2024 In Lists
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A fair warning, this year I basically watched no movies and listened to no music! 🥳
Previous years: 2023 - 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2017 - 2016 Podcasts- 2016 Albums
Top 10 TV Or Internet Shows I Watched In 2024 (that weren’t all from 2024)
10) Culinary Class Wars (Netflix)
9) the first season of The Traitors US (Peacock)
8) Just One More Watch (Youtube)
7) Foureyes Furniture (Youtube)
6) the first season of Lost (Netflix)
5) American Crime Story: OJ Simpson (Hulu)
4) the 2024 F1 Season
3) Wristwatch Revival (Youtube)
2) the last two seasons of The Wire (Max)
1) the first two seasons of Veronica Mars (Hulu)
Top 10 Theatrical Things I Saw In 2024
10) Life And Trust - Conwell Tower (NYC, NY)
9) Les Démons - Comédie Française (Paris, FR)
8) American Moor - St Stephen's Theater (Philadelphia, PA)
7) Laser Kiwi: Rise Of The Olive - Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, UK)
6) The Comeuppance - Wilma Theater (Philadelphia, PA)
5) Ulysses - Fringe Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
4) My Mother's Funeral: The Show - Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, UK)
3) The Lehman Trilogy - Arden Theater (Philadelphia, PA)
2) Flight - Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, UK)
1) Sleep No More - The McKittrick Hotel (NYC, NY)
Months, Ranked By The Best Play I Saw During Them, In Som-Mai And My Goal To See At Least A Play A Month In 2024
12) April (Macbeth - Quintessance; Philadelphia, PA)
11) February (God of Carnage - Stagecrafters Theater; Philadelphia, PA)
10) October (Tick Tick Boom - Theatre Horizon; Philadelphia, PA)
9) June (Little Bear Ridge Road - Steppenwolf; Chicago, IL)
8) July (Life and Trust - Conwell Tower; NYC, NY)
7) May (Les Démons - Comédie Française; Paris, FR)
6) November (American Moor - St Stephen's Theater; Philadelphia, PA)
5) December (The Comeuppance - Wilma Theater; Philadelphia, PA)
4) September (Ulysses - Fringe Arts; Philadelphia, PA)
3) March (The Lehman Trilogy - Arden Theater; Philadelphia, PA)
2) August (Flight - Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Edinburgh, UK)
1) January (Sleep No More - The McKittrick Hotel; NYC, NY)
Top 5 Most Financially Devastating Hobbies I Participated In In 2024
5) Leathercrafting (new!)
4) Woodworking/guitarmaking
3) Theater-going
2) Theme parks
1) Watch collecting/watch repair (new!)
Top 6 Theme Parks I Visited In 2024
6) Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ)
5) Walt Disney Studios (Disneyland Paris; Paris, FR)
4) EPCOT (Walt Disney World; Orlando, FL)
3) Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World; Orlando, FL)
2) Hollywood Studios (Walt Disney World; Orlando, FL)
1) Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Paris; Paris, FR)
Top 10 Best Theme Park Foods I Had In 2024
10) Orange Slush at Les Vins des Chefs de France (France Pavilion, EPCOT, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
9) plant-based Ronto Wrap at Ronto Roasters (Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
8) Grapefruit Cake + Cobb Salad + Martini Flight at Hollywood Brown Derby (Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
7) spiked Iced Mint Tea at Spice Road Table Bar (Morocco Pavilion, EPCOT, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
6) Surly Sarlacc + Endorian Fried Chicken Tip Yip at Docking Bay 7 (Galaxy's Edge, Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
5) Creepy Clam Flatbread at Pinocchio Village Haus* (Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
4) Cheese Fritters + It Tastes Like Chicken (Because It Is) at Skipper Canteen (Adventureland, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
3) Ube Green Tea Slushie at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe* (Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
