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Year in Review I: Consumption
I usually get these done earlier in the month, but I had to attend to my Yuletide story first. Speaking of which, I'd like to say thank you to BD Black and Andrea, whose comments were not e-mailed to me, leaving me nowhere to respond to. I haven't split this up before, but I tracked TV/movies as well as books/comics, plus I spent the first half of 2008 working less than full-time, thus my consumption habits got a little out of control.

Books of 2008
1. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
2. Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
3. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
4. "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" and Other Conversations about Race by Beverley Daniel Tatum
5. Intuition by Allegra Goodman
6. The Homeric Gods: The Spiritual Significance of Greek Religion by Walter F. Otto, trans. Moses Hada
7. Culture and Power: The Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu by David Swartz
8. [Books read between 2/20/08 and 3/22/08]
9. Greek Religion by Walter Burkert
10. Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Air Force Academy by Reichen Lehmkuhl
11. Classical Social Theory: A Contemporary Approach by Kenneth H. Tucker, Jr.
12. Against Love: A Polemic by Laura Kipnis
13. Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes by Mark Penn with E. Kinney Zalesne
14. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
15. Election by Tom Perrotta
16. Matilda by Roald Dahl, illus. Quentin Blake (RE-READ)
17. Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg
18. Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule
19. You Are Happy by Margaret Atwood
20. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
21. Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe edited by Jane Espenson
22. Slam by Nick Hornby
23. Maria-sama ga Miteru by Oyuki Konno, illus. Hibiki Reine, trans. Seki
24. Selected Poems II: 1976-1986 by Margaret Atwood
25. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen (RE-READ)
26. Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian
27. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
28. H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian
29. Big Picture by Claire Hennessy
30. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son by Tim Wise
31. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman
32. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
33. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
34. Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by Helen Zia
35. Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
36. Star Trek: Dwellers in the Crucible by Margaret Wander Bonanno
37. Raiders of the Lost Ark adapted by Campbell Black
38. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
39. Fearless Speech by Michel Foucault
40. Star Trek: Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno
41. Cultural Theory: An Introduction by Philip Smith

Comics of 2008
1. Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (RE-READ)
2. Batman: Snow by J.H. Williams III, Dan Curtis Johnson, and Seth Fisher
3. Nightwing: Year One by Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, and Scott McDaniel
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #10-11 by Joss Whedon, Cliff Richards, and Georges Jeanty
5. Young Justice: Sins of Youth by Peter David, Karl Kesel, Geoff Johns, Ben Raab, Jay Faerber, D. Curtis Johnson, Chuck Dixon, Dwayne McDuffie, Brian K. Vaughn, Todd DeZago, Scott Beatty, Jim Alexander, Todd Nauck, Carlo Barberi, Sunny Lee, Tom Grummett, Rob Haynes, Gary Nord, Angel Unzueta, Drew Johnson, Scott Kolins, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Miller, Norm Breyfogle, and Cully Hamner
6. Birds of Prey #114-123 by Sean McKeever, Nicola Scott, Tony Bedard, and Michael O'Hare
7. Wonder Woman Vol. 3 #16-25 by Gail Simone, Terry Dodson, Ron Randall, Bernard Chang, and Aaron Lopresti
8. Angel: After the Fall #3 by Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Franco Urru
9. Teen Titans: Year One #1 by Amy Wolfram, Karl Kerschl, Serge Lapointe, and Steph Peru
