According to Andrew: The Best of 2020 (lol) Let's be honest. Nothing about 2020 was "Best".
We deserve a do-over. We should act as if this year never even happened. We should tell this year to go to hell. I hope everyone is doing okay during these trying times. As it's now December, we've been in this pandemic (at least, here in America- I envy anyone outside this country) since March. Thankfully, there's a vaccine on the way- we hope. In the meantime, we're getting closer to the end of the year, and we can still discuss things we did to pass the time! I started hosting trivia weekly on Zoom, and it's grown into a commission-based endeavor. I'm making money off of doing something I genuinely enjoy, which is something I haven't been able to say many times in my life. I also consumed a lot of media despite not being able to leave my apartment. Services like Netflix have been a big help. Fantasy football is also still a thing, after months of speculation of whether or not we were going to have a season at all. And, of course, these blog lists. The whole reason I started this thing. I guess, for a little bit, it hasn't been all bad. I hope I can distract you from the world for a little while with some light reading. And so, I present to you, my "Best of 2020" spread. It's minimal this year- there weren't a lot of sports, so the lists will likely be either eliminated completely this year, or just shortened. Regardless, I'll do my best to give my thoughts on everything I had a plan to do. Maybe I'll even throw in some extracurricular lists for good measure. I hope you enjoy. Top 25 Pop Songs of 2020 (Coming Soon!) The Best of Film from 2020 (Coming Soon!) 10 Best TV Series of 2020 With hopefully more to come. I hope you're all staying safe and healthy out there. - A
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 Because no one hates Star Wars quite like Star Wars fans. Well, folks, here we are. It’s Star Wars day. May the Fourth be with you. And because The Rise of Skywalker is now streaming on Disney+, I would like to take this opportunity to give my personal rankings for every film in the Star Wars franchise, and, in turn, shit all over the movie in question. Now, Star Wars is a lot like family to me. I love Star Wars a lot. But, much like I get an abundance of family during quarantine, my last few intimate experiences with the franchise have left me scarred and deformed. I feel my trust has been breached after having been lovingly nurtured in the galaxy far, far away for a long, long time. And so, I present to you: every Star Wars film, personally ranked by me, a cynic. This is a personal choice and not a general consensus list, although my opinions are always right when it comes to Star Wars, so you may as well not look anywhere else. Also, I’m still mad at them for how they finished the Skywalker saga, so while my opinions may be polarizing, they are what they are. Be warned though, I spoil just about every Star Wars movie on this list. So back out now if you dare. Lock S-Foils in attack positions. Let’s begin. 11. Solo There is no reason why Solo should have been made. I mean, they took one quote from A New Hope and basically spun it off into two and a half hours of backstory for Han Solo- a character whose backstory certainly could have been left alone. On top of that, nothing about Solo sticks out to me- or maybe only its failed plays on nostalgia did. From a bland, blatant rip off of K2-SO from Rogue One, to inexplicably re-introducing Darth Maul to the series (telling everyone to go watch the animated TV shows? Please. You made a mistake by killing him off. Admit you made a mistake and move on from it- stop trying to atone for George Lucas’ shitty screenwriting), and even, in my opinion, a failed attempt at recreating Lando Calrissian with a caricaturist performance (at best) by Donald Glover. Now, I did like Alden Ehrenreich, and I was able to buy into the fact that he was Han Solo, and not some actor hired to do an impersonation of Han Solo. But tying back to my main gripe with the film- the writing- we get enough Han character work throughout the original trilogy. We don’t need more bizarre character work from a character that doesn’t require it (an Imperial Infantryman?? Really?). We see Han grow over the course of the film, but that’s the problem. At no point do we see him truly morph into the cynic we get in his first scene in A New Hope. I left this film feeling disheartened and disappointed about the direction of Star Wars, and my feeling might be the only thing I truly remember about this movie. Maybe over-saturation of the product was, in fact, the problem. And another film on this list, for me, solidified that thought. 10. The Rise of Skywalker In the words of our dear old Emperor Palpatine: "I have waited a long time for this moment." Remember how over-saturation of the product makes it stale? Right. God, do I never hope to watch this movie again. I can’t even watch the CinemaSins “Everything Wrong With…” video on it because I know that EVERYTHING is wrong with this movie. It is now to the point where the more I think about The Rise of Skywalker, the angrier I get that we had to end with THIS. I understand how difficult it is to end a series, especially one that’s been building up for years and years and years, and has reached definitive conclusions once, maybe even twice. And Rise of Skywalker got caught up in movie franchise sin number one- pandering to the fans. Because again, no one hates Star Wars quite like Star Wars fans, the (undeserved) backlash from The Last Jedi was unheralded. And so, J.J. Abrams returned to direct the final film of the Skywalker saga in order to give the haters a nostalgia high and… failed miserably. From the opening lines of crawling text we are told that something amazing happened offscreen and that we’ll never get to see it. Who the HELL watched the first two movies of the sequel trilogy and thought “ya know, Emperor Palpatine would figure into this quite nicely and logically”? I could go ON, but there are many more flaws with Rise of Skywalker that I have yet to get to- the shoving of Rose back into the very minor character category, the obvious bait shots of a “Darth Rey” and a “Darth C-3PO” in the trailer that only lasted for mere seconds in the movie, and THE KISS. Jesus Christ the kiss. Kylo and Rey aren’t even related and this felt like a more incestuous kiss than Luke and Leia. There were LAUGHS in the movie theatre because it IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. I hope you’re happy that you ruined a good thing, Star Wars fans. I feel like Rise of Skywalker was an amalgamation of fanfics that J.J. Abrams rolled up into one train wreck of a film. Man, did this film also fall victim to the wake of Avengers: Endgame. Where did all those ships come from? The two most recent Star Wars films have failed me. The saga has eight films in it as far as I’m concerned. Guys, thank you for bearing with me on all my ranting. I promise the next 9 films are (slightly) more positive. 9. Attack of the Clones There is one good thing about Attack of the Clones, and it’s the introduction of the Clone Army, right from about the start of the Battle of Geonosis (skipping the lightsaber duel), all the way to the end (right before Anakin and Padme’s secret wedding). Oh, that and the love theme from the film. Now, leave it to George Lucas to write some truly cringe dialogue (see: Anakin’s thoughts on sand), but John Williams is a gift to man from the gods of music and can do no wrong. In Attack of the Clones two major storylines present themselves- Obi-Wan’s discovery of the clone army, and and Anakin’s love affair with Padmé (because puberty and movie magic suddenly make it okay that a small boy from The Phantom Menace would eventually fuck the clearly adult-and-not-14 year old woman he meets on his home planet). On Obi-Wan’s side we get Boba Fett- as a KID! And on Anakin and Padmé’s side we get some of the worst flirting we’ve ever seen on film. Although, I won’t lie- an overarching theme we get to see is the Jedi Council’s views on the values of being a Jedi. They constantly make Anakin feel like shit for missing his mom and repressing his feelings. Although I didn’t understand it when I was a 9 year old kid seeing this movie for the first time, as an adult it’s more clear that the Jedi Council members are huge dicks- and maybe we begin to see that maybe the eradication of the Sith maybe ISN’T the way to bring balance to the Force? Just some food for thought. 8. The Phantom Menace Now I know what you’re thinking- The Phantom Menace is the worst of all Star Wars films! But I offer you this- there is enough cool shit in this movie that can stand up on its own to put it over the three train wrecks of films I just described. For a long, long time The Phantom Menace was my favorite film in the franchise- I was 6 years old when I saw it in a movie theater, the bright colors and battle sequences blew my mind. Of course now that I’m older my view has changed and I realize that not even these could save this film from a boring premise to humanizing one of cinema’s greatest villains in the form of the least believable acting I have ever seen outside The Room (props to George Lucas though, he successfully confined the worst acting in the prequel trilogy to one character, despite that character being played by two different actors). But man, if you’re going to sit here and tell me that the Pod race sequence is bad, or that the triple battle at the climax of the film (yes, even the Gungan portion- “meesa no have a booma” is iconic dialogue from Jar-Jar Binks) is bad, or that Duel of the Fates is wasted on this movie, or that they did Darth Maul a disservice by killing him off, you’d be semi-right on the last two, but on the whole, you’re wrong. The Pod racing scene is bad ass. You best believe I had every single one of those in Lego form when I was small. Darth Maul is an incredible boss battle at the end. Duel of the Fates is one of most recognizable themes in the franchise. The triple battle at the end of the film rocks (even if flying a ship is most certainly NOT pod racing, Anakin). The Phantom Menace is ripe with faults- believe me, the majority of it is garbage, but there’s enough good in it to edge Attack of the Clones by just a hair. 7. Revenge of the Sith Finally, a film in the prequel trilogy actually got something right. Aside from the comical “NOOOOO” given by Darth Vader, I’d say the final battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan and Anakin’s subsequent transformation into Darth Vader is a satisfying ending to the prequel trilogy. Star Wars’ first PG-13 movie delivers as best it can, especially considering everyone knows what happens at the end. We get some cool world building (Utapau and Mustafar especially), the heartbreaking execution of Order 66, Anakin’s haunting (and badass) march on the Jedi Temple, as well as some moments that have become meme-worthy (which no other Star Wars film can say)- such as Obi-Wan’s iconic “Hello there!” Revenge of the Sith has its fair share of Lucas-isms, like some bullshit minor villain who gets killed off halfway through the film with no consequences for the heroes whatsoever (cough cough Grievous cough cough), but with a simple approach and a definitive ending, Revenge of the Sith did its job correctly. We get the downfall of the Republic, the rise of the empire, and a complete backstory on one of film’s most infamous baddies. Would I do it differently if I were making them? Of course. But I'm not, so Revenge of the Sith gets a passing grade from me. 6. The Force Awakens I was lucky enough to see The Force Awakens in an empty movie theatre two weeks after it came out, thanks to a snowstorm in Hartford on a late Sunday night. This first film in the sequel franchise is a solid entry, and as such, ranks right in the middle of this list. My biggest takeaway from Force Awakens are the new storytelling angles, from a defecting stormtrooper to an orphaned hero (and it’s a girl this time), all while interweaving plenty of nostalgia from the original trilogy into the new one. It’s truly Star Wars for the 21st century. I personally loved the killing off of Han Solo (it's a point about this idea of "the past" that I will make in another entry on this list). It’s just kind of a shame that no one could agree on where to go with the new trilogy for any longer than one film, and by the end we were left with a spiraling mess. But, for someone who hadn’t seen anything related to Star Wars in ten years, MAN was it good to have Star Wars back in our lives. It’s a feel good film if ever I’ve seen one, full of just as much wonder as its original trilogy counterparts. It came at a time when we needed Star Wars, and that's what matters. 