2025: The Stats

We're back, with the stats! Time for the traditional counting of the movies and TV-shows I watched last year.

After a disappointing number of movies watched in 2024, I got a bit closer to a solid number this year. Watched a lot of 90's movies for the first time, and skipped a number of 2025's big movies, just because they looked like shit.

And with that, here are the stats....

THE STATS

Number of films watched in 2025:

259

Comparison:

2024 (234)
2023 (263) - 2022 (262) - 2021 (292) - 2020 (329)
2019 (263) - 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:

Films watched for the first time: 110
Re-watched films: 149

Films in play for the top/bottom lists: 67

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 23
Okay: 22
Bad: 22

Format distribution:

4K: 37
Blu-ray: 134
DVD: 2
VOD: 83
Cinema: 0
Other: 3

Decade-of-release distribution:

1930's: 3 films
1940's: 2 films
1950's: 2 films
1960's: 4 films
1970's: 11 films
1980's: 26 films
1990's: 32 films
2000's: 37 films
2010's: 39 films
2020's: 103 films (2023: 6 / 2024: 21 / 2025: 63)

Most watched films:

The Gorge (4 times)
September 5 (3 times)

TV-SHOW STATS

Solid TV-stats this year as well. With a great variety of great shows. There were some bad shows this year too, but I was better at dumping them fast and moving on. Yeah, I'm looking at you Murderbot.

Number of TV-show episodes watched:

562

Number of different TV shows watched:

49

Complete seasons watched:

41

Best Shows of the Year:

Pluribus
The Day of the Jackal
Foundation
The Last of Us
Tracker

FINAL THOUGHTS

So much for the numbers. Time to figure out what was the best and worst movie experiences last year. I forgot to postmy top/bottom lists for 2024, I'll try get those done this year, and hopefully relatively soon!

Stay tuned.

2023: The Stats

Well sports fans, here we are again. Time for the annual January 1st tradition, The Stats.

What was last year like in pure numbers, when it comes to my consumption of movies and TV shows? Hold your breath no longer...

Number of films watched in 2023:

263

Comparison:

2022 (262) - 2021 (292) - 2020 (329)
2019 (263) - 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:

Films watched for the first time: 133
Re-watched films: 130

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

83

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 39
Okay: 22
Bad: 22

Format distribution:

4K: 22
Blu-ray: 122
DVD: 6
VOD: 112
Cinema: 1

Decade-of-release distribution:

1920's: 1 film
1930's: 6 films
1950's: 2 films
1960's: 1 film
1970's: 11 films
1980's: 22 films
1990's: 23 films
2000's: 36 films
2010's: 53 films
2020's: 108 films

Most watched film:

"65" (3 times) *

* This is NOT an endorsement, or reflection of the film's qualities or lack thereof.

TV-SHOW STATS

I made a concentrated effort last year, to watch more TV-episodes, which paid off. I’m 65% through the 7 season run of the original Mission: Impossible series, for example!

Number of TV-show episodes watched:

604

Number of different TV shows watched:

50

Complete seasons watched:

33

Best Shows of the Year:

Gangs of London
The Lazarus Project
Poker Face
Tehran
Upright

FINAL THOUGHTS

And so, with these practical details out of the way we can get on to making the top and bottom lists of the year. Stay tuned!

2022: The Stats

It's that time again! Time to look back at the previous year to determine how well we did, when it came to movies and TV-shows.

This year I completely fell in love with the pre-code period (1928-1934), so almost 1/5 of the films I watched came from that brief period. But enough chit chat, let's get on with it...

Number of films watched in 2022:

262

Comparison:
- 2021 (292) - 2020 (329)
- 2019 (263) - 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
- 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
- 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 142
- Re-watched films: 120

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

76

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 38
Meh: 19
Bad: 19

Format distribution:

4K: 34
Blu-ray: 116
DVD: 22
VOD: 88
Cinema: 2

Decade-of-release distribution:

1920's: 1 film
1930's: 49 films (42 from the 1930-1934 period)
1940's: 5 films
1950's: 3 films
1960's: 5 films
1970's: 6 films
1980's: 17 films
1990's: 31 films
2000's: 29 films
2010's: 34 films
2020's: 82 films (2020: 3 / 2021: 26 / 2022: 53)

Most watched film:

None.

