Make a list of your favorites from any entertainment genre

[mvd]

It can be movies, music, books, video games, etc. You can even break it down into parts: like favorite songwriters.

Here's a favorite music artist list from another thread. It is still not at all comprehensive, but was added to a bit:

classic rock artists like The Beatles, Elvis, CCR, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Spector pop, The Who, Cheap Trick, The Byrds, James Taylor, Big Star, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Dusty Springfield, and Fleetwood Mac.

rock and modern rock like Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty, The Cars, The Bangles, The Go Gos, Blondie, Annie Lennox & The Eurythmics, U2, R.E.M, Pearl Jam, Regina Spektor, Hole, Garbage, Liz Phair, Alanis Morissette, The Hold Steady, the Donnas, Tori Amos, and Green Day.

popular pop like Abba, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, early/mid period Michael Jackson, The Corrs, The Veronicas, Avril Lavigne, Aly & AJ, Michelle Branch/The Wreckers, Fountains Of Wayne, Sheryl Crow, new Mandy Moore and Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Jimmy Eat World, Chris Isaak, Anna Nalick, Sarah McLachlan, Coldplay, Travis, A Fine Frenzy, Indigo Girls, Paramore, Vanessa Carlton, Enya, and Barenaked Ladies.

lesser known pop and indie/pop like Kate Voegele, Tilly & The Wall, Bonnie McKee, Kay Hanley/Letters To Cleo, Nina Gordon, Aimee Mann, The Pierces, Leslie Mills, The Like, Stacie Rose, David Gray, Bree Sharp, The Love Willows, Karmina, The Essex Green, Camera Obscura, Josh Ritter, Amy Rigby, Sufjan Stevens, Uh Huh Her, Susan Cagle, the Faders, Cindy Alexander, The New Pornographers, The Decemberists, Belle & Sebastian, Lucy Walsh, Raveonettes, Damone, The Dollyrots, Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, and Rilo Kiley.

Country like The Dixie Chicks, Patsy Cline, Patty Loveless, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Sugarland, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Little Big Town, George Strait, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, and Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Garth Brooks.

Motown/R&B like The Temptations, Aretha, The Supremes, Amy Winehouse, Marvin Gaye, and Alicia Keys

Classical like Mozart, Beetoven, and Wagner.

Some in other genres: Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Loreena McKennitt, The Weepies, Lucinda Williams, Eliza Gilkyson, Kim Richey, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Wussy, etc.

[mvd]

1. Some favorite books

Harry Potter Series
A Christmas Carol
1984
John Grisham's A Time To Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, A Painted House, Bleachers
Al Gore's The Assault On Reason

[Broken_Hero]

2. Okay,

Movie: I have to go with Superman The Movie, in my view it still is the best comic book movie ever, and definately the best creation story of a comic book superhero ever.

Music:Metallica...oh yeah baby! I can't wait until their new album comes out.

Books:hmm, its hard to say which book, so I'll go with an author instead, and its Mr. Stephen King

Video Game-The Tekken fighting game series.

[mvd]

3. Hi petersond!

Nice to see you again on my entertainment threads. :hi:

I agree on Superman. It's really hard to re-create that magic. Wheras there have neen several very good Batman movies.

[Broken_Hero]

4. Agreed about the Batman movies,

if I wasn't a biased Superman fan, I'd say Batman Begins was the best comic book flick(especially creation story wise)....

But, I am what I am....:D

Have you found any links to any new Metallica videos/music of their new Death Magnetic cd? I've poked around on youtube and there is a ton of fake vids...

[mvd]

5. I like Metallica,

but I haven't looked around. I can give a look later if you want and PM if I find any. :hi:

[Broken_Hero]

9. sounds good to me,

it comes out in a couple of weeks, and I figured they should have a video out at least, but I haven't sound diddley squat...I found a ton of fake stuff on youtube, where people were trying to pass off Megadeath, and other bands as Metallica....

[mvd]

6. Oh drat

I forgot Sinead O'Connor again. She should be there, since I remembered her last night.

[NJmaverick]

7. Professional Sports

The Giants


Any team playing the Cowboys

[greenbriar]

8. favorite music

Chicago the band, the Beetles, Rascal Flatts, Dixie chicks

[BulletproofLandshark]

10. My List(s)

Rock bands: Rush, Judas Priest, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Soilwork, The Who

Hip-hop artists: Nas, Mos Def, Outkast, NWA, Public Enemy

R&B: Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Keyshia Cole, Marvin Gaye

Video games: Too many to list, but my current favorites are Grand Theft Auto IV, Mass Effect, and Rock Band

[Forkboy]

11. Ok, I will.

:)

Like you, I could be here all night listing just music, so I'll skip genres within music and just list my favorites overall. I actually like a lot of normal stuff...but they won't make this list.

