Here are my Best and Worst Pop Culture Picks for 2006:

BIG SCREEN

FAVORITE FILMS

The Departed

The Devil Wears Prada

Inside Man

Little Miss Sunshine

The Prestige

Superman Returns

Thank You for Smoking

V for Vendetta

RUNNERS-UP        

Cars

Hollywoodland

The Illusionist

Scoop

X-Men: The Last Stand

STRANGEST FILMS of ‘06

The Fountain

Running with Scissors

MOVIES I STILL MUST SEE

Babel

Bobby

Little Children

Notes on a Scandal

The Queen

SMALL SCREEN

TOP CABLE TV SERIES

Deadwood

Dexter

Entourage

Rescue Me

The Sopranos

Weeds

TOP NETWORK TV SERIES

Alias (RIP)

Arrested Development (RIP)

Bones

Brothers & Sisters

Friday Night Lights

Grey’s Anatomy

Heroes

Lost
Medium
The Office

Scrubs

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

TOP REALITY SHOWS

Project Runway

Top Chef

SHOWS I ABANDONDED

The Amazing Race  

Desperate Housewives  

Survivor

Ugly Betty

MUSIC

GUILTY PLEASURE POP SONGS of ‘06

Nelly Furtado – Maneater

Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’

Gwen Stefani – Wind it Up

Justin Timberlake – Sexyback

BEST ALBUMS

Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics

Pink – I’m Not Dead

LEAST FAVORITE SONG of ‘06

(yikes, yawn, yuck)

PODCASTS

BEST PODCASTS ON iTUNES

The 10^th Wonder Podcast – NBC Heroes

All-TIME 100 Albums Podcast

Grey’s Anatomy Official Podcast

The LOST Podcast with Jay and Jack

NPR: All Songs Considered

The Official LOST Podcast

TV Guide Talk

USA Today’s Pop Candy