(several movies were watched twice, but it takes more than that to get on the list)

TV-SHOW STATS

Well, this year I finally got to Game of Thrones! I watched the whole thing (73 episodes in 3 months flat). I've also been really good about watching at least one episode of something most days - last year I only managed 219 episode, so I have much better TV stats this year.

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting game shows)

349

Number of different TV shows watched:

38

Complete seasons watched:

32

Best Shows of the Year:

Game of Thrones
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Ragdoll
Reacher
Rick and Morty
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Obi-Wan Kenobi

FINAL THOUGHTS

That's it! And now, with the stats out of the way I can get down to what really matters: The lists of the best and worst films from last year. Stay tuned.

2021: The Stats

I usually post some sort of semi-profound blog on the last day of the year, but I'll be honest, I didn't know what to say this year. I could have reposted the one from last year, almost verbatim, and if that doesn't say it all, I don't know what does.

So instead we'll skip to the new year and start fresh by adding up the stats from 2021 as we prepare for the lists of the best and worst films from last year....

Number of films watched in 2021:

292

Comparison:
- 2020 (329)
- 2019 (263) - 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
- 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
- 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 166
- Re-watched films: 126

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

120

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 59
Meh: 32
Bad: 29

Format distribution:

4K: 29
Blu-ray: 129
DVD: 1
VOD: 131
Cinema: 2

Decade-of-release distribution:

1940's: 2 films
1950's: 5 films
1960's: 6 films
1970's: 11 films
1980's: 25 films
1990's: 35 films
2000's: 29 films
2010's: 44 films
2020's: 135 films (2020: 43 / 2021: 92)

Most watched film:

Shadow in the Cloud (3 times)

TV-SHOW STATS

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting game shows)

219

Number of different TV shows watched:

34

Complete seasons watched:

20

Best Shows of the Year:

Kevin Can Go F**k Himself
Foundation
Intergalactic
Miss Scarlet and The Duke
Resident Alien
Vigil
Squid Game
Debris

FINAL THOUGHTS

That's it for the time being. I will now sit myself down and make those lists of the best and the worst films I saw last year. And soon, as per tradition, they will appear on the very blog.

2020: The Stats

Well, it's a new year and that means we once again must look back on what we accomplished in the previous year in terms of movie-watching. I did quite a bit better this year than last, but I still haven't reached that golden number 365 movies watched in a year. In fact I haven't reached that number since 2013.

Oh well, let's look at the stats for 2020....

Number of films watched in 2020:

329

Comparison:
- 2019 (263) - 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
- 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
- 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 167
- Re-watched films: 162

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

99

Quality distribution (of new films):
Good: 53
Meh: 25
Bad: 21

Format distribution:

4K: 26
Blu-ray: 189
DVD: 9
VOD: 98
Other: 5
Cinema: 2

Decade-of-release distribution:

1920's: 2 films
1940's: 2 films
1950's: 7 films
1960's: 9 films
1970's: 16 films
1980's: 29 films
1990's: 32 films
2000's: 38 films
2010's: 139 films (2018: 18 / 2019: 47)
2020: 55

Most watched film:

Tenet (3 times)

TV-SHOW STATS

I did even worse in 2020 than I did in 2019. And 2019 was bad. I have SO many awesome TV-shows waiting for me, I really have to pull myself together this year, and get to them.

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting game shows)

184

Number of different TV shows watched:

27

Complete seasons watched:

8

FINAL THOUGHTS

That's it. 2020 sure was a strange year, and most of the big films got pushed to 2021, so my top and bottom lists for last year WILL be weird. I'm going to start working on them right now. Let's meet up later on this very site and check them out, shall we?

2019: The Stats

Time for that time again! The time when we reveals our stats for the previous year, regarding movies and TV-shows watched. I've been keeping rigorous track of this since 2008, and it's always fun to look back and compare.

