Soundtracks, recommended

[selenak]

In recent days, I continued to watch episodes from Homicide: Life on the Streets which karabair has sent me (verdict so far: I enjoy it very much, and no, I don't have a favourite character yet - in fact, the show reminds me of Firefly that way - meaning in FF I don't have a favourite, either, I like the entire team). I also am rewatching season 4 of Alias. Expect a season 4, how I love thee, let me count the ways post one of these days. (Really, now that we have a closed canon to look back on, I think it, and not 2 is my favourite). In preparation, I offer a link, to a fabulous

season 4 of Alias soundtrack

Speaking of soundtracks, there is also one up for my favourite spy in his clever tragic twistedness.

Arvin Sloane - Lullabye for Cain

In other news, I'm on the road again, trying to escape the football (soccer to you overseas people) mania everywhere - and looking forward to a brief trip to London between June 18th and June 22nd. kathyh, kangeiko, rozk, can we meet? watervole, wychwood, I don't suppose you're in the capital then?

ETA: Speaking of spies and music. I kind of feel it's my duty to inform the general public of the shocking truth gentilhomme, eirena and yours truly found out in a chat. As evidenced by Angel's thing for Barry Manilow in general and Mandy in particular, every tragic character has a secret musical vice he'd rather not share with the public. For Jack Bristow, this is ABBA. He has all the records and the best of cds. Though he denies using an undercover mission to visit the revival concert last year. Arvin Sloane is a complete sap for Andrew Llyod Webber. No prices for guessing that Phantom of the Opera is his favourite musical(unstable genius/criminal manipulates young woman with daddy issues, what's not to love? ), but the song he's not above requesting from beleagured bar pianists is actually Memories from Cats. He denies using the Alliance meetings in London to catch every single POTO performance Michael Crawford sang in. Irina Derevko is a folk music addict. Anything emo, barefeet, open hair, and mumbling into the microphone, she's there.

Sark somehow has found out about this, having worked with two of them. However, he has this mutual destruction thing going. As in, Jack, Arvin and Irina will mutually destroy him if he ever tells. Also, Irina will reveal his thing for the Spice Girls and the fact he even had a poster when he was fourteen.

While the facts revealed above are dire, they're entirely spoiler free, so, andrastewhite, you can read them.

Comments

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

Escaping the Cup sounds wise; I had friends who rented out their apartments in Atlanta during the Olympics and made enough money for their own vacation :). It tells you something about America that I had no idea this was going on yet . . .

I'm glad you're enjoying HLOTS -- how far have you gotten? The season one ensemble really is so damn perfect that it's hard to wish for more or less of anybody. When I look back now, after many viewings, I discover a slight special-preference for Felton (the lesser Baldwin brother) who manages to be the kind of guy who would annoy the hell out of me if I had to work with him, but who is great fun to watch. Also, Bolander/Munch are clearly the most slashable pairing, although apparently not young and cute enough for fandom (though there is a lot of Munch/Kay Howard het for some reason).

[selenak.livejournal.com]

And the Rocket's Dead Glare was the last episode I watched. Incidentally, 5 & 6 were again on a cd that wouldn't play, but this time I could not resist and jumped ahead to 7 & 8 which would.

Why on earth does Kay get paired with Munch? They hardly talk to each other.

Also, I keep wondering where on earth I have seen Yaphed Kotto before, because I know I saw him somewhere.

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

Rocket's Dead Glare is great; that Chinese restaurant is right up the street from the Spy Museum, and close to erinpoetchica's apartment. Incidentally, there needs to be some plane of existence on which Crosetti and John Sheridan can have a conversation about the Lincoln assassination.

I uploaded 1x05 (http://www.filefactory.com/get/v3/f2.php?f=f13f9e) (which is one of my favorites) here before my wireless fell apart. 1x06 is a classic and somewhat crucial and of course i can't get the upload to work, but i'll figure it out eventually. Serves me right for not playtesting each of the discs -- hope the rest of them work for you.

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

PS -- Kotto's been in many many movies over the years, but you probably remember him from "Alien" -- also maybe "The Running Man" or Midnight Run"

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Alien, ah, yes, of course. Thanks!