Nomeansno, The Melvins, Dead Kennedys, Sun City Girls, and Ed Hall. I have about 8000 more worthy bands and artists, but these five seem to be the most played and most appreciated over the years.

For movies it would be, in no order....

Miller's Crossing, Fletch, Snatch, Gojira (duh), Good Night and Good Luck, Tapeheads

And here's books...

The Years of Rice and Salt, and the Red/Green/Blue Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
Let's Hear It For The Deaf Man by Ed McBain
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie (yes, THAT Hugh Laurie...funniest book I've ever read even.)

Video games? Why yes, I play them.

Panzer General 1 & 2, Civilization 2, Final Fantasy VII, The Caeser/Pharaoh/Zeus city building games, Quake 2, System Shock 2 (scary game :scared: )

TV Shows even....

The Young Ones, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Nova, Nature, Cracker (BBC version), Alexei Sayle's Stuff, A Bit of Fry and Laurie (yes, THAT Hugh Laurie again lol)

[mvd]

13. I'd have to think about movies

Some favorite TV shows:

Olbermann, The Daily Show, The Simpsons, Young And The Restless, The Flintstones, and I do watch a couple reality shows - American Idol, Big Brother, and some of Dancing With The Stars.

[yellowdogintexas]

14. mine are things I either repeat or reccommend often

TV shows:
Northern Exposure, both Newhart shows, MASH, old Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, WKRP, Hill Street Blues, Masterpiece Theater
Are You Being Served, Good Neighbors, To The Manor Born, Last of the Summer Wine, 'Allo,'Allo, Waiting for God, Fawlty Towers, Vicar of Dibley,

Movies:
Victor, Victoria, Undercover Blues, The Godfather I & II, GWTW, In the Heat of the Night, the Indiana Jones/Back to the Future/Star Wars/LOTR/Harry Potter series
The Lion in Winter, and all those Hepburn screwball comedies; and Arsenic and Old Lace, which I watch every year at Halloween

Books:
Godfather, GWTW, Jane Eyre, Ragtime, George R R Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, silly old Janet Evanovich novels, complex detective series of just about any type, Auntie Mame and the sequel as well as The Joyous Season (same author), Centennial, The Source, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Short History of a Small Place

Music:
classical just about everybody,
rock Steely Dan, Creedence Clearwater, Doobie Bros, Boz Skaggs, Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac
Country: Willie Nelson, and bluegrass..I guess Robert Earl Keene and Lyle Lovett are sortakinda country,
Pop: Pink Martini
Polka: Brave Combo
jazz: most all of it

Theater:
Hip Pocket Theater
any live production of You Can't Take it With You or The Mikado
The Tuna Quatro (what do you call a series of four, anyway)
Arthur Miller

[mvd]

15. A question

I have a big music list, but I detect a bit of a pattern in it. Do you agree?

[Forkboy]

17. Yes and no.

I see a trend of liking bands that are somewhat on the outskirts of the mainstream without being way out there like what I'm into, a consistent indie rock/pop feel if you will. And a genuine open-mindedness to music overall. So in that regard, yes, there's a pattern.

But your tastes vary enough within that context, so no, there isn't a pattern.

Doesn't help at all, does it? :)

[mvd]

18. Yes, I can see that as a pattern

Though I know what you mean about me liking some of a lot of different types. I also think I am more open to pop music than some of DU, though my list has quite a few lesser knowns doing that kind. And that I like a lot of classic rock and classic rock-influenced stuff. :hi:

[Parche]

12. ALANIS MORISSETTE OF COURSE

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I LOVE HER
SHE ROCKS
HER VOICE IS AWESOME
NAILS ON CHALKBOARD SINGS

[flvegan]

16. Few off the top of my head

Music: the Beastie Boys, Rise Against, RATM

TV: Top Gear, Two and a Half Men

Sports: Red Sox, Patriots, Chelsea FC, women's X-Games genre

Movies: Tough one. I like too many a lot.

Video Games: Last one I REALLY liked was Far Cry. Oh, and Postal 2.

[terrya]

19. Some movies I love:

"The Bandwagon" "Singin' in the Rain" "All About Eve" "Sunset Boulevard" "Network" "The Lion in Winter" "Some Like It Hot" "The Apartment"

[mvd]

20. Some movies I love

The Wizard Of Oz, A Christmas Carol (Alistair Sim version the most,) Star Wars trilogy and Revenge Of The Sith, the first three Harry Potter movies and the fifth one, E.T., Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, Superman I and II, Poltergeist, Liar Liar, Freaky Friday, Quiz Show, The Simpsons Movie, Ratatouille, Juno, Singin' In The Rain, It's A Wonderful Life, Back To The Future, Blazing Saddles, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Austin Powers series...