5. Rogue One Rogue One is classified as a standalone film, but it’s also kind of not? If that makes sense? It chronologically fits between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope (in fact it literally leads right into the latter), but we’re introduced to new main characters whose every move we are hanging on within two hours of screen time. I once had someone tell me they hated Rogue One because there was no character development. I argue that there is more character development in Rogue One than some characters in any of the three trilogies have over three movies. Take Jyn Erso, for example. She struggles with being constantly abandoned and having to fight for herself, then has to come to terms with her father working for the Empire, only to have her outlook turned on its head when her father discloses that he is alive and left a flaw in the Death Star. Felicity Jones plays the part perfectly, flanked by the equally talented Diego Luna, as well as Alan Tudyk (god bless this national treasure of a man), who plays the sardonic K2-SO (the correct way to play a snarky droid). For once, Star Wars showed us something that happened off screen that was only talked about in another movie (“many Bothans died to get this information to us” from A New Hope), which is played out to great effect. It’s a war movie, first and foremost, and the stakes are high for pretty much the entire movie. And, of course, we get the EXCELLENT moment with Darth Vader laying waste to Rebel soldiers at the end of the film. It’s the only time I’ve ever been truly scared while watching Star Wars. Rogue One is amazing and anyone who thinks otherwise is simply incorrect. Much like another film I will mention a bit later, we have a 21st century filmmaker (Gareth Edwards) who you can tell truly cares about Star Wars and telling a compelling story for the audience. Just because it’s not vintage doesn’t mean it’s not good. 4. A New Hope Everyone remembers their first. I was, I think, 5 or 6, shortly before Phantom Menace came out. My uncle had a VHS set of the original trilogy, which I ate up. A New Hope is up first, and, though it’s ranked lowest in terms of the original trilogy, it is by no means a bad movie. Every piece of lore we have in Star Wars comes from A New Hope. We have Luke Skywalker, the plucky (albeit whiny- Luke is a very whiny boy) hero who discovers that he is a very real player in something much bigger than his own life; Obi-Wan Kenobi, the old sage and watchful protector- who doesn’t really do the best job of describing Darth Vader and his relationship to Luke in all this (there’s that “too many cooks in the kitchen not being able to decide what kind of soup they want” thing again); Darth Vader, who only has EIGHT MINUTES AND SIX SECONDS OF SCREEN TIME in the film. Talk about maximizing screen time because it feels like he’s in the film for a lot longer; Princess Leia, Han Solo, C-3PO, R2-D2; the list simply goes on. A New Hope simply sets the tone. That shot of Luke Looking out over the double setting sun on Tattooine to the tune of the best piece of music ever composed for Star Wars? The assault on the Death Star? The fucking Cantina Band? Iconic. Yeah, sure, the lightsaber fight between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader is terrible, but it was 1977, so I’m willing to give it a pass. No matter your opinion, you have to respect the fact that A New Hope redefined the space opera. For the first time, we experienced the dream of a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. 3. Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi might be my favorite, just because of the pure catharsis that occurs that end. That, and green’s my favorite color, so the color of Luke’s lightsaber just resonates with me for some reason. Return of the Jedi has it all. Jabba’s Palace and Luke’s fight with the Rancor (we’ll skip "Jedi Rocks"), the fight on the skiffs above the Sarlaac Pit, the death of Yoda and Luke finalizing his Jedi training, the Ewoks and speeder bikes on the Forest Moon of Endor, a critical confrontation between Luke and Emperor Palpatine, and a multi-layered final battle like no other (“it’s a trap!”). Perhaps most importantly, though, Luke finally does what many others before him have strived to do: bring balance to the Force. Look at the black clothing he wears for the entire film. Look at him whacking away at Darth Vader during their final lightsaber battle. We finally realize that a balance of the Force does not mean eradicating one side- dark or light- it means containing the facets of both harmoniously within oneself. Return of the Jedi also features some of the best music in the series. When that “Attack on the Death Star” music hits? I get chills. Return of the Jedi is the best. 2. The Last Jedi Now that all the REAL Star Wars fans are here and we’ve weeded out the fake ones who saw this ranking for Last Jedi and LEFT the chat: I stand by the opinion that The Last Jedi is most important Star Wars movie ever made. Not the best (it’s close), but the most important. How do you follow up The Force Awakens without making it derivative of one of the original trilogy films? Rian Johnson approaches this film with such a creative and unique perspective, paying homage not only to the films of old (like Rashomon) but also cinema as a whole, with certain shots reminiscent of films like Wings in the Canto Bight sequence. We see narratives between Finn and Rose bloom into one of the more interesting relationships in the sequel trilogy, the brilliant turn of face from Laura Dern’s Admiral Holdo, which results in one of the most jaw-dropping moments of the film (although let’s be serious, I don’t think my mouth closed during the last half hour of this masterpiece of filmmaking). Also, Snoke’s killing was justified (until I saw Rise of Skywalker) and complimented by one of the most incredible lightsaber fights I’ve ever seen. We see the Force in a whole different light in The Last Jedi. We see the things we never thought it could do- and who really knows what the Force can do, anyways? We examine the relationship between Rey and Kylo Ren (not THAT kind of relationship, fucking sickos), their fears, their pasts, and face their futures, as the mirror is held up to nature brilliantly. I hope you see yourselves, Star Wars fans: the generation that is too afraid to let the past go, and clings desperately to the old without wanting to experience anything new. More things to love about The Last Jedi- Luke’s final chapter. Forty years before this movie was made, we saw a whiny little farm boy standing on the edge of the world, looking out at two suns setting in the distance, unaware of where his life would take him. Now, Luke, a Jedi master, having finally made a difference in the world (and become one with the Force), watches the two suns set one last time. It’s a brilliant, heartbreaking circular narrative that deserves your respect. The biggest takeaway from this movie, especially in regards to the Force- your alignment does not have any bearing on what color your blade is. While opinions are polarized on this one, The Last Jedi is an incredible piece of filmmaking, taking risk after risk and succeeding in almost every single one of them. I will defend this film until I die. You cannot stop me. 1. The Empire Strikes Back When crafting a sequel, it is important to prioritize your character development, lest you fall into the trap of putting the heroes through the same crisis as in the first movie. The Empire Strikes Back is one of those sequels that is better than its original, improving on it in almost every way. From the icy landscape of Hoth and that out of this world battle, as the Rebels attempt to take down the monstrous (and totally bad ass) Imperial Walkers, to the murky jungle of Degobah, where Luke’s various teachings from Yoda shape the Jedi we know and love today, to the BRILLIANT twist at the end of the film, Empire has it all. It takes you from the highest highs of A New Hope, as you wonder where the series will take you next, and makes you feel as worn down as Han, Leia and the gang running from the Empire through the asteroid field. And then, just when you think you’ve made it out, it completely pulls the rug out from under you as Darth Vader reveals his and Luke’s true relationship. And by the end, the heroes are nearly in over their heads in trouble, as Han Solo’s freezing in carbonite leaves his future seriously in doubt. The film has so many twists and turns that you're not sure which way is up. When I was a kid, I thought this movie was boring AF. It was only when I got older that I realized that the movie slowly creeps toward its climax, showing that drama and suspense can be built without the use of flashy lightsaber fights. That way, when we DO finally get the duel between Luke and Vader at the end, the first REAL lightsaber duel, it has so much more weight to it than we realize. We know Luke isn't ready to face Vader yet, but his love for his friends is strong and drags him away from that. We know that Darth Vader is holding all the cards, but we can't help but cheer Luke on in these climactic moments. And then the slap in the face: "No, I am your father." UGH. I can only imagine being in a movie theater in 1980 hearing everyone react to this for the first time. It's just awesome when movies get real and also make you feel, isn't it? What else about this masterwork... Empire is also the first film in which we hear John Williams’ legendary Imperial March, which is one of the most recognizable pieces of film score ever written. When the chips are down, The Empire Strikes Back is the best movie in the Star Wars franchise. I know it, and you I know it.
