Best Presenter: Dave Gorman Best Sports presenter: Gary Lineker/John Inverdale Best TV comedy: Phoenix Nights
Yeah, i'll bring it over. I have that much confidence in Peter Jackson, though. Actually, a mentor of mine who has hollywood connections got to see it in a viewing last week, he said it was immensly better than the 1st.
Best album of the year: Phrenology by the Roots. Any other picks are wrong and depressingly so. Nothing this good has come out in years.
Howie Day: Australia, or John Mayer: Room for Squares, or The Dave Matthews Band: Live at Folsom Field. Don't know if the first 2 came out in 2002 or not though.
I'm perennially late on musical purchases, but, for my money, The Soundtrack of Our Lives' Behind the Music is the cd for 2002.
Tell All Your Friends by Taking Back Sunday. Any other picks are wrong and depressingly so. Nothing this good has come out in years.
The Master List This is the official Best of 2002. Everyone should model their list after mine. Not really. This thread's about what you personally liked, not necessarily what was the best. No wrong answers here. Film Best movie I saw before 12/13: Igby Goes Down Best movie I saw on or after 12/13: Adaptation Best comic book adaptation, and it's not Spider-Man: Road To Perdition Best 15 minutes of a movie: the final battle scene in 8 Mile Best pleasant surprise: Hugh Grant in About A Boy I'm not sure if I really got it but I really liked it: Punch Drunk Love Best reason to watch a foreign film, and not just for the sex: Y Tu Mama Tambien Best guilty pleasure DVD: Super Troopers Music Best album: J speaks the truth, it's The Roots, Phrenology Best album someone burned for me: Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head Best driving album: DJ Shadow Private Press Best chilling album:The Avalanches Since I Left You Best $10 show: The Hives at the Bowery Ballroom Best $24 show: Ben Folds at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Best show involving ping pong balls, drum machine and a now defunct group: Anti Pop Consortium at SOB's Advertising Best commercial: Nike Scorpion Knock-Out Best non-soccer commercial: Nike Presto "Angry Chicken" Best non-Nike commercial: ESPN/NBA "Dinner" Best non-Wieden & Kennedy commercial: VW Beetle Covertible "Bubble"
Re: The Master List Film Best movie I saw before 12/13: Bowling for Columbine Best movie I saw on or after 12/13: Lord of the Rings Best 25 minutes of a movie: The battle for Helm's Deep, in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Best guilty pleasure DVD: Super Troopers Best Movie to watch 13 times in one day Super Troopers Music Best $10 show: Definitely The Hives Best $24 show: Howie Day in Minneapolis Best $40 show: The Dave Matthews Band at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin
Re: The Master List I'll try to fill out Skip's list. Film Best movie I saw before 12/13: Insomnia Best movie I saw on or after 12/13: None (I haven't seen many movies this year because of a cash shortage) Pretty much all of my answers come down to that for film. Music Best album: The Roots, Phrenology Best album someone burned for me: No one burned a cd for me this year that was from this year. Best driving album: The Hives Veni Vedi Vicious[/b] Best $24 show: Jurassic 5 with Blackalicious at the 9:30 Club (Blackalicious especially) Best show involving ping pong balls, drum machine and a now defunct group: I'm just jealous Skip got to see Anti-Pop. Advertising Best commercial: Nike Scorpion Knock-Out Best non-soccer commercial: Nike Presto "Angry Chicken" I'd like to add: Best album not by the Roots: Mr. Lif I Phantom Album I regret not getting yet: Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf Worst Musical Moment: Nelly continues performing/Whiny, DMB knockoffs (which is sad in and of itself) are lauded as skilled artists
Re: The Master List OK, I'll try to fill out Skip's List, though it won't be perfect. Film Best movie I saw before 12/13: Bourne Identity Best movie I saw on or after 12/13: Haven't seen one yet Best comic book adaptation, and it's not Spider-Man: Road To Perdition Haven't seen this, are there any other comic book adaptations out? Best pleasant surprise: Jonah, a VeggieTales Movie Amazingly, I didn't try to claw my eyes out when I took my 4 year old sister to this. Best guilty pleasure DVD: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Music Best album: Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way Best album someone burned for me: No albums burned for me. Best driving album: 3 Doors Down Away from the Sun Best $15 show: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Union Best $24 show: Incubus with Hoobastank at the US Cellular Center Advertising Best commercial: Nike Scorpion Knock-Out Best non-soccer commercial: This is SportsCenter Pick one, any one. They're all brilliant.
I guess I should've phrased it better. You can put it in any format you want to - it's just that my picks are inevitably better than yours, that's all.
I love the Roots and while I'm not hating "Phrenology" like many folk it's certainly a let down from "Things Fall Apart". There are a couple really great songs definitely ("Water") but the rest is really mediocre. And the single, "Break You Off", is craaaaap. Great album but it was released over two years ago.
I knew it didn't come out this year but I could've sworn it came out in 2001. Oh well. Anyway, it was my favorite album I burned in 2002.
Best 10 months of 2002--the ones I didn't spend in Dallas Best Dallas Stripper--tie, Linda and Patricia Best Live Album: Queensryche, Live Evolution Best Goal of 2002: Agoos beats Freidel, WC 2002 Best Pornstar Moonlighting as a Professional Athelete--tie, David Seaman and Jeff Kent Best Buy is Killing Local Record Stores Best Book I Finshed that I Started In College: Call It Sleep by Henry Roth Best Hobby: Sockpuppetry Best Man at my Friend's Wedding: Me
Best album by someone with my last name: Elvis Costello, When I Was Cruel Actually, that's probably my album of the year, although I certainly want to get Phrenology, and I really like Heathen. Later, COZ
I know I'm going to leave stuff out here, so if I have 10 or so additions after this, just bear with me (It's hard making the transition after graduation from thinking in school year to thinking in calendar year ) In no particular order... Albums: Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow Roots -- Phrenology DJ Shadow -- Private Press Pavement -- Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe and Reduxe Vines -- Highly Evolved (the Hives CD came out in 2000) Weezer -- Maladroit Badly Drawn Boy -- About a Boy Mr Lif -- I Phantom Chemical Brothers -- Come With Us System of a Down -- Steal This Album Movies: Minority Report About A Boy Bowling for Columbine Insomnia Black Hawk Down (I'll throw this in 2002) Pretty crappy year for movies I've seen when I look back Best DVD pickup: Definitely Zoolander TV: The World Cup (naturally ) Fox Sports World 24 Family Guy Undeclared
best hard rock album-Audioslave,Audioslave best nu metal album- Disturbed, Believe best alternative rock album- Oasis, Heathen Chemistry best heavy metal album-Dark Tranquility, Damage Done