• seinfeld, 1989 no other tv show close to this inventiveness. still watchable in 2018

• curb your enthusiasm, 1999 comedy

• monkey dust, 2003 animated satire of british society. comedy, dark

• nathan for you, 2013 he went to a top business school with really good grades. now he helps struggling businesses, well, in his way

• the whitest kids u know, 2007 comedy, sketch

• it's always sunny in philadelphia, 2005 comedy, casual explorations of randomness and extremes

• that mitchell and webb situation, 2001 comedy, sketch

• that mitchell and webb look, 2006 comedy, sketch

• peep show, 2003-2015 comedy

• blue planet 2, 2017 life underwater. maybe even better image quality than planet earth 2

• planet earth, 2006, planet earth 2, 2016 someone should make videos to show people of the earth

• the genius of photography, 2007 presents various photographers from the beginning of photography to modern times

• life, 2009 animals and their habitats

• the life collection nature documentaries. fantastic imaginery and topics

• moaning of life, 2013 more of karl pilkington

• an idiot abroad, 2010 a travel show about someone who tends to not want to be in the places he is sent to

• wonders of the universe, 2011

• it takes a thief, 2005 people agree to be burglarised by two guys to expose home security flaws

• kitchen nightmares, 2004-2014 gordon ramsay helps struggling restaurants. see also costa del nightmares and masterchef usa

• to catch a predator, 2004 decoys impersonate underage kids online and accept meetings with adults that want to get together with them. on the date they are surprised by the shows host and eventually police to arrest them

• malcolm in the middle, 2000

• it crowd, 2006 the first two seasons. comedy

• the ren & stimpy show, 1991 some episodes are quite the artworks imho

• futurama, 1999 often underestimated, all seasons

• black mirror "an anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech world"

• star trek: the next generation, 1987

• switched, 2018 simple japanese drama where two school kids switch bodies

• anime

  • death note, 2006 suspense, drama, detective

  • a little princess sara, 1985

  • clannad, 2007

ratings on imdb

• berlin: symphony of a great city, 1927 film from 1927 that is now in the public domain and can be found on the internet for free copy. a direct visual documentary, no narrator or main character. a fast paced series of many different impressions of a day and life in the city of berlin in the 20s. every scene shows something unique
• samsara, 2011 high quality images of the world and life without narration. contemplative and visually rich
• baraka, 1992 predecessor of samsara
• between the folds, 2008 origami documentary
• day of the wacko, 2002 film about the life of a single older teacher guy, a perspective on life
• the twelve tasks of asterix, 1976 still holds up
• starship troopers, 1997
• enter the void, 2009
• the lion king, 1994
• cremaster five part art installation epic. contemplative, strange. at least the second one should show some of its general qualities. tough to get, as the artist severely limits the distribution
• the meaning of life, 1983 monty python
• the planets, 1999 explores in depth the planets that make up our solar system. follows the discoveries of the voyager spacecraft
• the story of india, 2007
• taxi driver, 1976
• hana-bi, 1997 silence and violence
• k-pax, 2001 long but different
• a scene at the sea, 1991 japanese, quiet
• pulp fiction, 1994
• idiocracy, 2006
• eraserhead, 1977 about fear. the soundtrack works well independently
• [rec], 2007
• die hard, 1988 action
• kill bill: vol. 1, 2003 continuous brutal katana fighting
• ichi the killer, 2001 dark and violent
• ip man, 2008
• back to the future part ii, 1989
• back to the future, 1985
• dude, where's my car?, 2000 comedy
• brazil, 1985
• the blair witch project, 1999
• donnie darko, 2001
• million dollar baby, 2004 if you dont like boxing, watch it anyway
• independence day, 1996
• edge of tomorrow, 2014
• adam's apples, 2005
• terminator 2: judgment day, 1991
• jurassic park, 1993 dinosaurs
• twelve monkeys, 1995
• jazzclub - der frühe vogel fängt den wurm., 2004
• star wars: episode v - the empire strikes back, 1980
• the raid, 2014 contiuous brutal fighting
• the ring, 2002
• the shawshank redemption, 1994
• the shining, 1980
• the silence of the lambs, 1991
• requiem for a dream, 2000
• rocky, 1976
• trainspotting, 1996
• earthlings, 2005 about the the meat industry
• louis c.k.: shameless, 2007, chewed up (2008), live at the beacon theater (2011), oh my god, (2013)

