Most sites come out with their best of 2011 list sometime in mid-December. I think this is rubbish! 2011 was not even fully over, you fuxtardz, who knows what might happen between mid-December and January 1st? So with that out of the way, here weee goooooooooo! *Disclaimer: I will only be focusing on the things I can actually talk about.
1)Best video game (console):
I had to really think on this one. In the end, it came down to either Skyrim or Batman: Arkham City. Both were great games! I enjoyed pretending I was Batman and taking on the thugs and villains of Arkham. It was very nicely done, but a bit too short. Skyrim, well, let’s just say I have yet to even finish it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great game. The arrow-to-the-knee jokes did meme themselves out a bit, but oh well. I will say I fully enjoyed/am enjoying it, but my next entry has taken over my life.
2)Best video game (PC):
Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR)… really, do I need to say any more? The gameplay is just wow, the story is fully immersive and makes me feel like it is tailored to me, and me alone. I get a spaceship, which I have nicknamed Slave 0.12 as it looks like Fett’s Slave I. And I get to be an awesome bounty hunter! Really, it’s a great game and thus far has not disappointed in the MMORPG department.
3)Best new TV show:
This is a hard one for me. There were a lot of good shows that deserved a nod in this category: some on hiatus, some cancelled, some returning for season 2. There really was a lot to consider, but I had to go with Game of Thrones on HBO. Why? Because it’s nice to see a fantasy book turned into a very well-done show. Most of the time a book gets absolutely slaughtered in the transition to the small screen, so it made me very happy to see one that is pretty faithfully made. Add in all the craziness and Sean Bean and bam! Best show of the year.
4)Best movie (all genres):
I chose to stick with the movie I thought was the best of the year overall, or else I would have to break this down into god knows how many categories. But deciding on just one movie was hard. I mean, we had Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, Captain America, The Muppets, etc. It was a year of great geektastic movies! My pick is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Why? Because it was the end of an era. These are books kids grew up with about the same rate that Harry did in the books. It was amazing to see this type of love for a book in this modern digital age. And then to be able to watch the characters grow in the movies was even better. My only wish is that when Voldemort enters the afterlife, he is reunited with his nose.
5)Most epic event:
My wedding. My wife and I were married on October 29th in downtown Raleigh. It was a cool ceremony full of zombies, references to the movie Up and just tons of things that made it us. We tailored everything to us all the way down to our Boston Crème Pie wedding cake with a topper that had a zombie bride, groom and 2 zombie dogs. There was a TARDIS and a fez. Moss from The IT Crowd even made an appearance on a shirt. But what made it epic was I got to marry my best friend.
So 2011 was an awesome year for a lot of things. And there are a lot of things to look forward to this year as well. Here is the short list:
1)The Hobbit!!!
2)Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning (Xbox360, PS3, PC)
3)More blogs, artwork from Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit, Susan Z’s first blog, and possibly podcasts from us here at Nerd-Up
4)John Carter
5)Brave
6)The Hunger Games
7)The Avengers
8)The Cabin in the Woods
9)The Dark Knight Rises
10)The 2012/2013 NFL season
11)My wife finishing her PhD
12)And the list goes on and on
So enjoy folks. I look forward to providing you more entertainment in the year to come. I wish you all the best and I will get with you soon!
Over and out,
-The Dave
