A couple weeks ago we asked you to rate your top 10 movies or TV shows of the passing decade, and name its worst title, as well as best actor or actress and director. Some of the results were big surprises, some predictable. Here they are, with observations afterward.

Top 10 movies and TV shows of the decade:

1. House M.D.
2. Lost
3. The Dark Knight
4. Six Feet Under
5. The Sopranos
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
7. Supernatural
8. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
9. No Country for Old Men
10. Heroes

6 TV shows! Only one major Oscar winner; # 7 is one of the most overlooked, underrated movies of the decade. And Six Feet Under deserves the credit (and we wish all shows would end so gracefully at their peak).

Best Director: Clint Eastwood

This certainly was his decade. Eastwood directs with the energy of someone half his age, and his powerful, captivating works just get better and better.

Best Actor: Hugh Laurie

Wow! This was unexpected. Maybe it means he’s finally going to get an Emmy.

Worst title: Sex and the City

We can’t suppress a smile. As popular as it is (the show and now the movie franchise), the reactions it provokes are always extreme – love or hate.

Some interesting observations…

1. TV shows rule!
They were very dominant this decade – it seems we identify more with shows than with movies. We can also note (gladly) that despite the flurry of reality shows, none made the list.

2. Affirmative action for women?
People, were there no actresses this decade? No women directors? Their absence is very noticeable. Here’s a reminder of their existence:

3. Oscars guarantee… nothing
Big Oscar winners didn’t make top 10 – Slumdog Millionaire, The Departed, Gladiator and more.

4. The People and The Critics vs. …The People
Blockbusters, even critically acclaimed ones, didn’t make it. Absent are the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter franchise, The Bourne trilogy, and more.

5. Life’s a bitch?
Where are all the comedies that made us pee our pants over the decade? The 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Extras, Family Guy, the endless Simpsons, The Hangover, and so many others – all are missing.

And few other notable absentees: Prison Break, the ground-breaking 24, the beloved (not enough apparently) Grey’s Anatomy, Kill Bill and the successful James Bond restart Casino Royale.

We wish you a great new decade.

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