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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

• 1) 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