"Cosmic. Monumental. Doom."
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lonelybritThis weekend I returned to the lair of the patriarch of the LB clan. I love my family. They're completely nuts and the day one of them writes their life story it'll sell instantly to Heat, but I do love them. I'm missing the turtles who have returned to the parents, I keep expecting to hear their little claws scratching on the glass *sniffle* I also read and watched a few things.
Book rec: Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale. Like an exhibition, there are notes explaining (unseen) paintings introducing chapters with the stories around these pieces. It reveals the lovely story of a family. No obvious storyline other than the aftershocks and reflections caused when the mother dies. There's gen, het, slash, love, death, general life. Some of it is revealed obviously in the chapters themselves, other parts implied in the actual notes of the paintings or just in a throwaway comment in another chapter with someone else's POV. All of it made more poignant when the author reveals who he wrote the tale for. Highly recommended.
Films: I cried last night over Pierrepoint. I have no idea how much was genuine fact, and I suspect the emotional crux of the protagonist's storyline was fictionalised, but it was beautifully acted nevertheless and the buggers got me *sniffle*
TV:-
x. Gladiators. It was the final. A highlight included an exasperated John Anderson telling a gladiator to just 'DO YOUR JOB!'
I can't complain about who won. How can you not want the Lucky Pants to pull through :) And with the women, I did wind up rooting a little more for Anna simply because she's been so lovely throughout the series, always being dead chuffed to just get through to the next round and never expecting to get that far. Normally it's the one with the killer competitive streak who makes it, so it's nice to see that just having a go can come out on top sometimes too.
I was relieved that Spartan managed to come back, sort-of, after the disaster of his last time on Duel. Though he and Atlas seem to be competing for who can be the most sickeningly nice and 'gracious' to the competitors. It is possible to be too nice. Who'd have thought it. That said, I am shallow, and even if it does make me feel like a filthy cradle snatcher, seeing Spartan crash into a pool of water does leave me with a smile.
But that is nothing compared to the trailer for next week. Hunter vs. Spartan on Duel. *geekgasm* I am fully expecting Spartan to be utterly trounced, but I'm hoping it will at least take more than a few seconds. Equally I'm expecting him to be the last up the Travellator, but as I said, I'm shallow. The thought of getting to see him attempt to survive the the Eliminator in general is a cheering one :)
In addition to all that. Wolf vs. Oblivion *hands* The clash of the egos. How brilliant could this be?
My adoration for Battleaxe continues. And Panther is awesome. This cannot be denied. *nods*
x. Maestro. If you're not watching this on the Beeb, it's well worth joining in. UK celebrities are taught how to conduct, the prize being the chance to conduct Prom in the Park on the Last Night of the Proms. What's nice is that the deciding vote isn't with the audience, it's with the orchestra. Goldie and Sue Perkins are obvious leaders at this point, but Alex James (used to be part of Blur) does have this kicked-puppy appeal in that he's obviously trying so hard and you can almost hear the orchestra going 'Awww, bless' as he attempts to come to grips with 'cosmic monumental doom' AKA Verdi.
Book rec: Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale. Like an exhibition, there are notes explaining (unseen) paintings introducing chapters with the stories around these pieces. It reveals the lovely story of a family. No obvious storyline other than the aftershocks and reflections caused when the mother dies. There's gen, het, slash, love, death, general life. Some of it is revealed obviously in the chapters themselves, other parts implied in the actual notes of the paintings or just in a throwaway comment in another chapter with someone else's POV. All of it made more poignant when the author reveals who he wrote the tale for. Highly recommended.
Films: I cried last night over Pierrepoint. I have no idea how much was genuine fact, and I suspect the emotional crux of the protagonist's storyline was fictionalised, but it was beautifully acted nevertheless and the buggers got me *sniffle*
TV:-
x. Gladiators. It was the final. A highlight included an exasperated John Anderson telling a gladiator to just 'DO YOUR JOB!'
I can't complain about who won. How can you not want the Lucky Pants to pull through :) And with the women, I did wind up rooting a little more for Anna simply because she's been so lovely throughout the series, always being dead chuffed to just get through to the next round and never expecting to get that far. Normally it's the one with the killer competitive streak who makes it, so it's nice to see that just having a go can come out on top sometimes too.
I was relieved that Spartan managed to come back, sort-of, after the disaster of his last time on Duel. Though he and Atlas seem to be competing for who can be the most sickeningly nice and 'gracious' to the competitors. It is possible to be too nice. Who'd have thought it. That said, I am shallow, and even if it does make me feel like a filthy cradle snatcher, seeing Spartan crash into a pool of water does leave me with a smile.
But that is nothing compared to the trailer for next week. Hunter vs. Spartan on Duel. *geekgasm* I am fully expecting Spartan to be utterly trounced, but I'm hoping it will at least take more than a few seconds. Equally I'm expecting him to be the last up the Travellator, but as I said, I'm shallow. The thought of getting to see him attempt to survive the the Eliminator in general is a cheering one :)
In addition to all that. Wolf vs. Oblivion *hands* The clash of the egos. How brilliant could this be?
My adoration for Battleaxe continues. And Panther is awesome. This cannot be denied. *nods*
x. Maestro. If you're not watching this on the Beeb, it's well worth joining in. UK celebrities are taught how to conduct, the prize being the chance to conduct Prom in the Park on the Last Night of the Proms. What's nice is that the deciding vote isn't with the audience, it's with the orchestra. Goldie and Sue Perkins are obvious leaders at this point, but Alex James (used to be part of Blur) does have this kicked-puppy appeal in that he's obviously trying so hard and you can almost hear the orchestra going 'Awww, bless' as he attempts to come to grips with 'cosmic monumental doom' AKA Verdi.
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Date: 2008-08-27 09:03 pm (UTC)Plus, we have Spartan doing the Eliminator. Yes, I'm shallow. *grin*
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Date: 2008-08-27 09:33 pm (UTC)YES! I am not alone! =) Next week's looks insanely fun, it does look like the new generation get flattened by the originals, but no matter, it may be hard to believe but I'm not just watching this for the sport *ahem*