'Tis the time of year for "Best of" articles in newspapers, magazines, web sites - even on cereal boxes.These are ideal opportunities to scan the lists and say "seen it" or "haven't seen it" for each of the movies, and "got it" or "don't got it" for each of the songs. In my case, it's also an opportunity to say "never heard of it" in an increasing number of cases.
This list comes from the December 5 / January 1 edition of Entertainment Magazine:
Top-Grossing Movies of 2009
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, $402m (haven't seen it, will probably catch 15 minutes on cable and satisfy myself that I've seen it all).
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, $302m (haven't seen it, don't want to see it, sorry Rip and Simi).
3. Up, $293m (haven't seen it, probably should have, will do on cable).
4. Hangover, $277m (saw it, but partly ashamed to say I found it very funny).
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $267m (haven't seen it, will never see it, even on TV).
6. Star Trek, $258m (haven't seen it, will buy it on Blu-Ray).
7. Monsters vs Aliens, $198m (saw it, very disappointed, a mess).
8. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $197m (saw it, marvelous, this series can do no wrong).
9. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, $180m (saw 30 minutes on cable, drivel).
10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $177m (see X-Men; that's not a recommendation, just a shortcut).
Top-Grossing Movies That Didn't Star A Superhero, Wizard, Werewolf or Toy
1. Up, $293m
2. The Hangover, $277m
3. Star Trek, $258m
4. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, $197m
5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, $177m
6. The Proposal, $164m (saw it, gritty and great).
7. 2012, $155m (saw it, see review earlier in this blog).
8. Fast and Furious, $155m (saw it, fell asleep).
9. The Blind Side, $150m (haven't seen it).
10. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $146m (saw it, enjoyable tripe).
Most Popular Celebrity Twitter Feeds
1. Miley Cyrus (give me a freaking break).
2. Lance Armstrong
3. Taylor Swift
4. Ashton Kutcher
5. Shaquille O'Neal
6. Selena Gomez (who?)
7. John Mayer
8. Lindsay Lohan (can she write?)
9. Demi Lovato (who?)
10. Bill Simmons (who?)
Top Regularly Scheduled Series
1. American Idol, Wednesday (Fox), 25.5m viewers
2. American Idol, Tuesday (Fox), 24.7m
3. Dancing With The Stars (ABC), 18.9m
4. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), 15.9m
5. Dancing With The Stars Results (ABC), 15.5m
6. NCIS (CBS), 15.1m
7. The Mentalist (CBS), 13.2m
8. CSI (CBS), 12.8m
9. The Good Wife (CBS), 12.8m
10. America's Got Talent (NBC), 12.4m
Don't know what to say really, other than America gets what it deserves. A poor excuse for TV.
Top New Series
1. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
2. The Good Wife (CBS)
3. V (ABC)
4. FlashForward (ABC)
5. Modern Family (ABC)
6. Castle (ABC)
7. Lie To Me (Fox)
8. Glee (Fox)
9. Three Rivers (CBS)
10. Cougar Town (ABC)
Watch out United Kingdom, you'll be seeing the worst of these pretty soon.
Top Downloaded Singles
1. Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas
2. Poker Face, Lady Gaga
3. Just Dance, Lady Gaga
4. Right Round, Flo Rida
5. I Gotta Feeling, Black Eyed Peas
6. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Beyonce
7. Gives You Hell, All American Rejects
8. Love Story, Taylor Swift
9. Heartless, Kanye West
10. I'm Yours, Jason Mraz
Tempted to put a Gossip / Muse / Editors / Doves rant in here, but it's a waste of time.
Top Billboard 200 Albums
1. Fearless, Taylor Swift
2. I Am .. Sasha Fierce, Beyonce
3. Dark Horse, Nickelback
4. Twilight, Soundtrack, Various Artists
5. Hannah Montana, The Movie, Soundrack, Miley Cyrus.
Stop giving your kids the money to buy this crap!!
Top Fiction Books
1. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown (see review earlier in this blog)
2. The Shack, William P. Young
3. The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (it's on our book-case, but even Mrs. Page says it's a chick's book)
4. The Associate, John Grisham (bought it, but haven't been bothered to read it yet)
5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, MaryAnn Shaffer and Annie Barrows (read by her indoors' book club, and voted down as "dull")
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