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From: Sara on 6 Jan 2010 12:13 In article <1jbt5v0.88stx12nyytzN%real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid>, real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > > > > But /why/? If you have a friend, don't let them watch that recent > > > travesty of JW's classic tale. > > > > He's a big boy, I'll let him make his own mistakes! > > The certainty that you were going to respond in a fashion similar to > that doesn't mean it's not worth saying that this new Day of the > Triffids adaptation is a travesty of the book and I think you ought at > least to tell this unsuspecting friend that much. > > Watch if you like, but remember that this particular adaptation tells a > lesser story when measured against the one that John Wyndham wrote - and > it's not just a minor gripe. > > The problem is that the Beeb's adaptor has stolen everything but the > point of Wyndham's original thought-provoking warning so he could > generate another low-grade sci-fi special effects adventure flick with > cardboard cut-out characters on the back of a work of genius - tell your > friend that that's the opinion of someone who's loved the real thing > almost all his life (I first read it when I was under 10, I know that > much). I wont be watching it and I have warned him! -- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband
From: Sara on 6 Jan 2010 12:14 In article <slrnhk64tt.f5.jim(a)wotan.magrathea.local>, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-01-05, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > >> > > >> > > I much prefer 'Excalibur', if only for Nicol Williamson's brilliantly > >> > > odd > >> > > portrayal of Merlin. > >> > > >> > I am incapable of watching any other person playing Merlin, because > >> > Nicol Williamson nailed it so perfectly. That's it! > >> > >> Exactly. No white bearded grandfather figure here, Nicol played someone > >> who was extraordinarily otherworldly. > > > > I think Bill Bailey could do a similarly disconcerting Merlin. > > I'd pay real money to see that. > > Jim Oooo yes, me too. And that's speaking as another 'NW as Merlin' fan. -- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband
From: Rowland McDonnell on 6 Jan 2010 12:35 Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > > Sara <saramerriman(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > > > > > > But /why/? If you have a friend, don't let them watch that recent > > > > travesty of JW's classic tale. > > > > > > He's a big boy, I'll let him make his own mistakes! > > > > The certainty that you were going to respond in a fashion similar to > > that doesn't mean it's not worth saying that this new Day of the > > Triffids adaptation is a travesty of the book and I think you ought at > > least to tell this unsuspecting friend that much. > > > > Watch if you like, but remember that this particular adaptation tells a > > lesser story when measured against the one that John Wyndham wrote - and > > it's not just a minor gripe. > > > > The problem is that the Beeb's adaptor has stolen everything but the > > point of Wyndham's original thought-provoking warning so he could > > generate another low-grade sci-fi special effects adventure flick with > > cardboard cut-out characters on the back of a work of genius - tell your > > friend that that's the opinion of someone who's loved the real thing > > almost all his life (I first read it when I was under 10, I know that > > much). > > I wont be watching it and I have warned him! <grin> Good girl! Rowland. (running away even faster) P.S. "-- Sara Cuddler of rats, cats and husband" Humour alert: Any particular husband, or is it just whichever's most convenient? I am reminded of a thingy in a book, pointing out the the situation on the cruise ship with husbands looking for girls and girls looking for husbands is not quite as symmetrical as it might seem at first thought. Was it Asimov? <shrug> Too many books I've read; too many books I've not read. P.P.S. Thank you Sara, for writing a sensible reply and being normal and sensible. If anyone's interested: it helps. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Pd on 6 Jan 2010 13:09 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > No dear, that was you, last week. Old age is playing havoc with your > > > memory again. And yes, you've told me about your exploits in the Crimea > > > and Rorke's Drift. > > > > > > > Fousands of 'em, there were! Fousands! > > Pick a Dickensian accent for the Crimea, and one from Kipling for > Rourke's Drift. Funny thing is I grew up thinking it was Rourke's Drift as well, but the guy's name was Rorke, and the name of the town that's there now is Rorke's Drift. I should've taken a photo of the town sign, because I thought at the time "oh, I thought it was Rourke". Maybe it's all Michael Caine's fault. -- Pd
From: Pd on 6 Jan 2010 17:03
Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Cuddler of rats, cats and husband" > Humour alert: > Any particular husband, or is it just whichever's most convenient? Ooh, good point Rowland. To Sara: I'm a husband! Cuddle me! I guess the blatantly singular "husband" does rather imply a particular husband, but as any good Newcastle lad knows, "don't you ever let a chance go by". (And while I'm there, am I the only one who knows the reference?) -- Pd |