POLLS OF THE DECADE
All this week we're counting down various Polls of the Decade and on Wednesday we got listeners to vote for their Movies of the Noughties while on Thursday, it was all about their favourite TV Shows of the Noughties. Here are the results.
MOVIES:
Not surprisingly, franchises featured heavily, with Harry Potter (voted for as one rather than each specific film), Batman Begins and Casino Royale featuring in the top ten while the number one spot went to the Lord of the Rings trilogy (once again voters decided not to differentiate between each movie and voted for them together). Comedy also featured heavily in the chart but what was surprising was that the top comedy was also a close runner up to Lord of the Rings and was only released in the summer of 2009 - The Hangover. Here is the countdown in full:
15. Superbad
14. Slumdog Millionaire
13. Lost in Translation
12. The Notebook
11. Gran Torino
10. Blood Diamond
9. Mama Mia
8. Anchorman
7. Batman Begins
6. Harry Potter
5. The Bourne Trilogy
4. Casino Royale
3. The Departed
2. The Hangover
1. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
TV SHOWS
Although there was no surprise in seeing the likes of Lost, The West Wing and The Sopranos on the list, there was a bit of a shock with the runaway winner for the number one spot. Only one Irish TV show made it into the Top Ten and that was Pure Mule. Shows that began broadcasting in 1999 were eligible for the vote.
10. Family Guy
9. The Sopranos
8. Pure Mule
7. The West Wing
6. The Wire
5. Gavin & Stacey
4. Lost
3. Prison Break
2. Shameless
1. Two and A Half Men
THURSDAY'S RECOMMENDS
It's that time of the week again. This week Jacqui kicked off our Recommends slot by suggesting people go to the Panto - tis the season and all that. Jack and the Beanstalk is playing in Cork (Jacqui's hometown dontcha know) which is why she recommended that as the one to go see.
It's in the Cork Opera House from December 12th until January 10th.
Jim-Jim's suggestion was a website where parents can go to get a message from Santa for their kids. Jim recently logged on to get a message sent to his little friends Ruby and Max and lo and behold they got personal messages from Santa. And the exciting thing is, Santa doesn't just send messages to little kids, he sends them to kids of ALL ages so log on to surprise your loved ones with their own personal message from Santa.
http://portablenorthpole.tv/home
Finally, Colm recommended people go see Madness play the O2 on December 28th. Tickets are now on sale and are available through Ticketmaster online and at all Ticketmaster outlets around the country.
