Entertainment Weekly's classics

Entertainment Weekly recently published an exhaustive mega-list of the "new classics" of pop culture. The lists, which really aren't all that bad, enumerate the 100 greatest books, TV shows, films, albums, etc. of the last 25 years.

To me, "classic" works of art are 1) of extraordinary quality and 2) of significant cultural/social/political impact. Classics are game-changers -- media events that helped define an era. Psycho, for example, is a classic not just because it's exceptionally made, but because it influenced the horror genre for decades and sits as a rich historical median between the classical and post-classical eras of Hollywood cinema.

So, with that, here are what I consider the new classics of the last 25 years. These aren't my absolute faves; they're a compromise between personal taste and cultural impact.

TV Shows:
1) The Daily Show
2) The Office (UK)
3) The Simpsons
4) Freaks and Geeks
5) Seinfeld

Books:
1) The Satanic Versus by Salman Rushdie (1988)
2) Watchmen Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons (1987)
3) Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1985)
4) The Corrections Jonathan Franzen (2001)
5) White Noise by Don Delillo (1985)

Albums:
1) Daydream Nation (1988) by Sonic Youth
2) OK Computer by (1997) Radiohead
3) Funeral by (2004) Arcade Fire
4) Slanted & Enchanted (1992) by Pavement
5) Grace (1994) by Jeff Buckley

Films:
1) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
2) Mulholland Dr. (2001)
3) Se7en (1995)
4) Toy Story 2 (1999)
5) Pulp Fiction (1994)