10. Young Avengers Presents #1-6 by Ed Brubaker, Paco Medina, Brian Reed, Harvey Tolibao, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Alina Urusov, Paul Cornell, Mark Brooks, Kevin Grevioux, Mitch Breitweiser, Matt Fraction, and Alan Davis
11. The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann Martin and Raina Telgemeier
12. Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon
13. The New Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1-2 by Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Curt Swan, and Carmine Infantino
14. Maria-sama ga Miteru Vol. 1-3 by Nagasawa Satoru and Konno Oyuki
15. [Comics read between 2/20/08 and 3/22/08]
16. Hikaru no Go Vol. 1-2 by Yumi Hota and Takeshi Obata
17. Yotsuba&! Vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma
18. 12 Days by June Kim
19. Invincible: Ultimate Collection Vol. 1-2 by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley
20. Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, and Will Conrad
21. Ex Machina Bk. 1-6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, and Chris Sprouse
22. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena by Chiho Saito
23. Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Vol. 1 by Satoru Akahori and Yukimaru Katsura
24. Invincible Vol. 6-7 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley
25. The Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames & Demons by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck, Matt Wagner, Dan DeCarlo, Klaus Janson, John Byrne, and Glen Murakami
26. Revolutionary Girl Utena Vol. 1-5 by Chiho Saito
27. Catwoman: Selina's Big Score by Darwyn Cooke
28. Catwoman: The Dark End of the Street by Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke
29. Catwoman: Crooked Little Town by Ed Brubaker, Brad Bader, Michael Avon Oeming, and Eric Shanower
30. Catwoman: Relentless by Ed Brubaker, Cameron Stewart, and Javier Pulido
31. Catwoman: Wild Ride by Ed Brubaker and Cameron Stewart
32. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg
33. Robin Vol. 2 #126, 174 by Bill Willingham, Damion Scott, Chuck Dixon, and Chris Batista
34. Batman: Under the Hood Vol. 1-2 by Judd Winick, Doug Mahnke, Paul Lee, Shane Davis, and Eric Battle
35. Read or Die Vol. 1-4 by Hideyuki Kurata and Shutaro Yamada
36. Catwoman Vol. 2 #11, 25-33 by Steven Grant, Brad Bader, Ed Brubaker, Paul Gulacy, Sean Phillips, Stefano Gaudiano, and Diego Olmos
37. Batman: War Drums by Andersen Gabrych, Bill Willingham, Pete Woods, Damien Scott, and Brad Walker
38. Batman: War Games, Acts I-III by Ed Brubaker, Andersen Gabrych, Devin Grayson, Dylan Horrocks, A.J. Lieberman, Bill Willingham, Ramon Bachs, Al Barrionuevo, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Thomas Derenick, Paul Gulacy, Mike Huddleston, Kinsun, Mike Lilly, Sean Phillips, John Proctor, Brad Walker, and Pete Woods
39. Batman: War Crimes by Andersen Gabrych, Devin Grayson, Bill Willingham, Bruce Jones, Will Pfeifer, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Pete Woods, Eddy Barrows, Ron Randall, and Thomas Derenick
40. Robin/Spoiler Special #1 by Chuck Dixon, Rafael Albuquerque, and Victor Ibanez
41. Pilot Season: Genius #1 by Marc Bernardin, Adam Freeman, and Afua Richardso
42. Catwoman Vol. 2 #34-52 by Ed Brubaker, Paul Gulacy, Scott Morse, Matteo Casall, Brad Walker, Andersen Gabrych, Rick Burchett, Will Pfeifer, and Pete Woods
43. Catwoman: The Replacements by Will Pfeifer and David Lopez
44. Runaways Vol. 2 #30 by Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan
45. Catwoman: It's Only a Movie by Will Pfeifer and David Lopez
46. Read or Dream Vol. 1 by Hideyuki Kurata and Ran Ayanaga
47. Owly: The Long Way Home and The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton
48. Batman: Gotham County Line #1 by Steve Niles and Scott Hampton
49. Trinity #1 by Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley, Fabian Nicieza, Scott McDaniel, and Andy Owens
50. Black Canary #1-4 by Tony Bedard, Paulo Siqueira, Mike Norton, and Joe Prado
51. Catwoman: Catwoman Dies by Will Pfeifer and David Lopez
52. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg (RE-READ)
53. Huntress: Year One #1-6 by Ivory Madison and Cliff Richards
54. Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (RE-READ)
55. Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (RE-READ)

