In “five to watch” gebe ich täglich fünf Fernsehtipps – vier aus dem Free-TV und einen aus dem Pay-TV. Die Empfehlungen richten sich dabei ausschließlich an meinem persönlichen Geschmack aus und nicht an irgendwelchen Hypes oder Programmzeitschriften. Hier sind die Empfehlungen für Donnerstag, den 27. Dezember 2007:

Free-TV:
1. Der Herr der Ringe – Die Gefährten / ZDF / 20.15-23.00
Den Film sollte eigentlich schon jeder gesehen haben. Wenn nicht: Auf geht’s! Die Teile 2 und 3 gibt’s günstig im DVD-Laden.

2. Der ARD-Jahresrückblick / Das Erste / 22.15-23.00
Ohne viel Schnickschnack, Show und Talk präsentiert Caren Miosga den wahrscheinlich einzigen Jahresrückblick, der auch das Attentat auf Benazir Bhutto vermeldet.

3. Das Leben des David Gale / Vox / 20.15-22.25
Recht guter Film, in dem Kevin Spacey einen zum Tode verurteilten Bürgerrechtler spielt, der drei Tage vor seiner Hinrichtung eine Journalistin (Kate Winslet) von seiner Unschuld überzeugen will.

4. Heat / WDR Fernsehen / 22.45-01.25
Läuft derzeit auf Dauer-Rotation durch viele Dritte. Michael Manns Knaller mit Al Pacino und Robert De Niro.

Pay-TV:
5. Geboren am 4. Juli / TCM / 20.15-22.40
War Tom Cruise jemals nach diesem Film wieder so gut? Er spielt in Oliver Stones indirektem “Platoon”-Nachfolger einen Vietnam-Veteranen, der zum Wortführer der Antikriegsbewegung wird.

43 DJ Mehdi – lucky boy
43 Amy Winehouse – rehab (hot chip remix)
43 Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather – stop me
43 Datarock – fa fa fa (riton new school mix)
43 Stars – take me to the riot
43 The Raveonettes – hallucinations
43 Marilyn Manson – heart-shaped glass (when the heart guides …)
43 Das Amt – hart durchregieren
41 Feist – 1234
41 Queens Of The Stone Age – into the hollow
40 LCD Soundsystem – new york, i love you but you’re bringing …
37 Interpol – pioneer to the falls
37 Maritime – for science fiction
37 The Twang feat. Mike Skinner & Pro Green – either way
34 Beirut – guyamas sonora
34 The Good, The Bad And The Queen – herculean
34 Ian Brown feat. Sinéad O’Connor – illegal attacks
33 New Young Pony Club – get lucky
32 Imogen Heap – hide and seek
31 Radiohead – jigsaw falling into place
28 Feist – my moon my man
28 Chikinki – you said
28 Babyshambles – delivery
26 Robert Plant/Alison Krauss – rich woman
26 UNKLE feat. Ian Astbury – burn my shadow
25 Pele – childhood’s end
24 Monster Magnet – wall of fire
22 Gui Boratto – beautiful life
22 Trentemøller – moan feat. ane trolle
21 !!! – a new name
18 Aesop Rock – none shall pass
18 Modeselektor feat. Puppetmastaz – the dark side of the sun
18 The Rakes – we danced together
17 Kate Nash – foundations
15 The Killers feat. Lou Reed – tranquilize
15 The Wombats – let’s dance to joy division
14 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – down boy
13 LCD Soundsystem – north american scum
12 Justice – d.a.n.c.e.
11 Zoot Woman – we won’t break
09 Klaxons – gravity’s rainbow (soulwax remix)
09 Robyn – with every heartbeat
07 Kings Of Leon -charmer
07 Kings Of Leon – on call
06 Interpol – rest my chemistry
05 Wu-Tang Clan – campfire
04 Amy Winehouse – rehab
03 Maximo Park – books from boxes
02 Kanye West – can’t tell me nothing
01 Editors – an end has a start – smokers outside the hospital doors

