I was inappropriately excited to see those pictures of Lincoln and Charlie
@Wookielifeday: The book is A+ and I highly recommend it.
Richard Attenborough would be okay, but I think the fundamental problem with adapting it for the screen is that Smiley isn't supposed to be a noticeable character--he'd be a really bad spy if he was. So the problem with casting a known actor is that no matter how good he is, the audience's first thought is "Oh! It's Alec Guiness/Gary Oldman!"
Richard Attenborough would be okay, but I think the fundamental problem with adapting it for the screen is that Smiley isn't supposed to be a noticeable character--he'd be a really bad spy if he was. So the problem with casting a known actor is that no matter how good he is, the audience's first thought is "Oh! It's Alec Guiness/Gary Oldman!"
@Wookielifeday: You must not have heard my rage-filled screams about the casting of Gary Oldman as Smiley.
(I will admit that I think that a remake was desperately needed because while I love Alec Guiness, he was no Smiley. So I'm hoping that they don't eff this one up too much. If anything, Colin Firth will make an excellently slimy Haydon)
(I will admit that I think that a remake was desperately needed because while I love Alec Guiness, he was no Smiley. So I'm hoping that they don't eff this one up too much. If anything, Colin Firth will make an excellently slimy Haydon)
Could Hardy's facial hair be for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? I think it's currently filming, although I'm not sure if that look is appropriately mid-1970s.
This is so Clone High that I'm not sure if I'm upset that they stole the idea or sad that it never went through.
(Riot!)
(Riot!)
Ooh, guilt-free reasons to tickle my nephews now!
I was just never able to get into the Narnia books. I wanted to and I read all seven when I was in 4th/5th grade, but they always left a bad taste in my mouth. It doesn't help that all I remember of the last one is that Susan goes to hell for boys and makeup (and yes, I've read all the essays about how it doesn't have to do with her being a woman, just that symbolically someone needed to be left out of Narnia, but you have to admit that Lewis had some weird ideas about women).
What I think will be interesting to see if kids now get into them. My sister loved the books when she was younger, so I'll have to see what my nephews think we she passes the books on to them to read.
What I think will be interesting to see if kids now get into them. My sister loved the books when she was younger, so I'll have to see what my nephews think we she passes the books on to them to read.
Aww, I remember seeing the Night Nurse series on Lilek's website.
@Dr Emilio Lizardo: That is obviously why everyone should bring their yacht to the game.
@MrGOH: That, and "Jacksonville" made such a huge point about how she has to be scared for the cortexiphan to really kick in, and she was definitely scared when she crossed over this time.
@sandie75: I was thinking that, but I think they'll be even better once we have more context in the episode.
@sephycloneno15: But it's what the majority of the country wants to watch. You may not like it, but they're not going to alienate 70% of their viewing audience to please 30%. I hate American Idol and have never watched it. But it's what's popular, and it's what they're going to promote.
I'll preface this by saying that I love Fringe and it's my favorite show on television, but I don't understand why so many people are angry at Fox for wanting to air shows that get high ratings. That is what they are in the business of doing. As much as I strongly dislike it, the decision to move Fringe to Fridays makes perfect sense (unlike decisions made by, say, NBC which not only make people angry but are also totally irrational from a business perspective). And it's not as though they are doing this midway through Fringe's first season. I think it says a lot about Fox's commitment to the show that it got renewed twice whereas NBC or CBS would never have even greenlit the pilot.
@StuckInCinci: The disk I got from netflix was scratched, so it was almost literally tedious.
Oooh, does this mean we get to see what our universe's Lincoln is like in 3.8? And will they somehow recruit him to be a part of the Fringe team? Please?
@thermopyle: I was never horribly angry at BSG when it was all over, but I was really, really tired, and it's why I never picked Caprica up.
Hilariously, back when we were all obsessed with Harry Potter in middle school when the books first came out, a girl that I disliked claimed that the Prydain Chronicles were a rip-off of Harry Potter, despite having been written decades before.
I also still have big love for Charmed Life, although its darker qualities are much freakier to me now than when I was 12.
I also still have big love for Charmed Life, although its darker qualities are much freakier to me now than when I was 12.
@Simon DelMonte: You skipped Dr. Horrible and yet you can paraphrase the Bad Horse theme? That is dedication.
@Theresa Augustauskas: Nah, she mostly does that with Spike. The real surprise of this cover is that she and Angel aren't crying.
@Dexomega: It's all very Single White Female, but with more alternate universes.
(And yes, you definitely should)
(And yes, you definitely should)
