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Must List: The five words only edition!

Jun 11, 2008, 05:05 PM | by Simon Vozick-Levinson

Categories: Apropos of Nothing, Must List, Sound Bites, Web/Tech

Who likes long speeches at awards ceremonies? Well, I do, sometimes, if the speeches are good... but never mind that! In general, they are a blight on our nation, so kudos to the Webby Awards for insisting each year that their honorees for the best in online culture must limit their "thank yous" to a strict five words. Last night, the Webbys anointed my hero Stephen Colbert as Person of the Year. (Of course they did — he's the Person of Every Year!) He chose his five words wisely: "Me, me, me, me, me!" Indeed. Humor winner icanhascheezburger.com, meanwhile, responded the only way they know how: "We haz too webbyz? Kthxbai!!1!" Even the venerable New York Times, which triumphed in the Newspaper category, came through with a lil' LOL of its own: "Eliot Spitzer, we thank you." (And I thank the subversive intern who no doubt wrote that line.)

Okay, this is getting way too long for a post about brevity, so I'll turn it over to all of you. Which three current movie/TV/music/books/games/Web items made it onto your Must List this week? (And don't worry about the five-words thing, of course, if you feel inspired to rhapsodize at further length.) Please include your e-mail address so that we can get in touch with you in case we decide to use your submission in the magazine. Deadline is 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 12.


ragu Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 02:26 PM EST

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Kevin Allen Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 09:18 PM EST

1) All New Booster Gold Series from DC- A flawed, all to human superhero shows that comics can sell without gloom and doom

2) Marvel/DC skits by ItsJustSomeRandomGuy on Youtube-In the vein of the Mac/PC commercials, watch as Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Hulk discus the woes of bad superhero comics. Helps that the creator does a killer impression of the Joker

3) Reno 911- In a summer of reality shows, we can all finally learn to laugh again with this amazing new season.

boston_brian Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 05:47 PM EST

Got a fourth - just picked up Alanis Morissette's new CD. "Versions of Violence" has been immediately added to my Must List. Reminds me of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah MacLachlan....

Erin Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 05:28 PM EST

1.So You Think You Can Dance (dang it! Six words!)
2. The Bachelorette
3. Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine cd

Jessica Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 05:14 PM EST

1. Jason Mraz=adorable and immensely talented
2. Duffy=amazing
3. thedairiburger.wordpress.com= viciously witty, snarky write-ups of Sweet Valley and BSC books, among other teen lit of yesteryear.

David Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 03:07 PM EST

1.Metal Gear Solid 4-Snake's back!
2.Weezer-Rivers' back!
3.Arrested Development DVDs-please come back!

Heather Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 02:39 PM EST

1. Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Blind Croc Mystery
2. The Fratellis-Here We Stand
3. HBO's John Adams series
4. Schulz and Peanuts: a Biography
5. Season 2 of The O.C.

Heather Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 02:38 PM EST

1. Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Blind Croc Mystery
2. The Fratellis-Here We Stand
3. HBO's John Adams series
4. Schulz and Peanuts: a Biography
5. Season 2 of The O.C.

Heather Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 02:38 PM EST

1. Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr: Blind Croc Mystery
2. The Fratellis-Here We Stand
3. HBO's John Adams series
4. Schulz and Peanuts: a Biography
5. Season 2 of The O.C.

Nathan Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 02:37 PM EST

The Fleet Foxes! You MUST hear this fantastic S/T album.

Converting to Blu-Ray. Prices are dropping and after you watch a couple, you'll never want to see another DVD again.

boston_brian Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:20 PM EST

TV: So You Think You Can Dance - Mary Murphy is bat-sh*t crazy, but I heart her anyway.

Music: "Shake It" by Metro Station - this song has been out for a while, but I only listened to it all the way through for the first time on a road trip last weekend. What a fun little number!

Web: DListed (www.dlisted.com) - Michael K has become my must-read blog. Because of him, I now know of the famous international supermodel Phoebe Price and her chicken cutlets.

Holly Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:17 PM EST

1.The Next Food Network Star
2.Design Star on HGTV
3.The Soup

and thanks for voting Deadliest Catch last week!