Am I wrong about any of these? Leave a comment down below. I wish everyone a very safe and healthy Star Wars day. As always, may the Force be with you.  If you’re like me, you’re struggling to fight boredom during this time of quarantining, isolating, and social distancing. It’s really not easy trying to keep yourself occupied if all you want to do is get out of the house. But, if you’re like me, you love game nights with your friends. And much like many people have discovered, there are ways to host game nights remotely, using services like Zoom to share screens and participate even from homes apart. Jackbox games are lot of fun. My friends and I play it often. We love a good game night, and the remote session we held was a big hit. But every so often I need something to keep my brain exercised while I self-isolate. And that’s when I had the idea to host a remote trivia night. When I floated the idea to my group of friends, the interest was high. When it was all said and done, they immediately asked me when the next one would be (and yes, I’ve already come up with part 2). To be honest, while trivia certainly was easy to coordinate, setting it up was a lot more work than I had anticipated- but then again, I have a lot of time on my hands. Mercifully for you, I have some step by step instructions I can share with you so you too can put together your own trivia night, reader. Basics of Moderating First thing’s first- you’ll need someone to run the whole thing- and honestly, if you’re reading this, it could very well be you. You’ll need to choose all the questions in advance, determine how the game is run, determine how long the game will play for, etc. I will not lie- there’s a good amount of work that goes into it. But while I personally love answering trivia questions, I like coming up with them just as much. Choosing Your Tools for Gameplay A key component of this is picking what platform you’re going to use to host your trivia night. The key- for me, anyway- was to make the feel of trivia night as close to “Thursday night bar trivia at the pub” as we could, which means that teams will need to not only hear the Game Master addressing the room with questions and answers, but also communicate and deliberate privately with their respective teams. We selected Google Hangouts as our main video chat site, but there are other tools like Zoom or Slack that could just as well. The only thing was just to make sure that each team’s microphone was muted on the main chat- or, at least, make sure that each team will keep quiet. As Game Master, you can share your screen with other people if you have some kind of PowerPoint to share with them, or you can simply read the questions allowed while the other teams look at your face. In addition to a primary video chat, teams will need a way to deliberate amongst themselves before submitting answers. We were fortunate enough to have a number of pairs who were already roommates, meaning they could just talk out their potential answers in person, but one of our teams had all its members in separate spaces, meaning they had to communicate by other means. On top of that, every team will need a way to submit an answer to the GM. Google Hangouts also offers a chat service that teams can utilize to communicate before deciding on an answer. It’s not the same as talking to one another, but the team that was separated from each other ended up winning our event, if that helps. For other teams, a personal text to the GM works for submitting answers, or a private team chat that also includes the GM may also suffice. If you’re the moderator, you’ll just need to make sure you’re sharing only one window of your screen so people can’t see other teams’ answers- or worse, the answers to the quiz. Choosing Your Questions My trivia rounds are combination of trivia I have experienced as well as trivia I found online. I use a combination of traditional question and answer as well as game-based trivia. The questions all range from easy to hard, from themed to general knowledge. They were just… extensive. I go hard. Sorry. Personally, we had 2 halves of 5 rounds of trivia, and each round had around 10 questions. So we’re looking at around 100 questions. We played for about 2 and a half hours. But when you have nothing to do, we figured, why not? I’m not saying you have to do that many, but, for scale, that’s what we did. Most importantly, I had a presentation with rules, game setups, and one question per slide on it so people wouldn’t need me to repeat questions more than once. I also had the answers printed out next to me, that way I wouldn’t show the answers to any of the teams while I was screen sharing. And if you think that sounds like a lot of work- it was. So I’ve made it easy for you. Here’s the slide presentation I used, as well as the cheat sheet with all of the answers. The presentation is available for download, so if you need to edit out any of the questions (I had a current events section, for example), feel free to do so. For the picture section, I have included the images themselves on the presentation. During the game, I sent each team the files via direct message instead. The same is true for the audio portion. I have included the audio link on the cheat sheet with the answers on it. During the Game 1. Break Your Players up into teams. For our trivia night, we had the luxury of telling players to pick their teams beforehand, and that went very well. It is helpful to select a single representative for each team to submit final answers to the moderator. 2. Set up each team’s private communication method We used Google Hangouts’ chat feature because it was there and it was the easiest to use and it was divisible into private chats. It is also possible to use another video chat service while also having your microphone muted on the main call. 3. Set Your Ground Rules You can choose your own, but here’s the general outline of what we went with:
4. Play! It’s the best part anyways. 5. Tally the scores and announce the winner I had a final wager question that was a little harder than the rest of the questions to finish the game. It added both drama and gave me a little bit of time to tally if so I could quickly announce a winner. Overall, this was one of the most fun quarantine activities I’ve ever been a part of. I got some great feedback from my players, so much so that I’ve already started working on round two. Feel free to leave a comment or send a message to the site if you have any questions for me. Happy Trivia!  Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" was my most-listened to song of 2019. Because of course it was. A friend of mine did this last year, and so it inspired me to do it this year. Each day, he would keep track of each piece of media he took in, from music albums to books, to tv shows, to video games, etc. He kept track of it each day for the entirety of 2019. And I thought "this sounds fun! Let's try it!" And so I did. The idea comes from film director Steven Soderbergh's idea to keep a diary of all the media he took in over the course of a year. The intent is not just to keep track of all the media itself, but to see just how much we take in. Each day and the kind of media consumed could mean different things, like: How was I feeling this day? Was this a travel day? Was this a stay at home and do nothing day? Was this a busy day (which might be signified by nothing being consumed on a certain day)? And, after 365 days of keeping track of each piece of media I took in for a full year, I am finally ready to post it. This was also exhausting and I will never do it again. Here's how this works: “”- TV show Italics- Movie Bold- Book ALL CAPS- music album ** **- podcast Underlined- video game [] Live theatre ::- Concert ^ unfinished Disclaimers: - I have not included single individual songs or news stories for my own sanity. - Any albums, tv shows or movies that I watched/listened to over 50% of (or just a good portion for me to take in) I have included as a full entry. - However, for albums, if only a portion of an album has been released, and I listened to only the released part, I have included that particular entry as an album with an unfinished "^" next to it. - I work at a theatre, so I watch "David Byrne's American Utopia" 6 times per week. The first time I see a piece of theatre, and only the first time, I will include it. So here we go. Peruse at your own risk. January1/1 “NHL Winter Classic: Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks” “Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs Washington” 1/2 “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E1- The Slippery Slope, Part 1” “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E2- The Slippery Slope, Part 2” “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E3- The Grim Grotto, Part 1” “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E4- The Grim Grotto, Part 2” 1/3 “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E5- The Penultimate Peril, Part 1” “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E6- The Penultimate Peril, Part 2” “A Series of Unfortunate Events: S3 E7- The End” 1/4 HIGH FIDELITY- Original Broadway Cast Recording 1/5 DELTA- Mumford and Sons “NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans” “NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys” 1/6 “NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens” “NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears” 1/7 SIGH NO MORE- Mumford and Sons CONTINUUM- John Mayer BABEL- Mumford and Sons BATTLE STUDIES- John Mayer WILDER MIND- Mumford and Sons BORN AND RAISED- John Mayer DELTA- Mumford and Sons THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer “CFP National Championship: Alabama vs Clemson” 1/8 “College Basketball: Duke vs. Wake Forest” “Jeopardy” “NHL Hockey: Boston Bruins vs Minnesota Wild” 1/9 1/10 The Founder- written by Robert Siegel, directed by John Lee Hancock 1/11 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch- written by Charlie Brooker, directed by David Slade [My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy!] by Steven Solomon- Herberger Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 1/12 “NFL Divisional Playoff: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts” “NFL Divisional Playoff: Los Angeles Rams vs Dallas Cowboys” 1/13 “NFL Divisional Playoff: New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Chargers” “NFL Divisional Playoff: New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles” 1/14 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim “The Nineties: E1- The One About TV, Part 1” “The Nineties: E2- The One About TV, Part 2” “The Nineties: E3- Isn’t It Ironic?” “The Nineties: E4- The Comeback Kid” “The Nineties: E5- New World Order” TAKE GOOD CARE- The Revivalists MEN AMONGST MOUNTAINS- The Revivalists 1/15 “The Nineties: E6- The Information Age” “The Nineties: E7- Terrorism Hits Home” TAKE GOOD CARE- The Revivalists [True West] by Sam Shepard- American Airlines Theatre, New York, NY QUEEN: THE PLATINUM COLLECTION- Queen 1/16 “The Nineties: E8- Can We All Get Along?” “The 2000s: E1- The Platinum Age of Television, Part 1” “The 2000s: E2- The Platinum Age if Television, Part 2” LEGALLY BLONDE- ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST YOUNG THE GIANT- Young the Giant 1/17 1/18 TAKE GOOD CARE- The Revivalists 1/19 **Stuff You Should Know- The July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler** **Stuff You Should Know- How Lobotomies Work** “The 2000s- E3: Mission Accomplished” 1/20 “NFC Championship: New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams” “AFC Championship: New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs” Mario Kart Wii Jeopardy! 