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11-25-2021 , 04:33 AM

#326

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Originally Posted by Eric

This was fun. Thanks, eb.

Unlucky Eric! I think on books alone you take it.

I'm definitely more fantasy than sci fi but some in here I'll give a go to

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11-25-2021 , 04:41 AM

#327

Eric

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I"'ve read a lot of fantasy, but I"m not sure how this list would have seen most of it. Too much would be considered as YA, for example.

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11-25-2021 , 08:47 AM

#328

eyebooger

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Originally Posted by bolt2112

Stranger Things

#68, but yeah, this one is taken.

Going to need a replacement.

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11-25-2021 , 09:00 AM

#329

bolt2112

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Already been said!

crud

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11-25-2021 , 09:01 AM

#330

bolt2112

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Mindhunter

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11-25-2021 , 09:29 AM

#331

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WE HAVE A WINNER

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11-25-2021 , 09:31 AM

#332

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OH GOSH

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11-25-2021 , 09:32 AM

#333

eyebooger

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Originally Posted by Doctor Zeus

the gentleman bastard series

Can't believe I forgot this!!

Unfortunately for you, it would have been better had you kept forgetting this.

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Mindhunter

Mindhunter is #79 and we have a winner!

Congrats bolt!

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11-25-2021 , 09:33 AM

#334

eyebooger

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Thanks all for playing. Congrats again to Bolt, Zeus and Eric for podiuming.

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11-25-2021 , 09:34 AM

#335

eyebooger

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What you missed in TV:

Spoiler:

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11-25-2021 , 09:37 AM

#336

eyebooger

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What you missed in books:

Spoiler:

Everyone forgot that Neal Stephenson existed; he had 4 entries unguessed.

But I'm most surprised that no one said 2001. It's not like you weren't saying other Arthur C. Clarke stuff.

24. 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke
26. Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
28. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
32. Watership Down, by Richard Adams
33. Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey
40. The Chronicles Of Amber, by Roger Zelazny
41. The Belgariad, by David Eddings
42. The Mists Of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
46. The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
47. The Once And Future King, by T.H. White
48. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
52. Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
53. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
54. World War Z, by Max Brooks
55. The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
58. The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever, by Stephen R. Donaldson
59. The Vorkosigan Saga, by Lois McMaster Bujold
66. The Riftwar Saga, by Raymond E. Feist
67. The Shannara Trilogy, by Terry Brooks
68. The Conan The Barbarian Series, by R.E. Howard
71. The Way Of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
73. The Legend Of Drizzt Series, by R.A. Salvatore
74. Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
75. The Diamond Age, by Neil Stephenson
77. The Kushiel's Legacy Series, by Jacqueline Carey
78. The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. LeGuin
79. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
80. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire
82. The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde
83. The Culture Series, by Iain M. Banks
84. The Crystal Cave, by Mary Stewart
85. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
86. The Codex Alera Series, by Jim Butcher
87. The Book Of The New Sun, by Gene Wolfe
88. The Thrawn Trilogy, by Timothy Zahn
89. The Outlander Series, by Diana Gabaldan
90. The Elric Saga, by Michael Moorcock
91. The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury
92. Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
93. A Fire Upon The Deep, by Vernor Vinge
95. The Mars Trilogy, by Kim Stanley Robinson
96. Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
97. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
98. Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
99. The Xanth Series, by Piers Anthony
100. The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis

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11-25-2021 , 09:38 AM

#337

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Unfortunately for you, it would have been better had you kept forgetting this.

Goddddaaaaam. Not as bad as the Hobbit, but still I'm gutted.

I think "The lies of Lock Lamora" (first in series) is top 5 fantasy books for me

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11-25-2021 , 09:38 AM

#338

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Thanks all for playing. Congrats again to Bolt, Zeus and Eric for podiuming.

Grats Bolt & Eric!

Thanks for running EB this was great fun

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11-25-2021 , 09:41 AM

#339

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What you missed in books:

Spoiler:

Watership down?!!?!?!

