In which I talk a lot about London

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Gah. I am forever lagging on my TV project.

I'm still in the middle of Lost and Six Feet Under, but those are taking forever with the whole DVDs-by-mail thing, and I had some downtime at work, so I started rewatching season 2 of SeaQuest DSV. (I rewatched season 1 a while ago.) Oh, the cheesy sci-fi! I love it, and I'd giggle about it more, but it's only interesting to maybe one other person besides me.

I also started watching Coupling (the original British one). I made it through the first series, but I am not impressed. I expected better from Steven Moffat after Doctor Who and Sherlock. Although... I thought the second episode of Sherlock was kinda dull. I was almost sorry I made my mother watch it. (She'd have preferred Desperate Housewives.) Her reaction: "I don't like him [Sherlock]. I like the show. I like London. But he's kind of a jerk."

When I mentioned that I've been watching it partly to catch a glimpse of the building where I lived in London (this is also the reason I watched The Bank Job), my mother replied, "Was it near Scotland Yard?" And I said, "Um. No. It was near Baker Street. Where Sherlock Holmes lives..." Now, I can understand her not knowing a fictional character's address, but I kind of figured she'd noticed the NINE FOOT STATUE of Sherlock Holmes across the street from my building, lol.

While my mom was here, we also watched An Education. My therapist had prescribed comedy, which... this was not, lol, but it was pretty good. Carey Mulligan (Sally Sparrow from one of the best episodes of Doctor Who) plays a naive high school girl who abandons her dream of going to Oxford when she falls for David, a much older man who frees her from her boring life and introduces her to the cultural world she longs to experience, but she ends up in over her head.

It took me a pathetically long time to realize that David's best friend is played by Dominic Cooper, whom I actually met when I was in London but had no idea who he was at the time. I went to see The History Boys with a group of friends, and most of us were Americans, but the one British girl had a crush on Dominic Cooper and wanted to get his autograph, so we stayed afterward and stalked met some of the cast. Speaking of which, did I ever tell you about the time I discovered Matt Smith was in The History Boys at one point, and I totally freaked out that there was a chance I'd met him before I knew who he was? LOL, I practically tore through my scrapbook looking for that signed playbill. As it turns out, I missed the future Eleventh Doctor by about a year, but I did meet Dominic Cooper, James Corden (whom I did recognize in Gavin & Stacey and Doctor Who), and Andrew Knott. They were all very nice and willing to chat and sign autographs, despite most of us not knowing who they were, lol, and we all thought it was absolutely adorable that they carpooled to and from the show. :)

Let's see. I also finished Lost season 2 (FINALLY) but I think that will probably need a post of its own.

Comments

[goldenusagi]

I really liked the movie An Education.

I watched Coupling because it was avaible for viewing on Netflix, but I don't remember any of it now, so that shows how much of an impression it made on me, LOL.

Have you watched last week's Dexter?

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Oooh, I did watch Dexter! OMG I *heart* him and Lumen together so much! They are hilarious. When he's criticizing her for not knowing who she shot and then letting him get away - and then when she's arguing with the not-dead guy and he's all "You! In the corner!" HEEEEE!!

[goldenusagi]

That episode was so, so good. I could just quote their entire conversation! They are hilarious. It's murderer banter!

[pocochina.livejournal.com]

London is my favorite place in the world. I love this post.

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OMG I want to live in London FOREVER. (Unfortunately, this is incompatible with my desire to influence the American political system.)

Is it weird that I love this icon because I used to have a bench (I liked to think of it as "my" bench) in exactly that spot with that view of Parliament and the bridge? And I remember - how apropos - when Bush was reelected, that Wednesday night I went and sat on my bench and CRIED.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

I made it through the first series, but I am not impressed.

I don't know you anymore. You're dead to me now.
;-)

Is that Westminster Bridge in your icon?

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Haha, it's only six episodes. I can try series two and see if it gets better. :)

And yes, indeed it is.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

It's one of the very few TV programmes I actually liked and watched regularly, so I get protective of it. But I realise tastes differ. :-)

I thought I recognised the Palace of Westminster, but the odd shades on the balustrade threw me. Even thought I've walked across the bridge numerous times...

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Heh, it does look a bit odd. Maybe because it's reflected upside down? (Apparently the bridge is very wet...)