So, I read a thing that said Tom Burke was going to be in an episode of the second series of Utopia. Which I'd never heard of, but it sounded intriguing, and the whole first series was on 4OD, so I thought I'd have a quick look at the first episode and see what it was like.

That was at eight o' clock this evening. It's now two AM, I've just watched the entire series, drunk an entire bottle of wine, and completely failed to eat any dinner.

It's HORRIBLE. And amazing. Why have I never heard of it before? And when's the second series? Argh.

Has anybody else watched Giles Coren and Alexander Armstrong's 12 Drinks of Christmas thing? It's basically a posher Oz n James/Hugh and they're adorable, and my thoughts are that someone needs to write them drunkenly shagging immediately.

( screencaps )

"I think it's bedtime now."
"Goodnight Giley."
"Night night Xander."
"Happy Christmas."

Oh, hang on, they appear to be writing it themselves.

Something I'm quite bad at is writing reaction posts before reading what the rest of the internet has to say about something. But in this case, I think I'm about two years behind, so this shouldn't be a problem.

Anyway, yes. So I've just watched Dead Set.

It was something I remember at the time wondering whether to watch, because yay, zombies - but also I was vaguely concerned that I wouldn't 'get it' because I'd never watched an episode of Big Brother in my life. And this was way before Charlie Brooker had entered my sphere of consciousness, so once I'd (a) twigged he'd written it and (b) come across a copy in HMV whilst pissed and therefore prepared to pay over the odds for having it in my hands right now...well.

( I have to say )

*pokes interwebs*

Somehow I thought there'd be more Red Dwarf reaction posts given all the fuss. People seem to hate it. Ho hum.

I liked it, for what it's worth. Actually, I loved it. I wasn't sure if it was going to be any good, but it made me laugh, out loud, all the way through. It was suitably silly, and genuinely funny, and had the original music - and I can't remember the last time I saw uninterrupted end credits on a programme.

Plus, it was followed by my two favourite episodes. Huzzah!

Tonight's TV dilemma - do I watch Harry & Paul with its "island populated entirely by Jeremy Clarksons", or American Inventor on freeview, which is the US version of Dragons' Den, and has Peter on it. And features an "instant nakedness device".

...I've pretty much answered my own question there, haven't I.

Oops, don't appear to have updated for days. This is largely due to being insanely busy at work (too busy to access interwebs, this is Not Good) but also due to very little of note actually happening. Not that that normally stops me, admittedly.

Big *hugs* to everybody not feeling well at the moment, esp. sacred_sarcasm and thinkpink20.

Recent email received from The Manager: "Is this the arrangement that we had arranged?" Got to hand it to him, he's got a certain turn of phrase...

He was out of the office yesterday, with the Head of our Dept, and the Director of our, er, Directorate, and when I saw him this morning, he said "we were discussing you yesterday." Eek. Apparently there is suggestion afoot to prod me in the direction of official Assistant Project Manager-hood. Which will mean courses and suchlike. Double eek. (This would presumably also require learning to drive, as said courses, by which I presume he means Prince training, are never held anywhere I could easily get to on public transport. Argh.)

So, Bonekickers. Anyone watchin' it? I confess I'm enjoying it a lot more than I expected to, largely because the archaeological dubiousness pales into insignificance next to the sheer size of the plot holes. It's very good shouting-at-the-telly entertainment.

Also, I may be developing something of a crush on Gregory Parton.

my Dukes of Hazzard dvds have arrived! Yes!

also, have my favourite picture so far this week:



(From this website)

TV meme gacked from beckstar2

( In which the answers are almost entirely Top Gear or Firefly )

Have just seen an episode of Blade - the series. It's got - vampires, big guns, explosions, fighting, and lady vampires that smooch each other and act mainly through the medium of heaving breasts. While beating the shit out of people. I think I like it...(also, already I am rooting for the bad guys LOL).