My "Favorites of 2021" List

Here's my yearly post...

MOVIES

Unlike last year, I will have just 2 movie lists this year.   First will be my top 10 favorite 2021 movies.  Second list will be movies that were released prior to 2021 and I finally got around to seeing and enjoyed.

MY TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2021:

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home
2. Raya and the Last Dragon
3. Luca
4. The Mitchels vs the Machines
5. The Unforgivable 
6. Last Night In Soho
7. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
8. Nobody
9. Black Widow
10. Malignant

MY TOP PRE-2021 MOVIES WATCHED IN 2021:

• One Cut of the Dead (2017)
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
• The Sound of Metal (2020)
• Marshall (2017)
• Promising Young Woman (2020)
• Nomadland (2020)
• Greenland (2020)
• A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
• Mama (2013)
• Sputnik (2020)
• One Night In Miami (2020)
• A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

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TV SHOWS

Like last year, I will list all tv seasons I finished with the (year) that season was released, [#] of episodes for that season and the source.  Source is self explanatory except where BD = Bluray Disc.

COMPLETE SEASON LIST:

1. Cheers s4 (1985) [26] iTunes
2. Killing Eve s3 (2020) [8] Hulu
3. All in the Family s6 (1975) [24] DVD
4. Crime Scene: The Vanishing At Cecil Hotel (2021) [4] Netflix
5. Schitt's Creek s1 (2015) [13] Netflix
6. Schitt's Creek s2 (2016) [13] Netflix
7. WandaVision (2021) [9] Disney+
8. Schitt's Creek s3 (2017) [13] Netflix
9. Schitt's Creek s4 (2018) [13] Netflix
10. Schitt's Creek s5 (2019) [13] Netflix
11. All in the Family s7 (1976) [25] DVD
12. Schitt's Creek s6 (2020) [14] Netflix
13. All in the Family s8 (1977) [24] DVD
14. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) [6] Disney+
15. Mare of Easttown (2021) [7] HBOMAX
16. Hacks s1 (2021) [10] HBOMAX
17. All Rise s2 (2020) [17] CBS
18. Blue Bloods s11 (2020) [16] CBS
19. Starstruck (2021) [6] HBOMAX
20. All in the Family s9 (1978) [27] DVD
21. Your Honor (2021) [10] SHOWTIME
22. Barney Miller s2 (1975) [22] DVD
23. Loki s1 (2021) [6] Disney+
24. Search Party s1 (2016) [10] HBOMAX
25. Barney Miller s3 (1976) [22] DVD
26. This Way Up s1 (2019) [6] Hulu
27. This Way Up s2 (2020) [6] Hulu
28. Barney Miller s4 (1977) [23] DVD
29. Braindead (2016) [13] Paramount+
30. Barney Miller s5 (1978) [24] DVD
31. Breeders s2 (2021) [10] Hulu
32. Barney Miller s6 (1979) [22] DVD
33. The Neighborhood s2 (2019) [22] Paramount+
34. Ted Lasso s2 (2021) [12] AppleTV+
35. Only Murders in the Building s1 (2021) [10] Hulu
36. The Other Two s1 (2019) [10] HBOMAX
37. The Other Two s2 (2020) [10] HBOMAX
38. Barney Miller s7 (1980) [22] DVD
39. Barney Miller s8 (1981) [22] DVD
40. Y: The Last Man (2021) [10] Hulu
41. Last Week Tonight s8 (2021) [30] HBOMAX
42. Fish s1 (1977) [13] DVD
43. Sanford and Son s2 (1972) [24] DVD
44. What If...? s1 (2021) [9] Disney+
45. Invincible s1 (2021) [8] Amazon Prime
46. Succession s3 (2021) [9] HBOMAX
47. Loki s1 (2021) [6] Disney+
48. Hawkeye s1 (2021) [6] Disney+

FAVORITE TV SEASONS

1. Schitt's Creek (any season)
2. Succession s3
3. Only Murders in the Building s1
4. Mare of Easttown
5. Hacks s1
6. Ted Lasso s2
7. Search Party s1
8. The Other Two s2
9. WandaVision
10. Loki s1

FAVORITE NEW SERIES

1. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
2. Mare of Easttown (HBO)
3. Hacks (HBO)
4. WandaVision (Disney+)
5. Loki s1 (Disney+)

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VIDEO GAMES

2021 saw me finished the most games since 2012 but none were released in 2021.  However, there were 2 games that were released in 2021 as enhanced or director's cut but were originally released the previous year. This list will include the year the games originally released and the console played on.

GAMES FINISHED IN 2021

1. Doom (1993) PS4Pro
2. Doom II (1994) PS4Pro
3. Astro's Playroom (2020) PS5
4. Doom 64 (1997) PS4Pro/PS5
5. Deja Vu (1985) NES Mini Emulation
6. Shadowgate (1987) NES Mini Emulation
7. The Unfinished Swan (2012) PS4-->PS5
8. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) PS5
9. What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) PS4-->PS5
10. Doom 3 Remastered (2003/2019) PS4-->PS5
11. Guns, Gore & Cannoli (2015) PS4-->PS5
12. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) PS5 *NewGame+
13. Little Nightmares (2017) PS4-->PS5
14. Control (2019) PS5
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (1989) coop on Arcade1Up Cabinet
16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) coop on Arcade1Up Cabinet
17. Streets of Rage (1991) coop on Sega Saturn Emulation
18. Streets of Rage 2 (1992) Genesis Mini Emulation
19. Control: Altered World Events DLC (2020) PS5
20. Control: The Foundation DLC (2020) PS5
21. Ghost Recon (2001) Xbox-->Xbox 360
22. Ghost of Tsushima: DC (2020/21) PS5
23. ABZU (2016) PS4-->PS5
24. Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (2002) Xbox-->Xbox 360
25. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020) PS5
26. Doom 3: The Lost Missions (2003/2019) PS4-->PS5
27. Little Nightmares II: Enhanced Edition (2020/21) PS5

THE 5 GAMES I HAD THE MOST FUN WITH IN 2021:

1. Doom 64
2. Astro's Playroom
3. Control
4. Ghost of Tsushima
5. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

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VINYL

Here's a list of my 2021 additions:

1. The Last of Us Part II Original Videogame Soundtrack (Gustavo Santaolalla) [2020]
2. Edward Scissorhands Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Danny Elfman) [2021]
3. 1917 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Thomas Newman) [2020]
4. Rhythm Machine (Fania All Stars ) [1977]
5. Halloween Kills Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (John Carpenter) [2021]
6. Demon's Souls Original Videogame Soundtrack (Shunsuke Kida) [2021]
7. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (R.E.M.) [2019]
8. Ghost of Tsushima Original Videogame Soundtrack (Shigeru Umebayashi) [2020)
9. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Original Videogame Soundtrack (Jesper Kid) [2021]
10. Candy Corn Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Josh Hasty) [2019]
11. Back To The Future Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Various) [2020]
12. Bohemian Rhapsody Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (Queen) [2019]
13. Motown 1's (Various) [2019]

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GRAPHIC NOVELS

Here are the graphic novels I read with year of release, publisher and page count:

1. A Hero's Death (2016) [IDW] 106pgs
2. Vision v1 (2016) [Marvel] 133pgs
3. Vision v2 (2016) [Marvel] 134pgs
4. House of M (2006) [Marvel] 280pgs
5. Resident Alien (2013) [Dark Horse] 105pgs
6. Power Girl v1 (2009) [DC] 143pgs