Best TV Shows of 2012 – page 2

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Sofia the First (2012)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Becoming royalty overnight is every girl's dream, and Sofia is eager to prove she can be a true princess. Visit an enchanted circus, meet a pet dragon and soar through desert skies with Sofia and Amber on a magic carpet ride! But when their ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, computer animated, epic fantasy ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: princess, disney princess, friendship, queen, prince, wizards and magicians, friends, imaginary kingdom, school, family relations, child's point of view, stepsister stepsister relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 63K
Veep (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
Style: sitcom, humorous, political, not serious, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: politics, american politics, vice president, political satire, female protagonist, ambitious woman, mother daughter relationship, white house, politician, usa politics, u.s. president, president ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 3K
Mr. D (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Gerry Dee's real-life experiences as a high school teacher before he switched to comedy full-time, MR. D is a story about a charming, under-qualified teacher trying to fake his way through a teaching job, just like he often fakes his ...
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, cynical, semi autobiographical ...
Plot: teachers and students, workplace, workplace situations, high school life, high school, teacher, teenager, high school teacher, studying, unsupportive coworkers, power relations, politically correct ...
Time: 21st century
Place: nova scotia, canada
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 17K
The Finder (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.
Style: witty, exciting, realistic, detective, semi serious ...
Plot: investigation, team, hotshot, weirdo, talented, teamwork, riddles and clues, partners against crime, peril, escapades, coworker, lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
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Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.
Style: serious, exciting, tense, anime, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers
Plot: superhero, superhero team, chases and races, youth, fighting crime, spider man, peter parker character, s.h.i.e.l.d., heroes, daring rescue, battles, escapades ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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The Legend of Korra (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network in 2012. It was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino as a sequel to their series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which ...
Style: exciting, anime, suspenseful, stylized, manga ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: supernatural ability, martial arts, danger, training, friendship, peril, magical, youth, teenage girl, good versus evil, chosen one, female warrior ...
Time: 2000s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: idaho, asia
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Anger Management (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, hilarious ...
Plot: therapist, support group, anger management, sexual humor, rage, anger, silly humor, psychiatrist, disorder, doctors and patients, frustration, irony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 18K
Brickleberry (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Brickleberry National Park is facing closure, but not if the park’s dysfunctional park rangers can help it! “Brickleberry,” an animated half-hour series, follows the crazy bunch of park rangers as they do their worst to keep the park running. ...
Style: not serious, absurd, humorous, adult cartoon, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: park ranger, workplace situations, dark humor, friendship, sexual tension, satire, workplace, animal life, national park, disorder, lesbian, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.5
 11K
Copper (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Kevin Corcoran is a rugged young Irish immigrant policeman trying to keep the peace in the historical Five Points neighborhood in 1860s New York City while searching for information on the disappearance of his wife and death of his daughter.
Style: serious, atmospheric, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: law enforcement, fighting crime, gunfight, american civil war, power struggle, ex military, society, priest, african american, racial slur, black american, corruption ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, victorian era, 1860s
Place: usa, manhattan new york city, new york
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Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The further adventures of the Marvel Universe's mightiest general membership superhero team. With an all-star roster consisting of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Falcon and, occasionally--when she feels like it and only when ...
Style: exciting, anime, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: superhero, supernatural power, giant, superhero team, heroic mission, super weapon, good versus evil, superhuman powers, danger, imaginary, comic book, tony stark character ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 9K
Bunheads (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl, impulsively marries a man, moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law's dance school.
Style: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teen drama
Plot: ballet, dancer, dance school, lifestyle, starting over, lifestyle change, dancing, small town life, small town, women, hopes, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, nevada, las vegas
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 2K
Slugterra (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Following his father's death, 15-year-old Eli Shane embraces his destiny to follow in his dad's footsteps to a secret, subterranean world called Slugterra where he is determined to be the greatest Slugslinging hero of them all!
Style: exciting, semi serious, captivating, anime, humorous ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens
Plot: good versus evil, friendship, master villain, young heroes, heroes, super weapon, escapades, danger, youth, imaginary, supernatural, friends ...
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 5K
Bomb Girls (2012)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Focusing on a group of women working in a munitions plant during World War II, this ensemble drama depicts the dangers and new experiences they face.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, stylized, historical drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: world war two, wartime life, working woman, factory, life is a bitch, sexism, workplace, society, gender, accident, strong female presence, lesbian love ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: canada
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 4K
Wolfblood (2012)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated. 14 year old Maddy loves her abilities - heightened senses, being faster, stronger and more graceful - but hates the secrets that come with them.
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: supernatural, werewolf, high school, supernatural ability, teenage love, friendship, teenage life, danger, youth, wolf, young heroes, classmate ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england
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Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Ben 10: Omniverse is an American animated television series currently airing on Cartoon Network, in the United States. The series is the fourth installment in the Ben 10 franchise. Man of Action created the franchise. The series was announced at ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, anime, cult classic, fast ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens
Plot: heroes, transformation, good versus evil, space and aliens, save the world, universe, heroic mission, youth, young heroes, superhuman powers, superhero, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
 8.0
 2K
Stella (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Ruth Jones stars as a 40-something mum juggling the ups and downs of family life amid the chaos of her eccentric friends, relatives and children's fathers.
