Saturday, December 31, 2022

Fabio's 2022 Year End Wrap-Up

  My Top TV shows of 2022 (37 seasons):

  • A
    • Severance S1
    • Better Call Saul S6
    • The Sandman S1
    • The Boys S3
  • A-
    • After Life S3
    • Station Eleven S1
    • Wednesday S1
    • The Bear S1
  • B+
    • Rick and Morty S6
    • Andor S1
    • Archive 81 S1
    • The Umbrella Academy S3
    • Westworld S4
    • Ms. Marvel S1
  • B
    • Emily in Paris S3
    • Moon Knight S1
    • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S4
    • Vikings: Valhalla S1
    • Barry S3
    • The Orville S3
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi S1
    • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law S1
  • B-
    • Stranger Things S4
    • Ramy S3
    • The Book of Boba Fett S1
    • Love, Death & Robots S3
    • Dead to Me S3
    • South Park S25
    • Family Guy S20
    • Mr. Mayor S2
    • Space Force S2
  • C+
    • Cobra Kai S4
    • Better Things S5
  • C
    • Ozark S4
    • South Park S26
    • I am Groot S1
  • D
    • Cobra Kai S5
  • F (didn't finish)
    • Killing Eve S4

    TV shows which I caught up with (42 seasons):

    • The Office (US) S8-9: A
    • Maid S1: A-
    • Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia: S1-15: A-
    • Peaky Blinders S1-4: A-, S5-6: B
    • Taboo S1: B+
    • Love, Death & Robots S1-2: B-
    • Midnight Mass S1: B-
    • Arcane S1: C+
    • 30 Rock S1-6: B
    • Reservation Dogs S1: A
    My favorite Films watched in 2022
    (in no particular order):
    1. Don't Look Up (2021)
    2. The Power of the Dog (2021)
    3. Eternals (2021)
    4. Belfast (2021)
    5. Mulholland Drive (2001)
    6. CODA (2021)
    7. King Richard (2021)
    8. Val (2021)
    9. Free Guy (2021)
    10. Nightmare Alley (2021)
    11. Drive My Car (2021)
    12. Tick, Tick … Boom! (2021)
    13. The Lost Daughter (2021)
    14. Last Night in Soho (2021)
    15. Licorice Pizza (2021)
    16. Being the Ricardos (2021)
    17. Parallel Mothers (2021)
    18. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
    19. Spencer (2021)
    20. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
    21. The Hand of God (2021)
    22. Metal Lords (2022)
    23. Nobody (2021)
    24. Copshop (2021)
    25. The Green Knight (2021)
    26. Rifkins Festival (2020)
    27. The Batman (2022)
    28. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    29. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
    30. The Northman (2022)
    31. Morbius (2022)
    32. TOP GUN: Maverick (2022)
    33. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
    34. Hustle (2022)
    35. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
    36. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
    37. Happening (L'Événement) (2021)
    38. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
    39. Prey (2022)
    40. Nope (2022)
    41. Elvis (2022)
    42. Predator (1987)
    43. Bullet Train (2022)
    44. Death on the Nile (2022)
    45. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
    46. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    Live DVDs/BluRay/Stream 
    • Epitaph (Judas Priest) (2013)
    • The Ophidian Trek (Meshuggah) (2014)
     
    Books:

    1. Confess: The Autobiography by Rob Halford
    2. Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
    3. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
    4. The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
    5. The Whistler by John Grisham 
    6. Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change by April Rinne
    7. Vijfde Macht by Pieter Aspe
    8. Ik moet nog even kijken of ik kan by Liesbeth Smit
    9. Chaotics: The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulence by Philip Kotler  and John A. Caslione
    10. Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David
    11. Empowering Yourself: The Organizational Game Revealed by Harvey J Coleman
    12. Do Improvise: Less Push. More Pause. Better results (Do Books) by Robert Poynton
    13. Rebel Ideas: The Power of Thinking Differently by Matthew Syed
    14. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller 

    Most Watched/Recommended YouTube Channels in 2022:

    • Music:
      • Nik Nocturnal
      • Pete Johns - Studio Live Today
      • MusicTheoryForGuitar
      • Licks Of The Beast
    • Movies, TV Shows, Comics stuff
      • New Rockstars
      • Heavy Spoilers
      • ScreenCrush
    • Comedy
      • Saturday Night Live
      • Awkward Puppets
    • Sports
      • WTF1
      • FORMULA 1
      • Jovem Pan Esportes

    A: 93-100
    A-: 90-92
    B+: 87-89
    B: 83-86
    B-: 80-82
    C+: 77-79
    C: 73-76
    C-: 70-72
    D+: 67-69
    D: 63-66
    D-: 60-62
    F: Below 60

    Saturday, January 1, 2022

    Fabio's 2021 Year End Wrap-Up

     

    My Top 38 TV shows of 2021:

