TV Power Rankings: CHUCK Reigns Supreme

1. Chuck------------------25
2. The Office-------------23
3. Modern Family----------21.5
4. 24---------------------21 (1.03)*
5. Fringe-----------------21 (.57)*
6. Better Off Ted---------21 (.43)*
7. Damages----------------20
8. 30 Rock----------------20
9. Parks & Rec.-----------19.5
10. Heroes-----------------19

Ranking based upon five categories, Writing, Ratings, Critical Acclaim, Strength of This Week's Episode and Enjoyability. Rated a 1-5. Total out of 30.

*Tiebreakers based upon Renew/Cancel Index provided by TVbytheNumbers.com

Brendan's Top 13 People Who Need To GO AWAY!

1.    Glenn Beck Every Republican and Fox News Analyst

o   Constantly crying

o   Spouting ridiculous rhetoric and conspiracy theories

o   Worse than Bill O’Reilly

2.    Rush Limbaugh

o   Recent comments telling Americans not to donate to Haiti

o   Made fun of Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s Disease/ Said he was faking the symptoms

o   "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of society."

o   "There are more acres of forestland in America today than when Columbus discovered the continent in 1492."

3.    Sarah Palin

4.    Jay Leno

5.    Dick Cheney

6.    Miley Cyrus

7.    Kanye West

o   Going up on stage to protest him not winning

o   In January 2006, West appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in the image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns. Saying "I throw up historical subjects in a way that makes kids want to learn about them," "I'm definitely in the history books already."

8.    Kings of Leon

9.    Brett Favre

10.Cleveland Brown

11.The creators of Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and the Deep End along with the casts

12.Joe Buck and Tim McCarver

13.Nickleback

Brendan's Alphabet Cereal: K

• Kokomo- The Beach Boys
• Kiss Kiss- Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
• Knights of Cydonia- Muse
• King of All the World- Old 97’s
• Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down
• Kingdom Come- Coldplay
• Karma Police- Radiohead
• Kick, Push- Lupe Fiasco
• Keep Rockin’ in the Free World- Neil Young
• Killer Queen- Queen
• Kiss Me- Sixpence None The Richer
• Know Your Enemy- Green Day
• Killing Me Softly- The Fugees
• Kansas City Shuffle- J. Ralph

Brendan's Best Movie You Hate and Worst Movie You Like

BEST: There Will Be Blood

Others: Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, The Matrix, Citizen Kane

WORST: Hudson Hawk

Others: Hollywood Homicide, King Arthur, Poolhall Junkies

Tim's Best and Worst: Best Movie You Hate/Worst Movie You Love

Best- Ghostbusters
Worst- Meet the Spartans

Honorable Mentions- Indiana Jones (Best); Citizen Kane (Best); Chinatown (Best); Not Another Teen Movie (Worst); Good Luck Chuck (Worst)

Tim's Top 13 People That Need to Just Go Away

1. Kanye West
2. Jay Leno
3. Jon and Kate Gosselin
4. Spencer/Heidi
5. Joan Rivers
6. Amy Winehouse
7. Jay-Z
8. Andy Samberg
9. Jason Lee
10. Paris Hilton
11. Chris Rock
12. Perez Hilton
13. Ryan Seacrest

Honorable Mentions:
-Lindsay Lohan
-Kevin Federline
-Britney Spears
-Nicole Ritchie
-Paula Abdul
-Randy Jackson
-Kara Diaguardi

Tim's Alphabet Cereal 'K'

Alphabet Cereal ‘K’:
Keep the Faith- Bon Jovi
Kickstart my Heart- Motley Crue
Killer Queen- Queen
Killing in the Name of- Rage Against the Machine
King Nothing- Metallica
Kiss a Girl- Keith Urban
Kiss Kiss- Chris Brown
Kryptonite- 3 Doors Down





My personal choice for this week: Knockin on Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses

Tim's Best and Worst Movie Badass

Best- Sarah Connor
Worst- Mugatu/Dr. Evil

Honorable Mentions: Yoda, Darth Vader, Eli, Jason Bourne, Rambo, Jigsaw

Tim's Top 13 Things on his life list

 Below are the top 13 things that I want to accomplish on my life list:

