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Tonight I am watching Hogfather. Boo-ya.
Colleen wrote: "Tonight I am watching Hogfather. Boo-ya."Where?
My mom bought me Hogfather on DVD a few years ago, but I haven't watched it. I want to read the book first. LOL
Becky wrote: "My mom bought me Hogfather on DVD a few years ago, but I haven't watched it. I want to read the book first. LOL"..and you'll do that as soon as you read the first 19 Discworld books?
Chris #PrayForClaire wrote: "Becky wrote: "My mom bought me Hogfather on DVD a few years ago, but I haven't watched it. I want to read the book first. LOL"..and you'll do that as soon as you read the first 19 Discworld books?"
Exactly.
MrsJoseph (taking back my data & giving GR the middle finger) wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Tonight I am watching Hogfather. Boo-ya."Where?"
I have it on DVD. (I thought it was on Netflix, but couldn't find it. Luckily we recorded it a few years back.)
I just started Sherlock. It's amazing.
Felina wrote: "I just started Sherlock. It's amazing."With Benedict Cumberbatch? He is pure awesome!!
Yes. It's great though I'm loving Martin Freeman too. He's cute. I don't find Cumberbatch attractive necessarily...I like the way he carries himself and of course his voice but Martin Freeman is more my type. A sweetheart.
And I have a big thing for British guys.
Cumberbatch just has... something about him. I love Sherlock. But I'm more of a Doctor Who fan. I'm also watching Merlin and Robin Hood on Netflix. I have a thing for British guys too. Obviously. Lol.
Same here... I also really like British TV in general. Huge Dr. Who fan..in fact all of us are.
Love Sherlock...and Cumberbatch, in general. Freeman does make an awesome Watson.
I cried at the end of Robin Hood.
I think I watched either just the first 2 seasons of Merlin, or some of the 3rd season as well...I'm not sure.
Let's not forget the British ladies.
Chris #RIPClaire wrote: "Let's not forget the British ladies."
/agree ;)
/agree ;)
Its funny. I've tried to get into Once Upon a Time and just can't. I should love it. Fantasy. Fairy Tales. Disney. But I just can't. I like a few characters. Rumple. Hook. Yeah... I'm an American who can only watch British shows. Thank you BBC. Lol.
Chris #RIPClaire wrote: "Let's not forget the British ladies."Definitely :)
I loved the first season of Once Upon a Time. I feel like it's gone downhill ever since but I will watch as long as Robert Carlyle and Lana Parilla are part of it. They're both incredible. The S3 winter finale seemed to promise a return to interesting things, as well.
I really liked the first season of OUAT, but gave up close to the end of the second.
The end of the second was definitely its lowest point. I had to grit my teeth and think of Robert Carlyle's wonderful scenery-chewing and pretty hair to get through all the (view spoiler) stuff.
I love the flashback episodes of OUaT but I don't care much for the present day stuff. I keep watching it - a season behind on Netflix - but there's something that keeps it from becoming a favorite. I do agree on Carlyle and Parilla though.
Watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special tonight (matt Smith's last episode). I think they've managed to explain how the series can go on even after the Doctor has had his 12 regenerations.
I'm still getting caught up with the Matt Smith episodes but I'm surprised by how much he's grown on me. I'll be sorry to see him go. I saw something funny online, that some "fans" think Smith was #3 and not #11. Made me laugh. ;)
Nienna wrote: "I saw something funny online, that some "fans" think Smith was #3 and not #11. Made me laugh. ;) "Yeah, my sister said the other night that she really only liked the "first Doctor". I'm like, "technically you mean the ninth."
I watched the special last night, too. We usually go to the movies on Xmas night, but there was nothing out we wanted to see aside from the Hobbit, and we already have New Year's Eve plan to see that with the fam.
I thought it was an ok episode, overall. Not great, and it felt a bit rushed - but I did have some feels when (view spoiler). A decent cap to Smith's tenure, but not as awesome as, say, the 50th.
I'll be curious to see what Capaldi brings to it. I know nothing about him as an actor, except he, apparently, curses a lot in his own role.
Colleen, I'm glad I wasn't the only one! After how great the 50th was, I expected a well written, touching send off. It was well acted, but the story was pretty weak. I wish Matt Smith could have had the send off he deserved! It wasn't bad, it just wasn't worthy of a finale. (Steps off soap box)
I haven't watched it in awhile but I have been keeping up with reading about it. I think Smith should've had his farewell when Amy and Rory did. The three of them (and River) have such a strong connection to each other that I think the emotional impact would've been greater.
