Nick's Top 5 TV Shows of All Time

1. Mystery Science Theater 3000
Possibly the most clever idea ever to come to a Minnesotan, this show is loved by everyone who's ever seen it. I don't think that's an exaggeration. It was basically bad old movies made watchable by two robots and their friend Joel (seasons KTMA-5) or Mike (seasons 5-10) through smart ass commentary.

2. Monty Python's Flying Circus
The reason for all modern comedy. Seriously, this, Douglas Adams and P.G. Wodehouse are the three funniest things to ever come out of Britain. It was a sketch comedy show and proved that smart people can express themselves through humor.

3. The Twilight Zone
Cheesy as hell and often totally off-base, this show was very worth watching in that it was masterfully creative. No two episodes were alike, and it continued the tradition of radio shows like "Suspense" and "Inner Sanctum." The premise was basically to scare the hell out of you.

4. Star Trek
I have never been too much of a fan myself, but the questions that arose about the universe and the ideas it has inspired in modern science are absolutely amazing. It's astonishing to see what an impact it has had. Therefore, it deserves a spot. It was about space exploration, the role of humans in the universe and as many sci-fi topics as you can think of.

5. Freaks & Geeks
Humanizing the high school experience, this show has really made it feel like someone else has felt your school-inspired pain. Though the series was only 18 episodes long, they all make you feel very connected to the characters and what they go through. It followed a brother and a sister through their respective high school experiences.

Nick's Top 5 Greatest Bands You May Or May Not Have Heard Of

1. Pixies
(The) Pixies consisted of Frank Black, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal and Dave Lovering. There's no real way to describe their music without inventing genres like "proto-alt-punk." Many people love this band, and others just don't get it.

2. Morphine
Morphine's members included Mark Sandman, Dana Colley and either Jerome Deupree or Billy Conway, depending on which album you're listening to. Their music was a sort of blues-ish fever of sound, featuring two-string slide bass, bari sax and drums.

3. Booker T. & The M.G.'s
You really should be ashamed if you haven't heard of them, but some people I've talked to haven't, so I'm including them here. They consist of Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Steve Cropper, with drummers switching out depending on their tour destinations and who's available. They play the best instrumental R&B/funk anyone has ever played, ever.


4. Eels
You've heard them, even if you don't know it. Basically consisting of a guy simply called "E" and whomever he drags around with him, they have a unique sound made up of rock instruments and toys. It's really quite cool.

5. Black Moth Super Rainbow
A band from the middle of nowhere that makes insane cosmic-sounding songs. Mellotron and synthesizers abound. They consist of (and this is what they actually go by) Tobacco, Power Pill Fist, The Seven Fields of Aphelion, Iffernaut and Father Hummingbird.