I really like a hard edged guitar sound...which gives me a wide spectrum of choices. Some of favorite bands are Ween, Sonic Youth, King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails and the Dead Kennedys.
My favorite show right now is "My Name is Earl". I like the message of doing good things and then good things happen to you. I'm a big believer in Karma. Another TV show I like is the Dresden Files on SciFi. It's based on novels by Jim Butcher and is very well done.
I love reading SciFi and Fantasy(swords and sorcery) novels. A few of my favorite authors are Roger Zelazny, Janny Wurts and Michael Moorcock.