2005 in brief superlatives

The best thing I read all year. The best new TV show in my life. The best meal I had all year (and indeed, ever). The best new game of the year (and the runner up). The most relentlessly replayed game. The best new board game. The best new place I visited. The most fun project of the year. The most rewarding purchases of the year — first this, then this. The most watched-and-rewatched movie of the year (and a close second). The most-watched new release. And finally, the best new movies I saw this year: bats, bears, Buster, the bride and the beast.