News and TV

Autumn TV. Yes. Really, everyone is entitled to my opinion, so here it is.

'Reaper', caring parents have sold their son's soul to the devil before conception. On his 18th birthday, the devil does what the devil does, (and if TV is in any way accurate, the Mafia, do too) and collects his due.
Amusing. There's a chunky full-on side-kick who is excellent. This one could shape up well.

'Gossip Girl' could disappear in my opinion, it seemed very lightweight and un-engaging. But.... it will probably stay, it's full of beautiful people.

'Race to Mars' however, did engage and was full of ordinary-looking people, not in their twenties and from an international community. Nicely done.

In 'Journeyman', we have to put up with yet another British actor, Rome's Kevin McKidd, doing an American accent. Somehow, it just seems wrong. I'm sure the accent itself is sound as a pound (;) ) maybe it's just seeing McKidd wearing present-day clothes and not being gritty.

The new series of 'Bones' is off to a good start. I get the feeling the ante will be upped on the sexual tension between Bones and Booth. And Hodges has better hair, which is a definite plus.

Better hair also in the second series of the superb 'How I met your mother'. Alyson Hannigan has darkened up and Jason Segel as Marshal seems to have lost weight and grown his hair a bit - which looks better. Dougie Howser as Barney still steals the show,

'Corner Gas' has never disappointed and this series looks set to be no exception.
We have the first eps of the new series of 'House' and 'Boston Legal' still to watch.

I can't really keep up with the international news either. Fortunately, on Monday, we had a short lesson about Burma from one of our writing group who had been there at a previous time of turmoil, but I still can't get my head around the whole thing.

Mad, bad, Jihad Amadjinehad, or whatever his name is, what is he like? A complete nutjob, but he keeps popping up on TV making ridiculous claims, will no-one rid us of this turbulent traffic-warden?

You don't need more than the knowledge of what HIV stands for to know that the virus can't last long outside of the human body. Therefore the lunacy of the Catholic Archbishop of Mozambique who is claiming that European condom manufacturers are out to get Africans by putting HIV in condoms, is simply laughable. Frankly, they don't need any help, many African countries are doing a pretty slap-up job of self-destruction.

I am using hyphens. Yep, they are endangered. It seems that even the Shorter OED has dropped it in about 16,000 words. So while one bastion of conservatism, the Anglican church, affects the lives of real people, and turns backwards into the darkness, upholder of standards, the OED caves to the ignorant.

Bleeding typical.