QUICK PICKS: BEST FILMS/TV SHOWS/MUSIC/PODCASTS OF ’06
Here are my Best and Worst Pop Culture Picks for 2006:
BIG SCREEN
FAVORITE FILMS
The Departed
The Devil Wears Prada
Inside Man
Little Miss Sunshine
The Prestige
Superman Returns
Thank You for Smoking
V for Vendetta
RUNNERS-UP
Cars
Hollywoodland
The Illusionist
Scoop
X-Men: The Last Stand
STRANGEST FILMS of ‘06
The Fountain
Running with Scissors
MOVIES I STILL MUST SEE
Babel
Bobby
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal
The Queen
SMALL SCREEN
TOP CABLE TV SERIES
Deadwood
Dexter
Entourage
Rescue Me
The Sopranos
Weeds
TOP NETWORK TV SERIES
Alias (RIP)
Arrested Development (RIP)
Bones
Brothers & Sisters
Friday Night Lights
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
Lost
Medium
The Office
Scrubs
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TOP REALITY SHOWS
Project Runway
Top Chef
SHOWS I ABANDONDED
The Amazing Race
Desperate Housewives
Survivor
Ugly Betty
MUSIC
GUILTY PLEASURE POP SONGS of ‘06
Nelly Furtado – Maneater
Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Gwen Stefani – Wind it Up
Justin Timberlake – Sexyback
BEST ALBUMS
Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics
Pink – I’m Not Dead
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
LEAST FAVORITE SONG of ‘06
Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer
(yikes, yawn, yuck)
PODCASTS
BEST
The 10th Wonder Podcast – NBC Heroes
All-TIME 100 Albums Podcast
Grey’s Anatomy Official Podcast
The LOST Podcast with Jay and Jack
NPR: All Songs Considered
The Official LOST Podcast
TV Guide Talk
USA Today’s Pop Candy