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| I apologize to myself and probably to a few of you for not putting the Lord of the Rings movies on this list. Just know that I am kind of uncomfortable with this choice and that Smeagol is truly disappointed in me. So, I've put his scowling face here as something of an apology. |
It's 2025 and a while back lots of media outlets started compiling their Best of the Quarter Century listicles. So, who am I to miss out on an idea and flip it into a content mine for FC-P?
So, without further preamble, here are my best TV shows, movies, and books of the past 25 years. And thought I might should have split these into three separate lists and thus guaranteed ideas for FC-P into the middle of the season . . . well, I've decided instead to just throw my thoughts out there in a big 'ol pile of thoughts.
If you are one of the few people who have been semi-regular readers of WWYG?! during it's (kinda sort) two decades of irrelevance, you most likely will be very unsurprised and non-plussed by all that follows.
I'm nothing if not predictable, is what I'm saying.
BEST OF THE QUARTER CENTURY!
10. Yesterday [movie; debuted in 2019] I just love this movie. If we watched TV like we did when I was a kid, and I was flipping channels and this appeared . . . I'd drop everything to watch the rest from that point on. Just fun and heartwarming and full of good music.
9. The Vlogbrothers YouTube series; debuted in 2007] The Brotherhood 2.0 webseries debuted in 2007 and morphed into the standard Vlogbrothers format in 2008. Nothing on this list has likely had a longer term impact on me. I think about the Green brothers regularly and watch every single one of their videos each and every week. I admire what they do. Full stop.
8. Severance [TV show; debuted in 2022] Such a recent entry! But such a stylish and interesting show. It's been extensively covered in every which way. And I have no idea what is happening next. But I really enjoy watching the show and look forward to whatever they come up with next.
7. Kidding [TV show; debuted in 2018] It was something of a tie between Kidding, which I love, and Shrinking, which I also . . . um, love. But I'm going to give this spot to Kidding because I think fewer people know about it. (Don't know if that is true, but it feels that way to me.) And a bonus because I blogged about it once before!
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier [movie; debuted in 2014] My favorite, basic bitch Avenger. And my favorite Cap movie. Come for the opening scene where Cap and Black Widow take down a ship at sea. Stay for the spy thriller vibes and for Steve Rogers best looking Cap suit.
5. Andor [TV show; debuted in 2022] I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this because much of the internet has already covered it. Simply the best Star Wars story told in the most intricate and beautiful way.
4. Chuck [TV show; debuted in 2007] Some . . . well, more than I care to admit . . . doesn't fit well in a post #MeToo world. The male gaze is all over this show. But a lot of it is very nerdy and fun. And I was super into spy shows at the time. It's another foundational entertainment experience for my family. And a top contender for the subject of tattoo #2, when that time comes around.
3. Avatar: The Last Airbender [TV show; debuted in 2005] A touchstone for all of my kids and myself growing up. A richly imagined story that matured from silly kids stuff in the first half of season 1 into something worthwhile and captivating. And very funny as well.
2. House of Leaves [book; published in 2000] I'm lucky that it was published in 2000 and therefore I can justify adding my most mind-blowing reading experience to this list. As with my number 1 choice, once I fell into it, I tried to get others to read it . . . if they dared. It's not an easy read, but the experience makes the story come to life in ways no other book has done. And I've tried other Danielewski books and (unfortunately for me) they haven't lived up to this.
1. LOST [TV show; debuted in 2003] A TV sensation. I was a super fan from the start and did my best to proselytize for anyone who would listen. And, hey . . . it's the subject of my first (and so far, only) tattoo. So it gets the number 1 spot because I loved it unabashedly from the start and never really lost faith in whatever it wanted to do.
So . . . here are SO MANY things that you can experience today (and in the following Saturdays as much MUCH better uses of your time than watching college football.
Please consider any or all of these as something better to do.
And thank you!
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