Prior to lovable losers from 30 Rock and Louie, TV needed to get a life
Dark and absurdist sitcoms of today owe debt to this ’90s show
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winners and losers
Losers: the down and out
From Sarah Palin’s presidential bid to dire visions of the apocalypse–everything that didn’t turn out in 2011
Losers: the Canucks
Roberto Luongo was the star Vancouver wanted. But he and the Canucks couldn’t deliver on a city’s Stanley cup dream.
This year’s winners: the game changers
From Arcade Fire, through Mark Carney to the Palestinians–whatever they did, this year they played by their own rules