1/21 “High Noon” “Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable” “Around the Horn” “The 2000s: E4- Quagmire: Bush’s Second Term” 1/22 “91st Academy Award Nominations” 1/23 SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- New York City Center Encores Cast Recording **Sports? with Katie Nolan- Oh Baby, Baby** “Jeopardy! C1 E11-Season 31: TOC Quarterfinals Game 1” “Jeopardy! C1 E12- Season 31: TOC Quarterfinals Game 2” 1/24 1/25 “Jeopardy! C1 E13- Season 31: TOC Quarterfinals Game 3” “Jeopardy! C1 E14- Season 31: TOC Quarterfinals Game 4” SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- New York City Center Encores Cast Recording “Jeopardy! C1 E15- Season 31: TOC Quarterfinals Game 5” “Jeopardy! C1 E16- Season 31: TOC Semifinals Game 1” “Sex Education- S1 E1: Episode 1” 1/26 “Sex Education- S1 E2: Episode 2” 1/27 IN TRANSIT- Original Broadway Cast Recording “Jeopardy! C1 E17- Season 31: TOC Semifinals Game 2” “Jeopardy! C1 E18- Season 31: TOC Semifinals Game 3” [Network] by Lee Hall, Belsaco Theatre, New York, NY “Sex Education- S1 E3: Episode 3” “Sex Education- S1 E4: Episode 4” “Sex Education- S1 E5: Episode 5” 1/28 1/29 NEW IN TOWN- John Mulaney 1/30 A STAR IS BORN- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1/31 February2/1 SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- New York City Center Encores Recording “Sex Education- S1 E6: Episode 6” GEOGRAPHY- Tom Misch 2/2 PRESS START!- The 8-Bit Big Band The House That Jack Built- written and directed by Lars Von Trier 2/3 THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer “Super Bowl LIII- New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams” “The World’s Best- Episode #1.1” Unedited Footage of a Bear- written by Alan Resnick, Dina Kelberman, and Robby Rackleff, directed by Ben O’Brien and Alan Resnick 2/4 2/5 2/6 BABEL- Mumford & Sons 2/7 OKLAHOMA!- 1998 Royal National Theatre Cast Recording **Under Further Review: S1 E23- Kata’s Nightmare, Round 2** “NBA Basketball- Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers” THE THRILL OF IT ALL- Sam Smith 2/8 SIMULATION THEORY- Muse THANK U, NEXT- Ariana Grande GRAND HOTEL- Original Broadway Cast Recording “Jeopardy! C1 E19- TOC Finals Game 1” “Jeopardy! C1 E20- TOC Finals Game 2” The Ballad of Buster Scruggs- Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen 2/9 HADESTOWN- Original Cast Recording “Jeopardy! C2 E1- 80s Week, Game 1” “Sex Education- S1 E7: Chapter 7” “Sex Education- S1 E8: Chapter 8” “Big Mouth- S3 E1: My Furry Valentine” 2/10 TREASURE PLANET- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2/11 TAKE GOOD CARE- The Revivalists “2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show”* (Seen live at Madison Square Garden) 2/12 DELTA- Mumford & Sons “2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show”* (Seen live at Madison Square Garden) 2/13 [Merrily We Roll Along]- book by George Furth, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Roundabout Theatre Company at the Laura Pels Theatre, New York, NY 2/14 **The Lone Star Podcast: LSP 23: Not ‘Robo Cop’** 2/15 TRY!- John Mayer Trio THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer “Jeopardy! C2 E2- 80s Week, Game 2” “Jeopardy! C2 E3- 80s Week, Game 3” 2/16 “NHL Hockey- New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers” (Seen live at Barclays Center) 2/17 “Jeopardy! C2 E4- 80s Week, Game 4” GALACTIC EMPIRE- Galactic Empire 2/18 GALACTIC EMPIRE- Galactic Empire 2/19 “Jeopardy! C2 E5- 80s Week, Game 5” 2/20 THE BLACK PARADE- My Chemical Romance 2/21 GEORGICA POND- Johnnyswim Madre- Written and directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Fauve- Written and directed by Jeremy Comte Marguerite- Written and directed by Marianne Farley Detainment- Written by Vincent Lambe, directed by Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon Skin- Written by Guy Nattiv and Sharon Maymon, directed by Guy Nattiv A Night at the Garden- directed by Marshall Curry 2/22 Black Sheep- directed by Ed Perkins End Game- directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Period. End of Sentence.- directed by Rayka Zehtabchi Lifeboat- directed by Skye Fitzgerald Bao- Written and directed by Domee Shi Late Afternoon- Written and directed by Louise Bagnall Animal Behaviour- Written and directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine Weekends- Written and directed by Trevor Jimenez One Small Step- Written by Andrew Chesworth and Shaofu Zhang, directed by Bobby Pontillas and Andrew Chesworth Wishing Box- Written by Wenli Zhang, Directed by Wenli Zhang and Nan Li Tweet-Tweet- Written and directed by Zhanna Bekmambatov GEOGRAPHY- Tom Misch 2/23 HADESTOWN- Original Cast Recording Green Book- Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly, directed by Peter Farrelly Roma- Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón 2/24 “Parks and Recreation- S4 E8: The Trial of Leslie Knope” “Parks and Recreation- S4 E9: Citizen Knope” “91st Academy Awards” 2/25 BABEL- Mumford & Sons 2/26 BABEL- Mumford & Sons WILDER MIND- Mumford & Sons 2/27 SOUVENIR- Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors **The Lone Star Podcast- LSP 26: Yuge Comeback**^ **Under Further Review- UFR S1 E26: Bobs, Bills and Blockbusters** 2/28 Super Smash Bros Ultimate **The Lone Star Podcast- LSP 26: Yuge Comeback** [Alice by Heart]- Book by Jessie Nelson and Steven Sater, music by Duncan Shiek, lyrics by Steven Sater- The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, New York, NY March3/1 3/2 3/3 LIVE AT ROME OLYMPIC STADIUM- Muse BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “The 2000s- E5: The iDecade” 3/4 “The 2000s- E6: The Financial Crisis” “The 2000s- E7: Yes We Can” “The 2000s- E8: I Want My MP3” 3/5 “Losers- The Miscast Champion” “The Seventies- E1: Television Gets Real” “The Seventies- E2: The United States vs. Richard Nixon” SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND- The Beatles “The Seventies- E3: Peace with Honor 3/6 “The Seventies- E4: Crimes and Cults” DELTA- Mumford & Sons “The Seventies- E5: ‘The State of the Union is Not Good’” “The Seventies- E6: Battle of the Sexes” [Kiss Me, Kate!]- Book by Sam and Bella Spewack, Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, Studio 54, New York, NY “NBA Basketball- Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers” 3/7 WILDER MIND- Mumford & Sons 3/8 “The Seventies- E7: Terrorism at Home and Abroad” NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812- Original Broadway Cast Recording “The Seventies- E8: What’s Goin’ On?” TAPESTRY- Carole King LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR- James Taylor & Carole King 3/9 “The Eighties- E1: Raised on Television, Part 1” “The Eighties- E2: Raised on Television, Part 2” “NCAA Basketball- America East Quarterfinal: UMass Lowell vs. Hartford” “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators” 3/10 “The Eighties- E3: Reagan Revolution” “The Eighties- E4: The Fight Against AIDS” **Sports? With Katie Nolan- Third Month Crazy Time** “The Eighties- E5: Tear Down This Wall” 3/11 “The Eighties- E6: Technology Gets Personal” 3/12 “NHL Hockey: Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets” “NCAA Basketball- America East Semifinal: Hartford vs. UMBC” “NCAA Basketball- WCC Championship: Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga” 3/13 “The Eighties- E7: Video Killed The Radio Star” JERSEY BOYS- Original Broadway Cast recording THE VERY BEST OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 3/14 **The Lone Star Podcast- LSP 27: I Am The One Who Barks**^ **Under Further Review S1 E28- The Last One** [Burn This] by Lanford Wilson, Hudson Theatre, New York, NY 3/15 3/16 “The Eighties- E8: Greed is Good” 3/17 “NCAA Basketball- Ivy League Championship: Harvard vs. Yale” “NCAA Basketball- Big 10 Championship: Michigan vs. Michigan St” “NCAA March Madness Selection Show” 3/18 “[Jersey Boys]”- Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, Music by Bob Gaudio, Lyrics by Bob Crewe (Youtube Bootleg) 3/19 JERSEY BOYS- Original Broadway Cast Recording 3/20 3/21 “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Minnesota vs. Louisville” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Yale vs. LSU” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: New Mexico State vs. Auburn” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Vermont vs. Florida State” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Bradley vs. Michigan State” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Belmont vs. Maryland” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Northeastern vs. Kansas” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Murray State vs. Marquette” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Florida vs. Nevada” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Seton Hall vs. Wofford” 3/22 “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Iowa vs. Cincinnati” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Oklahoma vs. Mississippi” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: UC Irvine vs. Kansas State” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Oregon vs. Wisconsin” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Washington vs. Utah State” “NCAA Tournament- First Round: Liberty vs. Mississippi State” HOW WE REACT AND HOW WE RECOVER- Jason Robert Brown 3/23 “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Maryland vs. LSU” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Wofford vs. Kentucky” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Florida vs. Michigan” “NCAA Tournament- Sound Round: Murray State vs. Florida State” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Minnesota vs. Michigan State” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Villanova vs. Purdue” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Auburn vs. Kansas” 3/24 “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Iowa vs. Tennessee” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Washington vs. North Carolina” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: UCF vs. Duke” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Liberty vs. Florida State” “NCAA Tournament- Second Round: Ohio State vs. Houston” “NCAA Tournament- UC Irvine vs. Oregon” 3/25 3/26 BABEL- Mumford & Sons THE 2ND LAW- Muse 3/27 NEXT TO NORMAL- Original Broadway Cast Recording 3/28 “NCAA Tournament- South Regional Semifinal: Purdue vs. Tennessee” “NCAA Tournament- South Regional Semifinal: Oregon vs. Virginia” 3/29 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim “NCAA Tournament- East Regional Semifinal: LSU vs. Michigan State” “NCAA Tournament- Midwest Regional Semifinal: Auburn vs. North Carolina” THE 2ND LAW- Muse 3/30 “NCAA Tournament- West Regional Final: Texas Tech vs. Gonzaga” THE 2ND LAW- Muse “NCAA Tournament: South Regional Final: Purdue vs. Virginia” 3/31 “Patriot Act: S1 E2- Indian Elections” “NCAA Tournament- Midwest Regional Final: Auburn vs. Kentucky” “NCAA Tournament- East Regional Final: Michigan State vs. Duke” April4/1 “Sex Education- S1 E1: Chapter 1” “Sex Education- S1 E2: Chapter 2” [Beetlejuice]- book by Scott Brown and Anthony King, music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY 4/2 **The Lone Star Podcast- LSP 28: There’s an App for That** “Delhi Crime- S1 E1: Episode 1” 4/3 SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK ROCKS!