48 Arctic Monkeys – favourite worst nightmare
48 Patrick Watson – close to paradise
48 Burial – untrue
43 Digitalism – idealism
43 Gallows – orchestra of wolves
43 Muff Potter Рsteady fremdk̦rper
43 Shantel – disko partizani
43 Trentemøller – the trentemøller chronicles
41 Fujiya & Miyagi – transparent things
41 The Coral – roots and echoes
40 Devendra Banhart – smokey rolls down thunder canyon
38 The Fratellis – costello music
38 Wilco – sky blue sky
36 Chikinki – brace, brace
36 Brant Bjork & The Bros – somera sol
35 Blonde Redhead – 23
33 Hard-Fi – once upon a time in the west
33 Wu-Tang Clan – 8 diagrams
32 Gus Gus – forever
31 D̼n̩ Рwe are in there you are out here
30 Stars – in our bedroom after the war
29 Arcade Fire – neon bible
28 Klaxons – myths of the near future
27 El-P – i’ll sleep when you’re dead
26 Modest Mouse – we were dead before the ship even sank
25 Jamie T. – panic prevention
23 Cunninlynguists – dirty acres
23 Shout Out Louds – our ill wills
22 Friska Viljor – bravo!
20 PJ Harvey – white chalk
20 Radiohead – in rainbows
19 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – 100 days, 100 nights
18 Foo Fighters – echoes, silence, patience & grace
16 !!! – myth takes
15 Editors – an end has a start
14 K-OS – atlantis – hymns for disco
12 Dinosaur Jr. – beyond
12 Under The Influence Of Giants – under the influence of giants
11 Queens Of The Stone Age – era vulgaris
10 The Shins – wincing the night away
09 Feist – the reminder
07 Robert Plant/Alison Krauss – raising sand
07 The Good, The Bad And The Queen – the good, the bad and …
06 Maximo Park – our earthly pleasures
05 Amy Winehouse – back to black
04 Tocotronic – kapitulation
03 Kings Of Leon – because of the times
02 Babyshambles – shotter’s nation
01 Interpol – our love to admire

50 Machine Head – the blackening
49 Two Gallants – two gallants
48 Escapado – initiale
47 SDNMT – the goal is to make the animals happy
46 Nine Inch Nails – year zero
45 Kings of Leon – because of the times
44 Panthers – the trick
43 The Shins – wincing the night away
42 Sweatmaster – animal
41 Kate Nash – made of bricks
40 The Robocop Kraus – blunders and mistakes
39 Les Savy Fav – let’ stay friends
38 Interpol – our love to admire
37 iLiKETRAiNS – elegies to lessons learnt
36 The Fall of Troy – manipulator
35 Dälek – abandoned language
34 Stars – in our bedroom after the war
33 Dinosuar Jr. – beyond
32 Future of the Left – curses
31 Klaxons – myths of the near future
30 Bright Eyes – cassadaga
29 Poison the Well – versions
28 The White Stripes – icky thump
27 Gavin Portland – III: views of distant towns
26 Minus the Bear – planet of ice
25 Thrice – the alchemy index vols. I & II: Fire & water
24 Dillinger Escape Plan – ire works
23 Feist – the reminder
22 Muff Potter Рsteady fremdk̦rper
21 Modest Mouse – we were dead before the ship even sank
20 Biffy Clyro – puzzle
19 Explosions in the Sky – all of a sudden i miss everyone
18 Editors – an end has a start
17 Murder by Death – in bocca als lupo
16 Maximo Park – our earthly pleasures
15 Baroness – the red album
14 A Whisper in the Noise – dry land
13 The Decemberists – the crane wife
12 Silversun Pickups – carnavas
11 Arcade Fire – neon bible
10 Beatsteaks – limbo messiah
09 Radiohead – in rainbows
08 Bloc Party – a weekend in the city
07 Portugal. The Man – church mouth
06 The Weakerthans – reunion tour
05 Against Me! – new wave
04 Aerogramme – my heart has a wish that you would not go
03 Queens of the Stone Age – era vulgaris
02 Okkervil River – the stage names
01 Brand New – the devil and god are raging inside me

50 José González – down the line
49 Jah Wobble – the sweetest feeling
48 Gossip – listen up!
47 Happy Mondays – jelly bean
46 Vinicius Cantuária – para tom
45 Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba – bassekou
44 Tracey Thorn – king’s cross
43 Afrikan Boy – one day i went to lidl
42 Beach House – master of none
41 Public Enemy – harder than you think
40 Gravenhurst – hollow men
39 Flying Lotus – tea leaf dancers
38 Sally Shapiro – hold me so tight
37 Uffie – first love
36 Jens Lekman – sipping on the sweet nectar
35 Feist – sea lion woman
34 Sonic Youth – i’m not there
33 Boxcutter – glyphic
32 Caribou – melody day
31 Abdel Hadi Halo & The El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers – win saadi
30 Einstürzende Neubauten – unvollständigkeit
29 Duran Duran – the valley
28 Milanese – barry dub
27 Stars – the ghost of genova heights
26 Britney Spears – gimme more
25 Ja Rule feat. Lil Wayne – uh-ohhh
24 Studio – out there
23 Michael J. Sheehy – song for davey
22 Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – umbrella
21 Wu-Tang Clan – the heart gently weeps
20 Born Ruffians – hummingbird
19 Nina Nastasia & Jim White – our discussion
18 LCD Soundsystem – all my friends (john cale’s version)
17 Robyn with Kleerup – with every hearbeat
16 Hot Chip – my piano
15 Cadence Weapon – oliver square
14 Maximo Park – russian literature
13 King Cresote – fine horseman
12 Smith N Hack – falling star
11 Nelly Furtado – say it right
10 Yeasayer – sunrise
09 Justice – phantom (parts 1 & 2)
08 Roisin Murphy – overpowered
07 The Good, the Bad & the Queen – kingdom of doom
06 Kommando Sonne-nmilch – holzfäller
05 M.I.A. – jimmy
04 Radiohead – 15 step
03 Chicks on Speed – art rules
02 Amy Winehouse – rehab
01 Tocotronic vs. Pantha du Prince – manifest (dj hal mix)

