Rolling ball clocks ala William Congreve. Not those awful modern plastic ones. Actually, the modern ones are pretty cool too.
Misunderstood auteur Paul Verhoeven. Also, Judd Apatow. He's not really misunderstood. But underappreciated yes. Even with his current wide success.
Common. Klaxons. Doves. Roots. Bernard Herrmann. Johnny Greenwood solo action. Kanye. Prince. Deja Voodoo. The Demi Whores. A Tribe Called Quest. Cold War Kids. Bloc Party. Coldcut. Alan Moore spoken word albums.
SUPERBAD! OH YES! The Parallax View. Primer. Metropolitan. Midnight Run. Aliens. Tremors. Fast, Cheap and Out of Control. Starship Troopers. Robocop. The Long Kiss Goodnight. The Last Boy Scout. The Last Days of Disco. Barcelona. The Lady Vanishes. Vertigo. Strangers on a Train. Rear Window. Frenzy. Princess Mononoke. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Flirting With Disaster. Talk Radio. A History of Violence. Children of Men. Sunshine. Zodiac. Knocked Up.
Homicide: Life on the Street. Freaks and Geeks. Samurai Jack. Aeon Flux. Veronica Mars. The Simpsons. Futurama. The Sopranos. Rescue Me. Clone Wars. Laguna Beach. The Hills. Entourage. Dexter. Venture Bros. Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. The Prestige by Christopher Priest. Foundation books by Asimov. The Final Solution by Michael Chabon. Candyfreak by Steve Almond. Watchmen by Alan Moore.
Judd Apatow. Seth Rogan. Jackson Publick. Doc Hammer. Peter Chung. Genndy Tartakovsky. Whit Stillman. James Cameron. Paul Verhoeven. William Congreve. Phillip Brough. Fabian Fanboy. Carlton Crisp.