Fannish-flavored thoughts
1. I think of Michael Sheen as the Prime Minister, because, you know, he played the Prime Minister twice on the big screen. (Tony Blair both times.) But actually, Michael Sheen is the guy who prances about in white plastic pants (Tron: Travesty) or in black plastic pants (Vampire v. Werewolf: The California Circuit of Appeals), as I dearly hope no Prime Minister has done in his life. Yes, I also saw that clip of him reading Twilight fanfic out loud.
2. The Avengers. Who died? I've actually seen some of the animated series, but I still don't know whom they are avenging. I mean, if this is not an exercise in what would happen if Tony Corleone could fly and turn into an ant, then somebody needs to look into a rename token, yesno?
3. I was all set to like Downton Abbey a great deal, right up till I met the head of household, who niggled in the back of my head as someone (inappropriately, for the character as shown) frightening for hours and hours till I gave in and looked him up. He was, of course, Mallinger Grandcourt in the Beeb Daniel Deronda 4-5 years ago, and as subtly menacing as you might hope for from a hissable villain. Too many Beeb costume shows and I always end up like that, I think: like an extended matching game, and crazy associations all over the place.
3A. I do wish Maggie Smith got to play more ass-kickers and fewer clueless hangers-on, though. I mean, I am sure Prof. McGonagall is all that and a bag of chips, but I swear she's the same character in Downton Abbey and Gosford Park. I like her face, and would like it even more if I were allowed to like it, so to speak.
4. The fall season of new TV shows seems... rather... thin. I hadn't heard of any of them, really, when a copy of Entertainment Weekly fell into my lap and when I'd finished reading it I still felt like I hadn't heard of any of them, except the vehicle for Sarah Michelle Gellar, which seems emimently cancellable. And it's not like there was a writers' strike this time to excuse it. Is there anything worthy of note coming up?
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2. The Avengers. Who died? I've actually seen some of the animated series, but I still don't know whom they are avenging. I mean, if this is not an exercise in what would happen if Tony Corleone could fly and turn into an ant, then somebody needs to look into a rename token, yesno?
3. I was all set to like Downton Abbey a great deal, right up till I met the head of household, who niggled in the back of my head as someone (inappropriately, for the character as shown) frightening for hours and hours till I gave in and looked him up. He was, of course, Mallinger Grandcourt in the Beeb Daniel Deronda 4-5 years ago, and as subtly menacing as you might hope for from a hissable villain. Too many Beeb costume shows and I always end up like that, I think: like an extended matching game, and crazy associations all over the place.
3A. I do wish Maggie Smith got to play more ass-kickers and fewer clueless hangers-on, though. I mean, I am sure Prof. McGonagall is all that and a bag of chips, but I swear she's the same character in Downton Abbey and Gosford Park. I like her face, and would like it even more if I were allowed to like it, so to speak.
4. The fall season of new TV shows seems... rather... thin. I hadn't heard of any of them, really, when a copy of Entertainment Weekly fell into my lap and when I'd finished reading it I still felt like I hadn't heard of any of them, except the vehicle for Sarah Michelle Gellar, which seems emimently cancellable. And it's not like there was a writers' strike this time to excuse it. Is there anything worthy of note coming up?
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