With 2010 coming to a close, it’s time for us to revisit our annual tradition of looking back at our favorite releases of the past year. We polled the Fandomania staff and asked for everyone’s favorite TV shows of 2010. This list is a compilation of the results.

Fringe

“Without a doubt, Fringe was my favorite TV show of 2010. The first two seasons set up a lot of intriguing mythology and character relationships, but the third season is when it all came together in a mindbending, cross-dimensional conflict.” – Jason Dorough

“This show just keeps getting better with every season, and this season is no exception with the addition of the alternate reality and the alternate versions of all our favourite characters. Walter’s the best.” – Summer Suzuki

“The concept of alternate dimensions was taken in an intriguing direction this past season with literal identity theft, brainwashing, and espionage. Episodes alternated between the two dimensions, with a different opening sequence for those taking place in the ‘other’ world — a great idea that illustrates how invested the creative team is in making something new and different.” – Celeste Monsour

Doctor Who

“We got a new writer and a new Doctor in 2011. Between the genius of Steven Moffat and the brilliance of Matt Smith, fans were in for a treat this season. One thing I particularly love about Eleven is that he’s a throwback to Old Who. He’s both young and old at the same time, which is the exact balance I long for. The TARDIS became more fun, especially with Amy Pond and Rory Williams tagging along, and everything tied together in a sort of looping storyline. The Doctor saved the world, again, and we rejoiced. I look forward to more adventures!” – Kimberly Lynn Workman

“I enjoyed getting to know a new doctor this season, and Amy Pond is an awesome companion. I think I like her even better than the Doctor at this point.” – Ann Wells

“After the final David Tennant specials, I was a bit soured on Doctor Who and was skeptical about a new season with a new cast and showrunner. Thankfully, my fears were allayed immediately after the first episode of Matt Smith’s run. Amy is the awesomest, and the dynamic between her and the Doctor has been a really fascinating change from past companions.” – Celeste Monsour

Eureka

“When it comes to a town such as Eureka, it’s best to expect the unexpected. Season Four gave us not only a new storyline, but a new timeline as well. Many relationships have changed, too. Jo waited too long to accept Zane’s proposal and in this timeline they were never involved. Henry now has a wife named Grace, who sees right through his pretending that nothing has changed. But where they’re a will, there’s a way, and their happiness is coming through. And Jack and Alison’s love story took many winding turns, but they are finally together. It’s really the best present I could ask for.” – Kimberly Lynn Workman

“I really enjoy this show, mostly because there’s often clever dialogue that makes me laugh. I love the characters, too, though (and actors — Colin Ferguson is cute!). I thought this season’s arc about time travel and returning to a different timeline was well done and thought-provoking. The ‘what if’ of it and how the characters respond to it intrigue me.” – Ann Wells

“After a disappointing third season, the time-travel arc restored the awesomeness of Eureka while adding some new elements to the mix. James Callis was a pleasantly surprising addition to this season’s cast, and we even got a hilarious crossover with Warehouse 13. Claudia/Fargo forever!” – Celeste Monsour

Supernatural

“I didn’t think I’d come back to this show after the sour feeling seasons 4 and 5 left me with, but this season really surprised me with how much I’ve been enjoying it. It feels like the early seasons without retconning what happened in the later seasons.” – Summer Suzuki

“It was an ending and a beginning for Supernatural in 2010. Season Five marked the closing of the five-year storyline arc that creator Eric Kripke originally planned. What began with two boys looking for their father while hunting down ghosts and monsters ended with two brothers playing out Heaven and Hell’s war here on Earth. And in the end it was not fighting and bloodshed that saved the world, but the love of two brothers and the car they call home. And as we ended that chapter, a new one began with what could be described as a sort of sequel. The journey continues and we’re along for the ride.” – Kimberly Lynn Workman

Leverage

“This year’s episodes marked the return of Sophie, as well as the downfall of Nate. While we’re not sure his new plan of being a drunk thief will quite work out the way he hopes, we do know that the team will continue to be the family that they have become. Also, this year logged the highest rated episode of the series with ‘The Studio Job’ where we find out that Eliot has the hidden talent of singing. Christian Kane (Eliot) claims that this shows how Leverage fans are also country music fans. I think it more shows that we’re Kane fans, but both explanations work for me!” – Kimberly Lynn Workman

