The Craigy's Twenty Sixteen!

Live from Craig's Dining Room comes the twenty sixteen Craigy Awards! Can you believe it has been a year already?! I know I can't. We have truly been blessed with some of the television we have recieved over the last twelve months. I like to champion those shows that may not get recognitions they derserve [cough - The Emmys - cough] and also some of my own damn favourites that I would like to give awards to to show my love.  So let's get on to our first category and here to present it is ... the voice in your head whilst you read it.

The Nominees

Love

Orange is the New Black

Stranger Things

Doctor Who

Pretty Little Liars

Scandal

Empire

iZombie

Girls

The Winner

Orange is the New Black

The Nominees

Veep

The Big Bang Theory

Bob's Burgers

New Girl

The Mindy Project

Baby Daddy

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Broad City
Crazy Ex Girlfriend

The Winner

Baby Daddy

The Nominees

Jean-Luc Bilodeau - Baby Daddy

Finn Wolfhard - Stranger Things

Max Greenfield - New Girls

Peter Capaldi - Doctor Who

Jake Johnson - New Girl

Paul Rust  Love

Tituss Burgess - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Simon Helberg - The Big Bang Theory

The Winner

Max Greenfield

New Girl

The Nominees

Lena Dunham - Girls

Winona Ryder - Stranger Things

Abbi Jacobson - Broad City

Gillian Jacobs - Love

Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex Girlfriend

Lori Petty - Orange is the New Black

Ilana Glazer - Broad City

Jenna Coleman - Doctor Who

The Winner

Lori Petty

Orange is the New Black

The Nominees

Orange is the New Black

Scandal

Broad City

Doctor Who

Stranger Things

Baby Daddy

The Big Bang Theory

New Girl

The Winner

Stranger Things

The Nominees

Ellen's Design Challenge

The Great British Bake Off

Masterchef US

Ink Master

The Next Food Network Star

The Amazing Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

Big Brother Canada

The Winner

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Nominees

The Bad Girls Club

Catfish

MTV: Suspects

The Real Housewives of New York

Mob Wives

Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Dance Moms

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

The Winner

The Real Housewives of New York

The Nominees

Emma Willis

Arisa Cox

Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins

Caroline Flack

RuPaul

Ant and Dec

Julie Chen

Ryan Seacrest

The Winner

Emma Willis

The Nominees

Bob the Drag Queen - RuPaul's Drag Race

Sonja Morgan - Real Housewives of New York

Kourtney Kardashian - Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Kim Chi - RuPaul's Drag Race

Tiffany Pollard - Celebrity Big Brother

Nadiya Hussain - The Great British Bake Off

Nikki Grahame - Big Brother Canada

Bethenny Frankel - Real Housewives of New York

The Winner

Bob the Drag Queen

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Nominees

Ellen Degeneres

Jimmy Fallon

Seth Meyers

James Corden

Samantha Bee

Graham Norton

Chelsea Handler

The Cast of The Talk 

The Winner

Samantha Bee

The Nominees

American Idol - The Finale

The Brit Awards

Grease Live

Super Bowl Halftime Show

The Oscars

Eurovision

The Winner

Eurovision

The Nominees

Willam

Grace Helbig

Jenna Marbles

Mamrie Hart

Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova

Jeffree Star

Hannah Hart

Colleen Ballinger

Drew Monson

The Winner

Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova

Congratulations to all the winners!

I Need A Doctor

So pretty big news in the Whovian (a name us Doctor Who fans have been christened) world, a new Doctor has been announced. Step forward Peter Capaldi. At first I have to be honest that I was a bit unsure when I saw him. I was expecting a young hottie with a geeky edge to him. Then I gave it some thought, he could be brilliant. It will be a whole new aspect of a Doctor we have never had. As a romantic I have always hoped a Doctor and a companion would get it on - now I can get over that and enjoy different sides to the show.

