Posted December 7, 20222 yr It's time! A return to normality in many ways, 2022 has seen many exciting releases. Soon, I'll be counting down my 300 favourite songs of the year, though that countdown won't begin just yet. A few other countdowns will be happening beforehand. This is what to expect, in order: - Favourite TV shows of the year (sorted by genre) - A brief look at my favourite movies of the year - Hit 300 Awards: acknowledging various aspects of my music listening this year that aren't covered by my song and album countdowns, including Artist of the Year - Top 10 EPs - Top 40 albums - Top 300 songs A reminder of the EOY Hall of Fame. Last year, The Kid LAROI became the first artist to top both the album and song countdowns on more than one occasion, in fact doing it two years in a row! He can't make it a hat-trick on the album countdown this year, but can he retain his crown on the singles? Singles 2012 Girls Aloud - Something New 2013 Ulrik Munther - Heroes in Defeat (Change Your Mind) 2014 Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy 2015 Conrad Sewell - Hold Me Up 2016 Frans - If I Were Sorry 2017 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times 2018 Why Don't We - Hooked 2019 Oscar Enestad - I Love It 2020 The Kid LAROI - NEED YOU MOST (So Sick) 2021 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY Albums 2012 Justin Bieber - Believe 2013 Ulrik Munther - Rooftop 2014 The Vamps - Meet The Vamps 2015 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood 2016 Benjamin - Fingerprints 2017 Declan McKenna - What Do You Think About the Car? 2018 Why Don't We - 8 Letters 2019 Greyson Chance - portraits 2020 The Kid LAROI - F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE) 2021 The Kid LAROI - F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU A good place to look to see what's contending for #1 this year is, of course, my #1s list for 2022. Benson Boone scored the most chart-toppers this year, with four, and the longest running #1s were I'm Good (Blue) by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha and Before You by Benson Boone, which spent three weeks each at the summit. As always, there will be more to add to this by the time the songs countdown starts (and no, STAY isn't eligible again!). 000 | 08/01/2021 | 01 | The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - STAY [9 weeks total] 359 | 15/01/2022 | 02 | Jonas Blue and Why Don't We - Don't Wake Me Up 360 | 29/01/2022 | 01 | Charlie Puth - Light Switch 361 | 05/02/2022 | 01 | Charli XCX featuring Rina Sawayama - Beg for You 362 | 12/02/2022 | 01 | glaive - poison 363 | 19/02/2022 | 01 | Alyssa Reid - roses 364 | 26/02/2022 | 01 | Benson Boone - ROOM FOR 2 365 | 05/03/2022 | 01 | Alec Benjamin - Shadow of Mine 366 | 12/03/2022 | 01 | Klara Hammarström - Run to the Hills 367 | 19/03/2022 | 02 | Michael Aldag - Teenage Drama 368 | 02/04/2022 | 01 | Sarcastic Sounds featuring Rxseboy - Disappointment 369 | 09/04/2022 | 02 | Harry Styles - As It Was 370 | 23/04/2022 | 01 | Sarcastic Sounds - ohfuckimnotok 371 | 30/04/2022 | 01 | The Kid LAROI - Thousand Miles 372 | 07/05/2022 | 02 | Benson Boone - In the Stars 373 | 21/05/2022 | 01 | Why Don't We - Just Friends 374 | 28/05/2022 | 01 | Harry Styles - Late Night Talking 375 | 04/06/2022 | 02 | Alfie Templeman - Candyfloss 376 | 18/06/2022 | 01 | Boy In Space - A**hole 377 | 25/06/2022 | 01 | Theoz - Det kommer bli bra 378 | 02/07/2022 | 01 | Distant Matter featuring GUS - Do You Miss Me? 379 | 09/07/2022 | 01 | Rina Sawayama - Catch Me in the Air 380 | 16/07/2022 | 01 | glaive - minnesota is a place that exists 000 | 23/07/2022 | 01 | The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - STAY [10 weeks total] 381 | 30/07/2022 | 01 | Benson Boone - Better Alone 382 | 06/08/2022 | 01 | Miles Wesley - Luck 383 | 13/08/2022 | 01 | Jutes - Hollywood Hillbilly 384 | 20/08/2022 | 01 | Kate Nash - Wasteman 385 | 27/08/2022 | 01 | Ruel - YOU AGAINST YOURSELF 386 | 03/09/2022 | 03 | David Guetta and Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 387 | 24/09/2022 | 01 | Boy In Space - Slide 388 | 01/10/2022 | 02 | glaive - three wheels and it still drives! 