I started to watch Torchwood: Children of Earth last night.

Um, when did this show actually get weighty, toothy, and actually watchable? I admit to making it a sport of mocking Torchwood due to the fact that I think John Barrowman's acting on the show generally veers between wooden and campy (and sometimes both) and because I think Ianto has about ( Read more... )

So I was having horrible flu-like symptoms (aching joints, inability to keep down food, headaches, nausea, sore throat) most of the week, and given that the swine flu merrily making its way around the world and given my normally paranoid tendencies when it comes to disease, I was of course in the grip of nightmarish scenarios that all ended with me ( Read more... )