Tops List
Matthew Hadley
Issue date: 1/6/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
TV Shows
3. How I Met Your Mother
The tale of one man's journey to find the mother of his future children is the epitome of comedy on television today. Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris, is the next Charlie Sheen, and may surpass him to become the Nostradamus of being a playboy with The Bro Code.
2. 30 Rock
Tina Fey's show about running a television show is the most ridiculous show on television. Tracy Morgan's performance as Tracy Jordan is the funniest character on any show today. This show may be a little more subtle in its comedy, but it has quickly grown to become one of the most successful shows on primetime.
1. Californication
Showtime's Californication is the best show on television. Season two was far more depressing than the first; however, the social commentary on adult relationships is finally realistic. This is the first series to show adults behaving like real adults. It's poignant, important, and manages to do so while showing Hank Moody, played by David Duchovney, as the most smartass character on television.
Singles
3. Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl"
Katy Perry's debut single was inescapable this year. It was the biggest jam of the summer, blasted from a radio every five minutes. Whether you liked Perry's admittance of bi curiosity or not, guaranteed you caught yourself humming it at some point.
2. Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
The best song about syphilis since "Ring of Fire". The driving rhythm had heads nodding long before people realized that the Kings had been making badass rock music for three albums prior. The song may have had the catchiest chorus of the year, and makes reference to getting felatio while driving. Pure gold.
1. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Sure, M.I.A.'s Kala came out in 2007, but this single was unavoidable all summer long alongside the success of Pineapple Express. Besides a chorus that features the sounds of gunshots and cash registers and was still singable, the Third World-influenced music was perfect for summer bbqs and driving around with the windows open.
3. How I Met Your Mother
The tale of one man's journey to find the mother of his future children is the epitome of comedy on television today. Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris, is the next Charlie Sheen, and may surpass him to become the Nostradamus of being a playboy with The Bro Code.
2. 30 Rock
Tina Fey's show about running a television show is the most ridiculous show on television. Tracy Morgan's performance as Tracy Jordan is the funniest character on any show today. This show may be a little more subtle in its comedy, but it has quickly grown to become one of the most successful shows on primetime.
1. Californication
Showtime's Californication is the best show on television. Season two was far more depressing than the first; however, the social commentary on adult relationships is finally realistic. This is the first series to show adults behaving like real adults. It's poignant, important, and manages to do so while showing Hank Moody, played by David Duchovney, as the most smartass character on television.
Singles
3. Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl"
Katy Perry's debut single was inescapable this year. It was the biggest jam of the summer, blasted from a radio every five minutes. Whether you liked Perry's admittance of bi curiosity or not, guaranteed you caught yourself humming it at some point.
2. Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
The best song about syphilis since "Ring of Fire". The driving rhythm had heads nodding long before people realized that the Kings had been making badass rock music for three albums prior. The song may have had the catchiest chorus of the year, and makes reference to getting felatio while driving. Pure gold.
1. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Sure, M.I.A.'s Kala came out in 2007, but this single was unavoidable all summer long alongside the success of Pineapple Express. Besides a chorus that features the sounds of gunshots and cash registers and was still singable, the Third World-influenced music was perfect for summer bbqs and driving around with the windows open.
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Patrick Gratton
posted 1/14/09 @ 2:12 PM EST
I don't undertsand how you can justify naming a film the best film of 2008 without seeing it, but what turns my crank is the fact that you include Young People Fucking as one of the top three films of the year. (Continued…)
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