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Post subject: 2020 50/50 Challenge - 50 Books and/or 50 Movies in One Year
Posted: Thu January 02, 2020 1:13 am
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm Posts: 9359 Location: Washington State
Some guidelines:
1) Um…What happens if I don’t read 50 books and watch 50 movies this year? Just like last year this is a personal challenge, so all we ask is that you try. No matter what, you’ll probably consume more books/movies than you’ve ever done before.
2) Why does it say and/or in the title? You don't have to do 50 of each - you can do 50 total. So if you don't think you can read that much or watch that much, go for the combined score of 50 total. Either way it's a win and you never know where you'll be at the end of the year.
3) Do I have to read the books, or can I just skim? I can see how this would be confusing. Oh wait, no. C’mon people, it’s a reading challenge! Same as fast-forwarding through a movie isn’t the same as really watching one, this is about taking the time to really enjoy. For the avoidance of doubt, please read the book for it count.
4) Do long books count as 2? What about movies? If your book is over 500 pages, you can count it as two books if you like. We still consider you an Overachiever. However, if the book is 2,000 pages, it’s still just two books — not four! We want to encourage you to read longer pieces. This answer has been posted for the benefit of all you Game of Thrones fanatics out there. Go forth and prosper or whatever it is. No matter the length, a movie is still just a (one, 1, “ONE”) movie. That said, installments in a movie series (example: the individual Godfather movies) would each snag an individual point. Go you.
5) Can I rewatch/reread? Of course you can rewatch and reread! If it's been more than ten years since you last saw the movie, count it!
5a) What if I'm a parent? If you're on the 25th viewing of Frozen, count them all! I've love to see those numbers.
6) What should I read/watch? Anything you like! Fiction, nonfiction, documentaries, graphic novels, technical manuals, the back of a shampoo bottle...ok, maybe not the shampoo bottle.
7) What if I want to watch television or play a game instead? Sure, throw them in the count. Television is one season = one listing, unless it's released in two parts i.e. Breaking Bad part 1 and part 2.
A brief summary/rundown of favorites or disappointments is suggested but not required. Recommendations based on someone else's list are also welcome, so everyone can pretend to be Amazon. (You like this, we think you'll like that)
Tracking code:
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01/50 Books [list]sdfsdf sdfsdf[/list]
01/50 Movies [list]sdfsdf sdfsdf[/list]
just copy/paste the list code there and make sure BBCode is enabled and it'll count them for you.
205/50 Films 1. The Two Popes 2. London Has Fallen 3. Flyboys 4. Marriage Story 5. Second Act 6. Angel Has Fallen 7. Faust 8. Decision At Sundown 9. Ford vs Ferrari 10. The Panti Sisters 11. Music and Lyrics 12. The Square 13. Oskars Amerika 14. Lønsj 15. Rødt Hjerte 16. Amundsen 17. Escape Plan: The Extractors 18. Robin Hood (2018) 19. Venom 20. Copycat 21. Ad Astra 22. Steve Jobs 23. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 24. Klaus 25. Ace In The Hole 26. The Red Shoes 27. The Fast And The Furious 28. 2 Fast 2 Furious 29. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 30. Fast & Furious 31. Furious Five 32. Man Without A Star 33. The Final Countdown 34. There Was A Crooked Man 35. Fast & Furious 6 36. The Indian Fighter 37. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 38. The Story of Three Loves 39. A Letter to Three Wives 40. The Arrangement 41. The Bad And The Beautiful 42. Champion 43. Seven Days In May 44. Fast & Furious 7 45. Booksmart 46. Harajuku 47. Boy Erased 48. Conviction 49. Uncut Gems 50. Fast & Furious 8 51. Lawless 52. Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw 53. The Butterfly Effect 54. Blow 55. La règle du jeu 56. Miracle On 34th Street (1947) 57. Rushmore 58. The Lego Movie 59. Zombieland 60. Mandy 61. Up In The Air 62. Battle 63. Rescue Dawn 64. Gangster Squad 65. 21 66. Outside In 67. First Match 68. Cargo 69. Eastern Promises 70. Moonrise Kingdom 71. Jane Eyre 72. The Five-Year Engagement 73. William Kelly’s War 74. The Believer 75. Sommersby 76. Fantastic Mr. Fox 77. Husbands and Wives 78. Sonja 79. The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus 80. The Mule 81. The Virgin Spring 82. The Space Between Us 83. The Wandering Earth 84. I Am Mother 85. A War 86. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind 87. The Losers 88. The Lion King (2019) 89. Scenes From A Marriage 90. Escape From Alcatraz 91. The BFG 92. Kill The Irishman 93. David Brent: Life On The Road 94. The Kissing Booth 95. Next Gen 96. In The Shadow Of The Moon 97. Shaft (2019) 98. Blaze 99. Triple Frontier 100. Blindspotting 101. Mudbound 102. The Killing Of A Sacred Deer 103. Brawl In Cell Block 99 104. Dolemite Is My Name 105. Glass 106. