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Of awesomeness in various ways
Nov. 3rd, 2013 10:44 amOne of the advantages of not being on the road but in one's place of residence: Munich offers one of those cinemas where they occasionally show live broadcasts of British theatre. Such as, last night, The National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebration, which was rather splendid, and great fun to watch on the big screen. As awesome as all the performances were (and btw, must check out that Brenton/Hare play about Rupert Murdoch), both the funny and the tragic, not to mention the musical (Judi Dench: still a goddess), here's what got the biggest laugh in a Munich cinema: during the introduction about the history of the NT, there is this news clip of Laurence Olivier, asked whether he's saying that a building for the NT should be prioritized over a new school or hospital, snarking back at the press: "No, I am not saying that. I'm just saying that in Germany, they would be."
(Okay, we did have subsidiized theatre earlier than Britain, but this has been something of a very mixed blessing. Not least because of the Regietheater excesses. Let's just say that while whenever I visit London I watch a play each nicht, I'm very rarely in the theatre in Munich, not because we don't have several but because it's really hard to find one that puts on a production using most of actual play text and not descending into endless gimmicks.)
(Anyway, that's not the only reason why Olivier's line had the audience chuckling, of course. We were aware he was playing on national rivalries there.)
This particular Munich cinema, as I learned yesterday, will also show The Day of the Doctor, aka the big DW 50th anniversary episode, live as the BBC broadcasts it on November 23rd, and hence I bought a ticket - they only announced that German cinemas would be included in the world wide broadcast yesterday morning, and by evening most of the tickets had already been sold out, which shows you Doctor Who has a lot of German fans, too. So I shall see The Day of the Doctor on the big screen as it happens, surrounded by fellow fans. Even if the Moff doesn't come through with the script, this should make it a great experience.
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Rewatching Breaking Bad's third season would be compelling under any circumstances, but it's especially fascinating if you do so relatively shortly after the finale, because that's where so many paths took their crucial turn. Also, despite me marathoning the first four seasons during the s4/s5 hiatus, i.e. not that long ago, it turns out I had forgotten some important stuff, for example: ( cut for spoilers because of potential BB newbies. ) It's just such a rich, rewarding show that deserves all the awards it ever got and then some. Golden age of tv indeed.
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When you suddenly start to get kudos and comments on an old story, it stands to reason that someone must have reccomended somewhere, and after some digging, I found out this was indeed the case of my DS9 tale Abraham's Son, which made the grade here. Cue a very pleased author I. I loved Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but I did have some issues with it, too, and this story was inspired by a big one, so I'm thrilled when it still speaks to people.
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And lastly, some months ago I linked to that John-Lennon-parodies-Bob-Dylan post of hilarity; the 60s crowd did that kind of thing a lot while also digging each other's music. Here's another example, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger in 1965 whiling the hours away while having a go at Beatles hits, I've just seen a face and Eight Days A Week specifically. (Keith can't sing, but that's not the point. :)
(Okay, we did have subsidiized theatre earlier than Britain, but this has been something of a very mixed blessing. Not least because of the Regietheater excesses. Let's just say that while whenever I visit London I watch a play each nicht, I'm very rarely in the theatre in Munich, not because we don't have several but because it's really hard to find one that puts on a production using most of actual play text and not descending into endless gimmicks.)
(Anyway, that's not the only reason why Olivier's line had the audience chuckling, of course. We were aware he was playing on national rivalries there.)
This particular Munich cinema, as I learned yesterday, will also show The Day of the Doctor, aka the big DW 50th anniversary episode, live as the BBC broadcasts it on November 23rd, and hence I bought a ticket - they only announced that German cinemas would be included in the world wide broadcast yesterday morning, and by evening most of the tickets had already been sold out, which shows you Doctor Who has a lot of German fans, too. So I shall see The Day of the Doctor on the big screen as it happens, surrounded by fellow fans. Even if the Moff doesn't come through with the script, this should make it a great experience.
***
Rewatching Breaking Bad's third season would be compelling under any circumstances, but it's especially fascinating if you do so relatively shortly after the finale, because that's where so many paths took their crucial turn. Also, despite me marathoning the first four seasons during the s4/s5 hiatus, i.e. not that long ago, it turns out I had forgotten some important stuff, for example: ( cut for spoilers because of potential BB newbies. ) It's just such a rich, rewarding show that deserves all the awards it ever got and then some. Golden age of tv indeed.
***
When you suddenly start to get kudos and comments on an old story, it stands to reason that someone must have reccomended somewhere, and after some digging, I found out this was indeed the case of my DS9 tale Abraham's Son, which made the grade here. Cue a very pleased author I. I loved Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, but I did have some issues with it, too, and this story was inspired by a big one, so I'm thrilled when it still speaks to people.
****
And lastly, some months ago I linked to that John-Lennon-parodies-Bob-Dylan post of hilarity; the 60s crowd did that kind of thing a lot while also digging each other's music. Here's another example, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger in 1965 whiling the hours away while having a go at Beatles hits, I've just seen a face and Eight Days A Week specifically. (Keith can't sing, but that's not the point. :)
