Highlights
I had an excellent weekend, but I'm going to wibble about TV instead in a list that spiralled out of a reply:
I have now seen all four parts of Lost in Austen. As I expected, the fourth part was the best (tho' still not enough screentime for Mother Of The Empty Child) but I did think they'd at least attempt to answer the unasked mad/coma/back-in-time question. Still twice as long as it needed to be, but Hugh Bonneville rescued it.
Coming up? In addition to continuing series links for Glamorised Monologue Of A Whore, Camelot: Merlin The Early Years*, and (to revert to actual names) No Heroics, Jon Stewart, Colbert, Atlantis etc... here are the shows that I would colour yellow, orange or green**:
BBC Parliament, sometime today: Terry Pratchett speaks of his battle with Alzheimer's to Tory conference (at a guess, in the 14:30-16:15 NHS or 16:30-17:30 aging population sessions).
BBC1/CBBC today: One ex-companion, a bunch of kids... The alien super-computer with a ridiculous boot sequence makes that Sarah-Jane o'clock. Yay! This time I'll watch eps as they air (although probably fortnightly) rather than neglect them for years.
BBC2/BBC3/BBC HD, Wednesday: Heroes. Y'all know that.
Sky1, Sunday: Fringe. Basically X-Files from the Alias/Lost guys, which should mean that the first season at least will be amazing before it gets stuck up it's own arse.
R4 Thursday 11pm: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul. Actually I've not got round to listening to the first series yet, despite having the expanded CD version in my office.
Sometime After It Is Filmed On 9th October, So Presumably Saturdays from 11th, ITV1: Harry Hill's TV Burp. A bit hit and miss but I adore this show.
BBC1 Monday 13th 1.45pm: Doctors. Sylvester McCoy plays an actor who once played a time traveller on children's television in a show called The Amazing Lollipop Man. This has to be seen.
Also imminent, to be highlighted in "green for worth a peek but don't get your hopes up":
Britannia High, ITV1's High School Musical rip-off. The makers say it's not like HSM, because BH is set at some sort of performing arts academy and so it's apparently perfectly natural that everyone bursts into three plot-propelling songs each episode, which are then available on iTunes and Bebo. Songs by Gary Barlow, which sadly is the reason I'm interested.
If there's anything I'm missing do let me know.
* Advance warning: if Guinevere opens a coffee shop I will unleash the Rex Uther pun.
** Anyone who gets the reference gets dinner.
I have now seen all four parts of Lost in Austen. As I expected, the fourth part was the best (tho' still not enough screentime for Mother Of The Empty Child) but I did think they'd at least attempt to answer the unasked mad/coma/back-in-time question. Still twice as long as it needed to be, but Hugh Bonneville rescued it.
Coming up? In addition to continuing series links for Glamorised Monologue Of A Whore, Camelot: Merlin The Early Years*, and (to revert to actual names) No Heroics, Jon Stewart, Colbert, Atlantis etc... here are the shows that I would colour yellow, orange or green**:
BBC Parliament, sometime today: Terry Pratchett speaks of his battle with Alzheimer's to Tory conference (at a guess, in the 14:30-16:15 NHS or 16:30-17:30 aging population sessions).
BBC1/CBBC today: One ex-companion, a bunch of kids... The alien super-computer with a ridiculous boot sequence makes that Sarah-Jane o'clock. Yay! This time I'll watch eps as they air (although probably fortnightly) rather than neglect them for years.
BBC2/BBC3/BBC HD, Wednesday: Heroes. Y'all know that.
Sky1, Sunday: Fringe. Basically X-Files from the Alias/Lost guys, which should mean that the first season at least will be amazing before it gets stuck up it's own arse.
R4 Thursday 11pm: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul. Actually I've not got round to listening to the first series yet, despite having the expanded CD version in my office.
Sometime After It Is Filmed On 9th October, So Presumably Saturdays from 11th, ITV1: Harry Hill's TV Burp. A bit hit and miss but I adore this show.
BBC1 Monday 13th 1.45pm: Doctors. Sylvester McCoy plays an actor who once played a time traveller on children's television in a show called The Amazing Lollipop Man. This has to be seen.
Also imminent, to be highlighted in "green for worth a peek but don't get your hopes up":
Britannia High, ITV1's High School Musical rip-off. The makers say it's not like HSM, because BH is set at some sort of performing arts academy and so it's apparently perfectly natural that everyone bursts into three plot-propelling songs each episode, which are then available on iTunes and Bebo. Songs by Gary Barlow, which sadly is the reason I'm interested.
If there's anything I'm missing do let me know.
* Advance warning: if Guinevere opens a coffee shop I will unleash the Rex Uther pun.
** Anyone who gets the reference gets dinner.