Whether you're mourning the loss of 2009 or excited to put the year behind you (FYI: Only the latter option is correct), at least you've got a wealth of Fave Fives to help ease your transition into 2010. The newest one comes from Dan Jinks, the Oscar-winning producer of Milk, American Beauty, and the late, lamented Pushing Daisies (whose creator Bryan Fuller also contributed his own Fave Five). What five pop cultural events made Dan's year? Read on:
The first hour of Up
"Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the whole movie, but the first hour was movie heaven for me. My favorite all-time sitcom is the Mary Tyler Moore Show, so it was great fun to have that show's Ed Asner play the lead in an animated movie."
God of Carnage on Broadway
"James Gandolfini, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden and Jeff Daniels made up one of the great casts to be seen on Broadway in years. I haven't laughed so long and hard at a play in years."
Mo'Nique in Precious
"This was the most ferocious performance of the year. Like Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds, we knew immediately that we were watching an Oscar-caliber performance."
Susan Boyle on YouTube
"Like most of the people on the planet earth, I watched her performance on Britain's Got Talent again and again. She stood for the secret performer in all of us, and taught us to not judge a book by it's cover."
30 Rock
"I love everything about this show. I find myself in a better mood when it's on the air. Tina Fey is a genius."