Not since the 1930’s and 1940’s has America suffered so many tragedies and challenges, whether they be in the form of economic collapse, an enemy attack and resulting war, or natural disaster. This decade, which I hereby declare to named the Two Thousands just because the other names Aughts or Oughts are stupid sounding, is finally coming to a close and we as a nation are finally tackling our problems. Sure, some think all of our problems should have been fixed by now, and others do not think the solutions we are trying are good enough, but the process is beginning, which brings a fitting close to this Decade of Hell.
And with the end of things, we reflect. Bulo is doing a good job reflecting on 2009. I want to give you my thoughts of the best of the Two Thousands. Yeah, I want to be positive. So no “worst” categories. Today we will start off with the best TV shows and songs of the Two Thousands. These are based on my subjective criteria (i.e. what I like). So if you disagree, feel free to offer your own in the comments.
Top TV shows
20. (tie) Jericho / V
19. Law & Order (the original)
18. Family Guy
17. Dexter
16. The Wire
15. 30 Rock
14. How I Met Your Mother
13. Friday Night Lights
12. Futurama
11. The Shield
10. Damages
9. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
8. (tie) The West Wing / Big Love
7. The Office (US)
6. Rome
5. Mad Men
4. Lost
3. The Sopranos
2. Six Feet Under
1. Battlestar Galactica
Top Songs
Wow, this one is hard. And this one will be really subjective. There are probably songs that I have never heard of that you think is the best EVAH!!! Well, let me know about it.
20. Cold Wind by Arcade Fire
19. Clocks by Coldplay
18. Run by Snow Patrol
17. Banquet by Bloc Party
16. Snow Patrol by Snow Patrol
15. Mr. Brightside by The Killers
14. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon
13. Lose Yourself by Eminem
12. Umbrella by Rihanna
I will be honest, I really only included Rihanna because of the great spoof video below:
11. How to Save a Life by The Fray
10. Hey Ya by Outkast
9. From Yesterday by 30 Seconds From Mars
8. In the End by Linkin Park
7. Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon
6. Superman by Five for Fighting
5. Eyesore by Janus
4. The Middle by Jimmy Eat World
3. Where is the Love by the Black Eyed Peas feat Justin Timberlake.
2. Viva la Vida by Coldplay
1. Breathe Me by Sia