000 | 15/10/2022 | 01 | Ruel - YOU AGAINST YOURSELF [2 weeks total] 389 | 22/10/2022 | 01 | Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye 390 | 29/10/2022 | 01 | Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 391 | 05/11/2022 | 03 | Benson Boone - Before You 392 | 26/11/2022 | 01 | Sarcastic Sounds - might be this 393 | 03/12/2022 | 01 | The Vamps - Seat At the Table
December 7, 20222 yr Author 2021 Recap Listen (click on songs below for a 30 second preview, and open in Spotify for all 300 songs) Songs 1 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY 2 Robin Packalen feat. Alex Mattson - Hard to Love 3 Boy In Space - Sucker Punch 4 Justin Bieber - Anyone 5 Benson Boone - GHOST TOWN 6 Anton Ewald - New Religion 7 The Kid LAROI feat. Mustard - STILL CHOSE YOU 8 Ulrik Munther feat. Maia Hirasawa - Jag älskar dig 9 Powfu feat. Mila Moon & Jomie - tinted green 10 DVBBS & Powfu - Losing Sleep 11 Alan Walker, K-391 & Boy In Space - Paradise 12 Sarcastic Sounds - say goodbye 13 Why Don't We - Love Back 14 The Kid LAROI - SAME ENERGY 15 Conan Gray - Telepath 16 Boy In Space - Remember Me 17 Anne-Marie & Niall Horan - Our Song 18 GUS - Lies 19 Rita Ora & Imanbek - Bang Bang 20 Sigala & Rita Ora - You for Me 21 Ruel - GROWING UP IS _____ 22 Jutes - Shania Twain 23 JayXander - Ghost Me 24 Boy In Space - Dance Alone 25 Lance & Linton - I'm Alive 26 Conan Gray - People Watching 27 Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals - Don't Play 28 Tom Odell - monster 29 Justin Bieber - Ghost 30 Sub Urban & Bella Poarch - INFERNO 31 Alec Benjamin - Older 32 Justin Bieber - Hold On 33 Gwen Stefani & Saweetie - Slow Clap 34 Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters - Song You'll Never Hear 35 Lizzo & Cardi B - Rumors 36 Thomas Day - The New Me 37 Robin Packalen feat. SAAY - Sucker for That Love 38 Conan Gray - Overdrive 39 Cardi B - Up 40 Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae - You 41 Isac Elliot - Waving At Cars 42 Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh) 43 Agnes - Here Comes the Night 44 JayXander - Too Late 45 Tom Odell - numb 46 The Kid LAROI - BAD NEWS 47 Lance & Linton - Death of Me 48 The Kid LAROI - I DON'T KNOW 49 Troye Sivan - could cry just thinkin about you 50 The Kid LAROI - OVER YOU 51 Alec Benjamin - The Way You Felt 52 Justin Bieber feat. The Kid LAROI - Unstable 53 Joel Corry & Jax Jones feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie - OUT OUT 54 EBEN - Ghost Town 55 Miles Wesley - Golden 56 Saweetie feat. Doja Cat - Best Friend 57 Jutes & Miles Wesley - Sober Up 58 Alan Walker & Benjamin Ingrosso - Man on the Moon 59 Laura Mvula - Got Me 60 Ruel - too many feelings 61 Matteo Markus Bok - Muero Por Ti 62 Kylie Minogue & Dua Lipa - Real Groove 63 Ulrik Munther - Come Find Me 64 Frans - My Favourite Waste of Time 65 TIX - Fallen Angel 66 Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let’s Go Home Together 67 Senhit & Flo Rida - Adrenalina 68 Robin Packalen - Better Than That 69 Ouse feat. Powfu - Too Many Problems 70 Benjamin Ingrosso - Smile 71 Jonah Kagen - Catching a Dream 72 guccihighwaters feat. nothing,nowhere. - rock bottom 73 Majestic & Boney M. - Rasputin 74 Charli XCX - Good Ones 75 Rita Ora, David Guetta & Imanbek feat. Gunna - Big 76 Jonah Kagen - Wish You Did 77 Dream & Alec Benjamin - Change My Clothes 78 Greyson Chance - Nobody 79 Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness 80 Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 81 Bella Poarch - Build a Bitch 82 guccihighwaters feat. Powfu & Sarcastic Sounds - hold somebody 83 Jutes - Painkiller 84 Alexander Stewart - Let Me Hate You 85 Tom Odell - lose you again 86 ROLE MODEL - death wish 87 Trevor Daniel & Julia Michaels - Fingers Crossed 88 Paloma Faith - Monster 89 Kylie Minogue & Years & Years - A Second to Midnight 90 Miles Wesley - California Reaper 91 ROLE MODEL - forever&more 92 Conan Gray - Astronomy 93 Denis Coleman - pillowTHOUGHTS 94 Little Mix feat. Saweetie - Confetti 95 ROLE MODEL - blind 96 Elton John & Charlie Puth - After All 97 Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem 98 Nathan Gurd - Talk That Talk 99 Justin Bieber - Deserve You 100 The Kid LAROI feat. Polo G & Stunna Gambino - NOT SOBER 101 Latto - Big Energy 102 Ed Sheeran - Shivers 103 Bahari feat. BIA - Savage 104 Ashnikko feat. Kelis - Deal With It 105 Greyson Chance - Hellboy 106 Doja Cat feat. SZA - Kiss Me More 107 Boy In Space - Let You Go 108 Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet 109 Jutes - Broke Boy 110 Doja Cat & The Weeknd - You Right 111 Maisie Peters - Psycho 112 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart 113 Fleurie - Breathe (Legends of Runeterra Version) 114 Josh A - DOUBT ME 115 Miles Wesley & Jutes - Medicine 116 Jordan Suaste - If the World Ended Tonight 117 Ulrik Munther - Apartment Girl 118 Torine - Cliché 119 Troye Sivan - Angel Baby 120 Nathan Dawe, Anne-Marie & MoStack - Way Too Long 121 The Him feat. KOOLKID - Better Days 122 Luke Hemmings - Starting Line 123 Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 124 Claire Rosinkranz - Frankenstein 125 Ruel - distance 126 Kylie Minogue - Dance Floor Darling 127 Jutes - Give U a Call 128 Johnny Orlando & DVBBS - I Don't 129 Josh A & guccihighwaters - ANXIOUS 130 Kadiatou - One Touch 131 Jordan Suaste - Hookup Culture 132 YouNotUs & Michael Schulte - Bye Bye Bye 133 Xenomania presents Paige Cavell - Red Is the Way 134 Topic & Bebe Rexha - Chain My Heart 135 Sarcastic Sounds, Birdy & Mishaal - Closure 136 Alesso & Marshmello feat. James Bay - Chasing Stars 137 Powfu - a castle by the sea 138 Alfie Templeman - Shady 139 Niall Horan & Anne-Marie - Everywhere 140 Bebe Rexha - Sacrifice 141 Natalie Imbruglia - Invisible Things 142 Henrik Heaven - Sad Boy (Get Better!) 143 The Kid LAROI - LONELY AND F*CKED UP 144 Samuel Daayata - Tides 145 Lancelot - Fördärvad 146 Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON - Peaches 147 Powfu, Sara Kays & Sarcastic Sounds - the long way home 148 Anson Seabra - It's Raining, It's Pouring 149 GAYLE - abcdefu 150 Lucas Estrada, Blinded Hearts & Henrik Heaven - Dont Know Where to Go 151 HRVY - Runaway With It 152 Jutes - Here We Go Again 153 Natalie Imbruglia - On My Way 154 Jutes - California 155 BTS - Permission to Dance 156 Gion - I hurt you, I don't deserve you. 157 Natalie Imbruglia - Build It Better 158 Jutes - Couch Surfin 159 Shawn Mendes & Tainy - Summer of Love 160 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits 161 Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 162 Sarah Harding - Wear It Like a Crown 163 Powfu & Travis Barker - mario kart 164 Luke Hemmings - Place in Me 165 Camilo & Shawn Mendes - KESI 166 Charlotte Lawrence - Talk You Down 167 HRVY - 1 Day 2 Nights 168 Kate Nash - Misery 169 MARINA - Venus Fly Trap 170 Avril Lavigne - Bite Me 171 Jo O'Meara - On the Surface 172 Eden Alene - Set Me Free 173 MARINA - Happy Loner 174 Lancelot - Desdemona 175 THE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole - Meet Me At Our Spot 176 Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Don Toliver - Don't Go 177 Griff - Black Hole 178 Little Mix - No 179 Ulrik Munther - Big Dick 180 Imanbek, Lil Xan & KDDK - Go Crazy 181 Greyson Chance - Overloved 