks or just Monday to Thursday.

High Maintenance premiers tonight!

xp I loved the first season of Pose but that's all I've seen so far

damn i missed this, will be cheering for a high placement for Schitt's Creek. very interested to see the results!

nobody wants two week roll-outs!

Looking forward to this.

How many ballots were there in the end?

ONE HUNDRED.

nobody wants two week roll-outs!

You can listen to a song in the time between results on a tracks thread, you need 11 hours to watch a TV series

i generally need a month.

you gotta queue it up in another tab and choke it down in order to add yr first thoughts to the rollout before another result gets posted

53 ballots.
Two week roll out would be a function of my work schedule I’m afraid. Let’s see.

that’s a solid turnout!

Enough to do a legit 77 i think

Wow that's great. I saw ~20 different shows last year, which is of course a very small slice of what's out there. excited to see what I'm missing out on

forks I seriously think a slow roll-out suits a TV poll, giving people time to talk about the results at more leisure, especially if they're not online during the moments that you're posting. don't stress!

All the prep is done, starting tomorrow!

Top 77 Television and Streaming Video Series of 2019