I Love a Lot of Awful People - The Best of 2015
Host Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, Erika Ensign, Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Glenn Fleishman, and Monty Ashley
In this year-end review episode, our panelists discuss their favorite bits of entertainment from 2015. When that’s done, we review the top moments from The Incomparable in 2015, complete with clips—and a mysterious visitor.
Listen to this episode (2 hours, 37 minutes)
Show Notes
Steve’s favorite things
TV shows:
- BoJack Horseman
- Bob’s Burgers
- The Last Man on Earth
Games:
- South Park: the Stick of Truth
- Fallout
Books:
- The Wee Free Men and The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, both by Terry Pratchett
Movies:
- Ant-Man
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Erika’s favorite things
Books:
- Libriomancer, part of the Magic Ex Libris series, by Jim C. Hines
- The Fallen Blade series, by Kelly McCullough
- Delia’s Shadow, by Jamie Lee Moyer
- Leviathan Wakes, the first in The Expanse series, by James S. A. Corey
- The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
- Stephen King’s Dark Tower series
TV shows:
- Dark Matter
- Jessica Jones
- Daredevil
- Supergirl
Other:
- The first collection of Ms. Marvel
David’s favorite things
TV shows:
- DC television universe - The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl
- Master of None
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
- The Expanse (TV series)
- The finale of Parks and Recreation
- Peter Capaldi in Doctor Who
Movies:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Inside Out
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
- Spy!
Books:
- The Expanse, by James S. A. Corey (book series)
- The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, by Sydney Padua
Other:
- The Doctor Who levels of LEGO Dimensions
- The Hamilton soundtrack
- The Goon Show
Glenn’s favorite things
Podcasts:
- Hello from the Magic Tavern
- Afoot, part of the Incomparable network
Books:
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015, edited by Joe Hill
- Sandman
- The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
- Nexus, Apex and Crux - Nexus Trilogy, by Ramez Naam
- Sue Grafton’s books, in particular A, B, C, Q and S
TV shows:
- Doctor Who
- Veronica Mars
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Monty’s favorite things
Movies:
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
TV shows:
- Jessica Jones
- Hannibal
- Gravity Falls
- With Bob and David
- The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Another Period
Books:
- Ron Chernow’s biography Hamilton
Games:
- Dragon Age and Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Arkham Knight
Dan’s favorite things
Movies:
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Ant-Man
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
- Inside Out
Books:
- The latest installment in The Expanse
- The Goblin Emperor, by Sarah Monette
- The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
TV shows:
- I, Zombie
- Agent Carter
- The Flash
- Season 4 of Arrow
- Christmas special of Doctor Who
- Daredevil
Games:
- Destiny
- The Room Three
- Colt Express
Comics:
- Marvel Unlimited, including Captain Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Spider Woman
- Various Star Wars comics
Jason’s favorite things
Books:
- The Goblin Emperor, by Sarah Monette
Movies:
- The Martian
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Inside Out
TV shows:
- Daredevil
- Bob’s Burgers
- You’re the Worst
- The Flash
Games:
- Splatoon for the Wii U
Other:
- Hamilton
(Thanks to Alex Chan for compiling this list.)
