FPS, RPG (but not JRPG)), fighting, racing, action, etc... if it's not injected with testosterone and covered in bloodspray, I probably won't play it (sorry Mario, you're just too ridiculous for me)

Aliens, Boondock Saints, Batman Begins + The Dark Knight, The Seven Samurai, The Lost Boys, The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Fiction: Slaughterhouse 5, Dune, 1984

Non-fiction: 'The Elegant Universe' by Brian Greene, 'Fire' by Sebastian Junger

Graphic Novels: The Dark Knight Returns, The Long Halloween

Rock (old and new), plus a lot of stuff that's hard to categorize

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Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Robot Chicken, Venture Brothers, Twin Peaks (cancelled 17 years ago, but still mesmerizing)