Crushing on a guy named Edwin...

[dangermousie]

First off - I was reading Simon R. Green's Drood books on the flight and I am so in love with them. I am on the second one. I haven't crushed so hard on a series in a very long time

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[meganbmoore]

I have a ridiculous amount of love for the part where they take the family china hostage. The Drood books also feature what may be the only version of Jack the Ripper as anything but a monaster the good guys are hunting that I can tolerate.

Uhm...I always recommend people read the Deathstalker series (first series...second is good too, but not pertinent for this) before reading the second book, just so one scene with Giles and the matriarch can be properly appreciated, but I suppose it's a bit late for that. The Deathstalker men, indicdentally, are fabulous at overcoming what the average American would consider to be an Unfortunate name.

It's also fun to see Green be rather merciless to the James Bond character type.

I really need to get the third book, though it may be easier to just wait for the paperback at this point.

[meganbmoore]

My favorite part of the Drood books is when they take the family china hostage. These also have the questionable honor of featuring the only version of Jack the Ripper as anything but a monster to be hunted down and killed that I find at least tolerable. It helps that even he thinks he's only slightly more useful alive

[dangermousie]

I'll check if Deathstalker books are available on kindle (it's seriously a product designed just for me). I also got the first Hawk & Fisher book and will read it as soon as I finish The Spy who Haunted Me.

Re: Mr. Stab. Yes, I also loved what Green did with him - he never stopped being a monster who needed to be put down. An interesting character to read about in small dozes, but someone who needed to be killed (I especially loved the way the story with Penny demonstrated it - I was going to gag if she redeemed him.)

[meganbmoore]

The only problem with reading H&F now is not getting to participate in the decade+ old debate of whether or not Hawk and Fisher are Rupert and Julia. I got into SRG shortly after the book that answers the question came out, so all the fan stuff analyzing the question and "evidence" in very minute detail was still easy to find then.

[mishane]

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE CRAPPINESS THAT WILL ANGELS TEMPTATIONS.

Where are you watching Next Stop Happiness? On Vikii or are you downloading it? I want to watch, but I use vikii only as a last resort (a la Brilliant Legacy when I got hooked).

[dangermousie]

Viikii is the only place that has NSH subbed. Alas.

[timescout]

I haven't read the Drood books but I've got the 1st series of the Deathstalkers covered and the first two of the 2nd series. Plus few others sort of stand alone ones. His books are always fun to read. I love how his heroes/heroines are so totally flawed and yet rather awesome.

I've been meaning to take a look at NSH but gosh, I've got so many dramas on the go as per usual.

[dangermousie]

NSH is such delicious cheese.

I really really am glad I picked a Green book by accident - they are addictive.

[ambergold]

what with this, You're Beautiful, and East of Eden, I definitely won't have time for Angel's Temptation.

BUT. I can't watch it!!! on the 7th part of the first episode, viikii stopped loading for me, and I can't get it working since, any of the parts after that. All other viikii videos work - YB etc. - but I can't get NSH to work:(:( any ideas where to find it elsewhere?

[dangermousie]

Does mysoju have it? Because the only place it's with subs is viikii. Do you have their new plug-in installed (the one which solved youtube traffic problems).

No idea why it's not working.

[ambergold]

mysoju has viikii also:( downloading the plugin now on the offchance that it will work.

[dangermousie]

Have you tried clearing your cookies and cache, just in case? There might have been an old problem.

Also, does ep 2 work for you?