Previously on Adam Riff™:
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.
- The 2017 Draft
- The 2018 Draft
- The 2019 Draft
- The 2020 Draft
- The 2021 Draft
- The 2022 Draft
- The 2023 Draft
10 (well, 11) people select 10 things they loved from 2024 without any overlap, creating a "best of 2024" list unlike any other.
The League
| Which X-Man are you?
| What is your favorite diss track?
| Pink or green?
In randomly-generated snake draft order:
Jeff
Gambit | Nas – "Ether | Green
Aaron
Iceman | Mariah Carey – "Obsessed" | Pink
Stan
Domino | Pusha T – "The Story of Adidon" | Green
Daniel
Psylocke (pause) | G-Unit – "Order of Protection" | Pink
Drew
Nightcrawler | Canibus – "Second Round K.O." | Green
Timothy
Cyclops | Kendrick Lamar – "Euphoria" | Cosmo, not Wanda
Russell
Cable | Carly Simon – "You're So Vain" | Pink
Molly
Rogue | Hole – "Rock Star" | Green
Jon Y
Gambit | Matt Smith – "St. Anger Tribute" | Pink
Adam and Jon B
Glob Herman | Nine Inch Nails – "Starfuckers, Inc." | Pink (Opaque)
The Categories
| Film
| Television
| Film or Television Highlight
| Music or Podcast
| Gaming or Sports
| 2024 Cultural Artifact
| Netflix Original
| Wild Card 1
| Wild Card 2
| December Release
Alright.
With the first pick in the 2024 Draft, in Television, Jeff selected…
Jeff | R1 | Television
1. Industry
Aaron | R1 | Gaming or Sports
2. Astro Bot
Stan | R1 | Gaming or Sports
3. BAlatro
Daniel | R1 | Film
4. Dune: Part Two
Drew | R1 | Television
5. The Penguin
Timothy | R1 | Film
6. Challengers
Russell | R1 | Netflix Original
7. John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Molly | R1 | Television
8. Say Nothing
Jon Y | R1 | Music or Podcast
9. Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake
Adam/Jon B | R1 | Film
10. The Substance
Adam/Jon B | R2 | Television
11. X-Men '97
Jon Y | R2 | Television
12. Shogun
Molly | R2 | Film or Television Highlight
13. Denzel Washington as Macrinus in Gladiator II
Russell | R2 | Film
14. Trap
Timothy | R2 | Television
15. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Drew | R2 | Music or Podcast
16. Chappell Roan, refreshingly messy famous person
Daniel | R2 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
17. Young Thug released from jail
Stan | R2 | Music or Podcast
18. The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast
Aaron | R2 | Music or Podcast
19. Brat
Jeff | R2 | Netflix Original
20. Ripley
Jeff | R3 | Film
21. Anora
Aaron | R3 | Television
22. Shrinking
Stan | R3 | Television
23. English Teacher
Daniel | R3 | Gaming or Sports
24. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Drew | R3 | Film or Television Highlight
25. David Jonsson as Andy in Alien: Romulus
Timothy | R3 | Film or Television Highlight
26. Jake Gyllenhaal as Rusty on Presumed Innocent
Russell | R3 | Film or Television Highlight
27. Alanna Ubach as Susan on Ted
Molly | R3 | Film
28. Will and Harper
Jon Y | R3 | Film or Television Highlight
29. The War Rig assault in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Adam/Jon B | R3 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
30. The Onion buys Infowars
Adam/Jon B | R4 | Wild Card 1
31. Rap World
Jon Y | R4 | Wild Card 1
32. Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing
Molly | R4 | Music or Podcast
33. Cowboy Carter
Russell | R4 | Music or Podcast
34. Tommy Richman's debut album flaming out hard
Timothy | R4 | Gaming or Sports
35. The main event of Wrestlemania XL
Drew | R4 | Netflix Original
36. Rebel Ridge
Daniel | R4 | Film or Television Highlight
37. Bruce using his Batman voice when speaking casually to Alfred on Batman: Caped Crusader
Stan | R4 | Netflix Original
38. Culinary Class Wars
Aaron | R4 | Film or Television Highlight
39. Patti LuPone as Lilia in E07 of Agatha All Along
Jeff | R4 | Music or Podcast
40. Manning Fireworks
Jeff | R5 | Gaming or Sports
41. The Mets' postseason run into winning the Juan Soto sweepstakes
Aaron | R5 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
42. I Hate Gay Halloween
Stan | R5 | Film or Television Highlight
43. Taskmaster: Win the pub quiz by cheating
Daniel | R5 | December Release
44. Marvel Rivals
Drew | R5 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
45. The overwhelming public support for the United Healthcare CEO assassination
Timothy | R5 | Music or Podcast
46. Mk.gee
Russell | R5 | Television
47. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Molly | R5 | Netflix Original
48. Hit Man
