The comprehensive list of must-watch media

[Nominus Experse]

Movies

City of God
Amelie

Books

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Life of Pi
A Clockwork Orange


My TV Show suggestions are the same as everyone else would recommend: House.

I second all of these.

My own suggestions:

Movies

Babel
Crash
Blood Diamond
Se7en
The Departed
The Shawshank Redemption
Zodiac (NOT The Zodiac. Only Zodiac)
A Clockwork Orange
Donnie Darko
Bad Timing


Books

Heart of Darkness
The Idiot
The Brothers Karamavoz
Ender's Game
Cat's Cradle
Invisible Monsters
Choke
Dune
1984
Brave New World
The Jungle
Lord of the Flies
In Cold Blood
The Metamorphasis
Dr Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
Dracula
Frankenstein
Farenheit 451
Naked Lunch
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas


Anime

Coyboy Bebop
Samurai Champloo
Hellsing
Evangelion
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
Spirited Away
Exile
Full Metal Alchemist (only up to episode 24 or so - anything after this sucks ass)
Berserk
Serial Experiments Laine

Music

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KMFDM
Bauhaus
Norther
Moonsorrow
Arch Enemy
Isis
65 days of Static
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
VNV Nation
Skinny Puppy (pre The Process albums)
In Flames
Android Lust (The Dividing and Dragonfly are amazing)
Amon Tobin
Fields of the Nephilum
Ensiferium
The Birthday Massacre
Dimmu Borgir
Satyricon
Mors Principium Est
Massive Attack
Mastodon
Dresden Dolls
Juno Reactor (Shango is likely their best)
Ministry
Morphine
Mr. Bungle
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
Opeth
Orphaned Land
Pigface
Pig
Portishead
Primus
Project Pitchfork
Rasputina
Wilco
A Silver Mount Zion
Unearth
Velvet Acid Christ
Mindless Self Indulgence
Lux Occulta
Laeather Strip
Icon of Coil
Das Ich
Gogol Bordello
The Future Sound of London
Fluke
Flogging Molly (prior Within a Mile of Home releases)
Do Make Say Think
Mono
Children of Bodom
Candlemass
Cake
Bjork
Assemblage 23
Apocalyptica
Aphex Twin

[Peegee]

I'm not putting all that music on the list lol..only cuz I see music as a niche social group rather than a 'must watch' media.

[Gilghamut]

Movies:
Alien
Aliens
Predator
The Terminator
Terminator 2
John Carpenter's The Thing

Books:
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarilion
The Hobbit
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
Fevre Dream
American Gods

[Nominus Experse]

I'm not putting all that music on the list lol..only cuz I see music as a niche social group rather than a 'must watch' media.

Fair enough.

Hope you find everything else suggested to be quite nice.

[Peegee]

I'm not putting all that music on the list lol..only cuz I see music as a niche social group rather than a 'must watch' media.

Fair enough.

Hope you find everything else suggested to be quite nice.

I do. Keep it up.

[NeoCracker]

1) Babel? WTF?

2) Books
The Shannara Trilogy (Sword, Elfstones, and Wishsong)
The Heritage of Shannara (Scoins, Elf Queen, Druid, and Talismans)
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara (Isle Witch, Antrax, and The Morgwar)

3) As far as hellsing Goes, it should be known there are 2 versions, the regular and the Ultimate Series (Which are the Remakes). The Ultimate is a must see for any anime fan.

4) For Movies, lets tag on "Lucky Number Sleven."

[Germ Hamee]

Books:
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows

Any fan of these books must must MUST read Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings books. They consist of:

The Farseer Trilogy
The Liveship Traders Trilogy
and The Tawny Man Trilogy

They are every bit as good as George RR Martin's books as far as character development and "realistic" fantasy goes. So yeah, that's my two-cents on must read literature.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Books: Lolita

[Nominus Experse]

1) Babel? WTF?

Give me a reason to not term Babel as a must-see other than the vague, inane WTF acronym.

[Moon Rabbits]

Books
The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night Time
Perks of Being a Wallflower
House of Leaves
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
It
The Tommyknockers
Long Hard Road Out of Hell

Movies
Winter Passing
Suicide Club
Happiness
Little Miss Sunshine
Exte: Hair Extensions
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Cloverfield
The Host

TV
LOST and Dexter.

Anime
Shakugan no Shana
Rozen Maiden
Sailor Moon

[NeoCracker]

1) Babel? WTF?

Give me a reason to not term Babel as a must-see other than the vague, inane WTF acronym.

Because I saw that movie.

And the only thing I got out of the whole thing is (SPOILER)If a little girls sees her mom shoot herself, said little girl is smurfed up for life.

By the end of that movie I finally think I know what it feels like to have your mind completely shut down. This is something 2 months of sleep deprivation was unable to do.

[Burtsplurt]

Books:
Catch-22
American Psycho
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Winnie-the-Pooh/ The House on Pooh Corner
Walden
The Virgin Suicides
Spring Snow
Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis

Films:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Das Boot
Magnolia
Zodiac
You Can Count On Me
The Fountain
2046
The Life Aquatic
Die Hard
This is Spinal Tap
The Descent
Mean Creek

TV:
The Wire (absolutely awesome)
Shooting the Past (mini-series by Stephen Poliakoff. I love it)
The Shield
Battlestar Galactica
Star Trek: TNG

I've never watched an anime programme or read a comic, although I'm sure some comics might be worth getting into (maybe not anime, though!).