- Various Artists 4/4 “MLB Baseball- Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics” “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota Wild” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend- S1 E4: I’m Going On a Date With Josh’s Friend!” 4/5 “NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament- National Semifinal: UConn vs. Notre Dame” “Parks and Recreation- S5 E20: Jerry’s Retirement” 4/6 “NHL Hockey- Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins” “NCAA Tournament- National Semifinal: Virginia vs. Auburn” “NCAA Tournament- National Semifinal: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech” 4/7 BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS- Muse THE 2ND LAW- Muse DELTA- Mumford & Sons GEORGICA POND- Johnnyswim “NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship- Baylor vs. Notre Dame” 4/8 AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles “Around the Horn” “Pardon the Interruption” :Muse:Simulation Theory World Tour: -Madison Square Garden, New York, NY “NCAA Tournament- National Championship: Texas Tech vs. Virginia” 4/9 “MLB Baseball- Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox” “Parks and Recreation- S5 E21: Swing Vote” 4/10 “Parks and Recreation- S5 E22: Are You Better Off?” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders” “World of Dance- S3 E4: The Duels 4” AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles 4/11 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” The Dirt- Written by Rich Wilkes, directed by Jeff Tremaine 4/12 “Friends From College- S1 E1: Welcome to New York” “Friends From College- S1 E2: Connecticut House” “Friends From College- S1 E3: All-Nighter” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning” 4/13 “The Masters Tournament- Third Round” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals” “MLB Baseball- Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 2: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins” 4/14 “The Masters Tournament- Final Round” [All My Sons] by Arthur Miller- American Airlines Theatre, New York, NY “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 3: St. Louis Blues vs. Winnipeg Jets” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 3: San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights” Mario Kart Wii! Jeopardy! 4/15 “Friends From College- S1 E4: Mission Impossible” “Friends From College- S1 E5: Party Bus” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 3: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 2: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors” 4/16 SIMULATION THEORY- Muse “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning” 4/17 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 4: Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars” 4/18 4/19 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 5: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins” “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 3: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 5: Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames” Mario Kart Wii! Jeopardy! 4/20 **Under Further Review- Wasted Interviews 1: Chelsea Cavagnaro, or The Ballad of Linda from Quincy** 4/21 “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 4: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 6: Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” 4/22 [Pym]- Book, music, and lyrics by Sarah Fiete- Dixon Place, New York, NY “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 6: Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars” 4/23 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 7: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference First Round, Game 7: Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks” 4/24 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference First Round, Game 7: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals” DELTA- Mumford and Sons 4/25 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 1: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins” “NFL Draft, First Round” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference Second Round, Game 1: Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues” 4/26 THE LAST 5 YEARS- Original Cast Recording “NFL Draft, Second and Third Rounds” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 1: Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders” 4/27 “NFL Draft: Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Rounds” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 2: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Quarterfinals, Game 7: San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets” 4/28 “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 1: Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks” Thor: Ragnarok- written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, directed by Taika Waititi Ant-Man and the Wasp- Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, directed by Peyton Reed 4/29 Avengers: Infinity War- Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Captain Marvel- Written by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck 4/30 “Parks and Recreation- S6 E1: London, Part 1” “Parks and Recreation- S6 E2: London, Part 2” GEOGRAPHY- Tom Misch Avengers: Endgame- Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo May5/1 AVENGERS: ENGDGAME- ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK- Alan Silvestri “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 3: New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference Second Round, Game 4: St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets” 5/2 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 4: Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference Second Round, Game 4: San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche” “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors” 5/3 5/4 “145th Kentucky Derby” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 5: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins” 5/5 Red Joan- Written by Lindsay Shapero, directed by Trevor Nunn 5/6 “Tuca and Bertie- S1 E1: The Sugar Bowl” “MLB Baseball- Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox” “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 6: Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 4: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets” 5/7 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference Second Round, Game 7: Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues” “MLB Baseball- Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees” “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 5: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors” “Monster Jam” 5/8 “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 5: Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Western Conference Second Round, Game 7: Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 5: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets” 5/9 “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 6: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers” “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Final, Game 1: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins” “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6: Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers” 5/10 “NBA Playoffs- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 6: Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets” SIMULATION THEORY- Muse 5/11 DELTA- Mumford & Sons 5/12 “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Final, Game 2: Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins” Star Wars: The Last Jedi- Written and directed by Rian Johnson 5/13 “Mario Kart: Wii” “Jeopardy!” 5/14 [Hadestown]- Book, music and lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell, Walter Kerr Theater, New York, NY “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Final, Game 3: Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes” 5/15 5/16 AMERICAN UTOPIA- David Byrne “Stanley Cup Playoffs- Eastern Conference Final, Game 4: Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes” 5/17 5/18 AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim Bridesmaids- Written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, directed by Paul Feig 5/19 LOVE THIS GIANT- St. Vincent & David Byrne HADESTOWN- Original Cast Recording “Black Mirror- S1 E3: The Entire History of You” “Black Mirror- S2 E1: Be Right Back” 5/20 DIAMONDS- Johnnyswim GEORGICA POND- Johnnyswim [The Decoys] by Greg Pierce, American Airlines Theatre, New York, NY “Black Mirror- S4 E1: USS Callister” 5/21 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim ::Johnnyswim- The Moonlight Tour:: Webster Hall, New York, NY 5/22 “Black Mirror- S3 E4: San Junipero” CHURCH OF SCARS- Bishop Briggs “Black Mirror- S4 E5: Metalhead” “Black Mirror- S3 E1: Nosedive” “Black Mirror- S4 E3: Crocodile” 5/23 “Black Mirror- S2 E2: The Waldo Moment” GOODBYE ROAD- Johnnyswim with Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors 5/24 5/25 “NBA Playoffs- Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors” 5/26 [The Prom]- Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Longacre Theatre, New York, NY 5/27 “English League Championship Final, Aston Villa vs. Derby County” “Stanley Cup Final, Game 1- St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins” 5/28 This Team is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan- by Steve “Dangle” Glynn^ “Black Mirror- S3 E2: Playtest” “Black Mirror- S3 E5: Men Against Fire”^ 5/29 This Team is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan- by Steve “Dangle” Glynn^ “Stanley Cup Final, Game 2- St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins” “MLB Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros” 5/30 “Black Mirror- S1 E1: The National Anthem” “Black Mirror- S1 E2: Fifteen Million Merits” “Black Mirror- S1 E3: The Entire History of You” “Black Mirror- S2 E1: Be Right Back” This Team is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan- by Steve “Dangle” Glynn^ “Black Mirror- S3 E5: Men Against Fire” “Black Mirror- S3 E3: Shut Up and Dance” 5/31 “Black Mirror- S4 E2: Arkangel” YOUNG & DANGEROUS- The Struts “MLB Baseball- New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks” June6/1 “Stanley Cup Final, Game 3- Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues 6/2 “US Women’s Open, Final Round” “MLB