It's not that easy to come up with Das Kapital in the back of the cab, Glen

[calapine]

I made a list; I like lists:

• Plato's Stepchildren is making me ALMOST CRY. Yeah, TOS's Plato's Stepchildren - no running away till you've heard me out! Channel One, formally Virgin One, is doing a promo for their TOS reruns and they've taken Uhura's speech to Kirk when she's forced to kiss him and OMG, Nichols' delivery is so good which oddly,

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[brewsternorth]

That vid was *brilliant*.

And yes, I'm very sad that TTOI never really got the showing it could have had in the US - other than a brief indie run of "In the Loop" in cinemas and on HBO - because it *is* a slice of sweary, cynical, gold. And that's just Peter Capaldi. Will have to read meddow's post, even though I know something about the show through following its fandom's main LJ comm.

[calapine]

I am a bit appalled at myself for never having seen it before. I'm in the right country! It's political comedy! With Peter Capaldi! HOW CAN I NOT HAVE WATCHED THIS? Ahem.

I am trying v hard to save In The Loop for a bit. At least they are making more tToI.

[taraljc]

I have seen series, but not film. I should fix that. OMG CAPALDI. Just... I will never look at Local Hero the same way again.

[calapine]

I have been trying to accept that Frobisher and Malcolm Tucker are played by the same actor. IT'S NOT WORKING V WELL.

[taraljc]

Peter Capaldi I knew could be convincingly evil, thanks to the Angel Islington. but rewatching LH after jekyll was so odd, because Wedge was not A Nice Man in Jekyll, you know? So I had to suspend extra disbelief.