Wednesday, 04 March 2009

  • 15 Life-Changing TV Shows

    I did one of these for music, and it inspired me to start one for TV.

    Write down 15 of your favorite television shows of all-time. I did two lists of 10: one for more adult-oriented shows and one for children's programming. Then tag 25 friends. Don't forget to tag me back.

    1. The Simpsons
    2. 30 Rock
    3. Friends
    4. Futurama
    5. Entourage
    6. Family Guy
    7. The Colbert Report
    8. The Office
    9. South Park
    10. Married...With Children

    1. Sesame Street
    2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    3. Pinky and the Brain
    4. The Cosby Show
    5. Animaniacs
    6. Bobby's World
    7. Family Matters
    8. Pokemon
    9. Boy Meets World
    10. Power Rangers

    Man, I'm pretty sure I've forgotten and left out some very worthy shows from my past.

Sunday, 01 March 2009

  • 15 Life-Changing Albums

    I usually don't do these kind of things, but I love rankings and I love music, so I gave in.

    Write down 15 albums you can't imagine going very long without listening to. Don't take more than 10 minutes to do this. Then choose 25 friends and tag them. Don't forget to tag me back.

    1 being the most important:

    15. Feist - The Reminder
    14. Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
    13. Creed - Human Clay
    12. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
    11. Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You
    10. Eminem - The Eminem Show
    9. Metric - Grow Up and Blow Away
    8. Daft Punk - Alive 2007
    7. Interpol - Antics
    6. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
    5. Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
    4. Mudvayne - L.D. 50
    3. AFI - Sing the Sorrow
    2. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
    1. System of a Down - Toxicity

Sunday, 22 February 2009

  • 2009 Academy Awards Rankings

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    Here's how I ranked the nominees in each of the major categories by who I think should win:


    BEST PICTURE

    1. Slumdog Millionaire

    2. Frost/Nixon

    3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    4. Milk

    5. The Reader

     

    BEST DIRECTOR

    1. Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

    2. Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon

    3. Gus Van Sant, Milk

    4. David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    5. Stephen Daldry, The Reader

     

    BEST ACTOR

    1. Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

    2. Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

    3. Richard Jenkins, The Visitor

    4. Sean Penn, Milk

    5. Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button

     

    BEST ACTRESS

    1. Melissa Leo, Frozen River

    2. Kate Winslet, The Reader

    3. Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married

    4. Meryl Streep, Doubt

    (did not see) Angelina Jolie, Changeling

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

    1. Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

    2. Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road

    3. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

    4. Josh Brolin, Milk

    5. Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder

     

    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

    1. Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

    2. Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler

    3. Taraji P. Henson, Benjamin Button

    4. Amy Adams, Doubt

    5. Viola Davis, Doubt

     

    BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

    1. In Bruges

    2. Wall-E

    3. Frozen River

    4. Milk

    5. Happy-Go-Lucky

     

    BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

    1. Slumdog Millionaire

    2. Frost/Nixon

    3. The Reader

    4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    5. Doubt

     

    BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

    1. The Dark Knight

    2. Slumdog Millionaire

    3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    4. The Reader

    (did not see) Changeling

     

    BEST EDITING

    1. Slumdog Millionaire

    2. The Dark Knight

    3. Milk

    4. Frost/Nixon

    5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button