This was originally written back in February, but never actually published. I am going to fall quite short in many categories—it’s been that kind of year, plus I am lazier than usual it seems—but I figured I ought to put it out there, since I’ve been doing these lists since 2011 and I should at least have some sort of consistency going, right? Right…
Books to Read
- The Ender Quartet (Ender’s Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind)
- The First Formic War Trilogy (Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, Earth Awakens)
- As many of the Discworld books as I can, particularly Raising Steam and The Shepherd’s Crown
TV Seasons to Watch
Haven’t seen before:
- The Flintstones (seasons 2 – 6)
- Luke Cage (season 1)
- The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (season 1)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (seasons 1 – 2)
- Star Trek: Enterprise (seasons 1 – 4)
- Star Trek: Voyager (seasons 6 – 7)
Have seen before, but haven’t yet watched my BDs/DVDs:
- Justice League: Unlimited (seasons 1 – 2)
- Mad About You (seasons 1 – 7)
Have seen before:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 1 – 7)
- Dollhouse (seasons 1 – 2)
- Justice League (seasons 1 – 2)
- Pinky and the Brain (volumes 1 – 3)
Currently airing/will air this year:
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 4)
- The Big Bang Theory (season 10)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 4)
- The Defenders (season 1)
- Homeland (season 6)
- Iron Fist (season 1)
- Major Crimes (season 5)
- Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt (season 3)
Movies to Watch
From last year:
- Moana
- Pete’s Dragon
From previous years, already seen or not:
- Captain America: Civil War
- Cars
- Cars 2
- Despicable Me
- Despicable Me 2
- Minions
- Doctor Strange
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- How to Train Your Dragon
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Rogue One
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Thor
- Thor: The Dark World
- The Transporter
New this year:
- Cars 3
- Despicable Me 3
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- The LEGO Batman Movie
- Logan
- How to Train Your Dragon 3
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Wonder Woman
BDs/DVDs I [try to] watch at least once a year:
- The Avengers
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Batman Begins
- The Dark Knight
- The Dark Knight Rises
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Supremacy
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
- Firefly
- Serenity
- (500) Days of Summer
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
- The Matrix Revolutions
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man 3
- Superman Returns
- The Truman Show
BDs/DVDs I [try to] watch at least once every other year:
- Elf
- The Fifth Element
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
BDs/DVDs I haven’t watched since 2013 or before:
- About a Boy
- Alice in Wonderland
- Almost Heroes
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
- The Aristocats
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Billy Madison
- The Black Cauldron
- Bolt
- Brother Bear
- Chain Reaction
- Clear and Present Danger
- The Emperor’s New Groove
- Kronk’s New Groove
- Enchanted
- Ernest Goes to Camp
- Ernest Goes to Jail
- Ernest in the Army
- Ernest Riders Again
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- Ernest Scared Stupid
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- The Fox and the Hound
- From Up on Poppy Hill
- The Fugitive
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- The Great Muppet Caper
- Groundhog Day
- The Hobbit
- Home on the Range
- Howl’s Moving Castle
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Inception
- The Island
- LEGO Batman: The Movie: DC Superheroes Unite
- Liar Liar
- Lilo & Stitch
- The Lion King
- The Little Mermaid
- Live Free or Die Hard
- The Lorax
- The Man Who Knew too Little
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Meet the Robinsons
- Monsters, Inc.
- Monsters University
- Muppet Treasure Island
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
- Oliver & Company
- Peter Pan
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- The Secret World of Arrietty
- Sleeping Beauty
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- The Sword in the Stone
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- The Three Musketeers
- Throw Momma from the Train
- The Tigger Movie
- Transporter 2
- Treasure Planet
- UHF
- What About Bob?
- Winnie the Pooh
- The Wizard of Oz
- Wreck-It Ralph
Video Games to Play
First-time Plays:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- LEGO Avengers
Replays:
- Final Fantasy X
Other
- More poetism commentaries
- More “Greatest Talks, Etc.” entries