Music:
too many to mention but here goes: death cab for cutie, wolf parade, interpol, kanye, common, aesop rock, atmosphere, wilco, the go team, buddy nuisance, alkaline trio, allman bros., OAR, more to come...
Television:
West Wing, MASH, the Sci-Fi channel series, Sopranos, Deadwood, CSI (original), Law and Order (only the old ones though).
Books:
Too many to list. Authors: Bulgakov, Dostoyevskii, Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Kafka. My dark secret is that I am sci-fi fantasy addict.