My favourite aspects of the Doctor Who universe is the companions. I love a strong female role in any TV show. Everytime we have a new one, I have a new favourite companion. Clara is just outstanding; her backstory still confuses me to this day and I don't think I will ever have the confidence to tell anyone what her story is. However, I love the banter, attitude and cuteness she brings. She is different to any companion in my opinion - she doesn't look in awe to the Doctor, instead she is not afraid to put him in his place and when it comes to it she will save herself and not rely on the Doctor.

When people hear about 'Doctor Who' I am sure they look down on it as some geeky sci-fi show and these people I look upon with shame. Yes, it is about time travel, good vs evil and a healthy dose of intelligent banter - but it is so much more about it. I don't think a show has cut me up so much since 'Grey's Anatomy'. For a show about an alien it has a huge human aspect and a lot of heart. There is so much emotion involved that I find myself crying (Rose being taken into another dimension and Donna losing her memory to name a couple of times).

I am gutted Matt Smith has decided to give the sonic screwdriver back and hang up his bow tie. He was an amazing Doctor and will forever be one to beat in my opinion. I also said this about Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant so I know I am in good hands when it comes to casting changes. I can't wait for the 50th anniversary and I am so excited to see the new Doctor in action. I especially can't wait for Clara's reaction to Peter's Doctor. Hurry up November 23rd!!

P.S It seriously annoys me when people call him Doctor Who - its not his name! Its a question!

Girls Who Kick Ass

As I have previously mentioned, I love shows that have a strong female lead. As stories have gone for thousands of years the boy saves the girl. However in recent decades that story has disappeared and girls have come out kicking and fighting their way to the front. Here are my top five (well at least ones that have come to mind as I type)


5th Place - Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
Charmed was a great show, slightly ruined for me when my Dad told me the basic structure to an episode after only watching a couple. Basically 3 sisters inherited witchcraft and had to fight a multitude demons and such. Phoebe was always my favourite sister. She started out in the show as the childish firecracker, but who can blame her - she was given the lamest power. However she did not let this stop her and she learnt karate obviously and became the ass-kicker of the siblings.


4th Place - Clara Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who)
Relatively new to the sci-fi world. She is the assistant to the 11th Doctor, and so far she has not disappointed. She is probably the only assistant who is not in total awe of the Doctor, and instead she gives banter and attitude. Her back story still confuses me slightly and I may need to watch the last episode a few more times before I am confident enough to speak about it. Billie Piper's character was my favourite assistant but since Clara came along she has filled the void and then some.


3rd Place - Gwen Cooper (Torchwood)
I didn't give Torchwood the attention it deserved, then I saw it was on Netflix so I decided to watch them all in the space of two weeks. Gwen is the star for me, some may argue Jack is but I disagree. She has a don't-give-a-shit-but-actually-cares-the-most attitude. She is one person I would want in my corner. I lover sarcasm, her straight talking and her welsh pride. I hope we see more of Gwen.


2nd Place - Max Guevara X5-452 (Dark Angel)
I am probably the only person I know who watched this show. It was so far ahead of its time and it got lost amongst the likes of Buffy, Charmed and Angel. It should have been huge, the production value was amazing and it was created by the one and only James Cameron. Max was a genetically modified soldier who escaped the evil grasp of her creators, we meet her where she is a bike messenger trying to live in a post apocalyptic Seattle. With her creators still on her tail she has since become a cat burglar and now must try and bring down the evil organisation.


1st Place - Buffy Summers (Buffy, The Vampire Slayer)
Who else would be first? She is everything. She kicks ass, has a witty mouth and hair that just won't quit. Her sarcasm and expert fighting skills made her one of a kind. She is the Queen of TV in my eyes and there will be no one else written to even come close to the high standard she set. She has made me laugh, made me cry and made me nervous. If she isn't kicking ass then she is trying to have a normal life - often failing. The last episode of the series created thousands of more slayers, but there will only ever be one in my eyes.

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