Chez Wombat

Deadmau5 is by far the best here, disappointed it's getting votes already. Went with Steps x

Omg not even being acknowledged the first time and 39th the next !! I guess me having a rough year dooms me forever ☠️ I appreciate it acknowledges it's stunning though x

Going for Kaisers, but love all three of these x

That would likely be the 2005 animation for Avatar, as that is a beloved classic with some of the best, most mature storytelling and character development in any animated childrens show...and the 2024 version is a shameless, pointless cash grab xx Severance only had one season at the time of this voting but I'd likely rank it higher now it stuck the landing a second time, still early days but interested to see where it goes from here now it's everyone's new favourite show (I liked it before it was cool B-)) Fleabag is an excellent show, hilarious but also so down to earth and tragic.

Argh, I can't recall the last time I opened a final! You all best be on time for the Synctube session x

Well, couldn't go the whole night without a loss, Utopia was my 8 pointer and it was really close at the top of my votes so I could've maybe pushed them over the line on a different day 😭 Still, I'm hopeful Semi 1 has the goods to make up for it in the final.

ah Fljotavik ended up just outside my votes, hopefully wasn't too close to making it!

East Ruk was another one I wasn't sure would make it, woop 🥳 Going better than expected so far x

Great to see Palmyra through, wasn't sure about that one well I'd better hide then x

Hooray! 🥳 Many thanks all, yo-yoing my way through the year so far x Wonderful to also see the two I already knew (Jupiterdonia and Scotland 2) safe as well and Macromia was a great discovery too. Argh, I missed the listenthrough this time, maybe that would've calmed my worries for being in the wrong semi again!

Let's see if the odds/predictions have my hopes up futilely yet again x Semi 2 honestly wasn't the best semi for me, although it definitely wasn't so clear cut what could qualify and what wouldn't so interested to see x

Yeah, the media runs this country and the influential, corrupt and rich stooges working there have all decided which side of the trans debate they fall on so that's why it never actually has any trans voices except painting them in a bad light and why all the publicity always goes to the other side and painted up as supporting women. Honestly, these online spaces are a rarity I see in sticking up for trans people, public opinion is generally on the side of Rowling et al, (Private Eye always saves her from mocking, which is seriously disappointing) there is a serious lack of understanding of empathy and understanding when it comes to this group and the general gender dysphoria that surrounds it. Which is horrible really, because every trans student I've met in my job just wants to be understood and respected as the gender they're in, and I think it's reasonable to say that that is what most of them are rather than these awful stereotypes proved pretty much baseless. Amongst all this gloom though, I do still have hope - for one, we all know most of the loudest voices are aging and won't be around to spout their hatred forever and the audience will increasingly not listen and I genuinely cannot see how any guidance like bathrooms can be enforced? It could actually make the other side look worse as there would be blatant discrimination and targetting of any woman that simply doesn't look feminine enough.

holding you responsible for getting my hopes up in advance xx (Semi 1 is like my dream semi for this song </3)

That was pretty fun, definitely the best of the God focused episodes and the execution didn't feel over the top or rushed this time. I have respect for seeing old school 2D animation in anything these days given how rare it is next to 3D CGI, let alone infused with live action so that was always a plus. The part with the show fans didn't quite land as well for me as it felt very rushed and had drawn out sentimentality when they left, as we'd only just met these people and yet the music was acting like they were trusted characters. It was a good idea but needed a bit more time, I did of course love the idea of fans taking part though, and love that RTD is self-aware about the best episode 😎 Also, seemed like Doctor and Belinda were already best buds by the end of it, I was hoping the slight tension between them would continue, we'll see how next week goes. Anyone else getting a bit tired of these Mrs Flood teases? There's only so much I can care about this vague mystery when there's so little to go off other than she's mysterious and it will happen in the finale.

Rule The World quite easily, it's overplayed but I never liked Bleeding Love. McFly's The Heart Never Lies in 3rd also sold more than their number 1 earlier in the year did in it's first week as well as several other weeks, was a crazy high sales week!

Inevitable right when the illness was reported at his age, but at least he got to see a final Easter Sunday. RIP, seemed a very progressive pope. I would never have known about the selection process before watching Conclave, I'm intrigued to follow what I can of it now! (Not that I imagine it will be the same levels of drama x)

Can Robyn go already, jeez x

Great to see these at last! I've gotta say had I actually finished Twin Peaks' original run before I voted, I'd have probably put it much higher and may have pushed it into the top 100 (I'm still working through the third season, although it is quite distinct from it in many ways). It's an iconic show with some of the strangest, most effective scenes in TV history, definitely went through a rough patch in the second season, but overall a phenomenal show, I can't imagine how audiences at the time would've responded to it. There are several other shows in there I ranked very highly but I'm not shocked to see them out - I do want to shout out Utopia as an all time favourite show of mine that will forever be an under the radar gem that was cruelly stopped yet gave us such a unique looking, gripping show with a wonderfully deep mystery and characterisation in the short time it was around. Watching it now will seem odd given it's subject matter (bear in mind it's from 2013 x) but I do highly recommend it. I'm pleased at the cult following it got, even if that meant an unnecessary US remake.

It's a difficult one - it's harmless in theory and getting younger people to the cinemas is much harder these days with streaming available and prices so high, this is clearly getting them there in droves and providing a unique, communal experience (Jack Black himself even showed up to one of the screenings!), and honestly, I think if you're going to the Minecraft movie to be quiet and focus on the plot and characters, I think you've got the wrong idea x It's definitely not good if others are being purposefully disrupted or harassed and having food thrown at them though, as well as the staff that are definitely not paid enough to deal with that. I did read about an option of two different types of meme-friendly screenings to separate those that don't want to take part, a bit similar to the Wicked sing-along screenings which does seem like something that could work, although I feel it will just eventually cool down after the Easter Holidays and the kids will move on to the next TikTok meme. Or why don't we all forget about mediocre video game adaptations and go in droves to watch great original films like Sinners, that'd be cool too xx

Right song won here definitely x

Just me voting Sugababes then, oops (I do like it a lot, but the other two are big personal favourites)

The fact trans people are still offered protection under the Equality Act doesn't seem much of a consolation when this headline is gonna clearly be used to degrade them going forward. Also, that it's 'not a victory for any group'...yeah right x One thing I always prided this country was it's commitment to equality, this really takes us back a step.

What is it with this year and being constantly opposite the people I need in my semi </3 Also throwing some hype to Model/Actriz from over there, that's been on 6Music quite a bit and it's another great, chaotic song from them. Enjoy what I know of some of the artists as well x I was sure I'd have the longest entry this month, but I see I was out by 4 minutes...! I've heard the Ting Tings one as well, not quite sure what I expected from them after so long out but it's cool x

I would love for this (and Nuggets) to be more than once a year as well (and I may have the behind the scenes powers to make this happen x) it used to be and I'm not sure why it stopped. It's second only to BJSC in terms of time it's been around and participation numbers! And for my personal tastes, I always make way better discoveries than in almost any other contest (saying that, I need to start finding something for this x)

A great top 3 here and all 2000s classics of their genres, American Idiot wins though.