182 Isac Elliot - Roommates 183 The Lunar Year - Back for More 184 Adele - Easy On Me 185 Kate Nash - Horsie 186 Powfu & KNOWN. - soda stream sky 187 The Kid LAROI - BEST FOR ME 188 Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u 189 Doja Cat feat. Young Thug - Payday 190 Reiley - Let It Ring 191 Jutes - Say It Out Loud 192 Surfaces - Wave of You 193 Griff - One Night 194 Tomode - Golden Retriever 195 Sub Urban feat. AURORA - PARAMOUR 196 AJ Mitchell - Stop 197 Nick Jonas - This Is Heaven 198 Sam Feldt & Rita Ora - Follow Me 199 Ulrik Munther - Stay Awake 200 Greyson Chance - Holy Feeling 201 Tom Odell - streets of heaven 202 Dotter - Little Tot 203 Jutes - Those Were the Days 204 Natalie Imbruglia - Maybe It's Great 205 Vita Flare - CANT FALL ASLEEP 206 Dante Klein feat. KOOLKID - Stranger Love 207 Ava Max - EveryTime I Cry 208 Alok & BLOODLINE feat. The Vamps - Another You 209 Anne-Marie - Better Not Together 210 Powfu feat. Jaden & Sarcastic Sounds - snowflake 211 Joshua Bassett - Secret 212 Isac Elliot - TMI 213 Jutes - Delete My Number 214 Jonah Kagen - Moon 215 Voost feat. KOOLKID - Taste of Your Love 216 Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember 217 GUS - 19 218 Shakira - Don't Wait Up 219 Hearts & Colors - Need Me 220 Jennifer Lopez & Rauw Alejandro - Cambia el Paso 221 Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu 222 Denis Coleman - Make Friends (R3HAB Remix) 223 Powfu, Rxseboy & Sarcastic Sounds feat. Ayleen Valentine - the way that you see me 224 The Kid LAROI - ABOUT YOU 225 Jubël - Dumb 226 P!nk & Willow Sage Hart - Cover Me In Sunshine 227 Alexander Stewart - 24 Hours 228 Nathan Evans, 220 KID & Billen Ted - Wellerman 229 Why Don't We - Mistletoe 230 Jonas Blue & AWA - Something Stupid 231 NEIKED, Mae Muller & Polo G - Better Days 232 guccihighwaters - lately 233 Torine - Stupid Things 234 The Kid LAROI - ATTENTION 235 The Kid LAROI - SITUATION 236 Matoma & Jonah Kagen - Summer Feeling 237 Doja Cat - Need to Know 238 Alfie Templeman - Forever Isn't Long Enough 239 Why Don't We - Look At Me 240 Years & Years - Starstruck 241 Anton Ewald - DeLorean 242 Kamal. - lose 243 Dayglow - Medicine 244 DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber & 21 Savage - LET IT GO 245 Efraim Leo - Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) 246 Greyson Chance - High Waisted 247 WILLOW & Avril Lavigne feat. Travis Barker - G R O W 248 Imanbek & Sean Paul feat. Sofía Reyes - Dancing on Dangerous 249 Melanie C - Into You 250 Craig David & MNEK - Who You Are 251 Dylan Fraser - Losing Sleep 252 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas 253 P!nk - All I Know So Far 254 Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo 255 Efraim Leo - Best of Me 256 Dotter - Jealous 257 Christopher feat. Clara Mae - Good to Goodbye 258 Johnny Orlando - Daydream 259 Polo G feat. The Kid LAROI & Lil Durk - No Return 260 Jutes - Ballerina 261 Anne-Marie - Therapy 262 Michael Schulte - Here Goes Nothing 263 Demi Lovato - Melon Cake 264 JLS - Eternal Love 265 Joshua Bassett - Feel Something 266 Elton John & Years & Years - It's a sin 267 Jubël - Weekend Vibe 268 Noak Hellsing - Desire 269 Mark Diamond - Monster 270 Diamond Pistols feat. Jutes - Funeral 271 Steps - To the Beat of My Heart 272 Why Don't We - Grey 273 Reed Deming - pick the people 274 DJ Snake & Selena Gomez - Selfish Love 275 Justin Bieber feat. BEAM - Love You Different 276 Jutes - Careful What You Wish For 277 Mabel - Let Them Know 278 Jutes - Danny Phantom 279 Anne-Marie - Tell Your Girlfriend 280 Kevin Quinn - Best Thing Ever 281 NEIMY - Knife out of my back 282 Miles Wesley - Heartbreaker 283 Katy Perry - Electric 284 Shawn Mendes - It'll Be Okay 285 Emil Assergård - Om allting skiter sig 286 Ulrik Munther - Whatever Floats Your Boat 287 Olivia Holt - Next 