2) Beverly soda + Suan Mei Tang soda at Club Cool (EPCOT, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
1) literally anything at Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
*Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party exclusive
Top 10 Favorite Watches I Purchased Or Received In 2024
10) Zodiac Super Sea Wolf GMT
9) ~1980s Cartier Formula Ferrari
8) Brew Retrograph Relic (Alton Brown Edition)
7) Orient Mako II
6) ~1940s Longines Par Avion MA
5) ~1970s unknown model white gold plated manual wind Tissot
4) ~1990s Ulysse Nardin San Marco GMT
3) Erebus Ascent
2) My Grandpa's ~1950s LeCoultre Futurematic
1) Mark Time M5 prototype
The Watch I Probably Wore The Most In 2024
Orient Mako II
Top 6 Honorable Mention Albums Of 2024
The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift; Elle - Dagny; Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense - Various Artists; Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé; Obsessed - Morgan Wade; Bleachers - Bleachers; Dive - Twice
Top 1 Concert I Went To In 2024
1) Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour - La Défense (Paris, FR)
Top 10 Albums Of 2024
Also available at my music tracking site thing
10) FOREVER - Charly Bliss
9) The Angels Are Calling - Katie McBride
8) brat - Charli XCX
7) Manning Fireworks - MJ Lenderman
6) We Really Felt Something - Tiny Stills
5) rosie - Rosé
4) The Anthology* - Taylor Swift
3) GNX - Kendrick Lamar
2) brat and it's completely different but also still brat** - Charli XCX
1) Imaginal Disk - Magdelena Bay
*yes I count this as different
**also this too
Top 5 Honorable Mention Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2024
Chez Davia (Nice, FR); Lucette Fait des Crepes (Paris, FR); River Twice (Philadelphia, PA); Parc (Philadelphia, PA); Sushi by Bou (Philadelphia, PA)
Top 10 Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2024
10) Skipper Canteen (Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
9) Nine Bar (Chicago, IL)
8) Elma (Philadelphia, PA)
7) R&D Cocktail Bar (Philadelphia, PA)
6) Le 10 Bar/Le Comptoir General* (Paris, FR)
5) Kensington Quarters (RIP) (Philadelphia, PA)
4) Kalaya (brunch this time) (Philadelphia, PA)
3) The Bamboo Room at Three Dots And A Dash (Chicago, IL)
2) Jiko (Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL)
1) Le Pré Catelan (Paris, FR)
*Combining these two as my "yay the places I loved when studying abroad held up 10 years later!" pick
Top 5 New (Or New To Me) Podcasts Of 2024
5) Panic World
4) Western Kabuki
3) Hodinkee Radio
2) Money Stuff
1) The Rest Is History
Top 10 Podcasts Of 2024
10) The Ringer F1 Show
9) Fighting In The War Room
8) Podcast The Ride
7) The Ezra Klein Show
6) Lovett Or Leave It
5) Odd Lots
4) Search Engine
3) Accidental Tech Podcast
2) Doughboys
1) Blank Check
Top 3 Honorable Mention Movies Of 2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga; Disney's Animatronics: A Living History; Little Death
Top 5 Movies Not From 2024 That I Saw For The First Time In 2024
5) The Piano
4) Showing Up
3) Millennium Actress
2) Paprika
1) The Last Temptation Of Christ
Top 5 Movies Not From 2024 That I Rewatched In 2024
5) Oppenheimer
4) Asteroid City
3) Fantasia
2) The Shining
1) Scream
Every 2024 Movie I Saw, Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/andrewthewhip/list/2024-ranked/
Top 10 2024 Movies I Didn't See But Want To
10) Jim Henson: Idea Man
9) Kinds Of Kindness
8) Hit Man
7) Evil Does Not Exist
6) Kneecap
5) The Beast
4) Nickel Boys
3) The Brutalist
2) Anora
1) Nosferatu
Top 10 Movies Of 2024
10) Late Night With The Devil
9) Longlegs
8) I Saw The TV Glow
7) Saturday Night
6) The Bikeriders
5) Handling The Undead
4) Conclave
3) Civil War
2) Dune: Part Two
1) Challengers