Episode 39 – Best of 2011

The Untitled Geek Podcast

SHOW NOTES:

We sum up the top 5 of 2011 for each topic.

Show notes contain spoilers!

Drinks of the Show

• Ommegang Brewery – Three Philosophers
• Young’s – Double Chocolate Stout
• Red Bull and Vodka

General Topics

1. New Years
2. Skyrim!
3. Kindle
4. Steam Sales
5. Netflix watch instantly: Tucker and Dale vs Evil, Office Space, True Grit, 6 days to air

TV

Tev’s Top 5

• 5. First 48
• 4. Fringe
• 3. Community
• 2. Breaking Bad
• 1. Game of Thrones

Adam’s Top 5

• 5 Community
• 4 Homeland
• 3 American Horror Story
• 2 Breaking Bad
• 1 Game of Thrones

Mentions:

Modern Family
True Blood
Portlandia
Bob’s Burgers
Big Bang Theory
It’s Always Sunny

Movies

Tev’s Top 5

• 5. harry potter conclusion
• 4. rise of the planet of the apes
• 3. The Muppets
• 2. Super 8
• 1. Hugo

Adam’s Top 5

• None

Mentions:

Rango
Adjustment Bureau
Limitless
Bridesmaids
Horrible Bosses
Captain America

Tech News

Tev’s Top 5

• 5. LulzSec & Anonymous
• 4. Sony hacked
• 3. HP fails with webOS
• 2. Netflix name
• 1. Steve Jobs Dies (also Dennis Ritchie)

Adam’s Top 5

• 5 Netflix clusterfuck – split the plans, split the company, no nevermind
• 4 Google Plus Launches
• 3 Android Rises (50% market share, 700k activated per day)
• 2 Playstation Network Hacked – down for almost a month
• 1 Steve Jobs Dies

Mentions:

RIM crashes and burns
Twitter revolution
Windows 8

Gadgets

Tev’s Top 5

• 5. MacBook Air (inspiring a new design like ASUS Zenbook)
• 4. cheaper SSDs
• 3. iPad 2
• 2. Kindle Fire & Nook
• 1. iPhone 4S

Mentions:

Samsung Galaxy S II
3DS

Video Games

Tev’s Top 5

• 5. Minecraft (and the rise of indie games)
• 4. Batman Arkham City
• 3. Dungeons of Dredmore
• 2. Skyrim
• 1. Portal 2

Adam’s Top 5

• 5 Warhammer 40k – Space Marine
• 4 Batman Arkham City
• 3 Dead Space 2
• 2 Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
• 1 Portal 2

Mentions:

L.A. Noire
Dragon Age 2
Limbo
Bastion

Music:

• “Dicks, Pussies, Assholes” Clip from Team America
• Skyrim trailer reaction song by Harry Partridge