As the year draws to a close, it's time for each of your editors to look back, reflect, and choose the best things we watched, read, heard, or consumed in 2009. Getting my original list down to just ten selections was a soul-searching struggle (sorry, "Mad Men"!), but I think this truly does represent all my favorite pop-culture products of the year. Here they are, in no particular order.

"Community." I was already on board with Joel McHale -- he is hilariously mean on "The Soup" -- but I wasn't entirely convinced he could carry a sitcom on his own. I WAS SO WRONG. As Jeff Winger, McHale manages to make a quasi-sociopath not just likable but adorable, and on top of that, series creator Dan Harmon has surrounded him with a tremendous supporting cast; you seriously have not seen an ensemble this strong since "Arrested Development" (though, to be fair, even that show had a cast member who could have lifted right out without damaging the whole; there it was David Cross, and here it is Chevy Chase). Though I had the pleasure of watching a lot of "Community" clips to find the perfect one with which to make my point, the one up top does it best: a great little showcase for recurring guest stars John Oliver and Ken Jeong, and a scene between Jeff and Britta (Gillian Jacobs) that has both a weird sincerity and a lot of great zingers. Best new show of the fall, hands down.

"That's Gay." By now, we should all be on board with Sarah Haskins's brilliant "Target: Women" segments for the Current TV series "InfoMania." But this year, the show enlisted writer/performer Bryan Safi for the hilarious "That's Gay," covering gay issues and events in pop culture. Here's a timely example, on gay "conversion therapists."

"Moon." (No: NOT "New Moon.") Probably the best movie I saw this year, maybe because I had no idea what to expect going into it. Even sci-fi non-fans, I think, can appreciate it; the story is so much more than its setting, and star Sam Rockwell gives an incredible dual performance, basically opposite no one. Director and co-writer Duncan Jones talks about it in the interview below.

"Whip It." I can acknowledge that "Moon" was the best movie I saw this year, but it was not my favorite: "Whip It" was. I wouldn't recommend it unreservedly to everyone I know -- unlike "Moon," for instance -- but if you liked "Ghost World" and/or "Bring It On," you will probably like "Whip It," which shares DNA with both of those. Ellen Page plays Bliss Cavender, who's considered a weirdo in her tiny Texas town and forced into teen beauty pageants by her mother -- but when she gets exposed to the kick-ass subculture of roller derby, she figures out what she's meant to do in life -- at least, for the time being. That breakdown makes it seem like a cesspool of clichés, but I really loved the girly spin on the sports-movie genre, not to mention the excellent casting all around, even in the tiniest roles (what up, Ari Graynor!). The trailer gives a nice taste.

And screenwriter Shauna Cross sheds more light in this interview with "Writer's Draft."

Tami Taylor. There is so much to love about "Friday Night Lights" -- the best network drama you almost certainly aren't watching -- but Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) is, for me, the most consistently awesome thing about it. Leave aside the fact that she looks just as gorgeous and perfect leading a pep rally at Dillon High as she does drinking wine on the couch in her sweat pants (and honestly, if there is anyone on TV with prettier hair, I challenge you to tell me who): Tami is a level-headed, generally unflappable exemplar of how to be an amazing wife and mother; you can see it in the clip below, from Season 3.

But on top of that, she's still a Southern lady AND a badass, as evidenced in her honeyed takedown of Joe McCoy from Season 4 (skip ahead to 4:26).

Basically: I want to be Tami Taylor when I grow up. She's the greatest.

Vogue Evolution. This name will probably mean nothing to you unless you watched the latest season of MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" or are a regular in the world of New York City underground drag balls. Vogue Evolution was the show's first all-gay crew, and I was riveted by the ways they incorporated vogue dance elements into their choreography regardless of the challenge. The week the crews had to do Bollywood-inspired routines was the single best episode, and Vogue Evolution's Rajasthani dance was (and regardless of the judges' criticisms) a great moment in reality competition. I've watched this dance at least 50 times (I really have), and it still gives me the shivers.

The video for Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." Speaking of things that are of interest to the gay community and that I have watched at least 50 times: HOLY CROW, you guys.

Lady Gaga's not for everyone. But you can't say she doesn't have a vision. Even if you're not into her, you still may want to watch the video and then read this analysis from my new favorite purveyors of wild conspiracy theories, VigilantCitizen.com. That is some in-depth crazy semiotic investigation!

"Better Off Ted." Another underwatched, underappreciated gem -- and if you're a reader of this blog, you know it's been a beneficiary of my pop culture evangelism already. But here's some more, so deal with it.

"Never Not Funny." Now, don't get me wrong: I like a nice free podcast as much as the next guy. And yet every season I pay $20 for 26 episodes of the excellent podcast "Never Not Funny." Host Jimmy Pardo is apparently friends with every cool person in the L.A. comedy scene, from Chris Hardwick to Maria Bamford to Paul F. Tompkins AND BEYOND, and hearing him and producer Matt Belknap spend 90 minutes each week kibitzing with entertaining people is...well, as the title promises. In the show's fourth season, Pardo got a job warming up the crowd for "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" -- and this week, he had O'Brien on as a guest. Enjoy this sample; the whole thing will cost you (and is totally worth it).

"Two Worlds Collide." It makes me howl with laughter every time. EVERY TIME. This "SNL" Digital Short may not be the last of its kind for the year, but no matter what they do this week, it won't top this for me.