@charlie_victor_bravo: Yeah, that's fair. I look forward to the celebratory nature of most categories followed-up with the knives-out approach of the top 10.
This year felt too long, too crowded, and too ugly. It was easily the worst GOTY deliberation the site has done (though all prior years were amazing).
I'm kinda hoping next year keeps up with a top ten and fun categories, but maybe is more aware of time, folks' patience (staff and listener), and maybe limits the number of voices in the room. I think that last part is just a necessary evil as there were too many cooks in the kitchen this year and the entire production suffered and just felt...off.
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