TV of 2008
1. Arrested Development 1x19 "Best Man for the Gob" – 1x22 "Let 'Em Eat Cake"
2. Stargate: Atlantis 4x09 "Miller's Crossing" – 4x10 "This Mortal Coil"
3. Women's Murder Club 1x10 "FBI Guy"
4. The Facts of Life 3x01 "Growing Pains" – 3x24 "Read No Evil"
5. The Odyssey (1997 miniseries)
6. Life 1x01 "Merit Badge" – 1x11 "Fill It Up"
7. Cashmere Mafia 1x01 "Pilot" – 1x06 "Yours, Mine and Hers"
8. Justice League Unlimited 1x07 "The Greatest Story Never Told" – 1x13 "The Once and Future Thing, Pt. 2: Time Warped"
9. Trigun 1x01 "The $$60 Billion Man" – 1x26 "Under the Sky So Blue"
10. Arrested Development 2x01 "The One Where Michael Leaves" – 2x18 "Righteous Brothers"
11. Criminal Minds 1x01 "Extreme Aggressor" – 3x16 "Elephant's Memory"
12. Arrested Development 3x01 "The Cabin Show" – 3x13 "Development Arrested"
13. Justice League Unlimited 2x01 "The Cat and the Canary" – 2x13 "Epilogue"
14. Maria-sama ga Miteru 1x01 "The Troubling Soeur Declaration" – 3x05 "Ciao, Sorella!"
15. Stargate: Atlantis 4x11 "Be All My Sins Remember'd" – 4x20 "The Last Man, Pt. 1"
16. Firefly 1x01 "Serenity", 1x07 "Jaynestown" – 1x09 "Ariel" (RE-WATCH)
17. Noir 1x01 "Maidens with Black Hands" – 1x26 "Birth"
18. Angel 5x01 "Conviction" – 5x22 "Not Fade Away"
19. Xena 4x03 "A Family Affair" – 5x09 "Seeds of Faith", 5x11 "Punch Lines" – 5x17 "Kindred Spirits", 5x19 "Looking Death in the Eye" – 6x22 "A Friend in Need, Pt. 2"
20. Justice League Unlimited 3x01 "I Am Legion" – 3x13 "Destroyer"
21. Wonderfalls 1x01 "Wax Lion" – 1x02 "Pink Flamingos", 1x04 "Wound-Up Penguin", 1x10 "Lying Pig" – 1x13 "Caged Bird" (RE-WATCH)
22. Batman Beyond 1x01 "Rebirth, Pt. 1" – 3x13 "Unmasked"
23. CARRIER 1x01 "All Hands" – 1x10 "Full Circle"
24. Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl 1x01 "The Young Boy's Life Changed That Day" – 1x13 "A Girl Falls in Love with a Girl"
25. Static Shock 2x01 "The Big Leagues", 3x01 "Hard as Nails", 4x01 "Future Shock"
26. Read or Die
27. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
28. Avenger 1x01 "Dome" – 1x09 "Goddess"
29. Burst Angel 1x01 "Hell Comes Silently" – 1x24 "Angels, Explode!"
30. Burst Angel Infinity
31. Best Student Council 1x01 "Dear Mr. Poppit" – 1x05 "A Beautiful Battle"
32. The Boondocks 1x01 "The Garden Party" – 1x15 "The Passion of Reverend Ruckus" (RE-WATCH)
33. Kim Possible 1x01 "Crush", 1x04 "Tick-Tick-Tick" – 1x06 "Bueno Nacho", 1x08 "Mind Games" – 1x09 "Attack of the Killer Bebes", 1x14 "October 31st", 1x16 "Kimitation Nation" – 1x17 "The Twin Factor", 1x20 "Ron the Man", 2x01 "Naked Genius", 2x03 "Two to Tutor", 2x05 "Car Trouble", 2x07 "Adventures in Rufus-Sitting" – 2x09 "The Golden Years", 2x13 "Rufus vs. Commodore Puddles"
34. Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
35. Xena: Warrior Princess 2x10 "The Xena Scrolls" (RE-WATCH)
36. Kim Possible 2x15 "A Very Possible Christmas", 2x17 "Hidden Talent", 2x19 "Go Team Go", 2x21 "Blush" – 2x22 "Partners", 2x24 "Sick Day" – 2x26 "Mother's Day", 2x28 "Ron Millionaire", 2x30 "Rewriting History"