Baseball- Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees” “NBA Finals, Game 2- Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors” 6/3 Booksmart- Written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman, directed by Olivia Wilde “Stanley Cup Final, Game 4- Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues” 6/4 YOUNG & DANGEROUS- The Struts This Team is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan- by Steve “Dangle” Glynn^ 6/5 Deion’s Double Play- Directed by Ken Rodgers and Eric Powers “Black Mirror- S5 E1: Striking Vipers” 6/6 This Team is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them): How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan- by Steve “Dangle” Glynn “Black Mirror- S5 E2: Smithereens” “Black Mirror- S5 E3: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too” RUMOURS- Fleetwood Mac HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ “Stanley Cup Final, Game 5- St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins” 6/7 THE PROM- Original Broadway Cast Recording “NBA Finals, Game 4- Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors” 6/8 HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ THE BLACK PARADE- My Chemical Romance 6/9 THE PROM- Original Broadway Cast Recording “73rd Annual Tony Awards” 6/10 “Parks and Recreation- S6 E2: The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip-Off Classic” “Parks and Recreation- S6 E3: Doppelgängers” “Parks and Recreation- S5 E13: Emergency Response” “Parks and Recreation- S5 E14: Leslie and Ben” “Parks and Recreation- S4 E12: Campaign Ad” “Parks and Recreation- S4 E13: Bowling for Votes” “NBA Finals, Game 5- Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors” 6/11 HAMILTON- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ 6/12 WEEZER (TEAL ALBUM)- Weezer “Stanley Cup Final, Game 7- St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins” In Bruges- Written and directed by Martin McDonaugh 6/13 HAMILTON- Original Broadway Cast Recording Sincerity Forever by Mac Willard “NBA Finals, Game 6- Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors” 6/14 WEEZER (TEAL ALBUM)- Weeze THE FOOL- Ryn Weaver “MLB Baseball- Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers” 6/15 WEEZER (TEAL ALBUM)- Weezer 6/16 NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812- Original Broadway Cast Recording “US Open, Final Round” 6/17 “[Spamalot]” Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle (Youtube bootleg) 6/18 Rocketman- Written by Lee Hall, directed by Dexter Fletcher GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD- Elton John Die, Vol: 1, Fantasy Heartbreaker- Written by Kieron Gilles, Art by Stephanie Hans, Lettering by Clayton Cowles^ LOVE YOURSELF/WITH MY WHOLE HEART- Sufjan Stevens 6/19 World Beaters- directed by Jonathan Hock 6/20 SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- New York City Center Encores Cast Recording 35MM- Original Cast Recording 6/21 SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- New York City Center Encores Cast Recording CATCH ME IF YOU CAN- Original Broadway Cast Recording 6/22 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM- 1996 Broadway Revival Cast Recording 6/23 “That 70s Show: S4 E11- The Third Wheel” 6/24 SUCKER PUNCH- Sigrid HOW TO BE A HUMAN BEING- Glass Animals TETRA- C2C 6/25 Inside Llewyn Davis- Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen 6/26 6/27 DELTA- Mumford & Sons 50/50- Written by Will Reiser, directed by Jonathan Levine^ 6/28 OKLAHOMA!- 2019 Broadway Cast Recording PARADE- 2007 Donmar Warehouse Cast Recording 6/29 ASSASSINS- Original Cast Recording “MLB Baseball- New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox” 6/30 SONGS FROM THE LION- Benjamin Scheuer July7/1 YOUNG THE GIANT- Young the Giant 7/2 DELTA- Mumford & Sons TOURIST HISTORY- Two Door Cinema Club 7/3 TOURIST HISTORY- Two Door Cinema Club BEACON- Two Door Cinema Club THE PROM- Original Broadway Cast Recording 7/4 “2019 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest”* (Seen live from Coney Island) 7/5 FALSE ALARM- Two Door Cinema Club TOURIST HISTORY- Two Door Cinema Club 7/6 DEAD & BORN & GROWN- The Staves HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ 7/7 “FIFA Women’s World Cup Final- United States vs. Netherlands” THE LIFE AQUATIC- STUDIO SESSIONS- Seu Jorge “Overwatch League- New York Excelsior vs. Toronto Defiant” 7/8 “Stranger Things: S3 E1- Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?” “Documentary Now!: S3 E2- Co-op: Original Cast Recording” 7/9 “Documentary Now!: S1 E1- Sandy Passage” “Documentary Now!: S1 E2- DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon” “Documentary Now!: S3 E7- Any Given Saturday Afternoon” “2019 MLB All-Star Game” 50/50- Written by Will Reiser, directed by Jonathan Levine 7/10 “Stranger Things: S3 E2- Chapter Two: The Mall Rats” BOYGENIUS-EP- boygenius 7/11 BOYGENIUS- EP- boygenius 7/12 “MLB Baseball- Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels” 7/13 7/14 THE ARMED MAN- Karl Jenkins “MLB Baseball- Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers” 7/15 HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ “The Movies- S1 E1: The Eighties” HAMILTON- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ 7/16 7/17 HAMILTON- Original Broadway Cast Recording^ Anima- Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 7/18 7/19 “The Open Championship, Second Round” Yesterday- Written by Richard Curtis, directed by Danny Boyle 7/20 LOVE- The Beatles BORN & DEAD & GROWN- The Staves DELTA- Mumford & Sons “The Open Championship, Third Round” 7/21 “The Open Championship, Final Round” DEAD & BORN & GROWN- The Staves ABBEY ROAD- The Beatles YESTERDAY- Soundtrack from the Motion Picture 35MM- Original Cast Recording 7/22 7/23 7- Lil Nas X OKLAHOMA- 2019 Revival Cast Recording Rogue One: A Star Wars Story- Written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, directed by Gareth Edwards “MLB Baseball- Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays” 7/24 7/25 Lean On Me- Written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen “MLB Baseball- New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox” “Holey Moley: S1 E5- An Outbreak of Ginger Fever” “Top 100 NFL Players of 2019: E4- 70-61” 7/26 HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording Enough Said- Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener Ocean’s Thirteen- Written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, directed by Steven Soderbergh THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer 7/27 CONTINUUM- John Mayer BATTLE STUDIES- John Mayer 7/28 BORN AND RAISED- John Mayer PARADISE VALLEY- John Mayer THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer Toy Story 4- Written by Stephany Folsom and Andrew Stanton, directed by Josh Cooley 7/29 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood- Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino 7/30 7/31 HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording [Sea Wall/A Life] by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne- Hudson Theatre, New York, NY August8/1 8/2 SIX: THE MUSICAL- Original Studio Cast Recording 8/3 8/4 [The Prom] - Book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Longacre Theatre, New York, NY 8/5 8/6 SIX: THE MUSICAL- Original Studio Cast Recording 8/7 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story- Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber 8/8 THE FUTURIST- Robert Downey, Jr. 8/9 “GLOW- S3 E1: Up, Up, Up” 8/10 “GLOW- S3 E2: Hot Tub Club” SIX: THE MUSICAL- Original Studio Cast Recording “NFL Preseason- San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys” 8/11 8/12 “GLOW- S3 E3: Desert Pollen” “GLOW- S3 E4: “Say Yes” 8/13 “GLOW- S3 E5: Freaky Tuesday” “GLOW- S3 E6: Outward Bound” 8/14 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World- Written by Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright, directed by Edgar Wright 8/15 “GLOW- S3 E7: Hollywood Homecoming” “GLOW- S3 E8: Keep Ridin’” “GLOW- S3 E9: The Libertines” “GLOW- S3 E10: A Very GLOW Christmas” 8/16 8/17 8/18 8/19 DANCING AT THE BLUE LAGOON- Cayucas “NFL Preseason- Denver Broncos vs. San Francisco 49ers” “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson- S1 E1: Has This Ever Happened to You?” “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson- S1 E2: Thanks For Thinking They are Cool” 8/20 GOODBYE ROAD- Johnnyswim and Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors 8/21 MOONLIGHT- Johnnyswim 8/22 8/23 HADESTOWN- Original Broadway Cast Recording 8/24 SIX: THE MUSICAL- Original Studio Cast Recording 8/25 BORN AND RAISED- John Mayer SIMULATION THEORY- Muse “The TOUR Championship, Final Round” “2019 Little League World Series Championship- Curaçao vs. Louisiana” 8/26 “The Movies- S1 E3: The 2000s to Today” 8/27 [Hamilton] Book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Rodgers Theater, New York, NY 8/28 HAMILTON- Original Broadway Cast Recording 8/29 TOURIST HISTORY- Two Door Cinema Club DEAD & BORN & GROWN- The Staves 8/30 8/31 “Top Rank Boxing: Campbell vs. Lomachenko” September9/1 9/2 “NCAA College Football: Notre Dame vs. Louisville” 9/3 SIGH NO MORE- Mumford & Sons “US Open Quarterfinal- Federer v. Dimitrov” 9/4 9/5 DELTA- Mumford & Sons “NFL Football- Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears” 9/6 “SportsCenter with SVP” 9/7 “SportsCenter” “NCAA Football- Ohio State vs. Cincinnati” “NCAA Football- Army vs. Michigan” “NCAA Football- Texas A&M vs. Clemson” “NCAA Football- Texas vs. LSU” 9/8 “NFL Football- Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets” “NFL Football- Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins” “NFL Football- Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles” “NFL Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants” “Football Night in America” “Sunday Night Football- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots” 9/9 “Monday Night Football- Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints” “Monday Night Football- Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders” 9/10 AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles LOVER- Taylor Swift “The Movies- S1 E2: The Nineties” 9/11 9/12 NFL Football- Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9/13 SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD- 2018 New York City Center Encores! Cast Recording 9/14 “NCAA Football- New Mexico vs. Norte Dame” “NCAA Football- Kentucky vs. Florida” 9/15 “NFL Football- New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins” “NFL Football- New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams” “NFL Football- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons” Runaway Bride- Written and directed by Garry Marshall “NFL Primetime- Week 2” 9/16 “Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable” “Around the Horn” “Monday Night Football- Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets” 9/17 9/18 “MLB Baseball- Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees” 9/19 “Thursday Night Football- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans” 9/20 9/21 “NCAA Football- Notre Dame vs. Georgia” 9/22 “NFL Football- New York Jets vs. New