We also watched The Adventures of Tintin, aka "The Secret of the Unicorn". This was just plain good. Good adaptation, faithful to the spirit and tone of its source material, lots of visual comedy that took advantage of the medium, good voice acting (Daniel Craig! Simon Pegg & Nick Frost as Thomson and Thompson!), and exactly the kind of plot that ( Read more... )

Right. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. If you have not read the book, watched the miniseries, or watched the recent film, you will want to skip this entry. In it, I discuss my reactions to the recent film.

( Spoilers for something that's definitely spoil-able... )

One of the perks of being married to somebody working for a high-def content streaming company is that I get to watch a lot of streaming stuff in high-definition mega-pixel vision on the very large television he suddenly became interested in owning. I do have to endure beta software, the occasional bug, and the ever-present husband stopping ( Read more... )

I am slogging on my summer_of_giles story. I hope to have a complete first draft by July 1, in which case disaster could happen and I'd still have something to post. Even if I'll curse myself for all eternity for posting first draft quality prose, sigh. Ask me what kind of faces I make when I re-read last summer's story. So the plan is complete a draft by then, ( Read more... )

In the last few days Mr P and I have watched almost the entire first season of Warehouse 13. This is a Skiffy Channel series that is a bit X-Files-y and a bit steampunky, which is a combination I like. We've watched all but the season finale, and we'll probably hit that tonight.

( No spoilers at all, but cutting the reviewlet anyway... )

I'm mixed on the latest Dollhouse, the mythical episode #6 that's supposed to not suck, unlike the previous 5. Which, I will confirm for you, did indeed suck. Particularly s01e05, which featured groanworthy writing right up with Whedon masterpieces like "Teacher's Pet" and "Go Fish". Number 6 sort of didn't suck. But it also sort of made me think ( Read more... )