37. Murder in Suburbia 1x01 – 2x06 "Golden Oldies"
38. Robot Chicken 2x01 "Suck It" – 2x20 "Book of Corrine"
39. Madlax 1x01 "Gun Dance" – 1x02 "Crimson Moon"
40. Haken no Hinkaku 1x01 "To Work Is to Live...Super Temp Arrives" – 1x10 "Contract Ends!...Super Temp's Final Skill"
41. Grey's Anatomy 1x01 "A Hard Day's Night" – 2x27 "Losing My Religion"
42. Farscape 1x16 "A Human Reaction" – 1x22 "Family Ties"
43. Grey's Anatomy 3x01 "Time Has Come Today" – 3x25 "Didn't We Almost Have It All?"
44. Clone High 1x01 "Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand" – 1x03 "A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder"
45. Grey's Anatomy 4x01 "A Change Is Gonna Come" – 4x16 "Freedom"
46. Criminal Minds 3x17 "In Heat" – 3x20 "Lo-Fi"
47. The Boondocks 2x01 "...Or Die Trying" – 2x15 "The Story of Gangstalicious, Pt. 2"
48. The Facts of Life 4x01 "Ain't Miss Beholden" – 4x02 "The Source"
49. Strawberry Panic 1x01 "Cherry Blossom Hill" – 1x06 "Greenhouse"
50. Dexter 1x01 "Dexter" – 1x12 "Born Free"
51. Criminal Minds 2x09 "The Last Word" – 2x23 "No Way Out II: The Evolution of Frank" (RE-WATCH)
52. Grey's Anatomy 4x13 "Piece of My Heart" – 4x16 "Freedom" (RE-WATCH)
53. Xena: Warrior Princess 2x10 "The Xena Scrolls" (RE-WATCH)
54. Grey's Anatomy 5x01 "Dream a Little Dream of Me" – 5x10 "All By Myself"
55. P.O.V. "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North"
56. Robot Chicken 3x01 "Werewolf vs. Unicorn" – 3x20 "Chirlaxx"
57. South of Nowhere 3x09 "Career Day" – 3x11 "A Very Inconvenient Truth"
58. Pushing Daisies 2x01 "Bzzzzzzzzz!" – 2x08 "Comfort Food"
59. Kim Possible 3x01 "Steal Wheels" – 3x07 "Overdue", 3x09 "Rappin' Drakken"
60. The Rose of Versailles 1x01 "Oscar, the Destiny of a Rose" – 1x40 "Adieu, My Beloved Oscar"
61. Kim Possible: So the Drama
62. Slings and Arrows 1x01 "Oliver's Dream" – 3x06 "The Promised End"
63. Birds of Prey 1x01 "Pilot" – 1x13 "Devil's Eyes"
64. 30 Rock 1x01 "Pilot" – 1x21 "Hiatus"
65. Dexter 2x01 "It's Alive!" – 2x12 "The British Invasion"
66. 30 Rock 2x01 "SeinfeldVision" – 3x05 "Reunion"
67. Dexter 3x01 "Our Father" – 3x12 "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"
68. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
69. 30 Rock 1x01 "Pilot" – 1x05 "Jack-Tor" (RE-WATCH)

Movies of 2008
1. Independence Day
2. Dances with Wolves
3. The Silence of the Lambs (RE-WATCH)
4. Justice League: The New Frontier
5. Sister Act (RE-WATCH)
6. Matewan
7. Lilo & Stitch (RE-WATCH)
8. Nina's Heavenly Delights
9. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (RE-WATCH)
10. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
11. Iron Man
12. Iron Man (RE-WATCH)
13. The Celluloid Closet
14. Sneakers
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark
16. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
17. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
18. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
19. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (RE-WATCH)
20. Coming Out Under Fire
21. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
22. Hellboy (RE-WATCH)
23. Paragraph 175
24. Raiders of the Lost Ark (RE-WATCH)
25. Batman: Gotham Knight
26. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
27. American Blackout
28. Mamma Mia!
29. The Dark Knight
30. The Devil Wears Prada (RE-WATCH)
31. Before Stonewall
32. After Stonewall
33. Who Killed Vincent Chin?
34. Black Like Me
35. Los Trabajadores/The Workers
36. Religulous
37. The Princess Diaries
38. Saving Face (RE-WATCH)
39. Raiders of the Lost Ark (RE-WATCH)
40. Baby Mama
41. The Hours (RE-WATCH)
42. Milk
43. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (RE-WATCH)
44. Equus
45. Losing Chase

Let's see, I definitely read less comics. I flirted with the tragically not-really-gay Criminal Minds. I fell hard for Marimite, then tried and failed to find another yuri-ish series I liked. I quit SGA. I got suckered back into (and then quit) Grey's. I tried and quit South of Nowhere again. I finished the great DCAU and Xena (re)watches. I started watching Kim Possible (still need to see the last season). I watched Dexter and Slings & Arrows. I finally clicked with 30 Rock. I finally saw the Indiana Jones movies. I also beat Guitar Hero III (on easy), BioShock, and the first two Phoenix Wright games.