AFI's top 10 movies/TV shows of 2005

[sigma7]

AFI can be pretty hit-and-miss when it comes to their all-encompassing "Top 100 Movies In Which the Main Character Must Avoid Being Eaten" or such lists, but their yearly top-10 lists have more hits than misses, it seems....

Movies
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Good Night, and Good Luck
A History of Violence
King Kong
Munich
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana
(And how many of these movies have made it here before last week? Two.)

TV shows
24 (...not this year, I don't think, and certainly not next year)
Battlestar Galactica (...whoa, gutsy call)
Deadwood
Grey's Anatomy (...?!? I'd substitute Arrested Development instead)
House (yuss!)
Lost (hrm)
Rescue Me
Sleeper Cell
Sometimes In April
Veronica Mars (rock!)

Comments

[jkgriffin.livejournal.com]

Well, they didn't include The Office, so clearly the list is wrong anyway.

[robing.livejournal.com]

Why the "hrm" on Lost??

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I am...wary of JJ Abrams. I have been ever since I read Alias recaps from several years ago. The spec Superman script cemented in my mind that the man should never be trusted. Most of my favorite moments from S1 of Lost can be attributed to other writers -- particularly David Fury for his awesome job on Locke's first episode. I'm worried by the inclusion of the Dharma Initiative and the persistent dangling of answers juuuust out of the viewer's reach ("an incident," Walt, Lostzilla, etc.) to the point I'm almost convinced that many of the Grand Mysteries of the Island don't have answers, at least not yet.

And there's the whole human minefield that is Ana-Lucia. I don't like how she's been handled, how she's been portrayed, and honestly, I can't like her as a character, no matter how the Lostaways eventually come to see her.

You know, that said, it's still ambitious and generally very well-done with a very strong ensemble cast, so despite my concerns with its plotting, it's still deserving of being on the list.

But I have a separate rant for Grey's Anatomy....

[robing.livejournal.com]

Aaah. ok. I thought you generally liked the show, so I was a bit confused. However, I pretty much agree with everything you've said. I wasn't as aware of the writing. As far as that Superman script goes, I read a summary of it. And yeh, it was mighteh scareh. BUT, having seen Kevin Smith's rant on working with one of the producers (the hairdresser guy), I'm wondering if anyone could've turned out a good script under the circumstances.("It's gotta have a giant spider! I need a Chewbacca!" etc etc.)I hope someone finally did.
Seems I heard a podcast on Lost wherein Lindeloff and erm.. someone...basically equated writing the show with a journey. As in they know generally where they are going, but not all the details. I suppose time will tell.
And yeah, I hate Ana. I can't think of anything that the writers could do to get me to like her. Cold blooded murder is still cold blooded murder. Having said that, I also hate Kate. In fact, I think what she did was worse, because I have *no idea* why she did it. Honestly, her reason made no sense. Sawyer's self-loathing is more sensible than Kate's. And Ana, well, the guy had been caught, so letting him go just so she could kill him...evil. Starting to think that the Others never kidnapped the FrontEnders (except Turniphead) because they are all evil. Or shallow. Or too heavy.