Best 2005 Era
John Adams’ Doctor Atomic is an operatic work exploring the anxieties surrounding the development of the atomic bomb. The opera portrays the experiences of scientists and military personnel at Los Alamos during World War II, examining the ethical dilemmas and scientific breakthroughs that culminated...
Greys Anatomy is a long-running medical drama known for its complex character relationships and dramatic storylines. While it occasionally sacrifices realism for entertainment, the show excels at exploring the personal and professional lives of its surgeons. Its longevity has allowed for extensive c...
Fahrenheit, released in North America as Indigo Prophecy, is a 2005 narrative adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and directed by David Cage. Its supernatural thriller follows several playable characters investigating a series of apparently inexplicable murders in New York City. Branching conv...
An American Tragedy is a two-act opera by American composer Tobias Picker, with an English libretto by Gene Scheer. It adapts Theodore Dreiser’s novel about Clyde Griffiths and his social ambitions, relationships, and criminal consequences. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, the work received i...
Derailed is a 2005 psychological thriller directed by Mikael Håfström and based on James Siegel's novel. Clive Owen plays Charles Schine, a married advertising executive whose encounter with Lucinda Harris, played by Jennifer Aniston, develops into an affair. The story turns on deception, violence,...
Why this score?
Competent stars and escalating complications provide pulp entertainment, but critics found the twists mechanical, characters implausible, and material generic.
Scoring methodology
Alternate Generals III is a 2005 anthology of alternate-history stories edited by Harry Turtledove and identified as the third and final volume in the Alternate Generals series. The collection focuses on counterfactual military situations in which real generals or military events are placed in alter...
