Few things are more satisfying than realizing that a TV show you love is getting better.
Evolution and experimentation is built into the long-form television medium.
Sometimes that experimentation goes horribly wrong, and some course-correction is required.

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Other times, a show thats always been good starts firing on all cylinders at once.
Here are our five picks for the Most Improved TV Shows of 2012.
After all, a leap is still a leap, even when youre on top.
It was also kind of a meandering mess.
(You cant stay in high school forever!)
But that was just a warm-up for season 3, which sawDeadrebooted as a grand guignol blood opera.
The dialogue still aint good; fortunately, theres about 90% less talking.