288 Dylan Conrique feat. Noak Hellsing - Bitter 289 Future Jr. - Wonder 290 KNOWN. - Into You 291 Natalia Gordienko - Sugar 292 AYDAN - Grow Up! 293 Nathalie Brydolf - Fingerprints 294 Rxseboy feat. Powfu & Thomas Reid - I'm So Good at Lying 295 Sabrina Carpenter - Skin 296 Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love) 297 Joshua Bassett - Lie Lie Lie 298 MAY-A feat. Powfu - Swing of Things 299 The Kid LAROI feat. G Herbo & Lil Durk - DON'T LEAVE ME 300 Oscar Enestad feat. CHILI - Svarta Moln Albums 1 The Kid LAROI - F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU 2 Justin Bieber - Justice 3 Anne-Marie - Therapy 4 Why Don't We - The Good Times and the Bad Ones 5 Ulrik Munther - Put Your Self Out There 6 Tom Odell - monsters 7 Laura Mvula - Pink Noise 8 Alyssa Reid - ASHS 9 Miles Wesley - Here Goes Nothing Demos! 10 Agnes - Magic Still Exists 11 Doja Cat - Planet Her 12 Delta Goodrem - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams 13 Natalie Imbruglia - Firebird 14 Luke Hemmings - When Facing the Things We Turn Away From 15 Zara Larsson - Poster Girl 16 Demi Lovato - Dancing With the Devil…The Art of Starting Over 17 Bebe Rexha - Better Mistakes 18 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 19 Adele - 30 20 Jutes - Careful What You Wish For 21 Jo O'Meara - With Love 22 Steps - What the Future Holds, Pt. 2 23 Dayglow - Harmony House 24 John Mayer - Sob Rock 25 Nick Jonas - Spaceman 26 Josh A - LONELY VIBES 27 Cheat Codes - HELLRAISERS, Pt. 1 28 JLS - 2.0 29 Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed 30 Alan Walker - World of Walker 31 Lil Nas X - MONTERO 32 MARINA - Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land 33 Christopher - My Blood 34 Jake Bugg - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning 35 Surfaces - Pacifico 36 Reed Deming - Slow Down 37 Lorde - Solar Power 38 Tom Grennan - Evering Road 39 guccihighwaters - joke's on you 40 Ed Sheeran - = EPs 1 Boy In Space - FRONTYARD 2 JayXander - Toxic Trait Sandwich 3 Greyson Chance - Trophies 4 Rita Ora & Imanbek - Bang 5 Powfu - tell me your feelings and i won't tell you mine 6 Griff - One Foot in Front of the Other 7 ROLE MODEL - our little angel 8 Anson Seabra - Feeling for My Life 9 Robin Packalen - Rest In Beat AM 10 Alexander Stewart - Aftermath Hit 300 Awards Artist of the Year: The Kid LAROI North American Pop Soloist: Justin Bieber British Pop Soloist: Anne-Marie European Pop Soloist: Boy In Space Australian Pop Soloist: Delta Goodrem Pop Group: Why Don't We Hip-Hop / R&B Artist: The Kid LAROI Alternative Artist: Powfu Live Artist of the Year: Laura Mvula Breakthrough Artist: JayXander Best Era: Ulrik Munther - Put Your Self Out There Special Recognition: Sarah Harding Comeback of the Year: Natalie Imbruglia Producer of the Year: Sarcastic Sounds Best Music Video: Laura Mvula - Got Me
December 7, 20222 yr Author TV is up first! I've made a couple of tweaks to the categories this year to better group particular shows. These are the categories and the winners from last year (or, for the new categories, what they would have been if I'd used this format last year) Returning Drama: Outer Banks New Drama: Ginny & Georgia Comedy (Sitcoms / Panel): Motherland Discoveries: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Soaps: Coronation Street Quiz Shows: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel [Game Shows #1] Entertainment: Gogglebox [Reality Shows #3] Competition Shows: Big Brother (US) [Reality Shows #1] And a brand new category: TV Star of 2022! A top 10 of my favourite presenters, personalities and actors of the year. I have grouped similar shows together, e.g. the civilian and celebrity versions of Big Brother, as well as the normal and All Star versions of Drag Race (though both shows remain separated by country).
