The Must List: What's Hot for the Week Ending Dec. 26, 2010

''The Social Network,'' ''Modern Family,'' ''The Kids Are All Right,'' ''The Walking Dead,'' and more
By EW Staff
December 20, 2010 at 04:00 PM EST

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ILLUSTRATION BY GLUEKIT; The Social Network: Merrick Morton (5)

THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin turned Facebook’s origin story into a fast, funny masterpiece. Thanks to zippy dialogue and a sparkling cast, Network was this year’s can’t-stop-talking-about-it sensation. (Rated PG-13)

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Bob D'Amico/ABC (2)

MODERN FAMILY
Coming off last year’s stellar debut, the ABC sitcom found an excellent groove between hilarious and endearing. With its outrageously charming ensemble and an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy, we can only ask: May we always be part of this Family?

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FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen
A follow-up to The Corrections, Franzen’s huge, lush novel about a marriage is also a fully formed portrait of our time.

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Suzanne Tenner

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
This keenly observed family drama was better than just all right: It was a remarkable portrayal of an unconventional domestic life. (Rated R)

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Scott Garfield/AMC

THE WALKING DEAD
In a mere six episodes, the first season of AMC’s horror hit put most new TV shows to shame. Get past the zombie kill shots, and what really makes Dead work is its still-breathing protagonists, the best cast of freaked-out survivors since that show about the island.

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Joseph Anthony Baker

SPEAK NOW, Taylor Swift
Forget the guys she may or may not be singing about (Taylor Lautner? John Mayer? Kanye West?). The 21-year-old’s slyly produced ­smash album is a surprisingly grown-up study of romance, regret, and heartbreak.

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MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY, Kanye West
After last year’s VMA antics, West was bent on releasing one of 2010’s best albums. And with a roster of greats assisting his own poignant rhymes and masterful production, he did just that.

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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
Skloot set out to discover how one dead woman’s cells ignited a scientific revolution. The resulting book is part medical thriller, part ghost story, and impossible to put down.

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Jaap Buitendijk

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEAHTHLY HALLOWS — PART I
Bleak and paranoid, the seventh Potter movie could’ve been a slog. But director David Yates transformed Hallows into vivid entertainment, with thrills, chills, and genuine humanity. (Rated PG-13)

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Michael Yarish/AMC

MAD MEN
AMC’s ’60s-era drama has long operated at a slow boil, but this year reaffirmed that Mad Men is always worth the wait. Between Kiernan Shipka’s breakout performance as Sally, the not-long-for-this-world Miss Blankenship, and Don’s surprise proposal in the October finale, season 4 may be the series’ best yet.

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