Jon Y | R5 | Netflix Original
49. The Vince Staples Show
Adam/Jon B | R5 | Film or Television Highlight
50. The True Detective: Night Country corpsicle
Adam/Jon B | R6 | Gaming or Sports
51. Stern's Jaws pinball machine
Jon B: i've played 300+ games on this. best machine to come out in years
Jon Y | R6 | December Release
52. Nickel Boys
Molly | R6 | Gaming or Sports
53. France celebrating ménage à trois in the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony
Russell | R6 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
54. The New York-Dublin portal deactivated after 9/11 memes and OnlyFans flashers
Timothy | R6 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
55. Apple Vision Pro
Drew | R6 | Film
56. Longlegs
Daniel | R6 | Television
57. House of the Dragon
Stan | R6 | Film
58. All We Imagine as Light
Aaron | R6 | December Release
59. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Jeff | R6 | Wild Card 1
60. IMAX Nolan re-releases
Jeff | R7 | Film or Television Highlight
61. Justice Smith as Owen in I Saw the TV Glow
Aaron | R7 | Netflix Original
62. Nobody Wants This
Stan | R7 | December Release
63. Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Stan: i mean, i think i have to take it
Daniel | R7 | Music or Podcast
64. 85 South Show
Drew | R7 | Wild Card 1
65. Alligator Bites Never Heal
Timothy | R7 | Wild Card 1
66. Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
Russell | R7 | Gaming or Sports
67. Shohei Ohtani's gambling scandal
Molly | R7 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
68. Kristen Doute's incredible 48 hours
Jon | R7 | Wild Card 2
69. The finale of The Curse
Adam/Jon B | R7 | Netflix Original
70. Terminator Zero
Adam/Jon B | R8 | December Release
71. The Brutalist
Jon Y | R8 | Film
72. Dìdi
Molly | R8 | Wild Card 1
73. The Associated Press retracts JD Vance couch sex fact check
Russell | R8 | Wild Card 1
74. Cop mistakes falling acorn for gunshot
Timothy | R8 | Netflix Original
75. Supacell
Drew | R8 | December Release
76. Nosferatu
Daniel | R8 | Wild Card 1
77. Katt Williams on Club Shay Shay
Stan | R8 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
78. Lookalike Contests
Aaron | R8 | Film
79. Deadpool and Wolverine
Jeff | R8 | December Release
80. A Complete Unknown
Jeff | R9 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
81. Hawk Tuah: The rise and fall of a Mid-South princess
Aaron | R9 | Wild Card 1
82. Short n' Sweet
Stan | R9 | Wild Card 1
83. The vaping cardinal in Conclave
Daniel | R9 | Wild Card 2
84. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 freed
Drew | R9 | Gaming or Sports
85. Caitlin Clark
Timothy | R9 | December Release
86. Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Russell | R9 | Wild Card 2
87. Jackie's monstrous moments in Love Lies Bleeding
Molly | R9 | Wild Card 2
88. Jesse Plemons in Civil War
Jon | R9 | Gaming or Sports
89. Animal Well
Adam/Jon B | R9 | Music or Podcast
90. Do You Still Love Me?
Adam/Jon B | R10 | Wild Card 2
91. Better Offline
Jon | R10 | 2024 Cultural Artifact
92. Scam Fan Experiences
Molly | R10 | December Release
93. Babygirl
Russell | R10 | December Release
94. Avicii – I'm Tim
Timothy | R10 | Wild Card 2
95. Chromakopia
Drew | R10 | Wild Card 2
96. Heretic
Daniel | R10 | Netflix Original
97. Avatar: The Last Airbender
Daniel: *masochism
Daniel: put a sad face next to it
Stan | R10 | Wild Card 2
98. Kneecap
Aaron | R10 | Wild Card 2
99. The Traitors
Jeff | R10 | Wild Card 2
100. Blake Lively's legal complaint and New York Times takedown of Justin Baldoni and his PR smear campaign
Jeff: recency bias be damned
Ben: Fwiw, my first pick would have been "A Bar Song."
Jon Y: Heh. It went undrafted.
Ben: These people are stupid.
Ben: No Bluey "The Sign" I bet either.
Jon Y: I—
Undrafted!
3 Body Problem
A Different Man
Baby Reindeer
Bad Monkey
Billie Eilish
Costco guys and the Rizzler
Cross
Dubai chocolate
Emilia Pérez
Fallout
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Fontaines D.C.
Future and Metro Boomin
Helldivers 2
Hundreds of Beavers
In a Violent Nature
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV
Love Island USA
Megalopolis
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Moo Deng
Pop the Balloon or Find Love
Rawdogging flights
Shaboozey
The Boyfriend
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
The Wild Robot
Travis Hunter
Trump assassination attempt
South Korean and Turkish shooters / French pole vaulter / Raygun
UFO 50
Wicked
