THE 2009 TOOBITS AWARDS (PART EIGHT)

Here we are with still more awards to be handed out in our annual presentation of the Toobits Awards!

BEST SEASON FINALE
'Lost' - "The Incident (1&2)

'Lost' has had a stranglehold on this category for the last couple of years. The only reason it shouldn't get it next year is because it would be more fitting in the Best Series Finale category. At any rate, how could you top the heart-break of seeing Juliet striving to fulfill the hopes of the Lostaways by smashing Jughead's basic bomb at the very end - and then have the end title be seen inverted on a white screen?

BEST SERIES FINALE
'Monk' Everything - including that attraction between Lt. Disher and Sharona Fleming that we all knew was there - was tied up neatly by the end of the series. Adrian Monk found out who killed his wife, was happily reunited with a part of her life that he never knew about, and was as restored mentally as he could ever hope for - to the point where he could go to work wearing a turtleneck rather than his buttoned up brown shirts. And at least we know he's still on the case there in San Francisco... should Tony Shalhoub ever want to revisit the role.

But if Monk had been killed off, the way this show has always played up his attachment to the spirit of Trudy, I would have been okay with that as well. At least they would have been together....

WORST SERIES CONCLUSION
'Kings' They should have realized this was a show that would not be so big a smash that it would ever get a second season. They should have told the story all in one season and be done with it. But no, they left it dangling and we'll never know how it plays out in the kingdom of Gilboa.

BEST HISTORICAL RECREATION
"Little Dorrit" on 'Masterpiece Theatre' It was more than just a (fairly) faithful adaptation of the Dickens' novel; it evoked the times and places which Dickens railed against.

BEST SENSE OF ONE'S OWN HISTORY
'Doctor Who' - "Waters Of Mars" During the episode there were references back to the following episodes:

"The Fires Of Pompeii"

"The Stolen Earth"

"Journey's End"

"The Impossible Planet"

"The Satan Pit"

"Planet Of The Dead"

"Rise Of The Cybermen"

"Gridlock"

"Utopia"

"The Sound Of Drums"

"Last Of The Time Lords"

"The Seeds Of Death"

"The Monster Of Peladon"

plus references to K-9 and the Cloister Bell. (There may have been even more which I may have missed...)

BEST BLEND OF TOOBWORLD AND REAL WORLD HISTORY
Pepsi ad "Generations"

BEST BLEND OF TOOBWORLD AND REAL WORLD CELEBRITY
'Bollywood Hero' Several celebrities besides Chris Kattan portrayed wacked versions of themselves in this mini-series, including Maya Rudolph, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kattan's own dad Kip King. Best of all though was Keanu Reeves in the first episode.

Runner-up:
'Free Radio'



Again, another show I discovered only this past year....

Sorry, but there's still more to come in our presentation of the 2009 Toobits Awards! BCnU!