Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘Other Peoples Stuff’ Category
By Permission of Heaven – The Story of the Great Fire of London
Thursday, February 1st, 2007Just finished reading Adrian Tinniswood’s history of the great fire of London, By Permission of Heaven published by Pimlico. Came across it in a discount book shop but I’d have been happy to have paid full price. It’s starts with a fascinating day by day account of the fire itself and then moves onto the […]
Apocalypto
Sunday, January 21st, 2007Just in from seeing Apocalypto which was a lot better than I’d expected. I was afraid it was going to turn out to be a bit of a The Thin Red Line. Sorry if you liked The Thin Red Line for me it was just pretentious and far too pretty. I was really worried Apocalypto […]
Finally West Wing Season 7
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007Finally got to see the 7th and final season of the West Wing. Although I thought the final episode itself lacked something I have to say that the season itself was well worth watching.
Buying Mackenzie's Baby Now in Print
Friday, December 22nd, 2006Kim‘s book Buying Mackenzie’s Baby is now available in tree based media so I no longer have an excuse not to buy it. She tells me the best place to buy it is from My Book Store and More but it will also available on Amazon.
The State Within and the X-Files: Random Chance or is it a Conspiracy?
Thursday, December 7th, 2006Just watched the sixth and final part of the excellent The State Within. One little detail struck me it may have been pure chance or a little nod from someone on the crew to conspiracy thrillers that have gone before. The hotel room that played a part in it was number 1013. Any X-file fan […]
Imagine
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006Well all the usual suspects turned up on tonights Imagine. Look bloggers. One of them blogs about – GASP – sex! Look YouTube. Look Wikipedia. Look some bands from MySpace. The record companies didn’t make them! Yet not one mention of old fashioned pictures or words what are we 10ish years into the "revolution" (their […]
Casino Royale
Friday, December 1st, 2006Went to see Casino Royale earlier in the week with a few friends. Really enjoyed it. If they have the courage to stick with the conviction of making Bond films that have moved on from the 70s they may well have found the way to save the series from sliding back into being action farces. […]
Inevitable TV Post
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006In no particular order: Torchwood Episode 3: Really enjoyed The State Within: Twisty. Interesting. Polished. Really enjoyed Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Wasn’t certain last week. Seems to have found its feet again with new, well, everything
Not the Usual TV Cooking Show
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006Heston Blumenthal: In Search of Perfection isn’t as polished as a Delia or an Oliver. Not as in-yer-face charismatic as a Ramsay or as passionate as a Stein. He sometimes appeared awkward presenting his recipes. This though is a new kind of cooking show. Torchwood joked about CSI Cardiff and the speed of a flying […]
Inevitable Torchwood Post
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Robin Hood men in Gap had me worried. I was concerned the creativity, box ticking types had taken over BBC’s new fun drama output. However I liked Torchwood. Epidsode Two may well mean it never gets a mainstream audience in some countries and it isn’t exactly a new idea although the little piles of ash […]