    • A
      • The Beatles: Get Back
      • McCartney 3,2,1
      • Atypical S4
      • Squid Game S1
      • Ted Lasso S2
    • A-
      • Mere of Easttown S1
      • WandaVision S1
      • The Witcher S2
      • What If...? S1
    • B+
      • Cobra Kai S3
      • The Kominsky Method S3
      • Rick and Morty S5
      • Sex Education S3
      • American Crime Story S3
      • Brooklyn Nine Nine S8
      • Loki S1
      • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier S1
      • Brand New Cherry Flavor S1
    • B
      • Hawkeye S1
      • Locke & Key S2
      • Sweet Tooth S1
      • Vikings S6
      • Tribes of Europa S1
      • Shadow and Bone S1
      • Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet S2
    • B-
      • How to Become a Tyrant S1
      • How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) S3
      • Firefly Lane S1
      • History of Swear Words S1
      • Family Guy S19
    • C+
      • Succession S3
        • The Mayor S1
      • C
        • Emily in Paris S2
        • Sex/Life S1
        • The Morning Show S2
      • D
        • Big Mouth S5
        • Snowpiercer S2
        • Master of None S3
      • F (didn't finish)
        • The Handmaid's Tale S5
        • Foundation S1

        TV shows which I caught up with (50 seasons):

        • The Office (US) S1-7: A
        • Better Things S1-4: A
        • Ted Lasso S1: A
        • P-Valley S1: A
        • Ramy S1-2: A
        • The Plot Against America S1:A
        • You're the Worst S1: A, S2: B-, S3-5: A-
        • Normal People S1: A-
        • Insecure S1-4: A-
        • Brockmire S1: A-, S2&3: B, S4: C+ 
        • PEN15 S1-2: B+
        • StartUp S1: B+, S2: B-, S3: C-
        • Trailer Park Boys S1-12: B
        • Trailer Park Boys (Animated) S1&2: B
        • I Hate Suzie S1: B-

        My favorite Films watched in 2021
        (90 in no particular order):

        New Movies (31)
        1. The Father
        2. Judas and the Black Messiah
        3. Mank
        4. Minari
        5. Nomadland
        6. Promising Young Woman
        7. Sound of Metal
        8. The Trial of the Chicago 7
        9. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
        10. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
        11. Pieces of a Woman
        12. Another Round
        13. One Night in Miami
        14. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
        15. Hillbilly Elegy
        16. The White Tiger
        17. Love and Monsters
        18. The Midnight Sky
        19. Army of The Dead
        20. A Quiet Place II
        21. Jungle Cruise
        22. The Suicide Squad
        23. The Many Saints of Newark
        24. Dune
        25. No Time To Die 
        26. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
        27. Red Notice
        28. Spider-Man: No Way Home
        29. The Matrix Resurrections
        30. The Last Duel
        31. Death to 2021
        Oscar Winners (46)
        1. The King's Speech (2010)
        2. The Hurt Locker (2009)
        3. Crash (2005)
        4. Chicago (2002)
        5. Unforgiven (1992)
        6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
        7. The Last Emperor (1987)
        8. Platoon (1986)
        9. Out of Africa (1985)
        10. Amadeus (1984)
        11. Terms of Endearment (1983)
        12. Gandhi (1982)
        13. Chariots of Fire (1981)
        14. Ordinary People (1980)
        15. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
        16. The Deer Hunter (1978)
        17. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
        18. The Godfather Part II (1974)
        19. The Sting (1973)
        20. The Godfather (1972)
        21. The French Connection (1971)
        22. Patton (1970)
        23. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
        24. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
        25. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
        26. The Sound of Music (1965)
        27. My Fair Lady (1964)
        28. Tom Jones (1963)
        29. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
        30. West Side Story (1961)
        31. The Apartment (1960)
        32. Ben-Hur (1959)
        33. Gigi (1958)
        34. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
        35. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
        36. Marty (1955)
        37. On the Waterfront (1954)
        38. From Here to Eternity (1953)
        39. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
        40. An American in Paris (1951)
        41. All About Eve (1950)
        42. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
        43. Casablanca (1943)
        44. Rebecca (1940)
        45. Gone with the Wind (1939)
        46. It Happened One Night (1934)
        Other older movies (13)
        1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
        2. Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
        3. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
        4. Mission: Impossible (1996)
        5. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
        6. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
        7. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
        8. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
        9. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
        10. Batman Begins (2005)
        11. The Dark Knight (2008)
        12. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 
        13. Die Hard (1988)
        Books:

        1. Uncharted: How to Map the Future by Heffernan, Margaret 
        2. The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking by Krogerus, Mikael
        3. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
        4. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason
        5. (Pijn)³ by Pieter Aspe
        6. No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram by Sarah Frier
        7. The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
        8. Zoenoffer by Pieter Aspe
        9. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters 
        10. The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind by Jonah Berger
        11. Een ontiegelijk lange adem by Chermaine Kwant
        Most Watched/Recommended YouTube Channels in 2021:
        • Music:
          • Music Theory For Guitar
          • Signals Music Studio (music/guitar theory)
          • BeMetalways (album reviews)
          • JHS (guitar pedals review)
          • Sweetwater (musical instruments review)
          • Hack Music Theory (music/guitar theory)
          • Bernth (guitar practice)
        • Movies, TV Shows, Comics stuff
          • New Rockstars
          • ScreenCrush
          • Chris Stuckmann
          • Jeremy Jahns
        • Comedy
          • Saturday Night Live