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Forces of Geek: Best of 2017

Dan Panosian

Writer/Artist, Slots
urbanbarbarian.tumblr.com / @urbanbarbarian

Best Movies:Blade Runner 2049, Logan, Atomic Blonde
Best TV Shows:The Punisher, Better Call Saul, Vice Principals, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Best Books (fiction):The Monster At The End Of This Book
Best Books (non-fiction):30 Second Abs
Best Video Game: I’m waiting till next year… see below
Best Songs: “Ophelia” by the Lumineers
Best Albums:Cleopatra by the Lumineers
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels:Southern Bastards, Moonshine and I liked mine quite a bit- Slots
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: I didn’t buy a single one.
Most overrated thing about 2017? My mortgage.
Most underrated thing about 2017? My finances.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? My book, Slots, coming out from Skybound/Image Comics
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? That we didn’t make it to a Third Printing.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? I have an App that I’ve been working on for 3 years and it’s due out this year!

 

Elliot Serrano

Chicago’s King of Geeks™
radiomisfits.com/podcasts/geek-counter-geek / @ElliottSerrano
Best Movies: Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049, Thor: Ragnarok
Best Songs:Dig Down, Muse
Best Albums:Is This The Life We Really Want?, Roger Waters
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels:Silver Surfer by Dan Slott & Mike Allred
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release:Westworld Season 1
Most overrated thing about 2017?Stranger Things 2
Most underrated thing about 2017? Mark Hamill’s acting
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017?The Last Jedi
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017?The Last Jedi
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018?Avengers Infinity War

 

Kaare Andrews

Writer/Artist/ Filmmaker
www.instagram.com/kaareandrews
Best Movies:Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two (Star Wars was pure candy and Lady Gaga was messy, stripped down, intrigue)
Best TV Shows:Riverdale, Ozark (Jason Bateman as a bona fide director/star and Archie Andrews cast in Twin Peaks)
Best Books (non-fiction):The Disease To Please (for all of my fellow People Pleasers)
Best Songs: Lady Gaga – “A-YO” (try not to dance to this one), Taylor Swift – “Dress” (don’t hate me for loving her), Lorde – “Green Light” (on heavy rotation for writing this year)
Best Albums: Taylor Swift – Reputation, Lorde – Melodrama, Stranger Things: Season Two (a great year for female pop and retro synth)
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels:Finally got into Black Science by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera this past year
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release:Stranger Things: Season One – Target packaging (retro 80’s VHS style packaging was aces)
Most overrated thing about 2017? Social Media (as Facebook baits you to put your self worth into algorithms)Most underrated thing about 2017?  Human interaction (step away from social media for a minute you may just feel the vacuum left behind)
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Human interaction, collaboration, and creation.

 

Greg Vallente

FOG! Contributor
www.letterboxd.com/infiniteframes / @GregVellante
Best Movies: Phantom Thread, The Florida Project, Call Me by Your Name, Columbus, A Ghost Story, Good Time
Best TV Shows: Twin Peaks: A Limited Series Event, Bojack Horseman, Master of None, The Good Place, Vice Principals, This is Us
Best Songs: “DNA” by Kendrick Lamar, “1-800-273-8255” by Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid, “Visions of Gideon” by Sufjan Stevens, “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens, “Liability” by Lorde, “Little of your Love” by HAIM
Best Albums: Melodrama, Lorde, Damn., Kendrick Lamar, Everybody, Logic, Ctrl, SZA, Sleep Well Beast, The National
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Twin Peaks: A Limited Series Event, Dunkirk on 4K Ultra HD, The Before Trilogy Criterion Collection, Barry Lyndon Criterion Collection, His Girl Friday Criterion Collection
Most overrated thing about 2017?  Wonder Woman
Most underrated thing about 2017? Alien: Covenant
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? The possible impeachment and/or imprisonment of Trump.
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? The fact that Trump wasn’t impeached and/or imprisoned.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018?  Hopefully, a second chance on the impeachment and/or imprisonment of Trump. Also, Isle of Dogs.

 

Erin Maxwell

FOG! Contributor
Best Movies: Blade Runner 2049, The Disaster Artist, mother!, Mommy Dead and Dearest, Get Out, Brawl In Cell Block 99
Best TV Shows: Twin Peaks: The Return, Game of Thrones, Black Mirror (just under the wire)
Best Books (fiction): Little Fires Everywhere By Celeste Ng
Best Books (non-fiction): Grant by Ron Chernow
Best Video Game: Cuphead
Best Songs: “High” by Sir Sly, “Long Time” by Blondie
Best Albums: American Dream – LCD Soundsystem, Villains – Queens of the Stone Age, Sacred Hearts Club – Foster the People
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Writer/Artist: Emil Ferris), Doom Patrol (Writer: Gerard Way, Artists: Nick Derington, Mike Allred), Saga (Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, Artist: Fiona Staples)
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Twin Peaks: The Return
Most overrated thing about 2017? Every food group becoming a trend on Instagram, like milkshakes with entire birthday cakes hanging off of it.
Most underrated thing about 2017? The new crop of independent movie house and production shops, rag-tag publications, pirate music outlets and the pure insanity of the modern art scene. From the kookiness of the Everything is Terrible to nekkid Trump statues littering the streets of DC, it is a chance to give a voice to those who need it. But with color. And occasionally a teeny tiny penis.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? Pop culture as a whole. I began to rely on it as an escape, as did everyone else, and it didn’t disappoint.
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? So. much.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Forgetting 2017.

