Too tired, can't spell check...
Busy day. Spent a fair chunk of time travelling to and from Edinburgh and in between I was chasing around two ever-so-slightly-hyperactive small children. Still, when my little cousin asks me for help on Jak and Daxter because I'm "the best gamer I know", it makes the whole thing worth it.
Other than Edinburgh, I've spent much of he day watching TV. It's weird. We left for Edinburgh at around 9 o'clock, got back at half past 4. By the time I'd got everything settled in and had something to eat and drink, checked my webcomics and done my usual computer rigmarole, it was almost time for tea. Then, by the time that was over, Top Gear had started and then it was two episodes of Heroes after that. I've spent more time watching TV than I normally do.
And it's TV that I want to talk about tonight. First, the aforementioned Top Gear special. I'm a big Top Gear fan, as is most of the rest of my family, and while I don't get some of the car stuff, at least not as much as my car-nut brother, I find it both informative and entertaining, a rare combination.
Today's episode featured one of the races of the "car vs. some other vehicle" style that they tend to do once a season. Clarkson and May, in a specialised Toyota Hilux pickup, raced against Hammond and a specialist on a dog sled to the magnetic north pole. It was very odd to watch as the normally light-hearted team, who made jokes even when Hammond had been in the fastest car crash ever while filming, started to feel the pressure of racing to such an important goal and of trying to dwell in such an incredibly harsh environment.
If you didn't catch it, I suggest you try to find a repeat somewhere.
As the frequent visitor to the TV Tropes Wiki and reader of geek culture webcomics that I am, I've been reading about references to Heroes for months. I've glanced at a few things but tried to avoid reading too many theories and facts so that I wouldn't have it wrecked for me when it finally came out over here.
As luck would have it, the show was picked up by the BBC meaning that a) I can watch it in my room and b) there are no adverts. After seeing just the first two episodes, it's fairly safe to say that I'm hooked. I've seen it noted that, in the whole "loads of people in a mystery"/Lost clone genre, there is often the problem that viewers will get bored if you reveal too little but will lose interest if plot points are resolved and that Heroes seems to have acquired just the right balance. I'd have to say I agree.
Anyway, more on that as I see more episodes. I think it really exemplifies why I like Doctor Who: as long as I watch each episode, I can freely browse the internet without having everything spoiled by someone who saw it months ago. It doesn't always work out like that though; I think we got the end of SG-1 before the States did due to a mid-season hiatus or something.
Like I said, busy day, lack of time, etc., so that's all I can be bothered typing. I'm going to bed.
Other than Edinburgh, I've spent much of he day watching TV. It's weird. We left for Edinburgh at around 9 o'clock, got back at half past 4. By the time I'd got everything settled in and had something to eat and drink, checked my webcomics and done my usual computer rigmarole, it was almost time for tea. Then, by the time that was over, Top Gear had started and then it was two episodes of Heroes after that. I've spent more time watching TV than I normally do.
And it's TV that I want to talk about tonight. First, the aforementioned Top Gear special. I'm a big Top Gear fan, as is most of the rest of my family, and while I don't get some of the car stuff, at least not as much as my car-nut brother, I find it both informative and entertaining, a rare combination.
Today's episode featured one of the races of the "car vs. some other vehicle" style that they tend to do once a season. Clarkson and May, in a specialised Toyota Hilux pickup, raced against Hammond and a specialist on a dog sled to the magnetic north pole. It was very odd to watch as the normally light-hearted team, who made jokes even when Hammond had been in the fastest car crash ever while filming, started to feel the pressure of racing to such an important goal and of trying to dwell in such an incredibly harsh environment.
If you didn't catch it, I suggest you try to find a repeat somewhere.
As the frequent visitor to the TV Tropes Wiki and reader of geek culture webcomics that I am, I've been reading about references to Heroes for months. I've glanced at a few things but tried to avoid reading too many theories and facts so that I wouldn't have it wrecked for me when it finally came out over here.
As luck would have it, the show was picked up by the BBC meaning that a) I can watch it in my room and b) there are no adverts. After seeing just the first two episodes, it's fairly safe to say that I'm hooked. I've seen it noted that, in the whole "loads of people in a mystery"/Lost clone genre, there is often the problem that viewers will get bored if you reveal too little but will lose interest if plot points are resolved and that Heroes seems to have acquired just the right balance. I'd have to say I agree.
Anyway, more on that as I see more episodes. I think it really exemplifies why I like Doctor Who: as long as I watch each episode, I can freely browse the internet without having everything spoiled by someone who saw it months ago. It doesn't always work out like that though; I think we got the end of SG-1 before the States did due to a mid-season hiatus or something.
Like I said, busy day, lack of time, etc., so that's all I can be bothered typing. I'm going to bed.
posted by Alasdair Corbett at
11:41 PM
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