Who’s Been Naughty, and Who’s Been Nice? Our TV Diva Breaks It Down

[...] 10. The WB: As a girl who takes her Everwood and James Marsters very seriously, I still can’t get over the former’s heartless time-slot move and midseason hiatus (more below) or the most blatant publicist lie of the year: that Marsters would not be coming to Smallville. Granted, I’m still a Froggy whore at heart, but these two moves left me a bit miffed. [...] 7. The Boys of Prison Break: Not only was Robert Knepper (T-Bag) the most fantastically awe- and nausea-inspiring villain anywhere on the tube this season, but Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell have managed to make prison look so damn appealing crime rates are sure to skyrocket in the coming year. It’s despicable! If I rob a bank, can I bunk with Wenty? [...] 2. Fox: Sorry, Fox. You know I love you and 87 percent of your programming, but the recent cancellations of Kitchen Confidential, Reunion and Arrested Development are downright infuriating! We fans understand it’s a business and Rupert Murdoch has gotta turn a profit, but these decisions are especially harsh to stomach for those of us who’ve stood by you as you aired The Littlest Groom. Though you did give Arrested a few seasons (for which we are truly grateful), the four unaired episodes of Kitchen and the lack of resolution for Reunion’s murder mystery will not be easy to forgive. [...]

NICE 10. John Stamos: From our first nasty encounter to our fake engagement to our flirtatious rendezvous this very week on the set of Jake in Progress (a girl never kisses and tells!), Uncle Jesse has made 2005 not only a year to remember, but one to recount to my grandchildren—as they sit next to their Grandpappy Johnny. Oh, and of course I was kidding about that not kissing and telling thing. I’ll bring you all the glorious details after the holidays, when we celebrate the return of Jake in Progress on Jan. 9 on ABC. [Jane Espenson is a writer on "Jake in Progress"]

8. Rob Thomas: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Not only is he the genius who gave us Veronica Mars, one of the coolest female heroines ever on television, he remains a thoroughly decent guy who still speaks to you after you’ve said exactly what he’d wished you’d hadn’t. Clearly, given the length of my naughty list, R.T. is infinitely more forgiving than I’ll ever be. [Charisma Carpenter is on "Veronica Mars"]

2. Damon Lindelof and the Lost Cast: Don’t make me tell you the chicken noodle soup story again. That says it all. This solid-souled Lost boss is also the kind of producer who reaches out to let you know when you’re wrong—not because he’s angry, just ’cause he wants to help you save face. Karmic spawn of Mother Theresa and Gandhi? You bet. And on top of it all, his show just plain rocks—as does the cast, who couldn’t be a nicer group of people (especially that Daniel Dae Kim, who just might be the sweetest star on any show, anywhere, ever).