{"id":31421,"date":"2023-01-01T01:33:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T06:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31421"},"modified":"2024-01-01T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:46:40","slug":"craigs-the-best-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=31421","title":{"rendered":"Craig&#8217;s &#8220;The Best of 2022&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z010123best_of.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">As we start 2023, let&#8217;s pause for a look at the BEST OF 2022. I hope you see something that you enjoyed or gets you interested to check out. Here we go&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Movies and Limited Series<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In 2022, I watched 409 movies and limited series. That number is up 37 from last year. None were seen in a theater! My favorite films and limited series released in 2022 included (in alpha order):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The Batman<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Better Call Saul: Final Season<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The English <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">God Forbid<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Interview with a Vampire: Season 1<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Ozark: Final Season<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The Patient<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Primal: Season 2<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Reacher: Season 1<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">RRR<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Top Gun: Maverick<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Werewolf By Night<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Tulsa King<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> would have made the list, but since the season hasn&#8217;t finished yet, I haven&#8217;t added it. It will definitely make next year&#8217;s Best Of list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Books<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In 2022, I read 37 books (2 less than last year). My favorites from this year included (in the order I read them):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Love<\/u> <u>&amp;<\/u> <u>Bullets<\/u> <u>Megabomb<\/u> <u>Edition<\/u> by Nick Kolakowski <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Boise<\/u> <u>Longpig<\/u> <u>Hunting<\/u> <u>Club<\/u> by Nick Kolakowski <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #0f1111;\"><u>The<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #0f1111;\"><u>Devil&#8217;s<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #0f1111;\"><u>Own<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #0f1111;\"><u>Piss&#8230;<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #0f1111;\"> by Whiskey Leavins<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>61<\/u> <u>Hours<\/u> by Lee Child <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Ice<\/u> <u>Station<\/u> by Matthew Reilly <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>At<\/u> <u>Their<\/u> <u>Own<\/u> <u>Game<\/u> by Frank Zafiro <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>IQ<\/u> by Joe Ide <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Murder<\/u> <u>in<\/u> <u>Grease<\/u> <u>Paint<\/u> by Whiskey Leavins <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #202124;\"><u>And<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #202124;\"><u>Sometimes<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #202124;\"><u>I Wonder<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #202124;\"><u>About<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #202124;\"><u>You<\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #202124;\"> by Walter Mosley<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Righteous<\/u> by Joe Ide<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Trouble<\/u> <u>is<\/u> <u>What<\/u> <u>I<\/u> <u>Do<\/u> by Walter Mosley<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Once<\/u> <u>Upon<\/u> <u>a<\/u> <u>Time<\/u> i<u>n<\/u> <u>Hollywood<\/u> by Quentin Tarantino<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><u>Later<\/u> by Stephen King<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>Down<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>the<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>River<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>unto<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>the<\/u><\/span> <span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><u>Sea<\/u><\/span> by Walter Mosley <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;m surprised I didn&#8217;t read anything by Joe Lansdale this year. How did that even happen??<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">My Most Popular Posts of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">I continue to find some surprises in what became my most popular posts each year. Here are the top ten for 2022 and some thoughts for each&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">10. Top 10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Villains<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Dropped from #7 last year. Second year in a row to drop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">09. <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #202020;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Batman &amp; Manbat by Marshall Rogers &amp; John Beatty! <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #202020;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">New to the list!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">08. The Different Covers for David Morrell&#8217;s <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u>First<\/u><\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u>Blood<\/u><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">New to the list!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">07. \u201cClean\u201d starring Adrian Brody \u2013 The Poster and Trailer are Here! <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">New to the list!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">06. <\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Gadot &amp; The Rock Strike a Pose<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; was in the 8th spot last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">05. Evidence Points to NEW Suspect as the Zodiac Killer. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">New to the list!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">04. Louis Meyers: Evidence He was the Zodiac Killer &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">came in the #3 spot last year and #2 the year before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">03. Dracula Through the Ages<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; was in our 4<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> spot last year. Flipped places with Louis Meyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">02.<\/span><\/strong><b> <\/b><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>The TWILIGHT ZONE<\/b><\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> New Year\u2019s Eve Marathon is Coming and the Full Schedule is Out!<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">was the most popular post last year but was beat out this year by Schwarzenegger and Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">01. Schwarzenegger in \u201c<\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">King Lear<\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u201d &amp; Robin Williams in \u201c<\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Jack and the Beanstalk<\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u201d<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">regains the #1 spot for the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">My All-Time Most Popular Posts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The top 4 didn&#8217;t change and only one new post broke in to the All-Time most popular posts. Let&#8217;s see how things shook out&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">10. Joel Osteen in Jacksonville &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">dropped from 7<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> to 10<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. Two years in a row of drops. May not make the list next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">09. Gadot &amp; The Rock Strike a Pose<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; was in the 9th spot for the last two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">08. <\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>The TWILIGHT ZONE<\/b><\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> New Year\u2019s Eve Marathon is Coming and the Full Schedule is Out!<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> New to the list!\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">I love the love that the TZ is getting!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">07. Steve Reeves as Superman &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">was the #5 all-time most popular post last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">06. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Dracula Through the Ages<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">up from the 10<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> spot. Vampires are in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">05. TOP 10 MOST ICONIC HORROR MOVIE VILLAINS! &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">from 6<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> to 5<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. Two years in a row of moving up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">04. New Billy the Kid Photo Discovered<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> \u2013 No change!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">03. Zodiac Killer Code Cracked?<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; No change!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">02. Louis Meyers: Evidence He Was the Zodiac Killer<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> \u2013 No change!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">01. Schwarzenegger in \u201cKing Lear\u201d &amp; Robin Williams in \u201cJack and the Beanstalk\u201d<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> &#8211; was #1 last year and continues to be our most popular post of all-time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s always interesting to see which topics resonate with fans and continue to be popular long after their initial post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we start 2023, let&#8217;s pause for a look at the BEST OF 2022. 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