Here’s yer answers

This’ll be quick, there weren’t many questions.

Steven the Rill asked:
OK, my 1st question is what were your “must not miss” TV shows when you were a kid?

Oh, God. Let’s see. Doctor Who (natch), Pob, Number 73, 8:15 to Manchester, Wide Awake Club/WACaday, He Man, She Ra, Going Live, Transformers, Button Moon, Knightmare, The Whingin’ Pom (I think that’s what it was called), Round the Twist, Terrahawks, Captain Scarlet, Rainbow, Thunderbirds and many, many more…

My 2nd question is what was the first film you ever saw at the cinema?

As far as I can remember it was either Masters of the Universe or All Dogs go to Heaven. Apparently my parents took the entire family to see ET but I fell asleep (never actually watched that film).

toile_de_jouy wanted to know:
Is there anything worth watching on (British) TV now? I haven’t watched anything since A2A & DW finished.

This is a tough one, since TV goes on a sort of hiatus during summer. Not to say there aren’t good things on. The Silence (of which I’ve still to see the end so no spoilers) was good as was Dive. Sherlock I’ve heard nothing but good things about (do have it downloaded but still to watch) but that’s not much of a surprise since the Vast Toffee is behind it. If you’re downloading stuff, the new season of the ridiculously sublime Mad Men has started Stateside. Apart from that, basically Top Gear is good fun even if, like me, you’re not a petrolhead, Dragons Den is always interesting and Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum is always a good laugh.

And finally, we have oobi:
What is your all-time favourite movie?

Don’t have one all time favourite film, sorry. And if I were to list my favourite films we’d be here a while.

What is your all-time favourite TV show?

Again, not really one all time favourite. I will say, however, that the new version of Battlestar Galactica is the best TV show of all time.

Who is your favourite comedian in TV or film?

The Monty Python crew.

What is the best movie solely based on special effects?

Terminator 2. A lot of the stuff is commonplace nowadays but, at the time, it was groundbreaking.

Who is your favourite Buffy character and why?

Anya. I always love a character who says the most inappropriate things at the worse possible time. Though her fruit cups speech in The Body is absolutely heart breaking.

Who do you think River Song is?

From twitter: My theory is that River Song is the Face of Boe, Ace, Ramona Flowers, The Editor, Daisy Steiner, Colin Mathews and Sandra Dee

I don’t have an opinion. I’m not stressing about it too much. I like the fact that there’s this big mystery and I’m going to wait to let it unfold.

Inception: Rating? review?

Review in 5 words: Christopher Nolan, you magnificent bastard.

Longer review: Christopher Nolan is seemingly on a mission to prove that big action blockbuster films can have imagination as well. This started with The Dark Knight and continues in spectacular fashion with Inception. This isn’t a movie that you can watch for the first time with your brain switched off. It’s cleverly constructed, has brilliant set pieces, great acting (with Tom Hardy stealing the show) and a final shot that’s not entirely unexpected (well, to me anyway) but will leave you thinking when you leave the cinema.

What is your favourite american/US based TV show?

The Wire. Without a shadow of a doubt, The Wire. If you’ve seen it, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, ignore how good you’ve been told it is. It’s much, much better.

Do you watch Neighbours or Home & Away?

Used to, years ago. Back in the Scott and Charlene days, when the shows had just started out. Don’t really bother nowadays though. Actually, I can’t remember the last time I watched them.

And that’s your lot. My next entry will be the first ODAHQ entry so, read as much as you can during the 24 hours, give me encouragement (not sure how much OD/note I’ll be doing but I will appreciate it nonetheless) and also consider donating as my one current donation is getting a bit lonely.

Will

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