 -Live the American dream, wife, kids, job, house
-Go to Australia
-Go to a Yankee game at Yankee Stadium and throw out the first pitch
-Spend a day with Johnny Depp
-Visit every pro NFL stadium
-Host the number 1 radio talk show in America
-Get to go backstage at an Aerosmith concert
-Guest star on an episode of The Office or How I Met Your Father
-Go on a cruise to somewhere I have never been
-Jam with Slash
-Visit ground zero in New York
-Swim with Dolphins
-Win the lotto

Tim's Alphabet Cereal 'J'

The Jack- AC/DC
Jaded- Aerosmith
Jamie’s Crying- Van Halen
Jeans On- Keith Urban
Jeremy- Pearl Jam
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingo- Santana
The Joker- Steve Miller Band
Judgement Day- Van Halen
Juke Box Hero- Foreigner
Jump- Van Halen
Just a Dream- Carrie Underwood
Just a lil bit- 50 Cent
Just Feel Better- Santana ft Steven Tyler
Just like the white winged dove- Stevie Nicks

Brendan's Top 13 Things on my "Life List"

1. Sit in a recliner in a cottage in Michigan next to the fire with my dog at my feet, a good book in my hand and a soft snow falling in the forest outside and nobody around for miles
2. Open a No-Kill Rescue Shelter
3. Throw out the first pitch at a White Sox game
4. Learn to Sail
5. Publish multiple books (Hey Beautiful, Luckily Luna and The Adventures of Alvin “Muddy Pants” Studebaker)
6. Compete in the World Series of Poker Main Event
7. Host a Radio Show with more than just friends and family that listen
8. Bowl a perfect game
9. Spend a year in Ireland working at a pub or a museum
10. Be a contestant on Jeopardy and make it a “True Daily Double”
11. Murder McCaulay Culkin and “comfort” a grieving Mila Kunis
12. Convince NBC to bring back “The Black Donnellys”
13. Learn to play the piano


Honorable Mentions
• Become wealthy enough to maintain a casual cocaine habit
• Create my own ice cream flavor- possible title “Frank and Beans”
• Appear on either Heroes, Chuck or Glee
• Hang out with Paul Rudd

Brendan's Best and Worst: Movie Badass

BEST: Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard

Others: Mel Gibson as Porter in Payback, Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday in Tombstone, Charlie Sheen as Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn in Major League, Denzel Washinton in Book of Eli, Man on Fire and Training Day, Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger in Shooter, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in T2, Viggo Mortensen and Aragorn in LotR

WORST: Vin Diesel in any movie that he ever tries to be “badass” in

Others: Elijah Wood in Green Street Hooligans, Ben Affleck in Daredevil, Colin Farrell in Daredevil, Michael Clarke Duncan in Daredevil...man, that movie blew

Brendan's Alphabet Cereal: J

Favorite Songs that Begin with “J”

• Jingle Jangle- Hot Hot Heat 
• Just Dance- Lady Gaga and Jaime’s Elsewhere cover
• Just To See You Smile- Tim McGraw
• Jaded- Aerosmith
• Jenny (867-5309)- Tommy Tutone
• Jeremy- Pearl Jam
• Jessica- The Allman Brothers
• Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
• Just A Girl- No Doubt
• Jumper- Third Eye Blind

Tim's Top 13 Most Influential Entertainers of the Decade

1. Johnny Depp (Pirates Franchise, Sweeney Todd, Public Enemies)

2. Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live, Old School, Elf, Starsky and Hutch, Anchorman, Kicking and Screaming, Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights, Stranger Then Fiction, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, Step Brothers)

3. Ben Stiller (Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers, Zoolander, The Royal Tenenbaums, Along Came Polly, Starsky and Hutch, Dodgeball, Anchorman, Madagascar 1 and 2, Night at the Museum 1-2, The Heartbreak Kid, Tropic Thunder)

4. Steve Carell (Bruce Almighty, Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Over the Hedge, Dan in Real Life, Horton Hears a Who, Get Smart, The Office)

5. Mike Myers (Austin Powers and Shrek franchises)

6. Jim Carrey (How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine, Fun With Dick and Jane, Horton Hears a Who, Yes Man, A Christmas Carol)

7. Adam Sandler (Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, Punch-Drunk Love, Eight Crazy Nights, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Spanglish, The Longest Yard, Click, Reign Over Me, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Bedtime Stories and Funny People)

8. Justin Timberlake (Music, Saturday Night Live, Commercials)

9. George Clooney (The Perfect Storm, Oceans 11-13, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, The Good German, Michael Clayton, Leatherheads, Burn after Reading, ER, Up in the Air, The Men Who Stare at Goats, the Fantastic Mr. Fox

