There was an idea…
To bring together a group of disparate people…
To see if we could create something more…than a year-end list.
10 people select 10 things they loved from 2017 without any overlap.
THE LEAGUE
Alas, I couldn't find someone in Big 12 country, where I somehow only know Steven, who is too washed culturally to participate. Also, I could've used another girl, another non-white person, and another person in their 20s. Next year?
THE RANDOMLY-GENERATED SNAKE DRAFT ORDER
Adam Robot » Jeff » Russell » Aaron » Drew » Molly » Jon Yu [me] » Mike » White Jon » Logan »
Alright.
With the first pick in the 2017 Draft, Adam Robot selected…
ADAM ROBOT
1. TWIN PEAKS the return: “Part 8"
S03E08 / Showtime
JEFF
2. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
Switch game
3. NATHAN FOR YOU: “Finding Frances"
S04E08 / Comedy Central
Jon Yu: GODDAMMIT.
Russell: Clearly the Embiid of this draft.
AARON
4. The Mean Bean Machine boss battle in SONIC MANIA
game
DREW
5. BLADE RUNNER 2049
film
Drew: Blade Runner 2049 wasn't necessarily my favorite movie of 2017, but I really don't think it would be available when the draft snaked back to me.
Drew: But that's me thinking in terms of pick valuation.
6. Lady Bird and Julie's best friendship in LADY BIRD
film JON YU
7. NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW
S01+S02 / Viceland
MIKE
8. HQ TRIVIA
iOS game
Jon Yu: Hey, uhh, Lady Bird is off the boa—
WHITE JON
9. LADY BIRD THE FLORIDA PROJECT
film
LOGAN
10. AUBREY PLAZA as a producer
The Little Hours / Ingrid Goes West
LOGAN
11. The “BOWLING GREEN MASSACRE"
WHITE JON
12. SLOWDIVE releasing an amazing album 22 years after their last
S/T
MIKE
13. BIG MOUTH: “Girls Are Horny Too"
steamy novel makes the rounds / S01E05 / Netflix
JON YU
14. MERO's laugh
Desus and Mero / Bodega Boys
MOLLY
15. The War on Drugs' album A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
DREW
16. GET OUT and the meme culture it has wrought
film
Drew: I was surprised Get Out was available.
AARON
17. Sasha Velour's rose petal reveal in the grand finale of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE
S09E14 / VH1
RUSSELL
18. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng
book
JEFF
19. MR. ROBOT: “eps3.4runtime-error.r00"
single-take episode / S03E05 / USA
ADAM ROBOT
20. THE LEFTOVERS
S03 / HBO
ADAM ROBOT
21. HALT AND CATCH FIRE: Gordon
S04E07 / AMC
JEFF
22. “CUT TO THE FEELING" by Carly Rae Jepsen
song
RUSSELL
23. Tom Hardy's inaudible dialogue in DUNKIRK
film
AARON
24. The No Man's Land scene in WONDER WOMAN
film
DREW
25. The culmination of THE PROCESS: Simmons/Embiid 2017
Philadelphia 76ers / NBA
MOLLY
26. TIFFANY HADDISH
Girls Trip / The Carmichael Show / Saturday Night Live / The Last Black Unicorn
JON YU
27. THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
film
MIKE
28. Dr. Kahl's Robot in CUPHEAD
XBO+Windows game
WHITE JON
29. “SO IT GOES…" by Taylor Swift
song
LOGAN
30. SEARCH PARTY
S02 / TBS
LOGAN
31. VICE NEWS TONIGHT's “Charlottesville: Race and Terror" special
HBO
WHITE JON
32. Megan Amram's unused food puns list for THE GOOD PLACE
S02E03 / NBC
MIKE
33. RICK AND MORTY: “The ABC's of Beth"
is Beth a clone? / S03E09 / Adult Swim
34. Barry Keoghan's performance in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
film
MOLLY
35. THOR: RAGNAROK
film
DREW
36. GAME OF THRONES: “Dragonstone" cold open – Arya singlehandedly ends House Frey
S07E01 / HBO
AARON
37. SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY
Switch game
RUSSELL
38. CHAPO TRAP HOUSE episode 100: “Chapo Goes to College"
podcast / who is the most evil person ever to come out of Harvard?
