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[fiercebunny]

Finished disc 1 of The Tudors and am unimpressed so far. It's much duller than I expected. I usually enjoy looking at Jonathan Rhys Myers being a pouty sociopath, but it feels kind of done here. I could watch him be a pouty sociopath in just about anything else he's done. (Although I do like his Henry VIII better than Ray Winstone's recent Henry because psychotic bastard or not, he must have had at least a few charming moments as he was a fairly popular king at the beginning of his reign.) Anne Boleyn is boring so far and they haven't shown any of her backstory yet, which means she's not going to have much motivation for what she does in the future. The only thing that I like so far is Jeremy Northam as Sir Thomas More. Sam Neill as Cardinal Wolsey is also slightly interesting, if only because his character is such a jerk that I am looking forward to karma eventually biting him in the ass.

Disc 2 came today and if it doesn't get better, then I might give up on it. Not yet sure if I'm sufficiently recovered from the "Doomsday" episode to start season 3 of Doctor Who.

And because it always amuses me, Eddie Izzard's history of Church of England.

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[mythosidhe.livejournal.com]

I haven't been able to work up enough enthusiasm to even attempt to watch The Tudors. The trailers and behind-the-scenes footage I've seen online were absolutely dreadful. And much as I love JRM, I've been disappointed with most of the films I've seen him in since 2002 (The Magnificent Ambersons was the last time I really enjoyed one of his performances). I guess I was spoiled by the likes of Velvet Goldmine and Ghormengast.

You should start the next series of Doctor Who! I'd be interested to hear your take on Donna and Martha.

Hehe, Eddie! I have to steal that DVD back from my ex...

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

I don't know why The Tudors bothers with the effort to be inaccurate when what actually happened is so much more interesting :/

If I can't get through the rest of the Tudors, Doctor Who will be next up :D

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Your icon is the greatest thing I have ever seen.

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks! It's from this year's Hello Kitty calender which has Kitty in historical costumes through the ages. My main reason for buying it was to scan it for icons :D

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

OMG FOR REAL?!

[caerbannog.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! Here are the others I scanned.

And also Veronica Lake Kitty


Um, sadly this is the most exciting part of this year so far for me.