2008 Woodie Awards
2004: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Jenn Dolinsky
Issue date: 12/14/04 Section: Entertainment
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As 2004 comes to a close, here is a montage of memorable moments that made the year great. There were huge television debuts, monstrous movie openings, big celebrity breakups and marriages, television shows we thought we'd never see the end of, and celebrities who sadly passed away this year.
Earlier this year, faithful fans said good-bye to the most honest show about sex in television history. It has pushed the limits, allowed women to realize that all you need are good friends and set fashion trends that everyone admired. On Feb. 22, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon left fans with a fabulous finale and left us wanting more, as the show always did. "Friends" and "Frasier" also took their final bows. "Friends" left fans crying as each of the six left their keys in the empty apartment that viewers spent years in with them. "Frasier" left fans with a cliffhanger ending as he pursued the love of his life.
However, 2004 also brought a swarm of new shows to fill those lonely television nights. Reality fanatics fell for "The Apprentice," which has been dubbed the ultimate job interview, with Donald Trump. Then there were a bunch of new shows that drew in millions of viewers, including "Desperate Housewives," the hot new Sunday night hit, "Lost," "CSI:NY," "Boston Legal," "Medical Investigation," "Joey," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Jack and Bobby," and "Veronica Mars."
Moviegoers flocked to sequels this year as the highly anticipated "Shrek 2" brought in millions at the box office in May; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was a huge hit at the beginning of the summer; "Spiderman 2" hit theatres in June; and on a smaller scale Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews reprised their royalty roles in "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" at the end of the summer. Movie fans also recently enjoyed "Bridget Jones 2: The Edge of Reason," "Ocean's Twelve," "Blade Trinity," and "The Bourne Supremacy." At the end of this season, Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller reprise their roles in "Meet the Fockers."
Earlier this year, faithful fans said good-bye to the most honest show about sex in television history. It has pushed the limits, allowed women to realize that all you need are good friends and set fashion trends that everyone admired. On Feb. 22, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon left fans with a fabulous finale and left us wanting more, as the show always did. "Friends" and "Frasier" also took their final bows. "Friends" left fans crying as each of the six left their keys in the empty apartment that viewers spent years in with them. "Frasier" left fans with a cliffhanger ending as he pursued the love of his life.
However, 2004 also brought a swarm of new shows to fill those lonely television nights. Reality fanatics fell for "The Apprentice," which has been dubbed the ultimate job interview, with Donald Trump. Then there were a bunch of new shows that drew in millions of viewers, including "Desperate Housewives," the hot new Sunday night hit, "Lost," "CSI:NY," "Boston Legal," "Medical Investigation," "Joey," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Jack and Bobby," and "Veronica Mars."
Moviegoers flocked to sequels this year as the highly anticipated "Shrek 2" brought in millions at the box office in May; "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was a huge hit at the beginning of the summer; "Spiderman 2" hit theatres in June; and on a smaller scale Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews reprised their royalty roles in "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" at the end of the summer. Movie fans also recently enjoyed "Bridget Jones 2: The Edge of Reason," "Ocean's Twelve," "Blade Trinity," and "The Bourne Supremacy." At the end of this season, Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller reprise their roles in "Meet the Fockers."
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