2009 In Review

2009 In Review

All in all the year in entertainment has been a bit weird, sometimes wacky, but very predictable. Underdogs prevailed but runners up took center stage. Babies were born, and famous people passed to the great beyond. Here's what I found memorable about 2009.

1. Jon & Kate plus too many kids: What a fucked up mess. These are two people that never should have been on TV and the network that created the show should be ashamed at exploiting children and swelling two idiots heads, by making them think they were important.

2. Michael Jackson's death and subsequent rise to godlike stature: Funny, all the accusations against him were forgotten once he died. I'm not saying he did anything because that's something only a few people really know, but how is he exalted just by being dead? His death is truly tragic but the fact that it took the lead in the news for more than a month was just nuts!

3. Adam Lambert and Susan Boyle: Bet you thought they'd both win! Doesn't matter, both are doing well in the album charts. Actually Susan is kicking Adam's ass, and just about every other artist out there, with her debut album. You go Susan!

4. Taylor and Kayne: Seriously this was the funniest bunch of insanity ever to occur at the VMAs. It had to be more ridiculous than Britney's meltdown a few years back. It may have been the weirdest moment in Taylor's young life, but she's more than made up for that by picking up almost every award she's been up for since.

5. American Idol Judges: Paula leaving? Ellen taking over? OMGWTFBBQ! This show is wrong on so many levels but I might as well be the next judge, if Ellen can do it. Oh wait, please no! I like to listen to talented people sing and I've not seen much of that come from that show.

6. Charlie Sheen getting arrested on Christmas for domestic violence. See I think we've all known he's an asshole, now he's reaffirming that.

7. Patrick Swayze dying: Truly one of the saddest deaths this year. Right along with Farrah Fawcett who had the misfortune of dying on the same day as Michael Jackson.

8. Aretha Franklin's kick ass hat! No she's not an asshat, she had one of the inauguration's best accessories. Way to go Aretha! You get my R E S P E C T!

9. Great albums by Mika, Making April, Elvis Costello and Diana Krall among others. Its great to know that even in a slumping industry, there's still some good music out there.

10. Big Bang Theory moving into the top 10 of the Nielson's after a time slot change. Let's hear it for funny geeks!!!

I'll be back with more of my year end recap later this week.