The Best of 2011

Movies



1. Super
As I've had to say anytime I declared Super as my favorite movie of this year, "No, I don't mean Super 8". It's understandable. I did guess Super 8 would be the best movie of the year. For the record, Super 8 would be in the top ten.
2. 2Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift
Well this is ridiculous. A 45 minute mash-up movie is the second best movie of the year? Well, no, you're ridiculous! Stay tuned for Everything Is Terrible's third movie, an all-dog production showing at Project Lodge in January. Who wants to go?
3. Hanna
Both this and Super were compared to Kick-Ass, what with Hanna having a girl as a killer assassin. Really, both are better than Kick-Ass and I liked Kick-Ass. For crying out loud, Nicolas Cage is in Kick-Ass.
4. Source Code
5. Tabloid
It was merely very good until the term "Spirit Booger" appeared.

Television



1. Community
To remind you: The fake flashback episode (the best episode of any show this year), D and D, My Dinner With Andre, the return of paintball and six alternate realities.
2. Downton Abbey
Oddly, this is essentially replacing Cougar Town from last year's list.Which makes me think of Cougarton Abbey:

3. Louie
4. Parks and Recreation
5. Breaking Bad

Albums



1. Yesterday is a Distant Dream - OJ Law
2. Mountaintops - Mates of State
3. Thao and Mirah
4. Cannibal Courtship - Dengue Fever
5. Wild Flag

Songs


1. Fantastic Adventure (feat. Liyana Fizi) - OJ Law


2. Cement Slipper - Dengue Fever


3. Romance - Wild Flag


4. Maracas - Mates of State


5. How Dare You - Thao and Mirah


6. Don't Move - Phantogram


7. Secretary Song - The Go! Team


8. Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys
This gets the award for best video, because I like identifying celebrities.


9. Car Crash - Telekinesis!


10. Ten-Twenty-Ten - Generationals


Books



1. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - Jon Ronson
2. Paying For It - Chester Brown
3. Bossypants - Tina Fey
4. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland - Patton Oswalt
5. Mister Wonderful: A Love Story - Daniel Clowes



Podcasts



1. Stop Podcasting Yourself
2. Comedy Bang Bang
3. How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner
4. Who Charted?
5. Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews


Best BMN


1. Birdemic
2. Death Drug
3. Breathing Fire
4. Silver Dragon Ninja
5. White Fire