Another wasted Sunday?

[gurdymonkey]

Cold. Sniffly. Zoned out on the sofa a lot.

On the other hand, I was awake enough to enjoy "Rome" when it came on. God, I love this series.

Then I stumbled upon the second half of a Great Performances airing of "The Magic Flute." It's only my favorite opera of all time. I recognize absolutely none of the cast. Doesn't matter. It's in English instead of the German I grew up with on the scratchy LP with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as the Koenigen der Nacht. No big. The production is directed by Julie Taymor and it's all stylized costumes and abstract sets. And puppets! Friggin' awesome, I need to see the first hour now.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/gpatmet/magicflute.html

Must run back downstairs. Part II of "Jane Eyre" is on in a few. Ruth Wilson is a believable Jane, Toby Stevens is the right bastard that Rochester needs to be. Eilis and I were talking about it the other night. "Bed, crackers." "Fistfight," I added. Yeah, I'd wrassle him....
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/janeeyre/

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[vsct-caius.livejournal.com]

Rome.

Yeah! What a series! Any bets on Atia?

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

...and it has absolutely nothing to do with the effect of Kevin McKidd's voice on my lizard brain either....

My money's on Atia. I don't think she's done for just yet. The historical Atia didn't die until after Octavian became consul and the fighting hasn't quite started yet.

[vsct-caius.livejournal.com]

...and it has absolutely nothing to do with the effect of Kevin McKidd's voice on my lizard brain either....
Heh-heh...

Nor with the way Kerry Condon's gowns almost but not quite show what's there. Not that we didn't see her in all her glory in the first season, but I LIKE diphanous gowns...

My money's on Atia. I don't think she's done for just yet. The historical Atia didn't die until after Octavian became consul and the fighting hasn't quite started yet.
I was figuring it wouldn't be her time anyway because of the way they ended the episode. If they were gonna kill her, they'd have done it right then.

I fear for the cute cook, though, who'll probably end up either eating the leftovers and buying it, or will be blamed for it.

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

Laugh if you like. I discovered Our Wee Kevin can sing! He plays a rather dandyish member of the opera company in "Topsy Turvy", the Gilbert and Sullivan movie that came out a couple of years ago. Another cast member is Shirley Henderson, the young lady best known as Moaning Myrtle in the HP films.
Go here and click on Track 12 to hear what he sounds like. I think you'll be as surprised as I was.
http://www.amazon.com/Topsy-Turvy-Gilbert-Sullivan-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B000034CYZ/sr=8-1/qid=1170208917/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-7487057-9884423?ie=UTF8&s=music