The Top 10 Fight Scenes of 2023

Previously on Adam Riff™:


10. Cuff It (No Hard Feelings)

9. Plastic Off the Sofa (Hidden Blade)

8. Thique (The Killer)

7. Alien Superstar (Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3)

6. I'm That Girl (Kill Boksoon)

5. Virgo's Groove (Leo)

4. Heated (Moving)

3. Move (Bad City)

2. Energy (Sakra)

1. America Has a Problem (John Wick: Chapter 4)

Adam Riff™ Clips of the Year

Previously on Adam Riff™:
1. This Place Rules
2. Paul T. Goldman
3. Paul T. Goldman
4. Paul T. Goldman
5. Extraordinary
6. Saturday Night Live
7. Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
8. Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga
9. Shrinking
10. The Mandalorian
11. History of the World: Part II
12. Swarm
13. Party Down
14. Saturday Night Live
15. Beef
16. The Mandalorian
17. 9-1-1: Lone Star
18. Dave
19. Dave
20. Succession
21. Succession
22. Dave
23. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
24. The Eric Andre Show
25. Black Mirror
26. I'm a Virgo
27. The Idol
28. The Eric Andre Show
29. What We Do in the Shadows
30. The Righteous Gemstones
31. What We Do in the Shadows
32. The Righteous Gemstones
33. Warrior
34. How To with John Wilson
35. Telemarketers
36. How To with John Wilson
37. WWE NXT
38. Dreaming Whilst Black
39. Moving
40. Gen V
41. The Continental
42. American Horror Story
43. Scavengers Reign
44. Chucky
45. First Things First
46. Scavengers Reign
47. The Curse
48. The Stephen A. Smith Show
49. The Curse
50. Saturday Night Live
51. The Curse

52. OnlyRands (South Park: Not Suitable for Children, 20 Dec 23)


Stray Observations

  • "Um, she's funny, and we text a little, but, um, she's a little ugly for me." (The Curse, S01E06)
  • "Nudity always makes theater serious and good." (Rick and Morty, S07E10)
  • </Rick and Morty, S07>
  • "Ray can mimic Ernest Hemingway writing Harry Potter because it's read everything those writers ever wrote or said. I mean, shit, everything everyone's ever wrote or said. From Winnie the Pooh to Hitler speeches, to fucked up tweets from celebrities, manifestos from school shooters. If Ray's coming up with this lesson for Zoomer, its curriculum comes from us. That's why so much AI is racist, sexist, homophobic, because Ray isn't an oracle – Ray is a mirror." (A Murder at the End of the World, S01E07)
  • "This is what Ray really is, what the internet really is – just a bunch of machines howling in the dark." (A Murder at the End of the World, S01E07)
  • "Bill always said that the serial killer didn't matter. The killer was boring, predictable. What matters is the terrifying culture that keeps producing them. The invisible sickness between the lines – a sickness now animated in algorithms that animate…all of us." (A Murder at the End of the World, S01E07)
  • </A Murder at the End of the World, S01>
  • "When a man digs a grave, he has to fill it. Otherwise, it's just a hole." (Fargo S05E06)
  • Pornographic images of miners (South Park: Not Suitable for Children, 20 Dec 23)
  • "Scrabble? Christ, I did her a favor by knocking her out." (Slow Horses, S03E05)
  • "What's the point of winning if you ain't doing it with your people?" (Rap Sh!t, S02E08)
  • </Rap Sh!t, S02>

The 2023 Draft

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.


This year, we decided to shake things up, asking our league of 12 to each fill 10 categories with things from 2023 in randomly-generated snake draft order without any overlap, creating a retrospective unlike any other.

It's a proper draft with a "best of" sensibility.

So:

Who won the draft?

Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

51. Ready for his close-up (The Curse, S01E05)


Stray Observations

  • Dean Cain (The Curse, S01E05)
  • "Alright, I'm just gonna say it so nobody else has to say it. Popey ball. There."
    "Okay…"
    "If I didn't say anything, someone was gonna be like, 'You missed Popey ball, it was right there.' I thought about not using a Poké Ball because of that and…it's just the right tool for the right job. What, am I supposed to not use it and shoot the Pope in the head?"
    "I was gonna say it." (Rick and Morty, S07E09)
  • "So, you want freedom with no responsibility? Son, there's only one person on Earth who gets that deal."
    "Mm. The president."
    "A baby. You're fighting for your right to be a baby." (Fargo, S05E05)

Gandalf's voice is in my head every time I put out a new one

GHOSTBUSTERS VIRTUAL REALITY ACADEMY
The Ghostbusters VR Academy is your chance to be a real Ghostbuster with two distinct virtual reality experiences. Enter the ARENA, suit up and get armed with proton packs as you outsmart mischievous spirits and join forces with fellow trainees to capture ghosts. In a separate attraction, BLITZ, hop into the driver's seat of the ECTO hovercraft, a vehicle exclusive to the Academy.

Okay…

ZOMBIELAND BUMPER CARS
In this bumper car ride, one car is chosen as Patient Zero. Avoid getting bumped or you'll become a zombie. Navigate the chaos, stay uninfected, and escape the outbreak.

Sure…

BAD BOYS RACING CLUB
Surrounded by a Miami-inspired skyline with illuminated photo-ops, get ready to ride like the BAD BOYS in this collection of racing simulators that take you on a high-speed chase to victory.

Ehh…

21 JUMP STREET POP-UP BAR
Head back to school for cocktail chemistry or join an art class for a "paint and sip" night complete with drinks inspired by house party booze classics.

[pause]

Damn, without Spider-Man, Sony's film IP is pitiful.

Ghostbusters virtual reality academy
Twisted Metal bumper cars
Homelander: Extreme Flight simulator
Breaking Bad superlab speakeasy

FIXED.