• anime

  • angel's egg, 1985 dark, quiet anime

  • akira, 1988 the anime

  • mind game, 2004 anime, just a story, surreal

  • pafekuto buru, 1997 anime, dramatic, surreal

  • howl's moving castle, 2004

  • castle in the sky, 1986 anime

  • spirited away, 2001 anime

• 3blue1brown animated math

• branch education educational technology and engineering

• cem yuksel computer graphics courses

• conan favorites

• dr todd grande psychology videos in the beginning and then mostly analysis of crime and people events

• hoser summaries of geopolitical history

• metatron roman history

• nilered hobby chemistry

• ryan chapman political and societal explanations

• technology connections in depth practical technology and engineering analysis

• us chemical safety board documentaries on industrial accidents

• cgp grey

  • rules for rulers

  • how many countries are there

  • themes instead of new years goals

• bald and bankrupt visiting various countries

• channel 5 raw us-centric interviews with andrew callaghan

• fermilab physics is everything

• gaming historian video game history documentaries

• internet comment ettiquette, comedy

• internet historian, comedy

• introduction to human behavioral biology lecture series from 2010 by robert sapolsky

• jcs criminal psychology documentaries related to forensic psychology

• josh strife plays replays and in depth looks about some older video games

• man in cave, the story of floyd collins getting stuck in a cave

• matt orchard crime and society documentaries dealing with crime and other topics

• njwildberger math lectures

• pranknetarchive recordings of prank calls of an infamous and now defunct group

• zeihan on geopolitics, geopolitical ideas

• veritasium

  • the 4 things it takes to be an expert

  • the illusion only some people can see

  • measuring the speed of light

  • entropy

virtual reality games and software

favorite headset: htc vive pro with valve index controllers. compared to valve index and hp reverb g2

• baldurs gate 2 - role playing game. relatively large world and depth, ambitious art
• soma - dark, underwater, atmosphere, exploration
• portal 1, 2 - choose where portals go and be a test subject in a vast facility
• wip3out - futuristic racing
• breath of fire 3 - role playing game adventure
• command and conquer red alert 1 and 2 - real-time war strategy game. 2020 remastered edition available of ra1
• crash bandicoot - jump and run with a unique style
• diablo 2 - arpg. collect experience and many items, level-up and improve a character
• final fantasy 7, 8, 4 - role playing game adventure
• life is strange - story, immersion
• super mario series. galaxy, world 1 and 2, 64
• resident evil 2, 3, 1
• silent hill 1, 3, 2 - nice dark atmosphere, interesting riddles
• sim city 4, 2000, 3000 - build and manage cities
• grim fandango - old style adventure, relaxing jazz soundtrack, expects you to check almost everything
• tekken 7 - fighting game. technical and fun. if you liked tekken 3 you will probably like tekken 7 too. even though tekken 5 dr might have been better in some aspects
• broken sword 1, 2, 5 - point and click adventures
• chivalry - sword, melee and medieval mass fighting simulator
• overload - plays in space facilities without gravity, up is down if you want anytime
• planescape torment - role playing game, especially good if you like reading well written text
• zelda - adventures
• flatout 2 physics racing game
• age of empires - real time war strategy game. collect resources, build bases and develop through the times
• audiosurf - race on tracks created from and synced to your own audio files
• grim dawn - arpg. similar to diablo 2
• insurgency - war scenario first person shooter with a bit more realism. no crosshair, no map, no hud, quick death
• minecraft - unlimited, automatically generated world built from workable blocks of different kinds
• sonic generations
• unreal tournament 2014, 1 - fast paced and futuristic first person multiplayer shooter

• buster keaton - one week, the boat, the general - black and white, comedy, creative slapstick, many movies in public domain

• makoto shinkai - 5 centimeters per second, your name, weathering with you - impressive drawings, anime

• paul verhoeven - starship troopers, robocop

• takeshi kitano - hana bi, gonin, zatoichi, dolls, a scene at the sea, brother

• david lynch - eraserhead, elephant man, blue velvet, mulholland drive

• hayao miyazaki - spirited away, castle in the sky, howls moving castle - anime

• luc besson - fifth element, lucy, valerian and the city of a thousand planets - movies that tend to have creative props and things to see

• terry giliam - brazil, twelve monkeys

• steven pinker

• richard dawkins

• sam harris

• george h smith - the case against god

• julius o smith iii - spectral audio signal processing

• robert cialdini - influence: science and practice

• structure and interpretation of computer programs

• the scientist and engineers guide to digital signal processing

doug stanhope, george carlin, patrice oneal, bill burr, louis ck, ricky gervais, ryan long