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Just for kicks: My top tens

 * Favorite songs
 * 1) Megalomania, Muse
 * 2) Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
 * 3) Space Dementia/Knights of Cydonia, Muse
 * 4) 2+2=5, Radiohead
 * 5) Shadowboxer, Fiona Apple
 * 6) Paranoid Android, Radiohead
 * 7) Ruled by Secrecy/Stockholm Syndrome, Muse (tie)
 * 8) God Put a Smile upon Your Face/A Rush of Blood to the Head/Amsterdam, Coldplay
 * 9) Crown of Love, Arcade Fire
 * 10) Take on Me, A-ha


 * Favorite books
 * 1) Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
 * 2) Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling
 * 3) Queen of Camelot, Nancy McKenzie
 * 4) Katherine, Anya Seton
 * 5) Grail Prince, Nancy McKenzie
 * 6) Lady of the Forest, Jennifer Roberson
 * 7) Crown Duel, Sherwood Smith


 * Favorite authors
 * 1) Jane Austen
 * 2) Sherwood Smith
 * 3) George R.R. Martin
 * 4) Nancy McKenzie
 * 5) Kathryne Kennedy
 * 6) Mercedes Lackey


 * Favorite dramas
 * 1) Persuasion
 * 2) The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
 * 3) North & South (TV serial)
 * 4) Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)
 * 5) The Young Victoria
 * 6) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * 7) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
 * 8) Gladiator
 * 9) Inglorious Basterds


 * Favorite comedies
 * 1) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
 * 2) Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the Dead (Pegg/Frost = awesome)
 * 3) Best in Show
 * 4) Office Space
 * 5) Love Actually
 * 6) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
 * 7) Wayne's World


 * Favorite television shows
 * 1) Lost
 * 2) Fringe
 * 3) Game of Thrones
 * 4) Once Upon a Time
 * 5) Seinfeld
 * 6) Doctor Who
 * 7) Rome
 * 8) Sherlock
 * 9) Downton Abbey and The Walking Dead (tie)
 * 10) The Office (US series, sorry UK fans)


 * Favorite actors and actresses
 * 1) Michael Fassbender
 * 2) Christian Bale
 * 3) Ralph Fiennes
 * 4) Benedict Cumberbatch
 * 5) Tom Hiddleston
 * 6) Cate Blanchett
 * 7) Liam Neeson
 * 8) Mel Gibson
 * 9) Tom Hanks


 * Favorite performances
 * 1) Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
 * 2) Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List and Red Dragon
 * 3) Mélanie Laurent in Inglorious Basterds
 * 4) Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock and Atonement
 * 5) Mel Gibson in The Patriot and Braveheart


 * Favorite directors
 * 1) Peter Jackson
 * 2) Quentin Tarantino
 * 3) J. J. Abrams
 * 4) Christopher Nolan
 * 5) Tom Hooper
 * 6) Martin Campbell


 * Favorite modern composers
 * 1) Philip Glass
 * 2) Hans Zimmer
 * 3) Howard Shore
 * 4) John Powell
 * 5) Danny Elfman
 * 6) Michael Giacchino