England Patriots” “NFL Football- New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks” “NFL Football- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Giants” [The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical]- Book by Joe Tracz, music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, Longacre Theatre, New York, NY “Sunday Night Football- Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns” 923 WHAT’S NOT INSIDE: THE LOST SONGS FROM WAITRESS- Sara Bareilles The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers- Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson, directed by Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King- Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson, directed by Peter Jackson “Monday Night Football- Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins” 9/24 “NFL Primetime- Week 3” 9/25 **Under Further Review- S2 E4: Fitness Pizza in my Mouth** CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER- The 8 Bit Big Band 9/26 “Thursday Night Football- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers” 9/27 9/28 “NCAA Football- Clemson vs. North Carolina” 9/29 “NFL Football- New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills” “NFL Football- Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens” “NFL Football- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Detroit Lions” “NFL Football- Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears” “Sunday Night Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints” 9/30 AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles **The Anthropocene Reviewed- Hot Dog Eating Contest and Chemotherapy** October10/1 “National League Wild Card Game- Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals” 10/2 “American League Wild Card Game- Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics” 10/3 “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars” 10/4 **Under Further Review- S2 E4: Andrew 2.0** LOVER- Taylor Swift [David Byrne’s American Utopia]- music and lyrics by David Byrne, Hudson Theatre, New York, NY 10/5 Joker- written by Todd Phillips and Scott Silver, directed by Todd Phillips “Big Mouth- S3 E1- Girls are Angry Too” “Big Mouth- S3 E2- Cellsea” 10/6 BABEL- Mumford & Sons WILDER MIND- Mumford & Sons Little Miss Sunshine- Written by Michael Arendt, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris “NFL Football- Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers” “NFL Football- Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants” “NFL Football- Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys” “NFL Football- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos” “Sunday Night Football- Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs” “Big Mouth- S3 E3: Obsessed” “Big Mouth- S3 E4: Florida” 10/7 “Big Mouth- S3 E5: How to Have an Orgasm” “Monday Night Football- Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers” “Big Mouth- S3 E6: Duke” “Big Mouth- S3 E7: Rankings” 10/8 “Big Mouth- S3 E8: The ASSes” “Big Mouth- S3 E9: Disclosure the Movie: The Musical!” “Big Mouth- S3 E10: Super Mouth” “Rick and Morty- S1 E1: Pilot” “Rick and Morty- S1 E2: Lawnmower Dog” “Rick and Morty- Anatomy Park” “Rick and Morty- M. Night Shaym-Aliens!” 10/9 “NLDS, Game 5- Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers” **Under Further Review- S2 E6: Human Pyramid** 10/10 “The Movies- S1 E4: The Seventies” “Thursday Night Football- New York Giants vs. New England Patriots” 10/11 ANYTHING GOES- 2011 Broadway Cast Recording “NLCS Game 1- Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals” “The Politician- S1 E1: Pilot” “The Politician- S1 E2: The Harrington Commode” 10/12 “NCAA Football- South Carolina vs. Georgia” “NCAA Football- USC vs. Notre Dame” “NCAA Football- LSU vs. Florida” 10/13 “NFL Football- Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers” LOVE THIS GIANT- David Byrne & St. Vincent “NFL Football- Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals” “NFL Football- Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons” “NFL Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Jets” “Sunday Night Football- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Chargers” AMERICAN UTOPIA- David Byrne 10/14 The Way Way Back- Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash “Monday Night Football- Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers” 10/15 21 CHUMP STREET: THE MUSICAL- Original Cast Recording BOYGENIUS: EP- Boygenius DEAD & BORN & GROWN- The Staves LOVER- Taylor Swift “ALCS, Game 3- Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees” “NLCS, Game 4- St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals” The Reluctant Fundamentalist- by Mohsin Hamid^ “The Politician- S1 E3: October Surprise” 10/16 The Reluctant Fundamentalist- by Mohsin Hamid^ HARRY STYLES- Harry Styles 10/17 The Reluctant Fundamentalist- by Mohsin Hamid “Thursday Night Football- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos” “ALCS, Game 4- Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees” 10/18 THE ESSENTIAL PAUL SIMON- Paul Simon THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING- John Mayer BABEL- Mumford & Sons PLASTIC BEACH- Gorillaz 10/19 “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs” “NCAA Football- Tennessee vs. Alabama” “ALCS, Game 6- New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros 10/20 “The Politician- S1 E4: Gone Girl” “NFL Football- Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans” “NFL Football- Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints” 10/21 “Monday Night Football- New England Patriots vs. New York Jets”* (Seen live at MetLife Stadium) 10/22 DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA- Live Cast Recording Arrival- Written by Eric Heisserer, directed by Denis Villeneuve “World Series, Game 1- Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros” 10/23 DELTA- Mumford & Sons Tower of Babylon- by Ted Chiang “World Series, Game 2- Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros” 10/24 Understand- by Ted Chiang^ SIGH NO MORE- Mumford & Sons “Thursday Night Football- Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings” 10/25 Understand- by Ted Chiang HARRY POTTER & THE CURSED CHILD “Bojack Horseman- S6 E1: A Horse Walks Into a Rehab” “World Series, Game 3- Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals” 10/26 “The Politician- S1 E5: The Voter” “The Politician- S1 E6: The Assassination of Payton Hobart” “Bojack Horseman- S6 E2: The New Client” Division by Zero- by Ted Chiang “Bojack Horseman- S6 E3: Feel-Good Story” “NCAA Football- LSU vs. Auburn” “NHL Hockey- St. Louis Blues vs. Boston Bruins” “World Series, Game 4- Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals” “The Politician- S1 E7: The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2” 10/27 “The Politician- S1 E8: Vienna” “Bojack Horseman- S6 E4: Surprise!” Story of Your Life- by Ted Chiang^ “NFL Football- Cleveland Browns vs. New England Patriots” “ZOZO Championship- Final Round” “Bojack Horseman- S6 E5: A Little Uneven, is All” “Bojack Horseman- S6 E6: The Kidney Stays in the Picture” 10/28 “Bojack Horseman- S6 E7: The Face of Depression” “Bojack Horseman- S6 E8: A Quick One, While He’s Away” “Monday Night Football- Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E1: From the Ashes of Tragedy” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E2: The Run of His Life” 10/29 “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E3: The Dream Team” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E4: 100% Not Guilty” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E5: The Race Card” “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions III- C1 E1: Quarterfinal Game 1” “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions III- C1 E2: Quarterfinal Game 2” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E6: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” Her- written and directed by Spike Jonze 10/30 “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E7: Conspiracy Theories” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E8: Jury in Jail” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E9: Manna from Heaven” “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story- E10: The Verdict” JESUS IS KING- Kanye West **Under Further Review- S2 E9: Raindrops on Roses** “World Series, Game 7- Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros” “NBA Basketball- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics” 10/31 Story of Your Life- by Ted Chiang^ THE STRANGER- Billy Joel “Thursday Night Football- Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers” November11/1 THE STRANGER- Billy Joel 11/2 “NCAA Football- Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech” 11/3 “NFL Football- Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles” “NFL Football- Carolina Panthers vs. Tennessee Titans” “NFL Football- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers” “Sunday Night Football- Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots” 11/4 DONT SMILE AT ME- Billie Eilish “Monday Night Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants” “Billy on the Street- S2 E1: Name Three White People, with Rashida Jones” “Billy on the Street- S2 E2: Scream for an American Girl Doll, With Will Ferrell” “Billy on the Street- S2 E3: Billy Meets Mr. Singh” “Billy on the Street- S2 E4: The Lesbian Lightning Round, with Andy Cohen” “Billy on the Street- S2 E5: The Julia Robstacle Course, with Rachel Dratch” 11/5 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?- Billie Eilish 11/6 DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA- Original Cast Recording 11/7 “Thursday Night Football- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders” CONTINUUM- John Mayer 11/8 “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story- E1: The Man Who Would Be Vogue” AMIDST THE CHAOS- Sara Bareilles 11/9 “NCAA Football- LSU vs. Alabama” “Fosse/Verdon- E1: Life is a Cabaret, Old Chum” 11/10 “NFL Football- New York Giants vs. New York Jets” “NFL Football- Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints” “NFL Football- Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts” “NFL Football- Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers” “NFL Football- Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers” “NFL Primetime- Week 10” “Sunday Night Football- Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys” 11/11 ::The Armed Man::- Karl Jenkins- The Actor’s Chapel, New York, NY “Monday Night Football- San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks” 11/12 “The Mandalorian- S1 E1: Chapter 1” “Billy on the Street- S2 E11: The Humpty Hump! with Hank Azaria” “Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby” 11/13 DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA- Original Cast Recording 11/14 Star Wars- Episode II: Attack of the Clones- Written and directed by George Lucas Jojo Rabbit- Written and directed by Taika Waititi “Thursday Night Football- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns” 11/15 “NBA Basketball- Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors” 11/16 Parasite- Written by Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-wan, directed by Bong Joon-ho “Star Wars: The Clone Wars- S1 E3: Shadow of Malevolence” “Jeopardy!