Yes, I have a list of things to do, but this pre-empts it all.
For I just saw the ‘Global Frequency’ pilot…
Author: HORansome
Things to do…
One, write my thoughts on ‘Doctor Who…’
Two, write some notes on ‘Lost…’
Three, finish writing ‘You Must Be…’
Four, make some notes about writing pedagogical comedies…
Five, recover from cold.
Rinse and repeat.
More of that new Doctor Who magic…
So, how good is the new ‘Doctor Who’ you ask me?
Good.
Damn good… Extraordinarily good…
No, actually, it’s bloody good.
Sithy Vengeance
I’m not going review ‘Revenge of the Sith;’ it’s heart is in the right place but the script and direction leave much to be desired. Of the six Star Wars films I am going to place it fifth.
Pity, really.
Forthcoming Zombies
Well, the news is in and the news is good; ‘Final Call,’ one of those two zombie stories I mentioned a while back, has been accepted for publication in issue one of Revenant.
The story owes just a little to ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and the entire Romero opus, but it stands on its own in its special little way.
Plus, you can never have too many stories about the ill effects of drinking now, can you?
I’ll take that as a ‘No.’
More on the Guide Film
A few more things, mostly to do with MJ Simpson’s review of the film. It’s ten thousand words in length, so be warned.
Simpson is probably the world’s expert in all things Adams, and his review is not just condemning but powerfully so. I agree with a lot of it, yet…
I don’t hate the film; I merely find it extremely aggravating. It must have its moments because the audience I saw it with, including some close and respected friends, enjoyed it. The problem for me is that the version of the ‘…the Guide…’ I saw didn’t do the source material justice. That doesn’t make it bad, just vaguely worthless (depending on your aesthetic principles). MJ Simpson’s review does go overboard, often emoting where, perhaps, a little restraint could have been beneficial. Still, I appreciate his position. The film really is the weakest of all the versions of the story made thus far.
But I do like the song with the dolphins, even if it needed to be louder and brassier.