
Our Top First-Time Media Discoveries of 2021
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01/23/22 • 162 min
[E284] Last year we added a new listomania episode rounding up our favorite first-time watches of the year, spotlight older movies and shows. Now, we're expanding the concept to include music, podcasts, and more. These are our top media discoveries of 2021. WBAM!
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The Lists (Don’t read if you want to keep the surprise!)
Ernest's Top 10
- MAD MEN
- GODZILLA (1954) / KING KONG (1933)
- NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
- CARRIE (1976)
- AKIRA
- TRAINING DAY
- MULHOLLAND DRIVE
- THIEF
- THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD FORD
- MELANCHOLIA
Drew's Top 10
- Pluto TV
- Parquet Courts (light up gold)
- Survivor
- VAMPIRE'S KISS
- KING OF THE HILL
- The Watermelon Woman
- FACE/OFF
- Blowback S1
- GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
- MF DOOM (Dangerdoom, operation: doomsday, mm..food)
Hunter's Top 10
- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
- VAMPIRE'S KISS
- Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films
- Breathless (Jean Luc Goodard) / Cleo From 5 to 7 (Agnes Varda)
- World of Tomorrow trilogy
- Attack on Titan
- Sparks (kimono my house, propaganda, no. 1 in heaven, steady drip drip drip)
- Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
- Daft Punk (Interstella 5555, Electroma)
- Please Don't Destroy
[E284] Last year we added a new listomania episode rounding up our favorite first-time watches of the year, spotlight older movies and shows. Now, we're expanding the concept to include music, podcasts, and more. These are our top media discoveries of 2021. WBAM!
Visit our website at weboughtamic.net
E-mail us: [email protected]
Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic)
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review
Twitter: @caldernest / @HuntMobley / @DrewDietzen
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/caldernest / letterboxd.com/hearshot / letterboxd.com/drewd
The Lists (Don’t read if you want to keep the surprise!)
Ernest's Top 10
- MAD MEN
- GODZILLA (1954) / KING KONG (1933)
- NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
- CARRIE (1976)
- AKIRA
- TRAINING DAY
- MULHOLLAND DRIVE
- THIEF
- THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD FORD
- MELANCHOLIA
Drew's Top 10
- Pluto TV
- Parquet Courts (light up gold)
- Survivor
- VAMPIRE'S KISS
- KING OF THE HILL
- The Watermelon Woman
- FACE/OFF
- Blowback S1
- GOOD MORNING VIETNAM
- MF DOOM (Dangerdoom, operation: doomsday, mm..food)
Hunter's Top 10
- THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
- VAMPIRE'S KISS
- Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films
- Breathless (Jean Luc Goodard) / Cleo From 5 to 7 (Agnes Varda)
- World of Tomorrow trilogy
- Attack on Titan
- Sparks (kimono my house, propaganda, no. 1 in heaven, steady drip drip drip)
- Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous
- Daft Punk (Interstella 5555, Electroma)
- Please Don't Destroy
Previous Episode

The Best TV Shows of 2021 - Part 2 of 2
[E283] We wrap up our top 10 favorite television shows of 2021. WBAM!
Visit our website at weboughtamic.net
E-mail us: [email protected]
Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic)
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review
Twitter: @caldernest / @HuntMobley / @DrewDietzen
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The Lists (Don’t read if you want to keep the surprise!)
Drew's Top 10
- I Think You Should Leave
- How to with John Wilson
- Station Eleven
- The White Lotus
- Succession
- Survivor
- Midnight Mass
- The Beatles Get Back
- Invincible
- F Boy Island
Hunter's Top 10
- I Think You Should Leave
- The White Lotus
- Midnight Mass
- How to with John Wilson
- Saturday morning all-star hits
- Succession
- Ted Lasso
- Mare of Easttown
- Reservation Dogs
- Invincible
Ernest's Top 10
- Station Eleven
- The Beatles Get Back
- Succession
- pen15
- Midnight Mass
- How to with John Wilson
- Ted Lasso
- For All Mankind
- Hacks
- The Other Two
Next Episode

The Best Films of 2021 (Part 1 of 2)
[E285] We wrap up a phenomenal year in film and share our favorite movies of 2021. Part 1 of 2. WBAM!
Visit our website at weboughtamic.net
E-mail us: [email protected]
Follow WBAM: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. (@weboughtamic)
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review
Twitter: @caldernest / @HuntMobley / @DrewDietzen
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/caldernest / letterboxd.com/hearshot / letterboxd.com/drewd
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