10. Christian Bale (American Psycho, Shaft, Reign of Fire, Batman Begins, Harsh Times, Rescue Dawn, The Prestige, 3:10 to Yuma, I’m Not There, The Dark Knight, Terminator Salvation, Public Enemies)

11. Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Triology)

12. Will Smith (Ali, Men in Black 2, I-Robot, Hitch, I Am Legend, Hancock, Seven Pounds)

13. J.J. Abrams (Executive Producer- Felicity, Alias, What About Brian, Six Degrees) (Cloverfield, Star Trek, Fringe, Lost)

13b. Britney Spears (Insane/Music/Comeback)

Honorable Mentions:
Russell Crowe
Reese Witherspoon
Denzel Washington
Meryl Streep
Leonardo DiCaprio
Martin Scorscese
Kate Winslet
James Cameron
J.K. Rowling
Lady GaGa
Taylor Swift

Tim's Top 13 Movies of the 2000s

1. The Dark Knight/Batman Begins (Batman franchise)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise
3. Lord of the Rings Franchise
4. The Hangover
5. Wedding Crashers
6. Harry Potter Franchise
7. Avatar
8. Dan In Real Life
9. Iron Man
10. Transformer 1-2
11. Gladiator
12. Anchorman
13. Remember the Titans

Brendan Top 13 Movies of the 2000's

1. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2. Into the Wild
3. Stranger than Fiction
4. Avatar
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. The Dark Knight
7. Blood Diamond
8. In Bruges
9. Lucky Number Slevin
10. Gladiator
11. Up
12. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
13. Ocean’s Eleven

Honorable Mentions
o Signs
o Elf
o A Beautiful Mind
o Garden State
o Zodiac
o I Love You, Man
o Meet the Parents
o Black Hawk Down
o Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
o 40 Year Old Virgin
o Big Fish

Brendan's Top 13 Most Influential People in Entertainment of the 2000s

1. Justin Timberlake

·      NSync and Solo Career sold more than 75 millions albums

·      Movies and SNL Host

·      Great Philanthropist for children and animals (9mil donated in '09 alone)

2. Judd Apatow

·      From Freaks and Geeks to Undeclared to now every comedy released

·      Anchorman, Superbad, I Love You, Man, 40 Year Old Virgin

·      13 Movies this decade that have debuted in Top 3

3. Jon Stewart

·      Daily Show, Colbert Report and launced Steve Carell’s career

·      Hosted Oscars

·      Co-Author of a best selling book: America (The Book)

·      Entertainer of the Year in 2004 by AP

·      Smart and Influential

4. Tina Fey

·      Head Writer on SNL plus Sarah Palin impression

·      Breakthrough female in entertainment industry

·      Writer/Actor on 30 Rock

·      Entertainer of the Year in 2008

·      7 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 3 SAG Awards,

5. JK Rowling

·      Created Harry Potter hysteria

·      Breakthrough for women in entertainment

6. Jerry Bruckheimer

·      His name is literally on every TV show and movie

·      16 Projects in production

·      Pirates series, CSIs, Amazing Race,  National Treasures, Gone in 60 seconds, Remember the Titans, Armageddon, Black Hawk Down

·      He has produced 46 movies or TV shows (916 episodes)

7. Will Ferrell

·      Redefined the comedy genre

·      Great on SNL- W. impression, Roxbury Guy

·      Anchorman, Elf, Stranger than Fiction, Blades, StepBrothers, Ricky Bobby, Old School

8. Steve Carell

·      Writer and Actor for The Daily Show and The Office

·      40 Year Old Virgin, Get Smart, Dan in Real Life, Little Miss Sunshine

·      Nominated by LIFE magazine as America’s Funniest People

9. Simon Cowell

·      Created American Idol and is responsible for Reality TV

10. Ellen Degeneres

·      Breakthrough for women in entertainment

·      Very successful daytime talk show

·      Advocate for Gay and Lesbian Rights

·      Great Philanthropist

11. Dane Cook

·      Changed stand-up comedy (turned himself into a rock star)

·      Acting: Dan in Real Life, Good Luck Chuck, Mr. Brooks

12. Beyonce Knowles

·      Changed the game in women’s Hip Hop

·      Changed and set fashions

·      Acted in Dream Girls, Cadillac Records, Goldmember

13. Ashton Kutcher

·      That 70s Show

·      Punk’d was huge and spawned many imitators

·      Set fashions for men