JasonM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM EST

"When We Left Earth" on DiscoveryHD. Stunning tranfer of footage I didn't know existed. Excellently edited and paced. Even Neil Armstrong talks (he almost never does)!

Kevin Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:42 AM EST

1. Rivers Cuomo, Greatest Man Alive!
2. Finally, a deserving Top Chef

Kim Carlton Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:11 AM EST

Duffy have Mercy on me.

Joslyn Hansen Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:53 AM EST

Dance shows - SYTYCD and ABDC are both made of awesome.
Adele's debut album 19 - really lovely.
I know this is just in NYC, but Matt Pinfield on WRXP 101.9 is kind of the best thing that's happened to me in a while. 5 words: Engaging; not obnoxious morning radio!

Rose Tyler Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:44 AM EST

1. The ladies of Doctor Who
2. Deadliest Catch the video game
3. Weezer like they should be

Sports Chick Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:30 AM EST

Duffy -- Amazing
"The Garden of Last Days" by Andrew Dubus -- thought-provoking
"When We Left Earth" on Discovery Channel -- excellent recap of US space program in 60s-70s

Andy Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:27 AM EST

The JK Rowling Harry Potter prequel and other stories at http://www.waterstoneswys.com/. These cards full of handwritten short stories will soon be sold in a book for charity, but for now it's awesome to read a story of James and Sirius before all this fuss over a James's kid happened. She does have to remind us she's not writing a prequel, but we can still dream, can't we?

orville Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 08:21 AM EST

So You Think You Can Dance, of course! This season may not have any hot, shirtless, Russian ballroom dancers, but the kids seems pretty good across the board nonetheless. Especially Twitch (love the nerdy glasses he wears sometimes), Kherington (simply adorable), and Katee (I completely under-rated her).

Patty Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 07:38 AM EST

Mike Wilbon Pardon the Interruption

Chris G Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 07:25 AM EST

Season 4 of My Life on the D-List. Watch the new season of Kathy Griffin's hilarious reality show if only to see her open the Kathy Griffin Leadership Academy in Mexico ala Oprah.

Funny Games on DVD. This perverse home invasion thriller bombed at the box office because American audiences just don't like it when their movies have something critical to say.

Weezer's "Pork & Beans" music video. This hysterical video features most of your favorite internet sensations parodying themselves including Miss "some nations don't have maps" South Carolina and Chris "leave Brittney alone" Crocker.

bb Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 07:01 AM EST

"Swingtown" the 70s my parent's never had (or that they hid).

Sina Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:18 AM EST

Chrisette Michele--Love is You. Her whole album is wonderful but she came out around the time Rihanna did and their record label promoted Ri instead of this beautiful talented woman.

Jason and Elizabeth on General Hospital. When Jason grabbed Liz's arm and the look they gave each other, oh my. They are daytime royalty. Give daytime some love!

Anderson Cooper. "Can I be your Boo". A great night and very funny. Sad he didn't know what Boo meant but it was still great to see him laughing.

LK Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 12:15 AM EST

I adore Katy Parry right now. Her new album is fantastic.

Jen Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:12 PM EST

I'd like to add my vote to the BSG love this week -- in particular, Adama & Roslin's relationship. What other show could make a romance between "Mom" & "Dad" so "Aww"-worthy? Those two get any cuter, & I'll have to start calling them by their first names.

K Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:35 PM EST

1) BSG midseason finale - cylons revealed!

2) Chris Noth (SATC) - modern Cary Grant?

3) Coldplay Viva La Vida

Neenie Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:35 PM EST

Middle-age love story- BSG

RayT Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:19 PM EST

*My Must List*

1.) "Disturbia" the new Rihanna song from the rerelease of the "Good Girl Gone Bad" album. Seriously, this may be the best song she's ever recorded (but its title isn't going to help those rumors that she's dating Shia Lebeouf!). Listen! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR-7_AcNo7A

2.) "Greek" Season 1 finale. With a cast who's quickly becoming one of the best ensemble casts on TV.

