Music:
I flatter myself I have very eclectic tastes, so see if you can see any connection here: Peter Gabriel; They Might Be Giants; Ani DiFranco; Dogs Die in Hot Cars; Dan Bern; Ray Charles; Al Green; Elvis Costello; Kaiser Chiefs; Beth Orton; KT Tunstall. And I've found myself on the Arctic Monkeys bandwagon
Movies:
In no particular order: Singin' in the Rain; The Wild Bunch; Bowling for Columbine; Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Princess Bride; My Left Foot; Henry V; Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels; Breaking the Waves; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Garden State; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Duck Soup; the Thin Man.
Television:
Arrested Development (RIP); Doctor Who; The Daily Show; Coupling (U.K.); Countdown with Keith Olbermann; Fox Sports World News; the Simpsons.