Kevin Smith's movies, Neil Gaiman's blog , finding arrowheads, jam bands...
Phish, Rush, Porcupine Tree, Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio, Zappa, The Allman Brothers Band, Tool, Grateful Dead
Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2, Stardust, Lord of the Rings
Heroes!, Lost, Survivor, My Name is Earl, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Highlander: The Series, Deadwood, Weeds, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
actually authors:
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods, Anansi Boys, Good Omens)
Terry Pratchett (The Discworld Novels, Good Omens)
Anne McCaffrey (The Dragonriders of Pern series)
Neal Stephenson (The Barouqe Cycle, Cryptonomicon)
Orson Scott Card (The Tales of Alvin Maker)
JRR Tolkien (What was the name of that little trilogy again?)
Jesus & Uncle Scrooge!