STEFAN BLITZ
@forcesofgeek | forcesofgeek.com
Best Movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chef, Edge of Tomorrow, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Skeleton Twins, This is Where I Leave You
Best TV Shows: The Flash, True Detective, Hannibal, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Bob’s Burgers, New Girl
Best Books (fiction): The Burning Men by Christopher Farnsworth, The Troop by Nick Cutter
Best Books (non-fiction): 75 Years of Marvel Comics: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen by Roy Thomas and Josh Baker
Best Songs: ‘Shake It Off’ by Taylor Swift, ‘There Must Be More To Life Than This’ by Queen and Michael Jackson, ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ by Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake
Best Albums: ‘1989’ by Taylor Swift, ‘Ultraviolence’ by Lana Del Rey, ‘Songs of Innocence’ by U2,
Best Music Video: ‘Chandelier’ (Sia), ‘Blank Space’ (Taylor Swift), ‘Turn Down for What’ (DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon), ‘Uptown Funk’ (Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars), ‘Dark Horse’ (Katy Perry feat. Juicy J.)
Best Comic Books: Flash Gordon (Parker, Shaner), Batman (Snyder, Capullo), Wytches (Snyder, Jock), Afterlife With Archie (Aguirre-Sacasa, Francavilla), Batgirl (Stewart, Fletcher, Tarr),
The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1 (Morrison, Quitely)
Best Graphic Novels: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Chast), Hip Hop Family Tree 1975-1983 (Piskor), Young Avengers: Omnibus (Gillen, McKelvie), Saga: Deluxe Edition V. 1 (Vaughan, Staples), Copra: Round One (Fiffe)
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: King of The Hill Criterion, Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery, Batman: The Complete Television Series Limited Edition Blu-ray Set, Phantom of the Paradise: Collector’s Edition, Sgt. Bilko – The Phil Silvers Show: The Complete Series, The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Series
Most overrated thing about 2014? The U.S. Ebola scare, leaked Sony emails/The Interview, anything Kardashian-related, Vine/Social Media Celebrities
Most underrated thing about 2014? The international Ebola situation, Obama’s overall success as President, the scary police turned militia, and the unjustified killings committed by police on unarmed African Americans with no ramifications.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? The new Star Wars trailer looks fun.
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? My mother and sister’s simultaneous breast cancer diagnoses and the sudden death of my friend, Chris Reilly.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Good health for my family and friends, some pop culture that’s fun and entertaining and a very big, exciting, upcoming announcement regarding the future of Forces of Geek.
Stefan Blitz is the founder/Editor-in-Chief of Forces of Geek.
ELIZABETH WEITZ
Best Movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Obvious Child
Best TV Shows: Transparent, Orange is the New Black
Best Books (fiction): Lila by Marianne Robinson
Best Books (non-fiction): Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Best Video Game: Super Smash Brothers
Best Albums: ‘Say Yes To Love’ by Perfect Pussy
Best Music Video: ‘Anaconda’ by Nicki Minaj
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery
Most overrated thing about 2014? Kimye
Most underrated thing about 2014? The movie The Two Faces of January…simply awesome.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? I got to celebrate the holidays with my mom for her 70th birthday on December 24th.
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Being diagnosed with a chronic illness and having to learn how to deal with an altered lifestyle.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Watching more Netflix
Elizabeth Weitz is the managing editor for Forces of Geek.
EMMA-JANE CORSAN
@emmajanecorsan | @cheesemint | cheesemint.com | excusemewhileigeekout.blogspot.com
Best Movies: The Double, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Calvary, Edge Of Tomorrow, Noah, Birdman
Best TV Shows: The Flash, Arrow, House Of Cards, Fargo, Parks and Recreation, Psychobitches
Best Books (fiction): I didn’t read any new releases in 2014 but I did read Milan Kundera’s The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting, which I absolutely loved.
Best Books (non-fiction): The only non-fiction I read in 2014 was Yes Please by Amy Poelher, I absolutely adore her, I mean, how can I not love her when she writes such wonderful things like “I have the Angelina Jolie of vaginas”!?
