Never Too Early to Start Talking About This, I Say

I would like to start something, if you don't mind. We're just starting 2009, which is the end of the "oughties". Which means, that's right, the decade began in 2000, which means that the millenium began in 2000 - WHY-TOO-FRAKKIN'-KAY, babe.

Now being the math teacher/math administrator/math lover that I am, I understand the intelligentsia that say (in a snooty blue-blood sneer), "Well, Muffy, since there was never a year zero, the first year was 1, the 10th year was 10, that's the first decade." Well, yes, that's empirically true. BUT, it throws everything off. When the leadoff digit changes for the first time in a thousand years, that's cause enough for celebration. Simply put, the whole "no year 0" is only a problem once. Let it go.

Anyway, look how it works out. The 1960s - began in 1960 and ended in 1969. Nice; neat. The 1970s - 1970 to 1979. The 1980s - well, they began in 1977 and ended in 1992, but that's a personal thing.

And so , the 2000s began on 1/1/2000 and ends 12/31/2009. Which means what, kidlets?

Best of the year AND best of the decade lists.

So, over the next few weeks, I'm going to start raw lists of best comics, movies, TV and music. Caveats - if a show began in 1999, but did the majority of its work in the 2000s, it's in. Comics - mixed bag: runs, one-shots, arcs, minis and all that good stuff on a level playing field. Music - we're going with acts AND albums. Movies? Who knows - I've had kids for most of this decade.