2014 Media Log
The idea of this thread is to post what things you are reading/playing/watching for each month of 2014. Ideally you should have one post and come back and edit it each month. Of course, you can post more if you want to comment on what other people are doing. :aimdumb: You can also give ratings to the various media.
This is the third year we've done this and it has been pretty helpful to me and others. Let's do it people!
At the end of the year we'll have something to look back on and see what we did!
*Meh
**Good.
***Great!
January
Books
- Fall of Giants ** - A fun epic tale but not as good as his other stuff.
- The Prince *
- The Expectant Father - in progress
Games
- Dragon Age: Origins (PS3) - in progress
- Kingdom Hearts: Dream, Drop, Distance (3DS) **
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- Frozen *** - A new Disney classic.
- American Hustle *
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- Top Chef **
- The Simpsons **
- Star Trek: The Next Generation **
- Arrow ***
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer ** - Good ending.
- Almost Human **
- Sherlock ***
- New Girl **
- Parks & Recreation ***
- Brooklyn Nine Nine *** - Best new show.
- The Bachelor *
- Raising Hope ** - Can catch up now that it's on Netflix.
- Saturday Night Live *
- Community **
February
Books
- The Expectant Father ** - Good prep for the next stage in my life's journey.
- A Storm of Swords - in progress
Games
- Dragon Age: Origins (PS3) *** - Epic. There are few games I've put more hours in.
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) *** - Great tactical game, could (and did) spend countless hours in battle.
Movies
- None
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- Top Chef **
- The Simpsons **
- Star Trek: The Next Generation **
- Arrow **
- Almost Human **
- New Girl **
- The Bachelor *
- Survivor ***
March
Books
- A Storm of Swords - in progress
Games
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3) - in progress
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS) ** - Always fun to go back to this to try to improve on a few songs.
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) *** - The best handheld Zelda since Link's Awakening.
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ***
- The Secret World of Arrietty * - Kinda weird and not much of a plot.
- 12 Years a Slave ** - Powerful stuff, but the editing was uncomfortable at times (probably intentionally).
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- The Simpsons **
- Arrow **
- Almost Human **
- New Girl ***
- Parks & Recreation **
- Brooklyn Nine Nine ***
- Saturday Night Live *
- Survivor ***
- Community **
- True Detective *** - Great acting and a suspenseful story.
- Cosmos **
April
Books
- A Storm of Swords - in progress
Games
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3) *** - Best AC since AC2.
- Dragon Age: Origins ** - Finishing up some DLC.
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS) * - Enjoyable, but too repetitious with the previous games.
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier *** - Great improvement on the original, but not better than Iron Man or Thor.
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- The Simpsons *** - Rewatching the classics as well!
- Arrow ***
- Parks & Recreation **
- Saturday Night Live **
- Survivor ***
- Community **
- Game of Thrones ***
- Stargate: SG1 ** - Starting the series from scratch and it's pretty good so far.
- Fringe **
- Cosmos **
May
Books
- A Storm of Swords - in progress
Games
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- X-Men: Days of Future Past *** - Thank goodness for drive-ins. Great movie.
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- The Simpsons *** (Classics)
- Arrow ***
- Parks & Recreation *** - Great finale!
- Saturday Night Live **
- Survivor ***
- Game of Thrones ***
- Stargate: SG1 **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- Cosmos **
June
Books
- A Storm of Swords *** - Best of ASoIaF so far, though it really could have been two books.
- Gone Girl - in progress
Games
- South Park: The Stick of Truth (PS3) - in progress
- Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (3DS) *** - Wonderful game with a great story. More people should play it!
- Bravely Default (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- none
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- The Simpsons *** (Classics)
- Game of Thrones ***
- Stargate: SG1 **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- The Bachelorette **
- So You Think You Can Dance *
- Orange is the New Black *** - Trying this out. Like what I see so far.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation **
July
Books
- Gone Girl *** - Excellent read, with a twist I never saw coming. I should read more by this author.
- And the Mountains Echoed ** - Well written and I learned a thing or two about Afgan culture.
- Ender's Shadow - in progress
Games
- South Park: The Stick of Truth (PS3) - in progress
- Bravely Default (3DS) - in progress
- Cut the Rope (Android) *** - I've been playing this for months, but I do it so much these days I should call it out here. Probably my favorite 'need to kill 10 minutes' game.