Style: humorous, emotional, light, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot: family relations, single parent, working class, everyday life, family values, convict, society, parents and children, neighbor, misunderstanding, mother daughter relationship, relationships ...
Time: 21st century
Place: wales
Is relevant ?
 7.6
 13K
Magic City (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 1959 Miami, Florida shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans, the owner of Miami's most glamorous hotel, the Miramar Playa. Evans is forced to make an ill-fated deal with Miami mob boss Ben Diamond to ...
Style: atmospheric, tense, stylized, serious, erotic ...
Plot: mob boss, hotshot, mafia, hotel, gangster, intrigue, organized crime, businessman, lifestyle, power struggle, rivals, slick ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 50s, year 1959
Place: miami, usa, miami beach
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A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new ...
Style: realistic, clever, medical drama, historical drama, sitcom ...
Plot: doctors and patients, dark humor, hospital, doctor, medical, self destructing, drug addict, morphine, diary, society, health situation, doubts and hesitations ...
Time: 1910s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: russia, europe, soviet union
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 7.3
 22K
Last Resort (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Last Resort is an American military drama television series. When the crew of the U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, the USS Colorado, pick up a U.S. Navy SEAL team off Pakistan's coast, the Colorado receives an order to launch ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, navy, government conspiracy, nuclear threat, captain, moral dilemma, power relations, heroes, nuclear, chases and races, nato, bomb ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant ?
 8.6
 124K
The Newsroom (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of ...
Style: clever, political, realistic, sincere, dramatic ...
Plot: journalism, journalist, politics, news, workaholic, ambitious, rebellion, workplace, power of media, ethics, media coverage, idealism ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, syria, usa
Is relevant ?
 6.9
 11K
The New Normal (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The New Normal was an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 10, 2012, to April 2, 2013. The series was created and principally written by Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler. The storyline follows a wealthy homosexual couple, Bryan and David, who ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: gay parent, gender, gay, gays and lesbians, pregnancy, surrogate mother, eccentric family, couple relations, desperation, gay couple, wanting a baby, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, beverly hills
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 14K
Bad Education (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford Hertfordshire.
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, light ...
Plot: workplace, teachers and students, school, teacher, classmate, workplace situations, social relations, youth, young at heart, undisciplined, goodhearted, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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Call the Midwife (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
Style: sincere, touching, realistic, stylized, costume drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: midwife, childbirth, pregnancy, convent, nurse, doctor, nursing, friends, medical, family life, hospital, friendship ...
Time: 50s, 60s, 1950s, year 1961, 2020s ...
Place: england, london, europe, britain
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 7.2
 11K
Dallas (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.
Style: soap opera, realistic, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: family business, betrayal, family relations, parents and children, family feud, family secret, oil industry, family problems, uninhibited rivalry, intrigue, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
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Political Animals (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story: Political Animals is a six-part miniseries. Elaine Barrish's husband Bud was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of ...
Style: realistic, political, talky, serious, suspense ...
Plot: politics, president, private vs public, family relations, lgbt, female politician, reporter, divorce, white house, state affairs, government official, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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The Neighbors (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: When the Weavers move to a gated community in New Jersey, they discover that the entire neighborhood is comprised of aliens from the planet Zabvron. But as the Weavers and the aliens face the struggles of everyday life together, they discover that ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: teens
Plot: fish out of water, benign alien, space and aliens, family relations, parents and children, couples, family life, eccentric family, social relations, disorder, suburban life, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new jersey
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 11K
Cuckoo (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Cuckoo is every parent's worst nightmare - a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas. Ken is the over-protective father of a girl who's impulsively married an American hippie on her gap year.
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, light, feel good ...
Plot: slacker, meet the parents, hippie, family relations, culture clash, family disapproval, parents and children, newlyweds, disorder, couple relations, couples, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
Is relevant ?
 6.7
 7K
Lab Rats (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Leo is an ordinary teenager who has moved into a high-tech "smart'' house with his mother, inventor stepfather and Eddy, the computer that runs the house. Leo's life becomes less ordinary when, one day, he discovers a secret ...
Style: not serious, cult classic, sitcom, humorous, teen comedy
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot: high school, teenage life, superhuman powers, friends, teenager, underground, youth, superhero, high school life, best friend, scientist, supernatural power ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 79K
Scandal (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for ...
Style: political thriller, serious, political, realistic, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: white house, relationship vs career, lawyer, workplace situations, politician, president, senator, politics, teamwork, ambition, media, boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., indiana
Is relevant ?
 8.7
 69K
Line of Duty (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Steve Arnott is a young officer who’s fallen foul of his superiors for refusing to help in the cover-up of an operation that ended in the shooting of an innocent father. He seems ideal to join AC-12, an anti-corruption police unit, just as it ...
Style: realistic, tense, serious, crime drama, detective ...
Plot: police corruption, honest law enforcer, corruption, female police detective, dirty cop, police detective, police, british police, policewoman, twists and turns, law enforcement, law enforcer ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, britain, united kingdom
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