“Season 3 has been consistently good. Even though it’s a formulaic show, the characters and writing are so good you have to keep watching.” – Chad Walker

Lost

“With all the shows that are currently airing, it’s easy to forget that Lost ended its six season run earlier in 2010 and completed a chapter in television history. The final episode was suitably controversial and divisive, with great emotional resolutions but not a lot of straightforward answers. But what would you really expect from a show as byzantine and simultaneously enthralling and maddening as Lost?” – Jason Dorough

“Lost was always a layered and thought-provoking show (maybe third season excluded), but in its final season it got truly epic, with the mythology deepened to answer most of our burning questions and the island’s history detailed to show its significance throughout human history. The ‘sideways universe’ allowed for further character development and the return of some of our favorite departed characters.” – Celeste Monsour

The Walking Dead

“While the path of the television series appears to be going down a different road from the original graphic novel, I find the deviation keeps me tuning in every Sunday night. My only complaint is there were only six episodes in the first season.” – M.C. Shumaker

Merlin

“I’m a late comer to this show, but it is fantastic. I love how they’ve tweaked the tradition Arthurian legend here and made it feel new.” – Summer Suzuki

Being Human

“Although not quite as good as series 1, series 2 was still some pretty great TV. I’m particularly interested to see where things go in series 3 given the state of the characters at the end of series 2. It should be quite interesting!” – Chad Walker

The Vampire Diaries

“This show was one of the most surprising gems of last season’s new offerings, and this year it’s gotten even better thanks to an increasingly intricate mythology involving doppelgängers, werewolves (of course!), unforeseen character connections, and shocking deaths. Damon Salvatore is one of the best characters on TV right now, with Ian Somerhalder brilliantly portraying him as both snarkily detached and deeply emotional.” – Celeste Monsour

Justified

“Timothy Olyphant returned to his trademark lawman archetype to play Raylan Givens, one of the best new characters on TV this year. Based on stories by novelist Elmore Leonard, Justified is a fantastic modern Western with plenty of intrigue and all the clever dialogue you’d expect from a Leonard-inspired work.” – Jason Dorough

Community

“This might possibly be my favorite show on the air at the moment. I love the way the characters interact with each other. Abed and Troy should totally have their own spin-off series.” – Chad Walker

Breaking Bad

“Breaking Bad completed its third season this year by continuing to ratchet up the tension and dubious morality that established the first two seasons. Walter White is probably the greatest antihero on TV today, and his flaws and unpredictability make the show one of the very best in production.” – Jason Dorough

Psych

“This show makes me laugh. The part about solving a mystery is completely secondary for me — it’s all the subtle and not-so-subtle movie, pop culture, and ’80s music references that I enjoy the most. That and the character of Gus — just when I start to wonder why in the world he puts up with Shawn, I see him jump right in to the situation and play along, and you know he’s having just as much fun.” – Ann Wells

The Ricky Gervais Show

“It’s not really genre, but it was animated. Basically, it’s the Ricky Gervais podcast animated and condensed. Listening to Karl Pilkington, you can almost agree with him up to a point, but then he just goes a little further and loses it. It’s so hard to tell if he’s really that stupid or if it’s just an act!” – Chad Walker

The Big Bang Theory

“Smart can be funny, just ask these guys! I love it when a television show appeals to me on my geek level. This year we saw Leonard and Penny break up, while Sheldon got a girlfriend in the form of Mayim Bialik; or as he says ‘a girl who is a friend.’ And, if that weren’t enough, the show gives us a multitude of great guest stars such as Stan Lee and Neil deGrasse Tyson. With all that awesome, you can’t go wrong.” – Kimberly Lynn Workman

Ugly Americans

“How can you not love a show where the main character is the only human in a city full of demons, zombies, aliens, and other creatures who is trying to integrate them into society? When it’s this well written and funny, the answer is, you can’t.” – Chad Walker

Louie

“Not at all genre, but recommended by many geeks on Twitter. It’s a bit like a more grown up version of Seinfeld. Louis CK is an absolutely brilliant comedian and actor, and I’m so glad the show has been renewed for a second season.” – Chad Walker