 

David E. Goldweber

FOG! Contributor
Best Movies: Get Out, John Wick: Chapter 2
Best Books (non-fiction): Groovy by Mark Voger
Best Video Game: Forge of Empires
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: The Paul Naschy Collection (Shout! Factory)
Most overrated thing about 2017? Politics
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? Ray Harryhausen exhibits in science museums!
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? The Last Jedi
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Avengers: Infinity War

 

Ray Harrington

Comedian
RayHarringtonComedy.com / BeAManTheFilm.com / @RayHarrington
Best Movies: T2: Trainspotting, Oh, Hello (it’s not a movie, but it counts right?), The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Prisoners (it’s from 2013, but I finally saw it this year and I loved this movie)
Best TV Shows: Catastrophe, Legion, Fargo, At Home With Amy Sedaris, The President Show
Best Video Game: Mass Effect Andromeda (Don’t care. Still my favorite.)
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Saga, Batman, Mister Miracle, Star Wars: Poe Dameron
Most overrated thing about 2017? That it was going to be better than 2016.
Most underrated thing about 2017? A lot of great work was created in all avenues. But I think it’s hard to see with the backdrop of malaise that crept in. I think this entire year is underrated for creators simply creating despite it all.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Too much to list! There are some writers, directors, actors, comedians, artists, etc. that I’m anxiously waiting to see what’s next. But I’m hoping Jon Stewart will come back.

 

Chris Gore

Writer / Founder, Film Threat
filmthreat.com / Last Jedi review / @FilmThreat
Best Movies: Get Out, The Disaster Artist, Dunkirk Darkest Hour, Detroit, Blade Runner 2049, Logan, Baby Driver, Coco, Free Fire, mother!
Best TV Shows: Game of Thrones, Walking Dead (Also on my worst list, I’m conflicted)
Best Books (non-fiction): Growth Hacking
Best Video Game: Star Wars Battlefront II
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Batman/The Flash: The Button
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (I only get the Blus now for the commentary)
Most overrated thing about 2017? DC movies
Most underrated thing about 2017? New Indie films
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? The Last Jedi
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? Justice League
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Avengers: Infinity War

 

Andrew Osborne

FOG! Contributor
baitshop.orgLostPilgrimPress.com / @NewBaitshop
Best Movies: Mr. Roosevelt, Get Out, The Big Sick, Most Beautiful Island, I, Tonya
Best TV Shows: Twin Peaks takes the first 101 spots on my Best Of list, then The Good Place, Game of Thrones, Broad City, GLOW
Best Books (fiction): 50 Foot Drop by Philip Freeman
Best Books (non-fiction): Giant of the Senate by Al Franken, Shattered by Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen
Best Video Game: I’m still working through Skyrim, so no 2017 pick.
Best Songs: “Horizon” by Aldous Harding
Best Albums: Party by Aldous Harding, the Twin Peaks soundtracks
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: The Grave Diggers Union
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: TWIN PEAKS!!!
Most overrated thing about 2017?  Maybe, just maybe Big Little Lies was an eensie bit overpraised by rich white liberal ladies.
Most underrated thing about 2017? The delightful Noël Wells and her awesome film Mr. Roosevelt
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? “Got a light?”
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? The Last Jedi getting slagged by fanboys for stupid, racist, sexist reasons rather than just because it’s another sluggish, badly written Star Wars movie; Al Franken resigning and Trump still in office.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? SXSW 2018, the midterm elections, and Ryan Murphy’s Versace thing looks pretty good.

 

Leyla Mikkelsen

FOG! Contributor
Best Movies: Blade Runner 2049, Baby Driver, Raw, Get Out, the Death of Stalin, The Disaster Artist
Best TV Shows: Twin Peaks, Stranger Things, American Horror Story: Cult
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Baby Driver
Most overrated thing about 2017? Wonder Woman (it was good, but not that good)
Most underrated thing about 2017? Free Fire
Thing that you were most excited about in 2017? Alien: Covenant
Thing that disappointed you most in 2017? Alien: Covenant
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2018? Deadpool 2

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