The Silmarilion being in there over the Hobbit says something about the list. I don't know what though

World War Z and Stardust were in my list. Darned.

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11-25-2021 , 09:43 AM

#340

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Originally Posted by Doctor Zeus

Goddddaaaaam. Not as bad as the Hobbit, but still I'm gutted.

I think "The lies of Lock Lamora" (first in series) is top 5 fantasy books for me

If you're interested, the full list of 237 finalists is here:

https://www.npr.org/2011/08/07/13893...tasy-finalists

Lies of Locke Lamora is on that list, but didn't make the top 100.

Stuff like Earthsea, The Hobbit and Harry Potter aren't even on the larger list, so I think that confirms the Young Adult disqualification theory.

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11-25-2021 , 10:15 AM

#341

derwipok

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Maybe I should have just assumed that a BBC list would have a heavy Western bias, not a single Anime on the list.

Also a little surprised that Dark went unguessed, that was next on my list after trying for Anime.

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11-25-2021 , 10:20 AM

#342

derwipok

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Congrats bolt and thanks for the game eb.

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11-25-2021 , 11:34 AM

#343

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Here's what remains of my list. I knew about Stephenson, but didn't think he would make the list. As for 2001, while I figured it was on the list, I didn't take it because it was a novelization of a movie. And Watership Down?? When others were rejected for bad reasons?

Myth series
Thieves World
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series
Elric of Melniboné
Dragonlance series
A series of unfortunate events
Heechee series
Deryni
Conan stories
Golden age of the Solar clipper
The space merchants
Dracula
The way of kings
The stainless steel rat
Belgariad
Solaris
The illustrated man
Fionavar Tapestry
Thomas Covenant
Fabulous Riverboat
Day of the Triffids
Non-stop
Boat of a million years
Sword of Shannara
Amber
Lucifer's Hammer
The Forever War
War against the Chtorr
The Andromeda Strain
Lensmen
Pebble in the sky
Midnight at the well of souls
Foreigner series
Weapon shops of Isher
World of Null-A
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dream Park
Mists of Avalon
Narnia
Hunger games
Interview with the vampire

Queen Sugar
CSI
The good doctor
Ncis

With respect to fantasy, it is hard to judge what was acceptable to the compilers.

Most of what I have up there is from memories of previous lists, significant books, and ones I think should be on the list.

Congrats, Bolt. Well played, Doctor Zeus. Thanks again, eb.

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11-25-2021 , 12:05 PM

#344

xander biscuits

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Only one I could have got there from the TV was the queen's gambit. When derwi's mandalorian struck out I decided against it (thinking new stuff wasn't likely to be on the list)

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11-25-2021 , 12:23 PM

#345

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Only one I could have got there from the TV was the queen's gambit. When derwi's mandalorian struck out I decided against it (thinking new stuff wasn't likely to be on the list)

I'm kicking my self over Money Heist. So good

I'm pleasantly surprised about the addition of This Is England. Regional tv of great quality aint that easy to find

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11-25-2021 , 01:02 PM

#346

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My next guess was going to be Chappelle's Show. Not on the list.

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11-25-2021 , 02:02 PM

#347

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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feel like the tv list is so bad that it's a crapshoot as to whats on there and whats not. I can't find the logic at all.

unless you guess a show from 1999 like me d'oh

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11-25-2021 , 02:47 PM

#348

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thanks eyebooger!

good job bolt

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11-25-2021 , 07:35 PM

#349

D1iabol1cal

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That TV list is so ****ing heinous lol.

BoJack was my next guess if I survived, but I wasn't ever getting most of the ones left. I had Succession, but thought it might be a bit too new, and I totally blanked on Dark. Money Heist crossed my mind, but it's really not a good show.

And for a BBC list with a lot of random garbage that like 6 people have seen, and aren't even that good anyway, how on earth is Peaky Blinders not on there???