December 7, 20222 yr This should be interesting! I'm starting to make my Year-End list for the year as well.
December 7, 20222 yr Exciting! As usual I'm not much of a TV person but hopefully some of the few things I've watched come up.
December 8, 20222 yr Author Thank you all! Will be doing my best to keep up with everyone's own countdowns as well of course :heart: and no Rob, STAY isn't eligible again! :kink:
December 8, 20222 yr Author TV: Soaps 1 Coronation Street 2 Emmerdale 3 EastEnders Once again, Coronation Street reigns supreme at the top of the soap list. It's the soap that always grips me the most, even in times where there are fewer big storylines running. This is because it gets even the quiet scenes spot on, where characters may just be having a drink in the Rovers. Every conversation is worth listening to because the characterisation is spot on, whether they're a comedy character (Kirk, Mary) or heading the biggest storylines of the year (Abi, Toyah, Max), or somewhere in between like the iconic Dev. Toyah in particular has been one of the central characters this year, through Imran's death and the uncertainty of whether she was responsible or not. Georgia Taylor played this expertly and delivered some of the best performances of the year! I'm also addicted to Fiz and Tyrone's chemistry even if the storyline sometimes ventures into silliness (in fact, it's sometimes all the better for that!), and Max's current radicalisation storyline is hard-hitting and terrifying. Corrie remains at the top of its game! However, I think my individual favourite storyline of the year comes from Emmerdale. It's a comfortable second again this year, but Faith's cancer storyline was a masterclass in writing and acting from all involved. Losing a character as iconic as Faith, played incredibly by Sally Dexter, was going to be hard, but the emotions were dialled up to 11 as she took her own life before the cancer could get her. It's a storyline that, in some ways, hit close to home this year, played superbly by some of the best actors in the soap - Jeff Hordley (Cain), Lucy Pargeter (Chas), Natalie J Robb (Moira) and of course Sally herself. The soap also excelled with its storm storyline, as OTT as it was, and Marlon's stroke broke my heart. Mark Charnock is deservedly sweeping awards for his fantastic portrayal. It's been a bumpy year for EastEnders. I actually stopped watching when the soap schedules changed; it clashed with Emmerdale each night and I didn't care to catch up on it for about a month, but with new producer Chris Clenshaw now in charge, I picked it back up and the soap has been taking big strides to improve itself. Storylines such as Lola's tumour and Amy's self harm have been brilliant and a true reminder of what EastEnders is capable of with its strong cast, and finally, it's a show that feels like watching again. It still has improvements to make - the "kitchen sink" scenes veer into cringe over realism still - but it's on the right track for the first time in ages and at this rate, my ranking next year will be much more competitive for the first time in a while.
December 8, 20222 yr Author TV: Quiz Shows 1 The 1% Club | Series 1 2 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel | Series 2-3 3 Family Fortunes | Series 2 4 The Hit List | Series 5 5 Ant & Dec's Limitless Win | Series 1 6 Celebrity Lingo | Series 1 7 Beat the Chasers | Series 5 8 The Weakest Link | Series 1 Light entertainment has firmly found a place among my TV viewing this year as I've become SUCH a sucker for a good quiz show. Michael McIntyre's The Wheel was dominant last year and came so close to snatching the win again - it's still brilliant viewing and I laugh every single episode through the genius casting of the celebrity guests (Rustie Lee!!!) and Michael McIntyre's comedic timing - but a new format captured my eye this year. Lee Mack hosted The 1% Club, which didn't test general knowledge, but instead it focused on logic and common sense. It made for a refreshing hour each week and I loved playing along, and Lee Mack was an incredible choice of host. Family Fortunes with Gino D'Acampo continued to be car crash viewing in the BEST way, and The Hit List remains the one show I think I'd actually do decently on (I'd apply and the categories would all involve songs from the 70s though I swear). Another great new format came in the form of Ant & Dec's Limitless Win, where contestants climbed a ladder of money by answering questions with numerical answers. Ant & Dec continue to be fantastic hosts, and I really enjoyed the format, I'm glad there are more episodes to come next year (and a festive special!). A daytime hit already, I'd only seen bits of Lingo due to it normally being halfway through when I get home from work. However, Sunday night viewing with Celebrity Lingo, randomly hosted by RuPaul, was right up my street. So much fun and I'm not sure Ru had a clue what was happening :lol: Beat the Chasers was reliably great once again, and the revived series of The Weakest Link was enjoyable, with Romesh Ranganathan being a solid host, if incomparable to Anne Robinson of course.
