Too Many Ideas - Archive for 2008

I think the Radio Times had it right when it points out that Bonekickers includes the word Bonkers. Although as anagrams of the title go Obscene Kirk has something to be said for it. While it has something of Time Team about it and a touch of A Very Peculiar Practice too you can tell […]

Sugary Pulp Research Goodness

Monday, July 14th, 2008

I love it when research material falls into my lap. I came across a book about the espionage and shady goings on in Shanghai in the 1920s-40s era for the massive sum of £1.99 in my local remaindered book shop on Saturday. Handy since some of NitS is set there around then and involves shady […]

Film Meme

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Via Very True Thing. Below is the Entertainment Weekly’s list of 100 Classic Movies of the past 25 years. Bold the ones I’ve seen, italic the ones I plan to. Pulp Fiction (1994) The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03) Titanic (1997) Blue Velvet (1986) Toy Story (1995) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Hannah and Her […]

Doctor Who: Journey's End

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

Not a bad episode but not I expect going to go on my all time favourites list. Too many yeah and so what moments towards the end. Still they didn’t push the great big reset everyone on Earth’s memory button this time.

Review – Wanted

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Short spoiler free review: only go and see this if you can live with an action picture entirely lacking a heart or soul which justifies its existance by lashing itself to a far too cool barrel before throwing itself into a river above a waterfall. Which isn’t a good thing TM. So I went to […]

Trying to Lose My Muse

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I’ve been asked to write an article. That shouldn’t be a problem I’ve done it before and written far longer ones in a few evenings. Except I keep getting ideas for stories. I even know where my stalled alternate history, action, highwaymen novel ought to be going finally. All I need is a box I […]

Read the Small Print

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I had a little shopping trip today to pick up a few bits and pieces including a floor lamp with three little spot lamps. After a little self assembly following the instructions I plugged it in. Everything looked great till I started adjusting where the lamps pointed – the lights started dimming every time I […]

Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

And just in case the banner isn’t big enought – tonights post may include spoilers about Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth if you have yet to see it. On a basic level I enjoyed it. It had good elements: lots of returning characters, a dramatic plot, several dramatic cliffhangers, a couple or three interesting guest […]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Finally got to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I’m not going to over analyse the plot because its the same basic follow the MacGuffin of the previous three films. Its fun, its action packed and I got to play the game of trying to spot where they used Vue and […]

I hope Superlambbanana's Don't Fly

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

I’d planned to go for an early wander round Liverpool city centre today to take photos of as many of the Superlambbanana as I could before their hoards of screaming fans descend on them. It will have to wait for next weekend as I chickened out with the storm force winds…