The Cliche "Best of" List
so its a little past that time of the year again when everyone complies their "best of" lists and everyone else either...
a.) disagrees
or
b.) finally takes the time to appreciate the things on the lists they chose to ignore the rest of the year.....just because someone ELSE told them that it was worth their while.
well, here is my list. this is just MY list. it doesn't reflect critical success or popularity. merely its just the media of 2010 that i thought was best.
BEST ALBUMS:
Eminem - Recovery & Kanye West - My Dark Twisted Fantasy
Other Quality Albums:
3.) broken bells - broken bells
4.) the gaslight anthem - american slang
5.) kid cudi - man on the moon II
6.) nicki minaj - pink friday
7.) bob - the adventures of bobby ray
8.) beach house - teen dream
9.) janelle monae - the archandroid
10.) the arcade fire - the suburbs
11.) katy perry - teenage dream
12.) taylor swift - speak now
13.) the pretty reckless - light me up
14.) sleigh bells - treats
BEST SONG :
Tightrope - Janelle Monae
Runner Ups:
Airplanes - B.o.B ft. Haley Williams
Fuck You - Cee Lo Green
Tik Tok - Ke$ha (against my will....but it is the most indefinable song of the year)
BEST MOVIE:
The Social Network & Black Swan
Other Quality Movies:
3.) Toy Story 3
4.) Inception
5.) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
6.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
7.) The Fighter
8.) Easy A
9) Shutter Island
BEST TV SHOW: (i don't have much input here, i only watch Glee haha)
Glee - easily the most unique show on tv
BEST ADULT SHOW:
Weeds - mary louise parker. enough said.
BEST KID SHOW:
iCarly - these kids have better comedic timing that adults twice there age
BEST PILOT SEASON:
Pretty Little Liars - quality tv from the usually un-quality tv of abc family
FEMALE OF THE YEAR:
Nicki Minaj - was there a song this girl wasn't in?
Runner Up:
Katy Perry - i forgave her for "i kissed a girl"
Lady Gaga - there is no stopping her
MALE OF THE YEAR:
Harry Potter - edged out at the end of the year with the Deathly Hallows
Runner Up:
Eminem - amazing come back
Leonardo DiCaprio - amazing come back #2
BEST YOUTUBE STARS:
Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider - These kids made me like songs the original artist couldn't
Runner Up:
Tyler Ward and Co. - always a quality cover
it's the first episode and there's already someone dead in the pool...
so....here's my 30 second review of the CW's new "Melrose Place" remake.
It didn't suck as hard as I thought it would. Katie Cassidy shows some real promise as the show's slutty biatch. She seems to be the driving talent that's for sure. Ashlee Simpson (Wentz) didn't hurt anything...which is surprising. The hot guy from Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is in it. Unfortunatley without his accent.
I was completely lost halfway into it, but then did anyone know what was going on in the original either?
Rating: 3/5 (as a show) 4/5 (as a remake of a show)
Watching Pattern: when i feel like it.
yes we cannabis....showtime's real deal
they say weed isn't addicting, however when its dealt by mary louise parker it seems to be...
season 5 of showtime's weeds starts on June 8th and can say nothing except....I CAN NOT WAIT. i have seen parts of this show over the years, but in the last few months i've watched the entire series straight through and the only word that comes to mind is mind-blowing.
this shows gotten high press over the years due mostly to its left wing story lines and emmy winning performances, but there is something else about this show that has really pulled me in. as americans we have a complex of being the winner, being right, being on top......and most television shows today are based on that. we have shows about policeman and undercover cops solving crimes, we have game shows that create "idols" for us, sitcoms about average jo being average and working his 9-5 job....
weeds is not any of that.
weeds is about being confused. its about doing what you have to and the contradictions in our lives.
loving yourself, but hating who you are
loving your family, but hating the burden they put on you
loving your big house, your bmw, your white collar town, but hating everything it stands for.
and mostly....hating your life, but enduring it all the same.
this is the reason i respect this show so much....because regardless of whether or not we are a suburban, 30 year old, widowed mother who has to sell pot to provide for our family on the outside....that person is inside of us.
plus this show is just so damn funny. this is some good shit.
