Growing up my favorite Christmas Song was The 12 Days of Christmas with The Muppets and John Denver.  I don't have that, but Jimmy Fallon and the Muppets is a pretty good substitute so here you go:

 

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As I gear up to write about my favorite films of the year I thought I'd post "The List" Every movie released this year that I saw, be it in theaters or the comfort of my own home. I'm holding off on my Favorite* list until after the Holidays as I plan to see a few films (Avatar and Sherlock Holmes to name but two) which may end up in the top 10 (or 15).

*I say favorite because my favorite films may not be "The Best" films I saw this past year as something fun might beat out something technically brilliant.

So here's the films I saw this year in no particular order:

1. My Bloody Valentine 3D
2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
3. New In Town
4. Taken
5. Coraline 3D
6. Fanboys
7. He's Just Not That Into You
8. Friday the 13th
9. Fired Up
10. The International
11. Watchmen
12. Miss March (The Years Worst!)
13. Duplicity
14. I Love You, Man
15. 12 Rounds
16. Monsters vs Aliens 3D
17. Adventureland
18. Fast & Furious
19. 17 Again
20. State of Play
21. Ghost of Girlfriends Past
22. Wolverine
23. Star Trek
24. The Brothers Bloom
25. Drag Me To Hell
26. Up
27. The Hangover
28. The Proposal
29. Hurt Locker
30. I Love You, Beth Cooper
31. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
32. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
33. District 9
34. Inglourious Basterds
35. Funny People
36. Extract
37. Paranormal Activity
38. Zombieland
39. The Box
40. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
41. Transformers 2

And I also saw a 2008 release this year:
42. Gran Torino

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Ricky Gervais.  What can I saw about Ricky Gervais?  He truly is a comic genius.  He's been the best thing about the several awards shows over the past two years, stealing the show with his brief stints as a presenter.  So I am truly excited to watch him host the Golden Globes this January.  NBC has started promoting the awards shows recently with a hilarious spot that shows off why Gervais is so funny.  So I'm happy to present to you that spot  and as an added bonus you get a first look at some promos for this week's Saturday Night Live with host James Franco.

Ricky Gervais hosts the Hollywood party of the year. The Golden Globes, Sunday, Jan. 17.

 

James Franco will be busy on Christmas.

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One of my favorite shows currently on TV finally premieres this January after a 8 month hiatus.  That's right NBC's CHUCK finally returns after it's near cancellation on January 10 at 9/8c.  What's more we get 3 hours of Chuck in a 24 hour period since it's a two-hour premiere on Sunday followed by another hour at it's regular time on Monday January 11 at 8/7c.  And to get you pumped up we've got a first look at the brand new Season 3 promo art!  As well as a few amazingly awesome videos.  So scroll down and Chuck It Out!

Season 3 Super Sneak Preview

Go behind the scenes and deep inside Season 3 with this special preview featuring interviews with Zach Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, and the cast of Chuck.

 

Chuck Returns!

Zach Levi is excited about season 3 of Chuck returning to NBC for a special two-hour premiere Sunday, January 10th at 9/8c. Watch a preview.

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In the eight years it's been on the air Monk has won 13 awards and been nominated 34 times. But I think the real testimony will be the amount of tears shed tonight as Monk leaves the air waves once and for all.

From the beginning Monk has been searching for the man who killed his beloved wife Trudy (Melora Hardin) and tonight that search finally comes to a close. Over the past few season we've discovered, along with Monk that a mysterious 6 fingered man was involved with the car bomb that killed Trudy. But it's also been made clear that there was someone else calling the shots. For more on Trudy's death head on over to USA's handy Trudy's Case File site.

In last week's episode, part one of the Finale, Monk finally came closer than he ever has to discovering the identity of the man behind Trudy's death. But it's come at a high cost, his own life. Scared that Monk was getting too close the mysterious murderer poisoned Monk, and although it's clear to me that the poison is coming from his hand wipes, the doctor's still can't figure out what the poison is or how to stop it's effects.


But this near death experience may have finally unlocked the key to Trudy's death. The episode ended with Monk, on his death bed, finally opening the Christmas present Trudy gave him just before his death. Monk had kept it wrapped and unopened, as it was the last secret he and Trudy shared. But once he opened it he diiscovered that Trudy had a one more secret, one that may well put all the pieces together and give Monk, and us the identity to the real killer.

I've got my own theory on who the killer is, and you probably do too, which is why USA has set up the Monk Theory Board. The Theory Board is a place where you can examine the evidence and connect it, building your own theory that you can then share with the other Monk fans.

I know that tonight is the last new episode of the series, but I'm holding out hope that Monk will survive the episode so that he can come back every few years in a tv movie. Tony Shalhoub has said he doesn't know if he'd every return, but I for one am holding out hope that he won't be able to get Monk out of his system.

Below you can check out a couple of clips from the series finale which airs tonight at 9/8c on USA. In honor of the Series Finale we'll be posting Monk related links, videos, games and more all day long, so keep coming back throughout the day to see more. (New posts will appear below this main one) And don't forget to check out Monk tonight on USA.

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Looking to discuss tonight's series finale, your own theories on Trudy's death, play Monk related games, or just met other people who are as Obsessive Compulsive as you are about the Obsessive Compulsive Detective, Adrian Monk? Well look no further. USA has your hook up for Monk communities, games, and more, and I've got your links to them, so set back click some links and join in the community.

Here are some great Monk Communities on Twitter and Facebook.

And USA has a plethora of Monk related games on their new Character Arcade where you can connect to others via facebook and challenge them to beat your score on any of these awesome games: Monk Shuiborhood, Monk: Germicide, Monk's Mind Machine, and many more.

Still not enough for you? Catch up with Full episodes of the show at USA.com, hit the Monk Video Hub to access behind the scenes content, Monk Moments, Farewell Tribute, Webisodes, and much, much more. And for even more head over to USA's Monk page which has more content than you can shake a HandiWipe at.

You can also head on over to Hulu.com to catch 5 of the most recent episodes, including one of my favorite's from this season, Monk Is The Best Man, which I've embedded below.

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In honor of tonight's final episode I thought it would be fun to look back at some of my favorite quotes from the series. Of course there are several lines that Monk says so often that they have been immortalized in television history, "He's the Guy" "I don't know how he did it. But he did it." "It's a gift...and a curse." "Here's what happened" and of course "Wipe!" will all be remembered by Monk fans as some of the most repeated and most memorable lines from the series.

But I wanted to look at some of the other great lines, so of which may have been forgotten, Some are single lines, some are entire conversations, some are funny, and some are touching. But they were all created by the genius writers of Monk, a show that changed cable television, and one that will continue to live on in our hearts for years to come.

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Here are two more photos from tonight's Series Finale of Monk.


This first photo looks a lot like the waiting room in the hospital from last week's episode, so I'm hoping the wonderful cast is waiting to hear some good news about Mr. Monk. Otherwise it might be curtains for our hero.

This second photo looks a lot like a very ill Monk preparing to kill someone, while Randy holds off other officer's in the background. Maybe Monk finally catches his prey and Capt. Stottlemeyer gives the dying Monk his one last wish, to kill the man who took everything from him. That's my theory anyway. It sure doesn't look like Stottlemeyer is trying to stop him, that's for sure.

Hopefully these two images satisfied your cravings for Monk until tonight's Finale (at 9/8c on USA) but if not check back here in about 30 min for a plethora of activities and sites to keep you busy until and long after the finale.

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