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Happy New Year! 2009 is here, and we hope you all had a safe and exciting celebration of the New Year last night. On this special episode, phpBB Weekly closes out the year 2008 with a look back at some of our favorite moments from the forty-six episodes we recorded this past year. From the silly stuff to the serious discussions, from the announcements to the events (that somehow David was always the one to travel to, but perhaps that will change in 2009…), this episode is a great look back on the good times we’ve had in 2008 on this show, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

The following clips are featured in this Best Of episode (the time in parentheses indicates the timestamp in this episode where the clip begins):

• Episode #050: Interview with Patrick O’Keefe of phpBBHacks.com (1:20)
• Episode #054: Quack and Assassinate (10:32)
• Episode #059: phpBB2 End of Life Announcement (16:25)
• Episode #056: vBulletin Weekly (26:30)
• Episode #057: Initial Announcement about Londonvasion (30:33)
• Episode #072: phpBB Weekly Asks Questions LIVE at Londonvasion (link to video, which we actually used for this clip) (41:07)
• Episode #073: Londonvasion Wrap-Up: Overview of Team Meetings (52:36)
• Episode #080: President Bertie Contest Introduction (1:01:52)
• SCOFF News Episode 1: Coverage of Bertie Mons Presidential Debate (1:07:16)
• Episode #084: Bertie Mons Presidential Inauguration (1:09:29)
• Episode #066: David LIVE at Joomla!Day Vancouver (1:17:42)
• Episode #076: Live from the MOD Authors Convention (1:31:35)
• Episode #090: SCOFF News Episode 4/Snow on the Brain (1:39:41)
• Wrap-Up (1:46:08)
• Episode #073: Scandals Surrounding a Pile of Berties (1:46:54)

There were some other episodes that we would have liked to include in this episode, but in an effort to keep this show within a reasonable amount of time, they had to be cut out. Nevertheless, we encourage you to check out these “runner-up” episodes:

• Episode #055: Interview with Style Author Scott Stubblefield
• Episode #061: Interview with Patrick O’Keefe on his new book
• Episode #064: Interview with Jeff (JKThinking) of the phpBBireland Podcast
• Episode #067: David’s More-Complete Recap of Joomla!Day Vancouver
• Episode #079: David and Cullen (Brainy) on over-moderating, CAPTCHAs, and phpBB 3.2 “Ascraeus” features
• Episode #082: Bertie Mons Presidential Debate
• Episode #088: Interview with Dave Rathbun on phpBB2Refugees.com

Our 2009 season kicks off this Saturday, January 3rd with a full discussion on the now-official retirement of phpBB2; be sure to join us then. And check back here tomorrow afternoon to check out our new phpBB Weekly website. For now, enjoy the new year, and so long 2008!