Best Video Game: Titanfall, Destiny, Alien Isolation, South Park: Stick Of Truth, Thief and Assassin’s Creed Unity (despite all the patches it’s needed since its release….I just really enjoyed running around the Parisian rooftops!)
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: The continual joy that is Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn’s Deadpool run. Can’t get enough of it!
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Calvary because it had some really great cast and crew interviews and I missed it at the cinema and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes which was a spectacular film that I really should have added in the best films category but somehow missed it!
Most overrated thing about 2014? The endless leaks of naked celebrities and hacking of Sony to distract us all from the actual terrible things going on in the world like war crimes or Ebola. Oh, and Interstellar was also highly overrated.
Most underrated thing about 2014? We landed on a comet for the first time, no big deal….oh, wait…huge deal! Yet, no one seemed to care. In fact so many awesome scientific feats and discoveries were glazed over this year all because they didn’t have their boobs out in their Mystique costume!
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? Getting married and having the opportunity to work with the actor Julian Sands!
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? I thought I’d have lots to put in this category but 2014 was pretty good year for me. Now I just have to hope I haven’t peaked!
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Self-drying jackets and hover boards….obviously.
Emma-Jane Corsan writes the column Excuse Me While I Geek Out for Forces of Geek.
DEAN GALANIS
Best Movies: Gone Girl, Blue Ruin, Guardians of the Galaxy, Life Itself, Noah, The LEGO Movie, Snowpiercer, Edge of Tomorrow
Best TV Shows: My favorite 11 mins of TV this year — Too Many Cooks!
Best Books (fiction): I only read two fiction books this year, both good; Gone Girl by Gillian Flyan and John Dies at the End by David Wong
Best Books (non-fiction): My Lunches With Orson by Henry Jaglom
Best Songs: ‘Take Me to Church’ by Hozier
Best Albums: I dug the latest Weird Al Yankovic album, Mandatory Fun.
Best Music Video: ‘Tacky’ by Weird Al Yankovic
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: The Counselor (very underrated film with terrific branching commentary/making-of feature) Also, LOVE The Video Nasties Definitive Guide DVD Set.
Most overrated thing about 2014? I’m blanking. Or blocking.
Most underrated thing about 2014? A Million Ways To Die In The West, Draft Day
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? Godzilla
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Godzilla
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Mad Max: Fury Road. By a mile.
Dean Galanis is a contributor to Forces of Geek.
LITTLE SOFI
@little_sofi | Facebook | Instagram
Best Movies: X-Men: Days of Future Past and Godzilla were my favourite releases last year, although Godzilla could have been a little shorter. That scene with the knowing look exchanged between our hero and the beast for example, would have looked better on the cutting room floor.
Best TV Shows: True Detective, Fargo, American Horror Story, BoJack Horseman and Game of Thrones all stole hours and hours from me during 2014 as I could not stop watching them while they were airing.
Best Video Game: Alien Isolation
Best Albums: †††, by ††† (Crosses) The electronic alternative rock album is an interesting listen, but not as good as Chino Moreno’s supergroup release the year before Palms, by Palms. Future Islands’ album singles was a great hit this year, as popularised by their David Letterman performance.
Best Music Video: Reminiscent of Queen of The Damned, FKA Twigs – ‘Two Weeks‘; Metal + LARP + hot girls = good. Mastodon – ‘High Road’; I don’t know if it’s sad or not, but I like it. Flying Lotus – ‘Never Catch Me’.
Most overrated thing about 2014? Internationally, Kim Kardashian’s ass. In the UK specifically, it has to be beards, cereal and pulled pork.
Most underrated thing about 2014? The Rosetta Mission. We landed on a comet, and all people could talk about was THE SHIRT THE GUY WAS WEARING WHILE HE WAS TELLING US ABOUT IT. I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? The news that Twin Peaks would be coming back! And the new Star Wars trailer.
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? The latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie 🙁 Childhood ruined.
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Star Wars!
Little Sofi writes the column Playing Dress-Up for Forces of Geek.
