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[selenak]

There is one cinema in Munich which occasionally shows those National Theatre productions from Britain which otherwise we continental Europeans are (legally) deprived of. Considering the RSC is getting into the transmission business with David Tennannt in Richard II, I was already hoping said Munich cinema gets a contract with the Stratford crowd as well, when, lo and behold, I stumbled across this great bit of news: The National Theatre will broadcast a Macbeth starrting Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston! This makes me exceedingly happy, not only because the NT as mentioned is an option here in Munich, but because this is dream casting. With one exception - Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in the 1970s - all the Macbeths, both on screen and on stage, which I've seen had the problem that either Lady M or Macbeth was great, but not both. However, Alex "River Song" Kingston as Lady M and Kenneth Branagh as Macbeth should ensure this problem is solved, and I'm a very happy theatre addict over here.

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Elementary meta by abigail_n: Watson, I Need You: Thoughts on Elementary's First Season

And a couple of fanfic links:

Iron Man: Show me your true colors Amusing missing scenes Rhodey-centric friendship tale set around IM2 and IM3. The banter between Rhodey and Tony is dead on.


Once More Into The Fray: another good entry of Pepper dealing with the spoilery thing from IM3 subgenre which uses Natasha and the rest of the gang well.


Breaking Bad:


A matter of time: Future fic, terse and heartbreakingly to the point, featuring Skyler and Jesse.

Comments

[likeadeuce]

Ooh, I hope we get that NT broadcast here! That casting sounds fantastic.

[selenak]

Doesn't it just? And they're just the right age for the Macbeths, too! (I've seen young Macbeths, notably in the Polanski film, but they work best for me as a middle aged couple, plus it means the actors are likely at their peak.)

[king_touchy]

I adore NT Live. I've seen a bunch of plays that way. This one sounds awesome.

Uhhh, Breaking Bad fic. I'm not ready for it. First I must finish watching the series, but then the show's never left me wanting more, so.