3.) "Living Lohan" WAIT... hear me out! Watch it just to count how many times Dina refers to Ali as "an artist" and how the producers have to resort to staging events like housefires to makes these people seem interesting.

robin Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:12 PM EST

Plurk.com - it's way more fun than Twitter and doesn't crash like that site.

Jon Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:57 PM EST

-Summer re-runs of How I Met Your Mother
-The long awaited DVD release of King Hu's influential martial arts epic Come Drink With Me
-The return of real, check-under-your-bed horror...The Strangers.

Alli Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:48 PM EST

--Madonna, Timbaland, and Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes"
--Seasons 1 and 2 of "How I Met Your Mother" on DVD
--Newton Faulkner's CD "Hand Built By Robots"

andi Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:32 PM EST

Friday Night Lights on dvd

queen of disrepair Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 08:22 PM EST

Dante in SITC - neighbor lives large!

Sydney Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 07:50 PM EST

My Boys: A cast with charming chemistry. Sometimes I wish I was PJ's friend.

Marisa Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 07:29 PM EST

Final Four revealed! Drama ensues! - regarding BSG finale(ish)

Rahul Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 07:25 PM EST

Everyone must skip seeing the new 'Indiana Jones' movie.

Kate Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:41 PM EST

Jason Mraz, my new ipod nano, and so you think you can dance.

bonash Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:34 PM EST

Arrested Development Season 1 DVD

Dave Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 06:28 PM EST

latimes.com FUNNY PAGES 2.0 Blog

Dan Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 05:54 PM EST

Lucy Lawless' back on BSG!

Yeah, counting BSG as 1 word.

Todd Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 05:00 PM EST

* Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl." Still such a catchy little tune. After two weeks of listening to it far too many times, I'm still not sick of it.
* Craig on "The Mole." He may not be the best player, but he's certainly the most enjoyable to watch. I really like the concept of the show, but they just didn't find very many interesting contestants this year.
* The return of America's Best Dance Crew. Even though I still say Kaba Modern was robbed last season (Jabbawockees were good, but I think Kaba was better), I'm happy to see it come back. I never watch any of the other dancing shows, but this one never fails to entertain me. But does anyone else remember the first commercials for it said they were bringing together all kinds of dance crews for the show? Hip hop and line dancers and cloggers and everyone you could think of? Because the show sure seems to only like their hip hop crews. I'm just saying.

Buddy Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:58 PM EST

Check out the Webby Award winner for best drama- The West Side. Very interesting! http://thewestside.tv/

Lauren Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:51 PM EST

1. The Post-Birthday World, by Lionel Shriver--Sliding Doors-esque novel which explores the "to cheat or not to cheat?" question in surprising and thought-provoking ways.
2. The return of "So You Think You Can Dance"--who will join Mary Murphy on the Hot Tamale Train this summer? YAHOOOOOOOOO!
3. Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk--if the trailer and posters are any indication, the man is like a fine wine, just getting better with age.

rebecca Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:44 PM EST

Doctor Who Cat Macros!

http://community.livejournal.com/ihasatardis

Okay, five words... British sci-fi captioned in lolcat.

Sirena Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:40 PM EST

Surprisingly, two of them come from BBC America;
Top Gear- Very entertaining challenges, although it might look like a fancy consumer report.
You are what you eat- Nothing more scary than this reality show. Just watch 4 episodes and you'll be traumatized. You body will appreciate it.
The Mole- Although Anderson Cooper is not there, the challenges and mistery are the highlights of the show.

Catzak Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:40 PM EST

Grant Show's porn star mustache

Daniel Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:36 PM EST

-- "The Amazing Spider-Man" - 3 times a month, and better than it has been in quite some time.

-- "Chuck" - Comic book miniseries based on the cult-hit NBC show starring Zachary Levi; issue 1 - featuring an original mission - hit stores this week.

-- The new "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" trailer - Just released this week, the new trailer does much more to convince skeptical Star Wars fans to come see (yet another) cartoon about the events that took place between Episodes I and II than the first trailer ever did. (Something about Jabba the Hutt's son getting kidnapped? Snore.) The link: http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809991325/video/8273357

lance Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 04:19 PM EST

One word...
KINDERTRAUMA
http://www.kindertrauma.com/


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