I don’t think I’ve ever got hooked on a web series before. But this one about four couples who go to group therapy without a therapist has got me hooked.
There are new episodes every week, it’s updated on Friday’s I think.
Wordcount for 2010 – 5106 words
In perhaps one of the strangest pieces of festive tv scheduling. The BBC are currently showing a two part adaptation of John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids. Whilst the Triffids themselves look slightly like deranged celery – I’m not sure it’s possible to make them scary – what was incredibly effective was the mass panic following the blinding of 99% of the world’s population after a solar flare.
Reminiscent of every zombie film you’ve seen but instead of an insatiable desire for brains every blind person is desperately seeking a sighted guide. Eddie Izzard also makes a fantastic villain. You have absolutely no idea what his agenda is – other than survival at all costs – we don’t even know his true name. The scene where he calmly survives a plane crash, whilst all the other passengers are literally in a ‘blind panic’ sets up his character perfectly. Will be tuning in tonight to see if they can sterilize the Triffids. 
It’s the time of year when I’m planning which movies to catch on tv over the festive period. So, in no particular order here are my favourite Christmas films (or films which feature Christmas).
So you may have guessed that one of my Christmas traditions is to try and watch as many versions of A Christmas Carol as possible. It always reminds me of the important things about the season and leaves me with a warm Christmassy glow.
I’ve charged through Season 2, and think I enjoyed it even more than Season 1.
Favourite episodes – Heart, really sad and angsty ending. I’m definitely a lover of the angst. And my other favourite episode – Tall Tales – I always find it interesting when TV programmes show us the same action from the point of view of different characters.
Absolutely brilliant climax to the season and I am looking forward to Season 3.
In other TV related news, True Blood FINALLY started in the UK. I’m a big fan of the books, so can’t wait to see how they’ve translated to the screen.
So I finally finished Season 1 of my Supernatural marathon.
I don’t remember seeing any of the episodes before, so I guess the couple of episodes I caught prior to catching the end of Season 4 must have come from either Season 2 or 3.
I love the banter between Dean and Sam. And I especially like how the episodes manipulate you into feeling more scared through the use of lighting and camera work.
Season Finale – it doesn’t matter how many times or how many ways I’ve seen that HGV plowing into a car plot device used* – EVERY SINGLE time it gets a reaction. Usually involving whatever liquid I’m drinking going up in the air and over everything. Onto Season 2, and then I’ve really got to dig my Alias box sets out, I never did see past Season 3 of that show and I’d love to know how everything was resolved.
*I’ve seen it on Alias, Medium, The Bionic Woman, Terminator lol. It’s something of a sci-fi favourite.
I didn’t get into this show when it first came out. I’m trying to limit the number of shows I watch (with only some success) so I’ve got more time for writing. But I caught a Season 4 episode of this a few weeks ago. The one where Dean and Sam find out that someone is writing books about them.
I’m glad to hear Dante’s Cove will be back for a fourth season.
Just read the news over at The Dante Beacon.
Hopefully this means Toby and Adam will be getting out of the mirror that they were left stranded in.
