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Best Thread in 2014
Raijin Quickfoot
I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
So like, this is the thread to talk about your best stuff in 2014. Top albums, top songs, top movies, top tv shows, top fritatas, top dogs, Top Gun, top top spinning tricks you've pulled off, top toppings on your pizza, top books, top magazines, top sexy men, top sexy penguins, etc...
I'll start
Top Volleyball Scenes in Movies I Watched at Least Once in 2014
1. Top Gun
2. EVERYTHING ELSE
Top Movies in 2014
1. Big Hero 6
2. Lego Movie
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Edge of Tomorrow
5. Winter Soldier
6. Days of Future Past
I'll start
Top Volleyball Scenes in Movies I Watched at Least Once in 2014
1. Top Gun
2. EVERYTHING ELSE
Top Movies in 2014
1. Big Hero 6
2. Lego Movie
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Edge of Tomorrow
5. Winter Soldier
6. Days of Future Past
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but they're listening to every word I say
they're all the best
Honestly all I'm proud of is the title.
Also best I GUESS!
"Get the Rope," The Knick. Vital, vital television. Horrifying, tense, enlightening, inspiring. Television at its absolute best.
Favorite Television Episode of the Year, Comedy:
"Pancakes, Divorce, Pancakes," Review. No contest. A masterwork.
Favorite Album:
Deep Fantasy, White Lung. Focused, mile-a-minute punk, with thought-provoking songs and amazingly unique guitar riffs. All killer, no filler.
Best Album By A Horny R&B Ghost Trapped in a Computer:
LP1, FKA Twigs.
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RtJ2, Run the Jewels. This record also has the best song title of the year, "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)"
Favorite AAA Game:
Dragon Age: Inquisition. It's buggy as hell and has some nitpicky flaws, but the writing and characters are top-notch. And it's the first big, meaty video game the ladyfriend's ever gotten into, which certainly earns it some bonus points.
Favorite Indie Game:
Never Alone. Gorgeous art and animation, amazing interviews with native voices, and a wonderful look at a culture that a lot of people haven't been exposed to. Beautiful game.
Favorite Book:
Not for Nothing, Stephen Graham Jones. 2nd-person Texan noir, that manages to wring equal parts pathos and commentary from its odd conceit. A weird, fun read. (Note: I actually haven't read too many books that came out this year; most of my reading this year has been older books, research, or both. This is still a great lil book, though)
Favorite Movie:
We Are the Best! Probably the punkest movie of all time. That it's also super adorable and a universally relatable of life in 7th grade is just gravy. (Note: I also haven't seen a lot of 2014 film, yet. I tend to catch most of the "prestige" releases when my friends loan me screeners, so I'll be seeing a lot of stuff come January/February. This movie is still a massive delight.)
I'm reading some more Stephen Graham Jones right now
All The Beautiful Sinners, I'm like halfway through
This is some good shit
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One of my favorites. That was the one that got me into him, back in the day.
I found out yesterday that he snuck out two books this year I hadn't even heard of. The man is sickeningly prolific.
i've got like 50+ bottles of that kona big wave golden ale sitting at home
I don't actually know my overall favourite things for this year though, lots of cool stuff happened and I read and watched a bunch of fun things!
like homestuck
I'm really impressed with how breakneck it is
I feel like it's kind of a genre book for people who've already read the rest of the genre books
So when it gets to a scene that you've seen before because you read books about rogue cops and serial killers before, it can choose to just skip it
You know what happens, and nothing changes here
And it allows it to keep up its pace by ditching all those boring scenes
I don't think I'm articulating that very well, but like, I feel you spend the first section as exhausted and fucked up as Jim Doe because of the way it is written
And really the only reason I read that as soon as it was published was because one of my best friends wrote it
haha jk people threatened to kill themselves it was not cool
Followed closely by the part that keeps the screws in the wall.
but they're listening to every word I say
I'm partial to 1/4-20s myself
Best TV Line Off the Top of My Head, Their Are Probably Better Choices:
"The point of dating is just-- to keep dating and never stop. Like burning fossil fuels, or seeing a therapist."
You will note I said "Favorite" :P
That's actually a recurring (and great!) facet of Stephen's writing. He trusts his audience implicitly, including trusting that they've read a shitload of stuff before. He always skips over the boring, the staid. They hold no interest to him.
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FUCK YOU I VALUE DIFFERING OPINIONS YOU ASSHOLE
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT
PISTOLS AT DAWN
LOSER DIES
WINNER GOES TO JAIL PROBABLY BUT IS ALSO RIGHT ABOUT VIDEO GAMES
God willing