The teevee show that I actually really liked this year that I didn't expect to was Fargo. I gather critics liked it, but it didn't get all that much attention so it sat on my DVR for several months before I watched it.
It is basically a remake of the movie in an expanded TV series format. Not precisely, of course, but close. It works really well, and it's always fun to see Billy Bob Thornton doing the full Billy Bob.
