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  Fiction by other people (and music, too)

This is the official "What I'm Watching" page. A few years ago, I took an interest in learning what kinds of fiction I liked and why. Part of this process was to consider all the shows I've watched, and trying to measure (purely subjectively, of course) how much I liked them. I began posting the resulting lists on this website, and eventually decided to keep them posted on their own page. Ta Daaa...

These lists were originally inspired by the Billboard hit charts I studied when running Randomize aNd Customize, my college radio show. The television list came first in 2006, simply posted as an afterthought on EG SP (my MySpace page). It has expanded to something I 'officially' update every July (though I might do mid-year ones). A music list was started in 2008, followed by a list for novels in 2009, and finally films in 2010. Novels and films are updated every two years, also in July. The music updates are proving to be more sporadic.

  What I'm Watching/ Reading Now

  • TV Series (re-watching): Stargate SG-1
  • Film: Wreck-It Ralph
  • Anime (re-watching): Spice and Wolf II
  • Novel (re-reading): Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  • Novel (finished): City of Dragons by Robin Hobb
  • Novel (quit): The Book of Dave by Will Self

  TV Shows: All-Time Top 15

2012 All-Time Top 15 TV shows

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Rank Show Title Release Genre '11 '10 '09
1 Sliders 1995-2000 Science-Fiction      
2 Stargate SG-1 1997-2007 Science-Fiction   +1  
3 Burn Notice 2007-now Action Drama N    
4 Haibane Renmei 2002 Anime Fantasy      
5 Wolf's Rain 2003 Anime Adventure +3 +5 -2
6 Lost 2004-2010 Sci-Fi Mystery -3 -1  
7 Kino's Journey 2003 Anime Adventure     -1
8 Firefly 2002-2003 Space Western -2 -1 +5
9 Star Trek: Voyager 1995-2001 Science-Fiction -4 +1 +2
10 Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005-2008 Anime Adventure Fantasy   N  
11 Scrapped Princess 2003 Anime Science Fantasy N    
12 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1994 Science-Fiction -3 +1 +2
13 Serial Experiments Lain 1998 Anime Cyberpunk -2 +1 N
14 Ergo Proxy 2006 Anime Cyberpunk N    
15 Stargate Atlantis 2004-2009 Science-Fiction   -7 -3

This list's next update will be July 2013.

  Novels: All-Time Top 12

2011 All-Time Top 12 Novels

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Rank Title/ Series Author Release  Genre '09    
1 Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell 1949 Dystopian      
2 Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand 1957 Philosophical      
3 Just a Couple of Days Tony Vigorito 2001 Philosophical +1    
4 Spin Robert Charles Wilson 2005 Science Fiction -1    
5 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 1992 Cyberpunk N    
6 Kitty Norville (series: 1-3 read) Carrie Vaughn 2005 Modern Fantasy N    
7 New York Trilogy, The Paul Auster 1987 Mystery -2    
8 Dragon DelaSangre (series: 1,2,4 read) Alan F. Troop 2002 Modern Fantasy      
9 Legend of Drizzt (series: some read) R. A. Salvatore 1988 Fantasy -2    
10 A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess 1962 Dystopian      
11 Animal Farm George Orwell 1945 Political Satire -5    
12 The Accidental Time Machine Joe Haldeman 2007 Science Fiction N    

This list's next update will be July 2013.

  Music: All-Time Top 30

2011 All-Time Top 30 SongsChange from
Rank Artist Title Year/ Genre '08
1 Puddle of Mudd Blurry 2001/ Post-Grunge N
2 Breaking Benjamin The Diary of Jane 2006/ Alt. Metal +1
3 Linkin Park In The End 2001/ Nu Metal +18
4 Foo Fighters The Pretender 2007/ Alternative -3
5 Björk Army of Me 1995/ Electronica +7
6 Chevelle I Get It 2007/ Alt. Metal -4
7 Payable On Death Find My Way 2003/ Post-Hardcore  
8 Sick Puppies You're Going Down 2009/ Alt. Metal N
9 Payable On Death I And Identify 2003/ Alt. Metal +7
10 Foo Fighters Rope 2011/ Alternative N
11 Demon Hunter Fading Away 2007/ Metal -3
12 Skillet Rebirthing 2006/ Hard Rock +2
13 Chevelle Vitamin R (Leading Us Along) 2004/ Alt. Metal N
14 Sick Puppies So What I Lied 2009/ Alt. Metal N
15 Fireflight Liar 2006/ Hard Rock N
16 Fuel Hemorrhage (In My Hands) 2000/ Post-Grunge -6
17 Payable On Death Will You 2001/ Post-Hardcore +11
18 Breaking Benjamin So Cold 2004/ Alt. Metal -9
19 Payable On Death Sleeping Awake 2003/ Alt. Metal +5
20 Stone Temple Pilots Plush 1993/ Grunge -9
21 Sixx:A.M. Lies of the Beautiful People 2011/ Hard Rock N
22 Three Days Grace Never Too Late 2007/ Alternative -3
23 009 Sound System Speak to Angels 2008/ Electronic N
24 Chevelle The Fad 2008/ Alt. Metal N
25 Chevelle The Clincher 2005/ Alt. Metal N
26 Night Ranger Sister Christian 1984/ Rock N
27 Foo Fighters DOA 2005/ Alternative -22
28 Sick Puppies Odd One 2009/ Post-Grunge N
29 Kings of Leon Use Somebody 2008/ Alternative N
30 Oleander Why I'm Here 1999/ Post-Grunge N

Slipped below Top 30
32 Hinder Lips of an Angel 2006/ Post-Grunge -28
38 Sixx:A.M. Life is Beautiful 2007/ Rock-Metal -32
45 Alice In Chains I Stay Away 1993/ Grunge-Acoustic -30
>50 Jimmy Eat World Big Casino 2007/ Alternative --

This list's next update will be July 2014.

  Movies: All-Time Top 10

2012 All-Time Top 10 Movies

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Rank Film Title Release Genre '10    
1 The Truman Show 1998 Comedy-Drama      
2 Pleasantville 1998 Fantasy/ Comedy-Drama      
3 The Thirteenth Floor 1999 Science Fiction      
4 Back to the Future Trilogy 1985 Science Fiction      
5 Memento 2000 Psychological Thriller N    
6 The Matrix Trilogy 1999 Sci-Fi Action +4    
7 Groundhog Day 1993 Comedy -2    
8 Inception 2010 Sci-Fi Action N    
9 Vanilla Sky 2001 Psychological Thriller -1    
10 Pan's Labyrinth 2006 Dark Fantasy N    

This list's next update will be July 2014.

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