December 8, 20222 yr Ooh I did watch a bit of The 1% Club! I thought it was a great idea for a quiz show and I really enjoyed trying to figure out all the answers. The Hit List remains a decent show as well!
December 8, 20222 yr oh I've never heard of The 1% Club but that seems quite interesting from the synopsis
December 9, 20222 yr Author Ooh I did watch a bit of The 1% Club! I thought it was a great idea for a quiz show and I really enjoyed trying to figure out all the answers. The Hit List remains a decent show as well! oh I've never heard of The 1% Club but that seems quite interesting from the synopsis Thanks both!! I'd fully recommend it Dan, it didn't disappoint and it was so much fun to play along with.
December 9, 20222 yr Author TV: Discoveries 1 Lost | Seasons 1-6 2 The Dumping Ground | Seasons 1-8 3 Utopia | Series 1-2 The discoveries category is for shows that have either concluded that I watched for the first time, or shows currently running that I've not seen the most recent series of yet. I discovered three shows this year, all very varied in theme and tone. Topping the list with ease is Lost, a recommendation to me from our very own HausofKubrick. What I didn't realise when I agreed to watch was that I was strapping myself in for one of the craziest TV rides I've ever seen, with a journey through so many interesting characters and unexpected plot twists, with much of the story told through flashbacks. It was a genius concept, and like any show, it did run thin nearer the end, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it (and didn't even find the ending that bad - it felt fitting for the characters who were arguably the centre of the show ahead of the mysteries in my opinion). I did a rank of all Lost's main characters that can be read here! Over the summer I embarked on a Tracy Beaker rewatch, which led me through the original show and into Tracy Beaker Returns, neither show was new to me of course. However, this time, I decided to keep watching as Tracy Beaker Returns was rebranded into The Dumping Ground, fundamentally the same show but without Tracy Beaker. The show is still running, but I haven't yet caught up to the current tenth series, but I'm almost at the end of series 8 now and though all bar one of the Tracy Beaker Returns character have departed, it still feels gripping with interesting new characters added and an often mature approach to storytelling (of course, it's a kids show, so it can also be silly and eyeroll-worthy as an adult, but this is actually a rarity). Shoutout to Connor Byrne, who continued to play the role of head careworker Mike Milligan into series 7! My final discovery of the year was the eerie 2013 Channel 4 thriller Utopia, a TV show about conspiracy theories that was dark, gruesome and dystopian. Believe it or not, one of my students recommended it to me...! :lol: It was an insightful watch, if uncomfortable a lot of the time; it really didn't shy away from very dark scenes and even dark humour. The plot was gripping, though. Not a single moment was dull (except the flashback episode, if Lost was the exception to the rule then Utopia sadly falls into the usual trap of flashback episodes being mostly dull to me), and the only real negative is that it was cancelled before the plot could be wrapped. Not light viewing at all and I'm not sure how likely I'd be to rewatch, but I'm glad I watched it this year!
