Saturday, January 2, 2010

The Decade in TV and Film

So, you know I'm into movies and tv and stuff.  And I'm into reading.  So that means I read a lot about movies and tv and stuff, and almost all the stuff I've been reading lately has been lists of the top movies and shows of the decade (even though, since the millenium technically lasted until the end of 2000, I'm guessing the decade probably lasts until the end of 2010, but who's counting?).  So I thought I'd make my own little list, especially since most of their lists (especially the movie lists) are composed of total downers that nobody except movie critics have ever seen.  So anyway, here goes: a list of my favorite films and television from the oughts. 

20 Favorite Films

1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Amelie (2001)
3. Bruce Almighty (2003)
4. Death at a Funeral (2007)
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
6. High Fidelity (2000)
7. In Bruges (2008)
8. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
9. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
10. Minority Report (2002)
11. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
12. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
14. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
15. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
16. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
17. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
18. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
19. Tropic Thunder (2008)
20. Wall-E (2008)

20 Favorite TV Series and Mini-Series

1. Angels in America (2003)
2. Arrested Development (2003-2006)
3. House, M.D. (2004-present)
4. Monk (2002-2009)
5. Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
6. Project Runway (2005-present)
7. Pushing Daisies (2007-2009)
8. The Office (2005-present)
9. Three Sheets (2006-present)
10. Ugly Betty (2006-present)
Honorable Mention: FlashForward (2008-present), too early to tell if it'll define a decade for me or not

5 Favorite TV Series not originating in the oughts

1. Futurama (1999-2003, 2010-present)
2. Inside the Actors Studio (1994-present)
3. Sex and the City (1998-2004)
4. Roswell (1999-2002)
5. The West Wing (1999-2006)
Honorable Mention: The X-Files (1993-2002), even though the seasons that aired in the oughts sucked

Disclaimer! I still haven't seen Sherlock Holmes, Extract, Wonder Boys, Freaks and Geeks, Punch-Drunk Love, The Hurt Locker, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Extras, The Hangover, or Avatar, all of which may have broken the list if I had seen them during the oughts.  But now it's the...teens (?) so I guess they're ineligible.  Along with Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel.  And I know you're asking, "Where're 30 Rock and Lost?" but I don't watch those shows, so... :-P

1 comment:

pinder said...

Cool! I just added to Netflix the movies I haven't yet seen. . . Death at a Funeral, Amelie, KissKissBangBang, and In Bruges. I only had one tv show I hadn't seen yet that I wanted to add: Angels in America. (Three Sheets? Hmmm... Not so much.)

I love your blog and think it is grossly underappreciated! What a clever writer you are.