50 Radiohead – in rainbows
49 Wareika Hill Sounds – wareika hill sounds
48 The Go! Team – proof of youth
47 Boxcutter – glyphic
46 Rhythm King and her Friends – the front of luxury
45 Kassin +2 – futurismo
44 Lady Saw – walk out
43 Von Südenfed – tromatic reflexxions
42 Robyn – robyn
41 Grinderman – grinderman
40 A.J. Holmes – the king of the new electric hi-life
39 Die Türen – popo
38 The Dirty Projectors – rise above
37 Efdemin – efdemin
36 Scout Niblett – this fool can die now
35 Bonde do Role – with lasers
34 Roisin Murphy – overpowered
33 Jens Lekman – night falls over kortedala
32 Ricardo Villalobos – fabric 36
31 Maximo Park – our earthly pleasures
30 Bat for Lashes – fur and gold
29 Einstürzende Neubauten – alles wieder offen
28 Patrick Wolf – the magic position
27 Feist – the reminder
26 Animal Collective – strawberry jam
25 Public Enemy – how you sell soul to a soulless people who …
24 Dizzee Rascal – maths & english
23 PJ Harvey – white chalk
22 K.I.Z. – hahnenkampf
21 Studio – west coast
20 Gravenhurst – the western lands
19 Bishi – nights at the circus
18 LCD Soundsystem – 45:33
17 Caribou – andorra
16 Chlo̩ Рthe waiting room
15 Jens Friebe – das mit dem auto ist egal …
14 Kanye West – graduation
13 Cornelius – sensuous
12 The Fall – reformation post tlc
11 Tocotronic – kapitulation
10 Chrome Hoof – pre-emptive false rapture
09 Nina Nastasia & Jim White – you follow me
08 The Good, the Bad & the Queen – the good, the bad & the queen
07 Panda Bear – person pitch
06 Pantha du Prince – this bliss
05 Amy Winehouse – back to black
04 Burial – untrue
03 Kommando Sonne-nmilch – jamaica
02 Justice – t
01 M.I.A. – kala

50 Madina Lake – from them through us to you
49 Dustin Kensrue – please come home
48 Josiah – on time
47 The Shins – wincing the night away
46 Long Distance Calling – satellite bay
45 The Fall of Troy – manipulator
44 Avenged Sevenfold – avenged sevenfold
43 Hidden Hand – the resurrection of whiskey foote
42 Paradise Lost – in requiem
41 The Detroit Cobras – tied & true
40 Down – III – over the under
39 Atreyu – lead sails paper anchor
38 Jimmy Eat World – chase the light
37 The Sorrow – blessings from a blackened sky
36 Jesse Malin – glitter in the gutter
35 Nine Inch Nails – year zero
34 Steakknife – parallel universe of the dead
33 Himsa – summon in thunder
32 Mando Diao – never seen the light of day
31 Heavy Trash – going way out with heavy trash
30 Mad Caddies – keep it going
29 Machine Head – the blackening
28 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – baby 81
27 Bruce Springsteen – magic
26 Bloc Party – a weekend in the city
25 Solace – the black black
24 Porcupine Tree – fear of a blank planet
23 Gallows – orchestra of wolves
22 Foo Fighters – echoes, silence, patience and grace
21 Sweatmaster – animal
20 Okkervil River – the stage names
19 Municipal Waste – the art of partying
18 The Queers – munki brain
17 Thrice – the alchemy index: vol. I & II
16 Barones – the red album
15 Chuck Ragan – feast or famine
14 Gogol Bordello – super taranta!
13 Against Me! – new wave
12 Interpol – our love to admire
11 Neurosis – given to the rising
10 Aereogramme – my heart has a wish that you would not go
09 Portugal. The Man – church mouth
08 Radiohead – in rainbows
07 Bad Religion – new maps of hell
06 As I lay dying – an ocean between us
05 Revolution Mother – glory bound
04 Dropkick Murphys – the meanest of times
03 Beatsteaks – limbo messiah
02 The Weakerthans – reunion tour
01 Dinosuar Jr – beyond