December 10, 20222 yr Thanks both!! I'd fully recommend it Dan, it didn't disappoint and it was so much fun to play along with. I've watched 3 shows of this now, it's indeed great! made me feel smart and dumb in near-equal measure :lol:
December 10, 20222 yr OMG i've missed a lot !! Firstly: EE > Corry > ED x Secondly, The 1% Club :wub: :wub: hype for Christmas return x The Wheel beating Family Fortunes ;o you're cancelled forevermore x Thirdly: L O S T < 3 honestly such an incredible feeling to know that you fell in love with the show on my recommendation. It probably ranks as my all-time #1 show? Technically the likes of Breaking Bad and The Sopranos outdo it, but the emotional leverage and character love that comes with LOST means it overtakes those in my personal affections I think. Such a brilliant show and so much love for you giving it a go <3
December 10, 20222 yr Author I've watched 3 shows of this now, it's indeed great! made me feel smart and dumb in near-equal measure :lol: Hahaha same! :lol: I sometimes got to the 30/20% questions but occasionally got the 70% one wrong so glad you're enjoying though!!! OMG i've missed a lot !! Firstly: EE > Corry > ED x Secondly, The 1% Club :wub: :wub: hype for Christmas return x The Wheel beating Family Fortunes ;o you're cancelled forevermore x Thirdly: L O S T < 3 honestly such an incredible feeling to know that you fell in love with the show on my recommendation. It probably ranks as my all-time #1 show? Technically the likes of Breaking Bad and The Sopranos outdo it, but the emotional leverage and character love that comes with LOST means it overtakes those in my personal affections I think. Such a brilliant show and so much love for you giving it a go <3 The Wheel we ALL luh! It was such an incredible journey to watch the whole thing, thank you so much for the recommendation :wub:
December 10, 20222 yr Author TV: New Drama 1 Heartstopper 2 Wreck 3 Heartbreak High 4 Surviving Summer 5 Tokyo Vice 6 The Beaker Girls 7 Tom Swift 8 Queer As Folk This is a very polarising category from top to bottom, but we kick things off with what I'd say is my favourite show overall of 2022. Heartstopper intrigued me from the start. A coming of age show about two LGBTQ+ boys who fall in love with each other is right up my street, but I didn't expect it to be this good. Kit Connor and Joe Locke lead an incredible, diverse cast who excel with the wonderful material they're given, creating characters that feel real in situations that are relatable, if sometimes idealistic (no harm in that). Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring make for the cutest couple going, and both are so easy to root for. It's a show that touched me, so much so that I watched the entire thing (with our very own Jay) in one night, before rewatching the whole show just a couple of days later. I truly cannot WAIT for series 2! Queerness is a theme throughout a few of these shows actually. BBC3's thriller drama Wreck was a gripping watch with an intriguing premise, albeit a little like Squid Game in parts. The dark humour was brilliantly done and the cast were great, I ended up really loving it after being confused after episode 1. Heartbreak High was a recent watch for me after a couple of recommendations, and it felt like one of the most authentic teen dramas I've seen in a while. The Australian drama documents the lives of an ensemble cast in school as they navigate relationships, sex and self-discovery, and the stories are gritty and emotionally-weighted. Very well done! Lower down the list are Nancy Drew spin-off Tom Swift, a show that made incredible strides in documenting black excellence and queerness on television but lacked on the plot front, and the 2022 remake of Queer As Folk, which went for a hard-hitting approach by calling back to the Pulse nightclub shooting, but unfortunately suffered from its characters not being likeable enough (notably Brody, the lead, who was self-centred and obnoxious). These two are the only shows on this list which were not renewed for a second series. Elsewhere, Surviving Summer was another Australian show, this time about a girl called Summer, sent to live with family friends where she falls in love with surfing, and a guy called Ari. It's nothing groundbreaking but a lovely, easy watch. Tokyo Vice is another recent show, with Ansel Elgort playing Jake Adelstein in a dramatisation of a real journalist's memoir. It's a good show, albeit one that requires concentration as a large chunk of the show is in Japanese so I had to read the subtitles (yes, I'm one of those who usually goes for the dubbed versions). Ansel was nevertheless great and I really got into it! Finally, The Beaker Girls picked up where My Mum Tracy Beaker left off, and it was a cute continuation of the life of Tracy Beaker, though I dislike how it contradicts with the narrative of Tracy Beaker Returns (and therefore The Dumping Ground, which is still on air and saw a Tracy return just a few years back).
December 10, 20222 yr Author TV: Entertainment 1 In for a Penny | Series 4 2 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Series 18 3 Dragons' Den | Series 19 4 Gogglebox | Series 19-20 A new category for entertainment shows that don't really fit into the competition or quiz show categories. Gogglebox would have won this last year had it been a separate category, but it's the delightfully ridiculous In for a Penny, puts in a strong showing in second place. I laugh so hard at every episode, mostly because of host Stephen Mulhern. It's the perfect show to watch where you can switch off your brain, sit back and rely on having a chuckle. The show it's spun-off from, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is just behind. I always wish Saturday Night Takeaway was on for longer, but the fact it's only on for six or seven weeks of the year definitely makes me cherish it when it is on. It's packed full of light-hearted, silly fun and makes for a brilliant night of escapism. Dragons' Den feels like a slight outlier here but it doesn't really feel suited to the competition category either so I decided entertainment would be a better suit! I really enjoyed 2022's series and the introduction of Steven Bartlett as the newest dragon, very excited for it to return in January. Gogglebox slips a bit this year, I still enjoy it a lot but I found it a little less essential this year for one reason or another.
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