MARVIN C. PITTMAN
@marvinpittman
Best Movies: Snowpiercer, Edge of Tomorrow, Belle, Guardians of the Galaxy, Top Five, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bad Words
Best TV Shows: Fargo, The Bridge, The Americans, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Black-ish, House of Lies, The Flash, BoJack Horseman, Archer, Last Week Tonight
Best Songs: ‘Uptown Funk’ by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift, ‘Dark Horse’ by Katy Perry, ‘Prince Johnny’ by St. Vincent, ‘Right Now’ by Mary J. Blige, ‘West Coast’ by Lana Del Rey
Best Albums: ‘GIRL’ by Pharrell Williams, ‘Turn Blue’ by The Black Keys, ‘Ultraviolence’ by Lana Del Rey, ‘RTJ2’ by Run The Jewels, ‘Cheek To Cheek’ by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, ‘Xscape’ by Michael Jackson
Best Music Video: ‘Anaconda’ by Nicki Minaj
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Lazarus, Fatale, Satellite Sam, Batwoman, She-Hulk, Hawkeye, Minimum Wage
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Batman: The Complete Series Blu-Ray Limited Edition, Anchorman 2, The Raid 2, Godzilla
Most overrated thing about 2014? Iggy Azalea
Most underrated thing about 2014? Saturday Night Live
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? The Flash
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Sin City: A Dame To Die For
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Mad Max: Fury Road
Marvin C. Pittman writes the column Blerd Vision for Forces of Geek.
STEVEN SCOTT
Best Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best TV Shows: The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Parks and Recreation, Community, Louie, Bob’s Burgers, Silicon Valley
Best Video Game: The Walking Dead: Season Two
Best Songs: ‘A Brain in a Bottle’ by Thom Yorker, ‘Supernova’ by Ray LaMontagne, ‘Would You Fight For My Love?’ by Jack White, ‘Do You’ by Spoon
Best Albums: ‘Supernova’ by Ray LaMontagne, ‘Lazaretto’ by Jack White, ‘They Want My Soul’ by Spoon
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Sex Criminals, Saga, Batman
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Batman: The Complete Television Series Limited Edition Blu-ray Set
Most overrated thing about 2014? Taylor Swift
Most underrated thing about 2014? Edge of Tomorrow
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? Gotham
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Gotham, Batman: Assault on Arkham
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Star Wars: Episode VII
Steven Scott writes the column Gotham Central for Forces of Geek.
CHRIS BRENNAMAN
@chrisbrennaman
Best Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best TV Shows: Doctor Who, House of Cards
Best Books (non-fiction): Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris
Best Video Game: Mario Kart 8
Best Comic Books / Graphic Novels: Multiversity, Transformers vs. G.I Joe
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story
Most overrated thing about 2014? The Newsroom
Most underrated thing about 2014? The WWE Network. It really is wrestling gold.
Thing that you were most excited about in 2014? Gilmore Girls showing up on Netflix
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Marvel’s Original Sin
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Friends showing up on Netflix
Chris Brennaman writes the column Secret Origins for Forces of Geek.
CAITLYN THOMPSON
Best Movies: Whiplash, Wild, The Imitation Game, Edge of Tomorrow, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planets of the Apes
Best TV Shows: The Leftovers, The Newsroom, The Mindy Project, New Girl, Game of Thrones
Best Songs: ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams, ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor, ‘Thrift Shop’ by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Wanz), ‘Do I Wanna Know?’ by Arctic Monkeys, ‘Chandelier’ by Sia
Best Albums: ‘1989’ by Taylor Swift, ‘Beyoncé’ by Beyoncé, ‘Bad Self Portraits’ by Lake Street Dive
Best Music Video: ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift
Best Blu-ray/DVD Release: American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, The Spectacular Now, Inside Llewyn Davis
Thing that disappointed you most in 2014? Unbroken
Thing that you’re most looking forward to in 2015? Game of Thrones, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fifty Shades of Grey
Caitlyn Thompson is a contributor to Forces of Geek.
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