Enter the Fray: 'Survivor: Gabon' ends, and so does 2008 (almost)

In case you didn't know (which you probably don't, since I'm making this up now), December is International List Month, in which people around the world compile lists for any reason at all (best and worst films/tv shows/music/books, etc.). Mandi Bierly blogged about an interesting list: Moviefone's 50 best films of the year, and I've seen 13 and a half (I fell asleep during Iron Man. I know it's awesome -- I promise to try again soon.) At least that's better than my worst films ratio (two out of ten). I don't need a special month to make lists, I just need a week to end so I can count down PopWatch's most-commented-on posts over the last seven days.

This week's Enter the Fray:

10. The Adventures of Elisabeth Hasselbeck: The View host felt slighted without a White House Christmas party invite, then went head-to-head with Melissa Etheridge about Proposition 8.

9. Sadly, Saturday marked Amy Poehler's final episode of Saturday Night Live as a regular cast member. While we wish her luck with the funniest baby who ever lived (or a little baby Sean Penn?), we hope she comes back to visit every now and then.

8. Help Michael Slezak with his DVR dilemma: Watch the rest of the recorded episodes of now-canceled My Own Worst Enemy and Dirty Sexy Money, or delete the lot?

7. Mike Bruno speculated about the latest crop of Batman casting rumors, sparked by a report that Eddie Murphy is being considered for the Riddler. Thoughts?

6. SNL's Fred Armisen impersonated blind New York governor David Paterson on this week's show, and Mike B. wondered if it was it offensive or hilarious.

5. Mandi Bierly was surprised that she watched Trapper John, M.D. as a kid (among the rest of her teen-friendly fare). My childhood TV anomaly: Nash Bridges. (Seriously, why did I watch that?)

4. Slezak thought David Archuleta's new video for ''A Little Too Not Over You'' was sorta like a turkey sandwich on white (with lite mayo)-- ''you kind of forget about it the minute it's over.'' What kind of sandwich do you think it is?

3. And the Survivor: Gabon winner is...

2. The trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine ''tickles all of [Marc Bernardin]'s geek erogenous zones.'' Plus, it stars the Sexiest Man Alive.

1. Jeff Probst was pleased with the outcome of the Survivor: Gabon finale. Read the rest of his thoughts in the final installment of his weekly blog.

Vote for the best and worst of music for 2008

Last month, we asked you to give us your nominees for 2008's best and worst movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style. We pored over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, and came up with some questions that'll help us as we put the finishing touches on Entertainment Weekly's annual Best & Worst issue. Below are four music-related polls: Vote early and enthusiastically, then check back for the results in the pages of EW and right here at EW.com on Dec. 19. Thanks!

1. Who had the best album of the year?

2. Which movie soundtrack did you listen to the most?

3. Who were you most excited to see make a comeback?

4. Which of Rihanna's ridiculous number of hit singles was the best?

Vote for the best and worst videogames of 2008

Last month, we asked you to give us your nominees for 2008's best and worst movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style. We pored over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, and came up with some questions that'll help us as we put the finishing touches on Entertainment Weekly's annual Best & Worst issue. Below and after the jump are five videogame-related polls: Vote early and enthusiastically, then check back for the results in the pages of EW and right here at EW.com on Dec. 19. Thanks!

1. Bad Guy You Most Want To Be: Niko (Grand Theft Auto IV) or Starkiller (The Force Unleashed)

2. Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2?

Vote for the best and worst books of 2008

Last month, we asked you to give us your nominees for 2008's best and worst movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style. We pored over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, and came up with some questions that'll help us as we put the finishing touches on Entertainment Weekly's annual Best & Worst issue. Below are four book-related polls: Vote early and enthusiastically, then check back for the results in the pages of EW and right here at EW.com on Dec. 19. Thanks!

1. What's the year's best novel?

2. What's the year's best non-fiction book?

3. McCain's Faith of our Fathers OR Obama's Audacity of Hope

4. What was the year's best celeb tell-all?

Vote for the best and worst of movies for 2008

Last month, we asked you to give us your nominees for 2008's best and worst movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style. We pored over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, and came up with some questions that'll help us as we put the finishing touches on Entertainment Weekly's annual Best & Worst issue. Below and after the jump are a handful of movie-related polls: Vote early and enthusiastically, then check back for the results in the pages of EW and right here at EW.com on Dec. 19. Thanks!

1. What was your favorite movie of the year

2. Superhero showdown

3. Who had the best cameo?

Vote for the best and worst of TV for 2008

Last month, we asked you to give us your nominees for 2008's best and worst movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style. We pored over your hundreds and hundreds of comments, and came up with some questions that'll help us as we put the finishing touches on Entertainment Weekly's annual Best & Worst issue. Below are three TV-related polls: Vote early and enthusiastically, then check back for the results in the pages of EW and right here at EW.com on Dec. 19. Thanks!

More 'Best & Worst:
TV's Most (and Least) Stylish Characters of '08
Most (and least) stylish musicians of 2008
Stephen King: 10 Best Books of 2008

Best and worst pop culture of 2008: Give us your nominees!

If you're reading this blog, chances are you're a voracious book reader, music listener, moviegoer, TV viewer, and (quite possibly) style watcher. But if anyone ever told you your pop-culture consumption over the past 11 months was a vain pursuit, well, now is your chance to prove 'em wrong. Yes, PopWatchers, Entertainment Weekly is planning its annual Best and Worst of 2008 issue, and we want your picks for the best (and worst) movies, TV shows, albums (and singles), books, and style from this delightful calendar year. For me, the first nominees that popped into my head were from the small screen: a whip-smart (and often hilarious) news program that not only won a spot on my DVR, but frequently got played before my fictional faves (Countdown With Keith Olbermann, the best) and a reality competition so awful, I was awestruck once a week all summer long when I saw it perched atop the Nielsen ratings chart (America's Got Talent, the worst). My other right-off-the-top-of-my-head picks: Little Jackie's The Stoop (best CD) (that's the band in the upper left corner of our picture) and Janet Jackson's disastrous tour outfit (worst style). Perhaps the sight of that gold-casing heinoustry in the mirror every night led to the health woes that caused Miss Jackson to cancel so many tour dates this year?

But enough about my entertainment peaks and valleys from 2008 -- it's your turn to sound off. We'll be mining your comments to create polls that will be the basis for reader-generated portions of EW's Best and Worst issue, so nominate early (and often) on the message boards below!