Your main fandom of the year?

Despite expectations (i.e. that Dr Who would be amazing), I think I've ended up fangirling Downton Abbey and antiques shows the most.

Your favorite film watched this year?Well, favourite new film: Taken. Favourite rewatched film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. (Have gone a whole year without seeing Star Wars ( Read more... )

Since everyone is doing this meme...


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Comment to this entry and I'll give you a letter. List ten things that you love that begin with that letter and then post that list on your journal." Meme taken from naath, who gave me GSo, things I love beginning with G? Things I like beginning with a G is hard enough really, but here goes ( Read more... )

I've been too busy to do the Spooks meme, so here's some serious catch-up!

10. Least favourite baddie?

You know the Al Qaeda top guy (third in command or something) in 7x04? Possibly him. I just find something especially repulsive about him - which probably means it's good acting!

11. Favourite male character?I love Lucas, and he's the reason I ( Read more... )

I'm answering for today and tomorrow, because tomorrow is going to be super-hectic (three hours of continuous DoS meetings at Homerton, then a long boring meeting with other Directors of Studies in the Faculty, then have to organise some furniture-related stuff, then matriculation dinner at Magdalene that I can't get out of).

Day 8: Worst exit

( Spoilers for seasons 6 and 7 )

Day 6: Favourite location

I didn't think I had one, but on a recent trip that took me over the Dartford Bridge I found myself lamenting the fact that you can't see the Thames Barrier from there, so maybe... It featured in 9x01, and was also the setting for the season 5 finale. If not the Thames Barrier, then I guess it has to be the Grid.

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Day 4: Favourite female characterHmm, let me see... No, this is easy :) Ros all the way ( Read more... )

I'm posting this now because I don't think I'll have much time tomorrow - lots of work to do.

Day 3: When did you start watching?I followed Richard Armitage from Robin Hood when he started in Spooks, so I first watched in October 2008, and then I followed on to season 8 in 2009. Then, not being averse to Rupert Penry Jones' charms, I decided to go ( Read more... )

Day 2: Favourite guest star?

Ooh, well... I like Tim McInerny as Mace, and I like Ben Daniels as an OTT Russian captalist in a season 4 episode, and I love John Castle (my Mum met him once!) as Ros's Dad in season 5, and... well, there are lots. I think maybe my favourite is the lad who plays the lad who becomes Lucas's sidekick for a while in ( Read more... )

OK, before I write about more exciting stuff, here's that meme...

For a snippet from the introduction of my PhD thesis, A Linguistic History of Cyprus:


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