“Like a scene out of Black Mirror, I noticed there were a few other adults watching The Boss Baby on their tiny screens” Maybe it has to do with being 30,000 feet in the air and having less oxygen flow to our brains, but The Boss Baby isn’t just funnier while flying, it’s also one of the more enjoyable movie watching experiences you can have.

When I’m trying to sell it to unconvinced co-workers, I always use flying as the perfect excuse to watch it. I’ve spent the majority of the year defending The Boss Baby, a movie that I unapologetically adore. In other words, other people were watching The Boss Baby (and probably enjoying it) too. Although it was just one airline who supplied viewership data, shaming all of its passengers with their playback results, it affirmed my position that The Boss Baby is a good-hearted, easy-to-digest movie that doesn’t deserve the scorn it’s received. The Boss Baby, a movie about a diabolical baby who tries to fit in with his new family, striking up a problematic relationship with his brother, was in the top spot. Qantas, an Australian airline, published a blog post last week detailing the most-watched movies and TV shows passengers picked while flying. Not everyone is a fan of Alec Baldwin’s animated comedy, The Boss Baby, but then again, not everyone has watched The Boss Baby while flying. The series will end with Polygon’s Best of TV and Best of Movies pieces. Each will examine why the author believes that moment to be one of 2017’s most extraordinary.

These personal essays will examine the best, most important and weirdest moments that occurred in television, film, streaming and YouTube/Twitch in 2017.

Polygon is kicking off its best of entertainment series, which will run through the end of December and beginning of January, coming to a close just before the 2017 Golden Globes.

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