gurdymonkey | Another wasted Sunday?

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/