With so much content available on TV and in the movie universe, it can be hard to pick your favorites.
But Twitter is forcing you to.
The hashtags #7FavTVShows and #7FavFilms are trending on Twitter, and everyone is scrambling to narrow down their list of favorites.
Along with the average Twitter user, critics, celebrities, and shows themselves are joining in the craze.
Here are some of the noteworthy names tweeting about their favorite TV shows and movies:
First, Essence magazine perfectly summarized what it's like to narrow down the list:
Us Trying to Decide Our Top #7FavTVShows. pic.twitter.com/b5vwd1Pc0T
— ESSENCE (@Essence) August 16, 2016Matt Brennan, who has written for Slate, IndieWire, Deadspin, and more, ran an analysis and came up with a collective list of favorite films based on more than 100,000 tweets.
We did it, folks. We sent 100,000+ tweets and came up with a collective #7favfilms list worthy of an IMDb commenter: pic.twitter.com/EEyGlSRbbU
— Matt Brennan (@thefilmgoer) August 16, 2016Chris Hayner, a Zap2It staff editor, created a list but doesn't seem sure it's definitive.
#7favfilms
Jaws
The Shining
Good Morning, Vietnam
Beauty and the Beast
Dick Tracy
Cool Hand Luke
Back to the Future
Probably?
— Chris E. Hayner (@ChrisHayner) August 16, 2016Daniel Fienberg, a TV critic for The Hollywood Reporter, had to redo his list of favorite films but then still wasn't satisifed.
Actual #7favfilms
Babe
The Apartment
Godfather II
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
JFK
Jaws
Hoop Dreams
[Nah. This is BS. Disregard.]
— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) August 16, 2016Jamelle Bouie, the chief political correspondent for Slate, had some unique choices.
The Lives of Others
Yojimbo
North by Northwest
Three Days of the Condor
The Taking of Pelham 123
Die Hard
Roadhouse#7favfilms
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) August 15, 2016The revival of "Cats" had fun with the hashtag, tweeting shows that prominently feature felines.
#7FavFilms: The Aristocats, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Catwoman, Garfield, Hocus Pocus, Milo & Otis, Oliver & Company 😻 pic.twitter.com/QCk6b3luOC
— CATS on Broadway (@CatsBroadway) August 15, 2016Rob Lowe had a pretty good collection.
#fav7films Goodfellas, Network, The Natural, Caddyshack, The Godfather, Apocalype Now, Jaws.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) August 15, 2016As did Amy Schumer.
#fav7films Jesus's son. Shortcuts. Royal tenenbaums. Best in show. City of God. Personal Velocity. The big Lebowski.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 16, 2016Alyssa Milano went a little more classic.
Close Encounters. Searching For Bobby Fisher. The Graduate. West Side Story. Fame. Amelie. Life Is Beautiful. #fav7films
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) August 16, 2016But Mindy Kaling brought back the mixing of genres.
Sense & Sensibility/This Is It/Lone Star/Adaptation/Terminator 2/Bridget Jones Diary/No Country For Old Men #Fave7Films
— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) August 16, 2016Mike Birbiglia's choices also range.
#fav7films
Singin' in the Rain
Squid and the Whale
Broadcast News
Hannah and Her Sisters
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Goodfellas
Sideways
— Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) August 16, 2016Josh Rad, star of "How I Met Your Mother," offered some less obvious choices.
Broadcast News
Tootsie
The Apartment
Before Sunset
The Lives of Others
Joe vs. The Volcano
Yi Yi #fav7films
— Josh Radnor (@JoshRadnor) August 16, 2016While another Josh — Josh Gad — stayed on brand with some very funny and nerdy picks.
#fav7films
Goonies
Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Wizard of Oz
Empire Strikes Back
Ghostbusters (Original)
Godfather 1&2 (Tie)
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 15, 2016Jay Baruchel's picks are quite different than the Seth Rogen comedies he's often seen in.
