TELEVISION
I've opted to showcase some particularly outstanding episodes, rather than just listing my favourite shows.
DOCTOR WHO
Series 7 episodes
"The Snowmen"
"The Angels Take Manhattan"
"Asylum of the Daleks"
FRINGE
Season 5 episodes
"An Origin Story"
"The Bullet That Saved the World"
"Black Blotter"
SHERLOCK
Series 2 episodes
"The Reichenbach Fall"
"A Scandal in Belgravia"
GAME OF THRONES
Season 2 episodes
"Valar Morghulis"
"Blackwater"
"Garden of Bones"
MAD MEN
Season 5 episodes
"The Other Woman"
"The Phantom"
"Commissions and Fees"
PARADE'S END
Miniseries
BOOKS
I'm including graphic novels and audio dramas. Just because.
LONDON FALLING
Paul Cornell
THE ISLANDERS
Christopher Priest
WINTER JOURNAL
Paul Auster
THE TROUPE
Robert Jackson Bennett
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 9
FREEFALL (Vol. 1)
Writers: Joss Whedon and Andrew Chambliss Artist: Georges Jeanty
ON YOUR OWN (Vol. 2)
Writers: Andrew Chambliss and Scott Allie Artist: Georges Jeanty
ANGEL & FAITH
LIVE THROUGH THIS (Vol. 1)
DADDY ISSUES (Vol. 2)
Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Rebekah Isaacs
BONELAND
Alan Garner
DOCTOR WHO: DARK EYES
An audio drama by Nicholas Briggs
DOCTOR WHO: LOVE AND WAR
An audio drama based on the novel by Paul Cornell
Adapted by Jacqueline Rayner
FILM
I used to put way too much effort into producing a top ten movies of the year, but that was back in the pre-fatherhood days when I was a super regular cinemagoer. To be fair, I did get out to the cinema a bit more again this year. Yay for me.
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
(Dir: Drew Goddard)
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO
(Dir: Peter Strickland)
SKYFALL
(Dir: Sam Mendes)
ARGO
(Dir: Ben Affleck)
THE AVENGERS
(Dir: Joss Whedon)
