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[graculus]

A brief recap, in my humble opinion:

Best movie of 2005 - Kung Fu Hustle by such a long way it's not even funny. At last, a movie that completely lived up to my expectations, even if it technically isn't a 2005 movie. ;)

Best new tv series - Rome, since while we always knew what was going to happen to certain characters, Vorenus and Pullo were really the stars. Roll on season 2!

Standout music newcomers - again, up against some stiff competition, Arctic Monkeys took it for me. I'm looking forward to their debut album at the end of January.

The 'there's life in the old dog yet' award for 2005 - has to go to the reincarnation of Dr Who. Whether you like Eccleston or Tennant, you can hardly deny that it was a triumphant return of the show. Hats off to Russell T Davies, not least for creating Captain Jack and getting away with stuff that would never fly on mainstream US television. :)

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[lachli.livejournal.com]

I think what so impressed with me with DW was just how well the BBC supported and advertised it. They were 100% behind it from the start and their promotion and website sould be a lesson to all production companies and television stations on how to support and promote your show.

The other thing I loved, apart from the show itself, just how good it was to be a geek again and how many came out of the closet to profess their love for the show.

Oh, and how many new fans it got, some who'd never seen it or heard of it before. Fantastic!

[graculus.livejournal.com]

The BBC definitely did a good job, which helped immensely I'm sure - nice to see BBC Wales continuing to turn out good stuff in the brief period since it's been making more than just Pobol y Cwm.

Meanwhile, I have to say that I'm going to miss Captain Jack. BBC3 has been re-running the Eccleston season and it's just so much better with him there than not. Ah well, there's always next time!