- C11 E4: Tournament of Chanpions: Quarterfinal Game 4” “Jeopardy!- C11 E5: Tournament of Champions: Quarterfinal Game 5” “The Mandalorian- S1 E2: Chapter 2: The Child” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars- S1 E4: Destroy Malevolence” 11/17 BABEL- Mumford & Sons “NFL Football- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles” “Sunday Night Football- Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams” 11/18 “Monday Night Football- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers” 11/19 “Star Wars: The Cline Wars- S1 E9: Cloak of Darkness” “Jeopardy!- C11 E6: Tournament of Champions, Semifinal Game 1” “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils”* 11/20 11/21 **Under Further Review- S2 E12: Fertile Phil** “HarmonQuest- S1 E1: The Quest Begins!” “Jeopardy!- C11 E7: Tournament of Champions, Semifinal Game 2” “Jeopardy!- C11 E8: Tournament of Champions, Semifinal Game 3” 11/22 Ford v Ferrari- Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller, directed by James Mangold Frozen II- Written by Jennifer Lee, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee 11/23 “The Mandalorian- S1 E3: The Sin” 11/24 “NFL Football- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons” “NFL Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. New England Patriots” “HarmonQuest- S1 E2: The Stonesaw Mines” Treasure Planet- written by Ron Clements, John Musker and Rob Edwards, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker 11/25 DAVID BYRNES AMERICAN UTOPIA- Original Cast Recording 11/26 “Jeopardy! C12 E1- Buzzy Cohen Game 1” “Jeopardy! C12 E2- Buzzy Cohen Game 2” “Jeopardy! C12 E3- Buzzy Cohen Game 3” 11/27 “Peyton’s Places- S1 E2: The Greatest Catch” 11/28 “NFL Football- Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Tigers” “NFL Football- Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys” HOW WE REACT AND HOW WE RECOVER- Jason Robert Brown Noelle- Written and directed by Marc Lawrence 11/29 Dark Waters- Written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan, directed by Todd Haynes “NHL Hockey- Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers” “The 90s: The Last Great Decade?” “NCAA Football- Memphis vs. Cincinnati” “NCAA Football- Missouri vs. Arkansas” The Internship- Written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, directed by Shawn Levy [Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations] book by Dominique Morisseau, Imperial Theatre, New York, NY 11/30 “The Mandalorian- S1 E4: Sanctuary” “NCAA Football- Auburn vs. Alabama” “NCAA Football- Notre Dame vs. Stanford” “NCAA Football- LSU vs. Texas A&M” December12/1 “NFL Football- Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers” “NFL Football- Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants” “NFL Football- Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders” “NFL Football- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos” “Sunday Night Football- New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans” 12/2 “High Noon- December 2nd” 12/3 Knives Out- written and directed by Rian Johnson 12/4 12/5 “Thursday Night Football- Dallas Cowboys vs. Chicago Bears” 12/6 “Jeopardy!- C12 E4: Buzzy Cohen Game 4” “Jeopardy!- C12 E5: Buzzy Cohen Game 5“ “Jeopardy!- C12 E6: Buzzy Cohen Game 6” “Jeopardy!- C12 E7: Buzzy Cohen Game 7” DRONES- Muse 12/7 “Jeopardy!- C12 E8: Buzzy Cohen Game 8” “SEC Championship- LSU vs. Georgia” “The Mandalorian- S1 E5: The Gunslinger” 12/8 “NFL Football- Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots” 12/9 THE HIGHWOMEN- The Highwomen “Jeopardy! C12 E9: Buzzy Cohen Game 9” “Jeopardy! C12 E10: Buzzy Cohen Game 10” “Jeopardy! C13 E1: Teachers Tournament Semifinal 1” “Jeopardy! C13 E2: Teachers Tournament Semifinal 2” “Jeopardy! C13 E3: Teachers Tournament Semifinal 3” “Jeopardy! C13 E4: Teachers Tournament Final Game 1” “Jeopardy! C13 E4: Teachers Tournament Final Game 2” “Monday Night Football- New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles” 12/10 **Under Further Review- S2 E15: Potato Sack Boys** 12/11 12/12 “Thursday Night Football- New York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens” 12/13 FINE LINE- Harry Styles “Bowlero Elite Series” 12/14 12/15 “NFL Football- New England Patriots vs. Cincinnati Bengals” “NFL Football- Los Angeles Chargers vs. Minnesota Vikings” “NFL Football- Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers” “Sunday Night Football- Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers” 12/16 “NHL Hockey- Nashville Predators vs. New York Rangers” 12/17 [The Sound Inside] by Adam Rapp- Studio 54, New York, NY 12/18 **Under Further Review- UFR S2 E16- 29 out of 30** 12/19 12/20 Star Wars: The Force Awakens- Written by Lawrence Kasdan, JJ Abrams and Michael Arndt, directed by JJ Abrams 12/21 Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi- Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, directed by Richard Marquand “NFL Football- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Houston Texans” “NFL Football- Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots” Star Wars: The Last Jedi- Written and directed by Rian Johnson 12/22 “NFL Football- Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys” “NFL Football- Oakland Raiders vs. Los Angeles Chargers” “NFL Football- Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals” Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker- Written by Chris Terrio and JJ Abrams, directed by JJ Abrams 12/23 12/24 Deion’s Double Play- Directed by Ken Rodgers and Eric Powers The 85 Bears- Directed by Jason Hehir “Jeopardy!- C15 E1: College Championship, Semifinal 1” “The National Dog Show” “The Movies- E1: The Nineties” A Christmas Story- Written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, directed by Bob Clark The Two Bills- Directed by Ken Rodgers Madden NFL 16 12/25 Spotlight- Written by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, directed by Tom McCarthy Madden 20 “NBA Basketball- Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors” “NBA Basketball- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers” John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch- Written by John Mulaney and Marika Sawyer, directed by Rhys Thomas The Two Popes- Written by Anthony McCarten, directed by Fernando Meirelles 12/26 **Under Further Review- S2 E17: The Trivia Episode** FINE LINE- Harry Styles 12/27 GEORGICA POND- Johnnyswim THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE- Foo Fighters IN YOUR HONOR- Foo Fighters Marriage Story- Written and directed by Noah Baumbach 12/28 “Camping World Bowl- Notre Dame vs. Iowa State” “College Football Playoff at the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl- LSU vs. Oklahoma” “College Football Playoff at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl- Ohio State vs. Clemson” 12/29 “NFL Football- Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots” 1917- Written by Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, directed by Sam Mendes “Sunday Night Football- San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks”” 12/30 1917: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK- Thomas Newman 12/31 If you've made it this far, hot damn. I congratulate you for sticking through this long, highly unnecessary list. Hope you all have a great 2020! If you want to read more, I just dropped my "Best of 2019" spread, which you can find by clicking HERE.  Sorry for the lateness, folks. The end of the year is always really difficult to churn out a massive number of lists and upload them all before the end of December. And because of other things going on in my life (I recently quit a job and started a new one), my release of a few lists came after the new year. But that's okay! It comforts me to know that most of you read them. Anyway, here are the three lists done so far for my Best of 2019 spread. If I decide to publish more, they'll be uploaded to this page. Click each link below to go to that list: Top 25 Pop Songs of 2019 Top 10 Films of 2019 The Best Sports Plays of 2019 I hope everyone is having a happy 2020 so far. Thank you for keeping up with my musings thus far. Best, Andrew  It's been a minute, guys!
Sorry for the delay. This summer has been a whirlwind. But it's September, which means that football season is here! And since football season is here, that means it's time for another "bold predictions" list. Click here to read my Bold Predictions for the 2019 NFL Season article. Update! A new Wrap Sheet, a Super Bowl list, and more! Happy February, everyone!
There are two new articles to check out on the blog. The first is 2019's first Wrap Sheet, where I cover everything that happened in the month of January! I'll give my thoughts on Gillette, the NFC Championship, the Polar Vortex, and more! Click here to read The Wrap Sheet for January 2019 The other is a new countdown list. In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, I'm counting down my picks for the top 10 Super Bowls of all time. Click here to read the Top 10 Super Bowls of All Time. According to Andrew: The Best of 2018 2018 was a LONG year, man.
Know how long this year was? We had an Olympics and a World Cup this year. But if the year was long, that means it was jam packed of things to talk about. I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season and is looking forward to the new year. Welcome to According to Andrew's Best of 2018 spread. I started this blog at the end of 2015 after taking a full year compiling lists of what I thought were the best songs, movies, sports moments, etc., of that year. Four years later, it's bloomed into a full-out pop culture blog. I introduced the Wrap Sheet in June of this year, something to keep me honest with posting reviews of things. The Wrap Sheet will continue in 2019, thanks to your positive feedback. I reached out to you for suggestions of countdown lists to get back to my roots and you delivered. I'll keep asking as long as you have suggestions for countdown lists. And, of course, the staple of this blog: the Best of the Year lists. That is always an ongoing thing, and I can only hope that my writing is engaging enough for you to read and debate with either me or your friends. Thank you all again for reading. I hope I can count on your support in the future. On to the spread! Feel free to click on any of the links below to check out my year in review. Music: Top 25 Pop Songs of 2018 Movies: Top 10 Films of 2018 (coming soon!) Top 10 Most Disappointing Films of 2018 Theatre: Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2018 Sports: Top 18 Sports Moments of 2018 Top 10 Sports Games of 2018 Top 15 "Oh No!" Sports Moments of 2018 Top 100 Sports Plays of 2018: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Again, this would not be possible without your support. I am so grateful to be surrounded by people who appreciate my writing, and I hope I haven't let you down in any way. Thanks so much to everyone. Have a happy New Year! Andrew The Wrap Sheet, October 2018 |
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