Here's to the brightest stars of 2014 in TV

TV critic Neal Justin salutes those who have gotten 2014 programming off to a stellar start.

May 2, 2014 at 6:42PM

The upside of enduring the dreariest winter since the Ice Age: Plenty of excuses to stay inside and warm ourselves by the glow of our television sets.

In December, I applauded some of TV's most valuable players, including Stephen Colbert, Allison Janney and Kerry Washington. As the second half of the season wraps up this month, here are some more standouts who deserve to take a bow.

about the writer

about the writer

Neal Justin

Critic / Reporter

Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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