Dr. Who is my nerd shame. I've only seen a few episodes. I took my mom to see The Hobbit yesterday. I'd already seen it last weekend with the boy but I love those movies. Tonight I'm going to see Ronin and some number with the boy. I'm so excited! Me loves watching Asian mythology movies...no matter how inaccurate they are.
I considered going to see the Ronin for our Xmas movie, but Jer wasn't interested. It was more out of lack of anything else than a real burning desire, though.
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And, it's ok - I'll forgive you for your nerd shame.This time...
Next time, though,
...nerd shame???? Be a proud NERD!!!!!I thought the episode felt a little rushed to...but then since it covered something like 600+ years that is a little understandable. Doctor Who does that a lot. I'd like to have seen more about the siege. They gave us shots of the Doctor walking through conflagrations, explosions, fragments of battles and action shots to condense the story. They have always done the same with The Time War. I wish a good writer (that's A GOOD WRITER) would do some books on the details of the Time War and the Siege.
She's not ashamed of being a nerd. She's ashamed that, as a nerd, she's only seen a few episodes of Doctor Who.At least that's how I read it.
And, speaking of Doctor Who, I got this Tardis skirt and a bead for my charm bracelet for Xmas:
*Totally not me in the pic
(The bead is, sadly, silver, though it was supposed to be blue - but I think I'm gonna try to paint it.)
Laurel wrote: "Colleen, I'm glad I wasn't the only one! After how great the 50th was, I expected a well written, touching send off. It was well acted, but the story was pretty weak. I wish Matt Smith could hav..."Ya know - Smith wasn't my favorite, but he did grow on me. I'm still a Tennant girl, though, and I cried like a baby for his regen and the whole farewell tour.
I know a lot of people who don't like his last episode, though. They found it to maudlin, I guess, and too cheesy, doing the whole "bring everyone back for the finale" thing.
But I think, really, it's more Moffat than Smith. I mean, Moffat has moments of brilliance, don't get me wrong, and he's written some awesome episodes... but I haven't liked the show as much under his reign.
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For one, I don't like the focus he puts on the companions. He's said in an interview that he purposely made it more about them, but I disagree with that direction. Even in this last episode I felt like Smith's parts were rushed, whereas the bits with Clara were more focused.
Then again, Moffat wrote Day of the Doctor, and I loved all the moments between the three in that one. (But I still thought the overall plot was kind of weak, tbh. It was their interactions which, for me, made that episode.)
And I was kind of blown away about the revelations of the cracks and the Silence, so...
I'm so ambivalent about Moffat.
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I sorta knew neither of your fears would happen from interviews with Moffat. I was more just curious how they would do it. They pretty much handled it how I thought it would be handled, though the specifics were different from what I thought might happen.
I'm glad they didn't do the Tennant style goodbye episode, it wouldn't have seemed right for Smith. Also, the switch to Doctor Fuckity-Bye Capaldi seemed hella quick.
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Yeah. I liked that it was quick, though, especially if you consider (view spoiler).Also, I thought the (view spoiler)
I did to. (view spoiler).I have high hopes for Capaldi. Smith was okay but he never really grew on me. I like Hurt. Thought he did a great job as "The War Doctor".
Hubby and I just finished watching The Christmas special... We are both dissatisfied. It felt clipped together, and as mentioned before, rushed.
Colleen wrote: "She's not ashamed of being a nerd. She's ashamed that, as a nerd, she's only seen a few episodes of Doctor Who.At least that's how I read it.
And, speaking of Doctor Who, I got this Tardis ski..."
That's cool!
47 Ronin...disappointing. Wait for redbox.
Glad we skipped it. w00t!
Yeah. The best part was snuggling the boy. Could have done that watching Futurama.
AMC is doing a marathon run of Breaking Bad this weekend. I'm recording the whole series, since I've been wanting to check it out and my internet is too slow to stream Netflix.They're following that up with a marathon run of The Walking Dead (hint hint).
OH MY GOD! Are they showing the final season of Breaking Bad? I've been waiting for Netflix to get it and they are going way to slow.
They are...I have recorded the last season and now I know what I'll be doing next weekend.
My daughter found me the entire run of Bab 5 for Christmas. I'll need to marathon it soon.
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The AppleTV, which I personally like and prefer, is a standalone device which has the major streaming aps like Netflix, etc . and it can mirror your Apple device screens.
We bought a Roku for my mom, but she didn't like the interface.