Heat
Tyrannosaur
Battle Royale
Cape Fear (1991)
Irreversible
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Deer Hunter#fav7films
— Jay Baruchel (@BaruchelNDG) August 15, 2016Adam McKay, director of "The Big Short" who is mostly known as the penman for Will Ferrel movies, gave his insight as well.
#fav7films
(I can't resist)
24 hr Party People
The Man Who Would Be King
Diner
Sound of Music
Office Space
Kung Fu Hustle
La Dolce Vita
— Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) August 16, 2016But then, being the funnymen they are, Taran Killam and Ike Barinholtz couldn't resist offering sarcastic answers.
#Fav7Films The Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious, FF Tokyo Drift, Fast and Furious, Fast 5, Fast & Furious 6, Rashomon
— Taran Killam (@TaranKillam) August 15, 2016#fav7films
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Goes to Africa
Slam Dunk Ernest
Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Saves Xmas
Magnolia
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) August 15, 2016More critics got into tweeting about their favorite TV shows.
Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker cheated and named eight, admitting the task was difficult.
Buffy, Slings & Arrows, Sopranos, Enlightened, 30 Rock, The Wire, SATC, Transparent #7favtvshows#okthats8#couldeasilyname7others
— emily nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) August 16, 2016Debra Birnbaum, the executive editor of TV at Variety, is clearly a fan of dramas.
#7FavTVShows
Mad Men
The Wire
Friday Night Lights
M*A*S*H
The Sopranos
Breaking Bad
Seinfeld
— Debra Birnbaum (@debrabirnbaum) August 16, 2016Alan Sepinwall of Hitfix made a joke of the hashtag and tweeted notoriously bad shows that had a short lifespan.
#7FavTVShows
Work It!
Pink Lady and Jeff
Super Train
Homeboys From Outer Space
My Big Fat Greek Life
Celebrity Mole
Berlin Alexanderplatz
— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) August 16, 2016Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times went a little retro with her list.
Felicity
Party of Five
Punky Brewster
Full House
Friday Night Lights
Freaks and Geeks
The Bachelor(ette)#7FavTVShows
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) August 16, 2016The people at Nerdist came together to form a collective list that is true to their name.
The Nerdist editors' #7FavTVShows:
Doctor Who
Twin Peaks
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cheers
The Simpsons
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
— Nerdist (@nerdist) August 16, 2016Meanwhile, "Big Brother" and "The Talk" host Julie Chen name-dropped her own shows and revealed she's quite the fan of Showtime's programming.
#7FavTVShows📺@CBSBigBrother#BB18@TheTalkCBS@SHO_Homeland@GameOfThrones@SHO_TheAffair@SHO_RayDonovan@60Minutes
— Julie Chen (@JulieChen) August 16, 2016Cameron Esposito often discusses LGBT topics in her standup comedy and included the theme in her tweet, using couple names for well-known lesbian pairings on TV.
#7FavTVShows
Brittana
Naomily
Clexa
Vauseman
Sharmen
Snoop from The Wire
Butchsito😜
— Cameron Esposito (@cameronesposito) August 16, 2016"Orphan Black" often has a fun Twitter presence and kept its brand strong with its response to the hashtag.
#7FavTVShows#OrphanBlack
Orphan is the New Black
Black Orphan
That one with the clones
The Tatiana Maslany variety hour
How 2 get an emm
— Orphan Black (@OrphanBlack) August 16, 2016The "Doctor Who" universe is vast and has many spinoffs, so the account had an easier time coming up with its list.
#7FavTVShows: #DoctorWho
Class
Torchwood
Sarah Jane Adventures
Doctor Who Confidential
Totally Doctor Who
K-9 and Company
— Doctor Who BBCA (@DoctorWho_BBCA) August 16, 2016Other shows, like Netflix's upcoming "Haters Back Off" based on Colleen Ballinger's Miranda Sings character, had a more blunt message.
#7FavTVShows:
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Haters Back Off
Okay?
— Haters Back Off (@hatersbackoff) August 16, 2016
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