Pandorum, District 9 and Stargate Universe - We got serious, hardcore science fiction this year and I’m thankful.
Dexter, Californication, Party Down and True Blood - These shows have been excellent this year. We got mythic serial characters this year and I’m thankful.
Redbelt - This is a very serious movie whose ideals I seek to live up to, there’s no other movie that I’ve ever seen that explains these things. I’m thankful. (not to be ignorant, this is a 2008 movie, but I first saw it in 2009 so I’m calling it close enough)
Capitalism: A Love Story, The Age of Stupid and Collapse - There are people out there telling the truth, I’m thankful for Michael Moore, Spanner Films, and Michael Ruppert. AE thinks Michael Ruppert is one of the greatest men who have ever lived.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 - Despite being a sequel within a sequel, this game is a megalith of alternate reality. No other recent event in the virtual world compares to it. Cities could be built around it.