JEFF
39. The “twist" at the end of S-TOWN episode 2
podcast
ADAM ROBOT
40. SUPERMAN's mustache
Justice League
ADAM ROBOT
41. BASKETS: “Dog Days Are Over"/fight
S02E05 / FX
JEFF
42. Sorority Noise's album YOU'RE NOT AS _____ AS YOU THINK
RUSSELL
43. The dueling “LET'S GO JESUS/JESUS SUCKS" chants at the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament
WWE Network
AARON
44. Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman in BIG LITTLE LIES
S01 / HBO
DREW
45. BINGE MODE
podcast
MOLLY
46. Amy Sherman-Palladino's characters being able to curse in THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
S01 / Amazon Prime Video
JON YU
47. "CREW" by GoldLink feat. Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy
song
MIKE
48. Marvel's THE PUNISHER: Frank punishes Bill
S01E13 / Netflix
WHITE JON
49. Forrest MacNeil's final REVIEW
S03E03 / Comedy Central
LOGAN
50. I GAVE YOU ALL THE CLUES / HELLO MISTER POLICE
The Snowman
LOGAN
51. BACKPACK KID and the Floss dance
WHITE JON
52. BETTER CALL SAUL: “Chicanery"
Chuck takes the stand / S03E05 / AMC
MIKE
53. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
film
JON YU
54. Whatever the hell it is James Franco is doing in THE DISASTER ARTIST
film
MOLLY
55. The 9/11 joke in THE BIG SICK
film
DREW
56. AMERICAN VANDAL
S01 / Netflix
AARON
57. GLOW
S01 / Netflix
RUSSELL
58. VEEP: Uncle Jeff visits Jonah in the hospital
S06E09 / HBO
JEFF
59. MADDEN NFL 18's story mode
game
ADAM ROBOT
60. LAST PODCAST ON THE LEFT episodes 285-287: Norwegian Black Metal Parts I-III
Chainsaw Gutsfuck / Orc Urinal / This Laughable Society
ADAM ROBOT
61. DETROITERS: Second business meeting meal order
S01E07 / Comedy Central
JEFF
62. LIL PEEP
RUSSELL
63. The FYRE festival
AARON
64. Meeting the Bakers [pt1/pt2] in RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD in VR
PSVR game
DREW
65. RIVERDALE, for both its suffocating 2017-ness and its empowerment of Cole Sprouse, the most self-aware Disney kid to date
S01+S02 / The CW
MOLLY
66. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS' Dead Blondes series: episodes 93-105
podcast // Peg Entwistle / Thelma Todd / Jean Harlow / Veronica Lake / Carole Landis / Marilyn Monroe / Jayne Mansfield / Barbara Payton / Grace Kelly / Barbara Loden / Dorothy Stratten
JON YU
67. The action scenes in THE VILLAINESS
film
MIKE
68. LEGION: “Chapter 8"
floating metal sphere abducts David / S01E08 / FX
WHITE JON
69. Paqui's Carolina Reaper Madness ONE CHIP CHALLENGE tortilla chip being even hotter this year
LOGAN
70. MOVIEPASS
LOGAN
71. Oneohtrix Point Never's soundtrack for GOOD TIME
film
WHITE JON
72. Jeff Lemire's ROYAL CITY
comic
MIKE
73. LOGAN
film
JON YU
74. THE YOUNG POPE
S01 / HBO
MOLLY
75. THIS IS US: “Memphis"
William dies / S01E16 / NBC
DREW
76. The polite shootout between Keanu and Common in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2
film
AARON
77. Fortress sieges in MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR
game
RUSSELL
78. FC BARCELONA's 6-1 comeback against Paris Saint-Germain to reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals
soccer
Jeff: Damn. Logan [73] and the polite shootout [76] were both on my list.
JEFF
79. The NASHVILLE PREDATORS' Stanley Cup playoffs run
NHL hockey
ADAM ROBOT
80. TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! Awesome 10-Year Anniversary Version, Great Job?
special / Adult Swim
ADAM ROBOT
81. Converge's album THE DUSK IN US
JEFF
82. BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN
S02 / Bravo
RUSSELL
83. HELL ON EARTH: THE RISE AND FALL OF SYRIA AND THE RISE OF ISIS
film
AARON
84. HORIZON ZERO DAWN's robot dinosaurs
PS4 game
DREW
85. MINDHUNTER's “Fly Like an Eagle" montage
S01E02 / Netflix
MOLLY
86. The raw emotion at the center of I,
TONYA
film
JON YU
87. 17776 (WHAT FOOTBALL WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE) by Jon Bois
MIKE
88. BOJACK HORSEMAN: “Ruthie"
Princess Carolyn's bad day / S04E09 / Netflix
WHITE JON
89. THE BINDING OF ISAAC: AFTERBIRTH+
Switch game
LOGAN
90. JUICERO
FINAL ROUND BLIND PICK TWIST
Along with your final pick, please select something from 2017 that you have yet to experience as of December 13, 2017.
LOGAN
91. LA LA LAND as Best Picture
The 89th Academy Awards / ABC
+ THE SHAPE OF WATER
WHITE JON
92. ROOM 104: “Voyeurs"
the dance episode / S01E06 / HBO
+ STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI
MIKE
93. The “Father Figure" fight in ATOMIC BLONDE
film
+ DOWNSIZING
JON YU
94. Brockhampton's SATURATION album trilogy
Saturation / Saturation II / Saturation III
+ BRIMSTONE AND GLORY
MOLLY
95. Television discovers MARGARET ATWOOD
The Handmaid's Tale / Alias Grace
+ JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON s01
DREW
96. Jay Som's album EVERYBODY WORKS
+ BRIGHT
AARON
97. METROID: SAMUS RETURNS
3DS game
+ CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
RUSSELL
98. BABY DRIVER's parking garage battle set to Queen's “Brighton Rock"
film
+ BLACK MIRROR s04
JEFF
99. STRANGER THINGS 2's Snow Ball
S02E09 / Netflix
+ RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD – Not a Hero DLC
ADAM ROBOT
100. BITCOIN
+ PHANTOM THREAD
UNDRAFTED
Insecure
It
Kendrick Lamar
LaVar Ball
Master of None
Omega vs. Okada
Persona 5
BONUS: DRAFT GRADES
I felt bad for bumping Stan from the league in order to expand its geographic coverage [next year?], so I invited him to grade each participant's draft.
Click to view the draft by team plus Stan's grades for each team.