The spoils of my 23rd birthday.
Deadwood: Season One and Robin Hood: Series Three
Amazing HBO series with the best cast and writing that has ever existed in television history (more on that in my next entry), and the final season of one of my most ultimate slightly guilty pleasures. It may not have been the most solid season of telly in the world (THANKS A LOT KATE) especially when compared to the blindingly good second series, but it was worth it for some great episodes and a wonderful ending.
Alias: Season One and Damages: The Complete Seasons One & Two
Girl power! Jennifer Garner in a variety of wigs running down corridors and beating people up and a legal action-thriller that's supposed to be Very Good.
Sons of Anarchy: Season One and The West Wing: Season One
One of my absolute favourite television discoveries of last year alongside a show that I've meant to watch for bloody ages. Apparently it's set in the White House, but I can't be too sure of that.
Medium: Season One, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle: Series One and Torchwood: Children of Earth.
I love a good supernatural drama and I also love the endearingly quirky Patricia Arquette, so I don't know why it's taken me so long to get around to Medium. Next to it is genius comedian Stewart Lee's wonderful BBC2 series from last year (I can't wait for series two) and the surprisingly brilliant Children of Earth, which finally justified the previously-benighted existence of Torchwood.
Glee, Season 1, Volume 1: Road to Sectionals and Glee Soundtrack: Volume 1
Glee! Glee is amazing, you already know this, I don't need to gush. So amazing is Glee that I imported the R1 DVD set rather than wait for the UK release. I'm so cool. Also, I'm aware that this picture would be much more impressive with the second soundtrack, but I don't have it yet. I'M SORRY OK.
Hellblazer: Pandemonium and Shade the Changing Man, Volume 1: The American Scream
The long-awaited Hellblazer original graphic novel by the first writer of the series, drawn by the amazing and preposterously-named Jock! Then Shade the Changing Man, one of the many amazing titles that came out in the late 80s/early 90s golden age of adult comics spearheaded by DC's Vertigo label. It's way past time it got a proper release.
Doctor Who: All-Consuming Fire by Andy Lane, Doctor Who: Sky Pirates! by Dave Stone and Doctor Who: Heart of TARDIS by Dave Stone
Just plugging a few of those gaps in my New Adventures collection. I don't know why it's taken me so long to buy All-Consuming Fire - I mean, it's got the Doctor teaming up with Holmes and Watson and it's written by the fab Andy Lane who's doing the forthcoming Young Sherlock Holmes book series! Also, I've sort of fallen a bit in love with Dave Stone's writing (well, apart from The Slow Empire) after reading his short story in the Benny anthology The Dead Men Diaries and felt I needed to get his mad-sounding Second Doctor/Fourth Doctor crossover thing. I hear it's got the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria staying in an S&M hotel, so it's a must-own.
Ship of Fools by Dave Stone, Down by Lawrence Miles and The Sword of Forever by Jim Mortimore
Benny! I love Benny and I recently realised how little of her solo New Adventures books I owned, so I'm starting to rectify that. You can't really go wrong with a Mad Larry book or Jim Mortimore, whose work is suicidally depressing yet amazingly imaginative.
Mistborn Book One: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson, Through A Glass, Darkly by Bill Hussey and No Dominion by Charlie Huston
I wanted Mistborn because of the pretty cover and it sounds interesting. The Hussey book had favourable Clive Barker comparisons and the Joe Pitt is series is brilliantly gritty and cool vampire stuff, probably the only urban fantasy/horror series I really like at the moment.
Bernice Summerfield: Season Three
Yes, The Mirror Effect is missing (Big Finish are sending it separately due to stock availability blah de bloo) so you'll just have to use your imaginations.
Bernice Summerfield: Just War and Doctor Who: The Magic Mousetrap
Moar Big Finish! Just War is absolutely incredible, possibly one of the best things Big Finish has ever done and everyone should listen to it. The Magic Mousetrap is one of the more recent BF's that I've felt a desperate need to buy, that's how good it is. Big Finish seem to be gradually regaining their previous quality I reckon.
Tori Amos - To Venus and Back, Curve - Cuckoo, Lush - Split and Shakespears Sister - Songs From the Red Room
Musical goodness! Tori Amos's last properly brilliant album, two wonderful early 90s dance-rock/shoegaze CDs and the return of the coolest ex-girl band singer ever (aside from Siobhan Donaghy - which is a bit weird considering they're both called Siobhan).
Also, this is my 500th post! What better way to celebrate than with material goods and a Keeley Hawes icon!