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 107. Spenser Confidential 108. Terminator: Dark Fate 109. Pokémon Detective Pikachu 110. A Quiet Place 111. En Affære 112. After 113. Horrible Bosses 114. Outbreak 115. Ride Along 116. The Call 117. Contagion 118. Winnetou 119. The Last Wagon 120. Askeladden - I Soria Morias Slott 121. Long Shot 122. Rosemari 123. Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 124. Midway 125. The Upside 126. Beautiful Boy 127. Need For Speed 128. Land Of Mine 129. Sound Of Music 130. Tyson 131. Deadline USA 132. Action In The North Atlantic 133. The Pianist 134. The Cruel Sea 135. Mrs. Miniver 136. Across The Pacific 137. Conflict 138. All Through The Night 139. The King’s Choice 140. Hope And Glory 141. Hamsun 142. Into The White 143. The Darkest Hour 144. Dunkirk 145. Legend 146. Disturbia 147. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women 148. Blinded By The Light 149. Captains Of The Clouds 150. Battle Of Britain 151. The Desert Rats 152. Defiance 153. Das Boot 154. The Imitation Game 155. Commandoes Raid At Dawn 156. From Here To Eternity 157. Mars & Venus 158. Mesteren 159. Victoria 160. Mer Eller Mindre Mann 161. Tunnelen 162. Air Force 163. Tora! Tora! Tora! 164. Pearl Harbor 165. Bataan 166. U-571 167. Empire Of The Sun 168. The Greatest Showman 169. Ice Cold In Alex 170. Destination Tokyo 171. A Farewell To Arms 172. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 173. Operation Daybreak 174. Midway (1973) 175. Twelve O’Clock High 176. Spider-Man: Far From Home 177. The Spy 178. 21 Bridges 179. Railway Man 180. The 12th Man 181. Max Manus 182. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 183. The Counterfeiters 184. The Enemy Below 185. Black Book 186. The Guns Of Navarone 187. Patton 188. Saving Private Ryan 189. Rome, Open City 190. Hustlers 191. US 192. The Hate U Give 193. Mile 22 194. Men In Black 195. Men In Black 2 196. Men In Black 3 197. A Bridge Too Far 198. Men In Black: International 199. Battle Of The Bulge 200. Saints And Soldiers 201. Mortal Engines 202. Where Eagles Dare 203. Homefront 204. Tolkien 205. Grace Is Gone
1/50 Books 1. Resistance Reborn
13/50 Albums 1. Julia Jacklin - Crushing 2. Regina Spektor - Far 3. Jerry Leger - Time Out For Tomorrow 4. Sirkel Sag - Ørsta Rådhus 5. Alexi Murdoch - Towards The Sun 6. Alexi Murdoch - Away We Go Soundtrack 7. Spoon - Everything Hits At Once - The Best Of Spoon 8. Lewis Watson - Another Four Sad Songs 9. Highasakite - The Bare Romantic 10. Sløtface - Sorry For The Late Reply 11. Billie Eilish - When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We All Go? 12. Jahn Teigen - Jahn Teigen 13. Grimes - Art Angels 14. Ament - Heaven/Hell 15. Pearl Jam - Gigaton
24/50 TV Shows 1. The Expanse - Season 2 2. Homeland - Season 6 3. Homeland - Season 7 4. Godfather Of Harlem - Season 1 5. Fleabag - Season 2 6. Jack Ryan - Season 2 7. Barry - Season 2 8. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - season 2 9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - season 3 10. Chopped - Season 24 All Star Tournament 11. Picard - Season 1 12. Avenue 5 - Season 1 13. Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 10 14. Vikings - Season 5 15. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Season 3 16. Homeland - Season 8 17. Stranger Things - Season 3 18. Better Call Saul - Season 5 19. Catch 22 - Season 1 20. The Pacific 21. Band Of Brothers 22. Bosch - Season 6 23. Manhunt - Season 2 24. Manhunt - Season 1
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Post subject: Re: 2020 50/50 Challenge - 50 Books and/or 50 Movies in One
Posted: Fri January 03, 2020 4:50 pm
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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm Posts: 12085
Movies: 01. Cobra Verde (1987) 02. Logan (2017) 03. The Black Swan (1942) 04. Parasite (2019) 05. The Aeronauts (2019) 06. Tolkien (2019) 07. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
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Post subject: Re: 2020 50/50 Challenge - 50 Books and/or 50 Movies in One
Posted: Sat January 04, 2020 2:30 pm
Troglodyte
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm Posts: 22582 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
I figured I'd break my books into separate categories since people had opinions about audiobooks last time I did this, and I have opinions about graphic novels. I'm going for over 100 across those 3 categories.
2/100 Movies 1. Yesterday (2019) 2. Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken (2017)
0/100 Books 1.
Audiobooks 1.
Graphic Novels 1.
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3/50 Films 1. Up 2. Booksmart 3. Little Women (2019)
5/50 Video Games 1. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (PS4) 2. NBA 2k20 (PS4) 3. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (PS4) 4. Crash Bandicoot 2 (Switch) 5. Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch)
2/50 TV Shows 1. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 3) 2. Mr. Robot (Season 4)
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