film/tv. literature. music. video games (occasionally).


sam's fav novels

1. a feast for crows by george r. r. martin
2. battle royale by koushun takami
3. big little lies by liane moriarty
4. catching fire by suzanne collins
5. dracula by bram stoker
6. emma by jane austen
7. fantasticland by mike bockoven
8. fingersmith by sarah waters
9. frankenstein by mary shelley
10. gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir
11. heretics of dune by frank herbert
12. little women by louisa may alcott
13. lord of the flies by william golding
14. mrs. dalloway by virginia woolf
15. once upon a time in hollywood: a novel by quentin tarantino
16. pachinko by min jin lee
17. project hail mary by andy weir
18. sharp objects by gillian flynn
19. shogun by james clavell
20. sweetpea by c.j. skuse
21. the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan
22. the bell jar by sylvia plath
23. the bluest eye by toni morrison
24. the colour of magic by terry pratchett
25. the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring by j.r.r. tolkien
26. the night circus by erin morgenstern
27. the odyssey by homer
28. the price of salt by patricia highsmith (claire morgan)
29. the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon
30. the rise of kyoshi by f.c. yee
31. the science of interstellar by kip thorne
32. the shining by stephen king
33. this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar & max gladstone
34. we used to live here by marcus kliewer
35. wool by hugh howey

(honorbale mentions) sam's fav fan fictions:

1. wander your own land (yellowjackets) by namelessblade
2. grey ridge (ril liatroma) (house of the dragon) by molter

if a title's not here, it means that:
1. i've watched it but didn't like it enough to include here
2. haven't watched it yet

abc
how to get away with murder • lost • twin peaks / the return
adult swim
primal • rick and morty • samurai jack • smiling friends
a&e
bates motel
amazon prime video
a league of their own (2022) • batman: caped crusader • daisy jones and the six • fleabag • gen v • invincible • mr. & mrs. smith (2024) • paper girls • the boys • the marvelous mrs. maisel • the wheel of time • those about to die
amc
anne rice’s interview with the vampire • better call saul • breaking bad • mad men
anime
attack on titan • bleach • death note • durarara!! • full metal alchemist brotherhood • jujutsu kaisen • hyouka • neon genesis evangelion • one piece • sakurasou no pet na kanojo • toaru kagaku no railgun, s/t
animated series
adventure time • avatar: the last airbender / the legend of korra • batman: the animated series / the new batman adventures • batman beyond • batman: wayne family adventures • fleischer superman (1940s) • futurama • harley quinn • justice league / justice league: unlimited • my adventures with superman • the simpsons • x-men: the animated series / x-men '97
apple tv
black bird • defending jacob • monarch: legacy of monsters • pachinko • presumed innocent • silo • slow horses • ted lasso • the servant • the morning show
bbc
bodyguard • doctor who (2005-2024) • killing eve • ordeal by innocence • orphan black • peaky blinders • sherlock
cbs
person of interest • star trek: discovery • the big bang theory
dc universe
doom patrol • swamp thing • young justice
disney+
ahsoka • daredevil • hawkeye • loki • percy jackson and the olympians • star wars: rebels • star wars: the acolyte • star wars: the clone wars (2008) • the mandalorian • the punisher • moon knight • wandavision • willow • x:men: '97
fox
gotham • terminator: the sarah connor chronicles • the x-files
fx
devs • it’s always sunny in philadephia • the americans • the bear • under the banner of heaven
hbo
barry • boardwalk empire • chernobyl • gentleman jack • hacks • mare of easttown • peacemaker • phoenix rising • scenes from a marriage • the last of us • the nevers • the outsider • the sopranos • the white lotus • true blood • true detective • watchmen • westworld • veep
history
vikings
itv
belgravia (2020)
hulu
castle rock • the dropout • shogun (2024)
nbc
hannibal • parks and recreation • star trek: the animated series • star trek: the original series • the good place • the office
netflix
3 body problem • bojack horseman • castlevania • cyberpunk: edgerunners • dead to me • derry girls • disenchantment • first kill • glow • lucifer • maid • maniac • midnight mass • mindhunter • one day at a time • one piece live action • ozark • schitt’s creek • scott pilgrim takes off • she-ra and the princesses of power • sweet tooth • terminator zero • the crown • the dragon prince • the fall of the house of usher • the sandman • the umbrella academy • the queen’s gambit • the witcher • unbelievable • warrior nun
paramount+ / showtime
special ops: lioness • star trek: prodigy
showtime
dexter • the curse • the L word
starz
sweetbitter
syndication
star trek: deep space nine • star trek: the next generation
the cw
supergirl • supernatural • the 100
tnt
the alienist
upn
buffy the vampire slayer • star trek: enterprise
usa network
mr. robot

twice

"we all come from different backgrounds, and we all have different interests, we’re different ages. but the one thing that i know for a fact – all 55,000 of us have in common – is that when life gets tough, we turn to music to make us feel better. that’s the reason you’re in this room, that’s the reason i’m in this room. and this started for me in my bedroom when i was a little kid, just a ways across this state.i started turning to music when life got difficult. and i know from talking to you, that you go through the same things that i go through, and you have moments of self-doubt, and confusion, and things just feel so complicated you feel overwhelmed by everything – and that’s inevitable, that’s life. right now, looking at you, i am so unbelievably happy.  and i know enough about life to know that that’s not something i’m going to feel every day – that’s rare.this moment, for me, feeling this way, is so rare, and so you learn to appreciate the moments of happiness so much more, looking at something like this. but i know that there are going to be times moving forward when you and i both feel like we’re having rainy days that don’t really let up, and when that happens to you, i just hope that you’ll remind yourself what you are, and what you are not, because sometimes it’s easy to lose focus.you are not someone else’s opinion of you. you are not damaged goods if you’ve made a few mistakes in your life. you are not going nowhere just because you’ve haven’t gotten to where you want to go yet. you are wiser because you made mistakes. you are someone who is brave enough to take chances and make mistakes. and you are someone who has walked through rainstorm after rainstorm and continues to put one foot in front of the other. that’s what you are.we’re so afraid of making mistakes and we’re so afraid of feeling pain, but in 25 years i've learned that making mistakes and feeling pain is terrible, but it makes you stronger. and going through terrible things and continuing to move forward doesn’t make you damaged goods, it makes you clean."- taylor swift, 150606 - the 1989 world tour, heinz field, pittsburgh