25 Jens Friebe – das mit dem auto ist egal …
24 CocoRosie – the adventures of …
23 Kate Nash – made of bricks
22 Josh Rouse – country mouse, city house
21 Flowerpornoes – wie oft musst du vor die …
20 Paul McCartney – memory almost full
19 Eagles – long road out of eden
18 Mavis Staples – we’ll never turn back
17 The Coral – roots & echoes
16 M.I.A. – kala
15 Patrick Wolf – the magic position
14 The Felice Brothers – tonight at the arizona
13 Joe Henry – civilians
12 Kings of Leon – because of the times
11 Lucinda Williams – west
10 Richard Thompson – sweet warrior
09 Robert Wyatt – comicopera
08 Radiohead – in rainbows
07 Rufus Wainwright – release the stars
06 Panda Bear – person pitch
05 Tocotronic – kapitulation
04 Bruce Springsteen – magic
03 Bright Eyes – cassadaga
02 Arcade Fire – neon bible
01 Wilco – sky blue sky

50 Rocko Schamoni & Little machine – rocko schamoni & little …
49 Menomena – friend and foe
48 Jens Friebe – das mit dem auto ist egal, hauptsache dir ist …
47 Bright Eyes – cassadaga
46 Prinzhorn Dance School – prinzhorn dance school
45 Von Südenfed – tromatic reflexxions
44 Simian Mobile Disco – attack decay sustain release
43 Mstrkrft – the looks
42 Kate Nash – made of bricks
41 Keren Ann – keren ann
40 The Fratellis – costello music
39 The Wombats – a guide to love, loss and desperation
38 Scout Niblett – this fool can die now
37 Mumm-Ra – these things move in threes
36 Die Türen – popo
35 The Decemberists – the crane wife
34 Clap your Hands say Yeah – some loud thunder
33 Animal Collective – strawberry jam
32 Modest Mouse – we were dead before the ship even sank
31 Mando Diao – never seen the light of day
30 Klaxons – myths of the near future
29 Feist – the reminder
28 Band of Horses – cease to begin
27 Low – drums and guns
26 Stars – in our bedroom after the war
25 Kings of Leon – because of the times
24 Iron and Wine – the shepherd’s dog
23 Amy Winehouse – back to black
22 Spoon – ga ga ga ga ga
21 PJ Harvey – white chalk
20 Radiohead – in rainbows
19 Interpol – our love to admire
18 Justice – t
17 Okkervil River – the stage names
16 Jamie T. – panic prevention
15 Rilo Kiley – under the blacklight
14 Babyshambles – shotter’s nation
13 LCD Soundsystem – sound of silver
12 M.I.A. – kala
11 Queens of the Stone Age – era vulgaris
10 Wilco – sky blue sky
09 Maximo Park – our earthly pleasures
08 Bloc Party – a weekend in the city
07 Arctic Monkeys – favourite worst nightmare
06 Rufus Wainwright – release the stars
05 Arcade Fire – neon bible
04 Of Montreal – hissing fauna, are you the destroyer
03 The Good, the Bad and the Queen – the good, the bad and …
02 Tocotronic – kapitulation
01 Devendra Banhart – smokey rolls down thunder canyon

50 Shout Out Louds – impossible
49 Von Südenfeld – fledermaus can’t get it
48 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – berlin
47 The White Stripes – icky thump
46 Uffie – first love
45 LCD Soundsystem – someone great
44 Menomena – wet and rusting
43 Arcade Fire – intervention
42 Bright Eyes – four winds
41 Editors – an end has a start
40 The Hives – tick tick boom
39 Herman Düne – i wish that i could see you soon
38 Caribou – melody day
37 Jamie T – calm down dearest
36 Stars – the night starts here
35 Animal Collective – peacebone
34 Tocotronic – imitationen
33 Robyn – konichiwa bitches
32 Foo Fighters – the pretender
31 Rocko Schamoni – leben heißt sterben lernen
30 M.I.A. – jimmy
29 Jamie T – if you get the money
28 Timbaland feat. Furtado & Timerland – give it to me
27 Jens Friebe – frau baron
26 Digitalism – pogo
25 Maximo Park – our velocity
24 Bloc Party – the prayer
23 Maximo Park – books from boxes
22 Kaiser Chiefs – ruby
21 Amy Winehouse – rehab
20 Die Fantastischen Vier – einfach sein
19 Mika – grace kelly
18 Tracey Thorn – it’s all true
17 Die Ärzte – junge
16 LCD Soundsystem – all my friends
15 Simian Mobile Disco – it’s the beat
14 Hot Chip – my piano
13 Kate Nash – foundations
12 M.I.A. – paper planes
11 Modest Mouse – dashboard
10 Digitalism – zdarlight
09 Klaxons – golden skans
08 Die Türen – in die stadt
07 Battles – atlas
06 Editors – smokers outside the hospital doors
05 Tococtronic – kapitulation
04 Robyn – with every heartbeat
03 Shout Out Louds – tonight i have to leave it
02 Justice – d.a.n.c.e.
01 Rihanna – umbrella