- The Room 2 (Android) - in progress
Movies
- none
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- The Bachelorette **
- Orange is the New Black *** - Addicting.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation *** - Seems to get better with age.
- Mythbusters *
- America's Got Talent **
August
Books
- Ender's Shadow ** - Good like all the Ender stories but it was akward during the direct parallel moments with Ender's Game.
The Hound of the Baskervilles *** - Classic Holmes.
Dark Places ** - Didn't like the writing or characters, but gets two stars because the mystery was interesting.
Games
- South Park: The Stick of Truth (PS3) *** - A very polished South Park RPG. Laughed the whole way.
- Bravely Default (3DS) - in progress
- Shovel Knight (3DS) *** - Best NES throwback I've ever seen and one of the best games overall in years.
Movies
- none
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- Orange is the New Black ***
- Star Trek: The Next Generation **
- Mythbusters **
- The Sopranos **
- Stargate: SG1 **
- America's Got Talent **
- Red vs Blue **
September
Books
- Neuromancer * - I liked the plot but the writing was hard to get a grip on.
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ** - Simpler than I remembered but still a fun tale.
Games
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC) - in progress
- Bravely Default (3DS) - in progress
- Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- The Lego Movie ** - Everything is AWESOME~
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- Star Trek: The Next Generation ** - Good show, good finale.
- The Sopranos **
- Stargate: SG1 **
- America's Got Talent **
- The West Wing ** - Getting back into it with season 4.
- American Ninja Warrior **
- The Great Food Truck Race *
October
Books
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes **
Games
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GC) *** - Gamecube at its best. Who would have thought FPS Metroid would be so fun?
- Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies (3DS) ** - Some of the earlier cases were bad but the second half really got me hooked.
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) - in progress
Movies
- Gone Girl *** - A more perfect book to movie adaptation I have not seen.
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- The West Wing **
- The Big Bang Theory * - Not that funny anymore.
- Gotham ** - Has the makings of something good but still setting itself up.
- The Flash ** - Similar to Gotham, needs time to get going but it could work.
- Arrow *** - Has hit its stride and now one of the best things on TV.
- Marvel's Agents of SHIELD *** - A complete turnaround from the boring series during its start.
- The Walking Dead *** - I like the pacing, much better (faster) than its history.
- Top Chef *
- Survivor **
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine **
- The Simpsons * - Very hit and miss.
- Saturday Night Live *
- New Girl ** - Better after Nick & Jess broke up.
- Shark Tank *** - For some reason it is one of the shows I most look forward to each week.
- Modern Family **
November
Books
- Hyperion *** - I did not expect to like this as much as I did. Found me a new series to enjoy!
- The Name of the Wind - in progress
Games
- Dragon Age Origins: Awakening (PS3) - in progress
- Bravely Default (3DS) *** - The FF we were all looking for. Just ignore the final 20% of it.
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) **
- Cave Story (3DS) ** - Was expecting more.
Movies
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty **
- Guardians of the Galaxy ***
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report **
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- The West Wing **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- Gotham **
- The Flash *
- Arrow ***
- Marvel's Agents of SHIELD ***
- The Walking Dead ***
- Top Chef *
- Survivor **
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine **
- The Simpsons *
- Saturday Night Live *
- New Girl **
- Shark Tank **
- Modern Family **
December
Books
- The Name of the Wind *** - Very good read, though for such a long book it didn't get that far in the story.
Games
- Dragon Age Origins: Awakening (PS3) ** - Man this game was so big, and so fun.
- The Walking Dead Season 2 (PS3) ** - Fun, but not as epic as the original. Saddest part was when my save file got corrupt after I beat it.
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD (PS3) - in progress
- Suikoden II (PS1 on PSP) - in progress
- Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor (PS4)
Movies
- The Edge of Tomorrow ** - Reminded me of a video game.
TV
- The Daily Show **
- The Colbert Report *** - Goodbye my friend.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live **
- The West Wing **
- The Big Bang Theory **
- The Flash *
- Arrow **
- Top Chef *
- Survivor **
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine **
- The Simpsons *
- Saturday Night Live **
- New Girl **
- Shark Tank **