Number of films watched in 2019:

263

Comparison:
- 2018 (290) - 2017 (263) - 2016 (288)
- 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401) - 2012 (405)
- 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302) - 2008 (361)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 142
- Re-watched films: 121


Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

103

Quality distribution (of new films):

Good: 53
Meh: 25
Bad: 25

Format distribution:

4K: 17
Blu-ray: 140
DVD: 3
VOD: 95
Other: 2
Cinema: 6


Decade-of-release distribution:

1930's: 1 film
1940's: 1 film
1950's: 9 films
1960's: 13 film
1970's: 10 films
1980's: 13 films
1990's: 24 films
2000's: 20 films
2010's: 172 films (2017: 14 / 2018: 43 / 2019: 71)

Most watched films:

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (3 times)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (3 times)
The Irishman (2 times)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2 times)

TV-SHOW STATS

I feel like I should add a comment to this section. I've been horrible at TV-shows in 2019. Horrible. I was so good in 2018, but this year.... damn.

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting old episodes of Mythbusters or game shows)

180

Number of different TV shows watched:

36

Complete seasons watched:

12

TWELVE?! It was 37 last year! And it was 513 episodes watched! Holy crap!

In all fairness I have tried to get hooked on new shows. Here's a list of shows I tried but abandoned after 1 or 2 episodes:

Another Life
Batwoman
Carnival Row
City on A Hill
For All Mankind
His Dark Materials
Hot Zone
Jett
LA's Finest
Nightflyers
Watchmen

I also did watch more than 400 episodes of Pointless. But we're not counting game shows, so...

FINAL THOUGHTS

That's all I got for now. Time to start making those top/bottom lists I love so much. Stay tuned. Watch this space. And may the Force be with you.

2018: The Stats

2018 is done! What a ride! Especially that last part...

As per usual I'm just getting started on the lists of the best and worst movie-experiences of the year, but first: The Stats! How many films did I see last year? Were they any good? All that and more will be revealed in 1-2-3....

Number of films watched in 2018:

290

Comparison:
- 2017 (263) - 2016 (288) - 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401)
- 2012 (405) - 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 152
- Re-watched films: 138

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

110

Quality distribution (of new films):
- Good: 47
- Meh: 34
- Bad: 28

Format distribution:

4K: 13
Blu-ray: 155
DVD: 14
VOD: 101
Other: 4
Cinema: 3

Decade-of-release distribution:

1950's: 1 film
1960's: 1 film
1970's: 10 films
1980's: 14 films
1990's: 25 films
2000's: 37 films
2010's: 202 films (2017: 53 / 2018: 77)

Most watched films:

Blade Runner 2049 (4 times)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (3 times)
What Happened to Monday (3 times)

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting old episodes of Mythbusters or game shows)

513

Number of different TV shows watched:

70

Complete seasons watched:

37

FINAL THOUGHTS

And so, it's time for my favorite part of the year: Looking back at all the wonderful and no-so-wonderful film-experiences. Time to make those lists... Cue delightful frustration in 3-2-1...

2017: The Stats

2017 was the year where I resigned to the fact that I can't watch 400 films in a year, while watching 700 TV-episodes. So I didn't. And I stopped feeling bad about it. Yay me. So, no complaints that I managed less than 300 films in the past year. Besides, the quality is what counts, right?

And so, we've once again reached that time when I have to come up with my lists of the best and worst film experiences of the year, but before we get to those: Here are the stats.....

Number of films watched in 2017:

263

Comparison:
- 2016 (288) - 2015 (307) - 2014 (331) - 2013 (401)
- 2012 (405) - 2011 (343) - 2010 (338) - 2009 (302)

Breakdown:
- Films watched for the first time: 158
- Re-watched films: 105

Films in play for the top/bottom lists:

115

Quality distribution (of new films):
- Good: 63
- Meh: 32
- Bad: 20

Format distribution:

Blu-ray: 167
DVD: 5
VOD: 74
Cinema: 17

Decade-of-release distribution:

1920's: 1 film
1930's: 1 film
1940's: 1 film
1950's: 2 films
1960's: 3 films
1970's: 5 films
1980's: 20 films
1990's: 36 films
2000's: 30 films
2010's: 164 films (2016: 66 / 2017: 62)

Most watched films:

Rogue One (4 times)
Arrival (3 times)
Ghost in the Shell (3 times)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (3 times)

Number of TV-show episodes watched:
(not counting old episodes of Mythbusters or game shows)

735

Number of different TV shows watched:

63

Complete seasons watched:

37

FINAL THOUGHTS

And just like that 2018 is off to a great start! Now, if I can just get those damn Top/Bottom lists online earlier than December.... Watch this space....