Once a reliable source for everything entertainment, I am starting to lose my respect for EW. I mean, I've looked over these lists and am very dissapionted at what they claim to be "the new classics."
1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995) 6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
And their TV show choices also angered me. My issues: some were only on for one season; Lost at #8, when the writing's sucked since season 2; and The Hills being on the list angers me to no end!
The New Classics: TV
(Since 1983)
1. The Simpsons, Fox, 1989-present
2. The Sopranos, HBO (1999-2007)
3. Seinfeld, NBC (1989-98)
4. The X-Files, Fox (1993-2002)
5. Sex and the City, HBO (1998-2004)
6. Survivor, CBS (2000-present)
7. The Cosby Show, NBC (1984-92)
8. Lost, ABC (2004-present)
9. Friends, NBC (1994-2004)
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The WB (1997-2001); UPN (2001-03)
I'm not as super-educated in music as I am in the movie category, but this list is, too, a bit corrupt. I'm glad to see two U2 albums and Green Day's AI in the top 10, but Amy Winehouse's Back to Black- as much as I liked the album- is it a classic, no. Not to mention it's only produced one hit single. And Kanye's Dropout (first of all- I think he's overrated), but it too produced the monster single Goddigger, which he did have help with from Oscar winner Jamie Foxx.
The New Classics: Music
(Since 1983)
1. Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution (1984)
2. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (1998)
3. Achtung Baby, U2 (1991)
4. The College Dropout, Kanye West (2004)
5. Madonna, Madonna (1983)
6. American Idiot, Green Day (2004)
7. The Blueprint, Jay-Z (2001)
8. Graceland, Paul Simon (1986)
9. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse (2007)
10. In Rainbows, Radiohead (2007)
The ratings that rocked and the one's that flopped.
Here's two noteworthy films to check out on disc this week. 
First up we have 10,000 BC starring the man-gorgeous Steven Strait and just-plain-gorgeous Camilla Belle. It's also directed by Roland Emmerich, whose directed some goodies such as Independence Day, The Patriot, and The Day After Tomorrow. My number two pick is the animated, Academy Award nominated Persepolis, based on the graphic novel, about a girl growing up in Iran. I'm sure either will guarantee entertainment in one way or another.
Am I surprised by this weekend's numbers? In a word- nope. It was obvious that Get Smart would take the top spot (despite mixed reviews, I know many who were looking forward to it). And this week's other opening, The Love Guru, doing badly is certainly no shocker.
If your'e an avid Kathy Griffin fan, such as I, you've probably seen her show My Life on the D-List. This past week on the show she went to the small town of Tracy, California to record her comedy album For Your Consideration. And in true Griffin style the only reason of doing this is to try and get a Grammy to go along with her Emmy win. 
The show's that got high and the one's whose writers should.
