In which Will answers your questions

Happy New Year folks!

As promised here’s my answers to the questions you left me about 2008.

First up is my gorgeous fiancee Loves Snogs:

Tell me your most exciting time in 2008.

That would have to be the week that Daphne was here in November. It was amazing to be able to spend time with her (including sexy time). And we had a blast.

Tell me your favorite memory from 2008.

Meeting Daphne in the train station in August. Finally being able to hold her and kiss her was brilliant.

tell me what you look forward to in 2009.

Daphne coming over here in the summer and possibly living with her at some point.

What do you want to change the most in 2009?

My job situation. As in I’d like one.

next up was Shesolovely

Will you move to the states in 2009?

Possibly. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens. But I would like to.

Then findingsunshine had somethings she wanted to ask:

*As a whole, how would you rate 2008 against previous years?

Better. I was skint for most of it, but I also met the most amazing woman ever. And, for some strange reason she likes me as well.

My cute girl. Even if she thinks she doesn’t look good in this pic.

And I started making contacts with other writers in Middlesbrough which is always good

*What did you learn from 2008 that will help make 2009 better/easier?

Dunno really. Probably the stuff in my writing classes about different techniques.

*What was the best book you read, movie you watched & tv series you discovered in 2008?

Book: It was quite a good book year for me, starting with The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and finishing with A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. In between there was Stuart MacBride, Union street by Pat Barker, finally got round to reading The Secret Purpose by David Baddiel. And of course The Tales Of Beadle The Bard. But my favourite book was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. Got it cheap read it, loved it and immediately started re-reading it. Which is always the sign of a good book.

Movie: I watched quite a few films this year thanks to the film society that my friend runs. For films that were released this year, WALL-E is fun and inventive and Get Smart was more fun than I expected. But the best film was The Dark Knight. Much like Watchmen did with superhero comics and graphic novels, TDK is a game changer. Change the characters from Batman, etc, and what you have is a very good crime film. As for films that weren’t out this year, there were a few that I saw but I’d really have to go with the Three Colours trilogy, in particular the last one.

TV shows: None that started this year really grabbed my attention and kept hold of it. But I will say that Ashes To Ashes isn’t as bad as everyone says and I’m interested in what happens with that ending which changed not only A2A but Life On Mars as well.

Next we have Karma Girl

Where do you hope to be living in 2009? America or Scotland?

Either America, Scotland or England. Not bothered where as long as it is with Daphne.

Are you planning any more tattoos for 2009?

Possibly. I’m not sure. I’ve seen a couple I’d like to get, it all depends on the money thing.

What was your most fun moment of 2008, if you can possibly just choose one?

August 15th, when I got Daphne back to my house :¬D

And then it was Kaly’s turn, including one question that doesn’t really qualify so I’ll answer it in my next scheduled Q&A session:

So… who will move to which country in 2009?

Not sure yet. Depends on the work situation.

Will you celebrate the inauguration of Obama?

Hell yes!

With what kind of beer?

I’d like it to be with Tennants but it’ll probably be Fosters or Carling.

What are your fondest hopes for 2009?

That I’ll be living with Daphne.

Will you do Script Frenzy again?

Dunno. Depends on if I have the time and find a story worth writing.

If you come to America, will you let us know so we can visit wherever you are and buy you a pint?

Of course I will. It’d be lovely to meet you.

Equanimous asks a tricky one:

Can you give a summary of Scottish politics in 2008? My in-laws live there but are as dense as cabers when it comes to politics, and I’d love someone on the ground to say what was happening.

Sadly, I’ve not been keeping up with Scottish politics this year, due to me living in England. I do know it looks like the independance referendum won’t happen (which is a good thing as it’d be a no vote), constant bickering over whether or not Britain should enter a football team for the next Olympics. Oh, and the Homecoming Scotland ad, which is an attempt to get ex-pat Scots to visit the country for Rabbie Burns 250th birthday that, for a while, was only being shown in…

Scotland. Which is useful considering it’s aim.

Finally, he have quite a few drom Corbeau which, again, includes some that will be answered in the next Q&A entry:

Do you make New Year Resolutions? Do you keep them?

Nope for the first one. Which should also answer the second one.

Are you going to America next year?

Answered.

What’s one thing you’re looking forward to in the New Year?

And this one as well.

Favorite book read in 2008?

And this one.

Favorite TV show in 2008?

And this one too.

Name one accomplishment you’re proud of from 2008.

The summer classes and the Chinese class.

Are you afraid Fox will screw over Dollhouse just as they did Firefly?

It is a worry, with the Friday time slot. But the guy who is running Fox now is a) a huge Joss fan (he said that when Joss went in to pitch the show that Joss had him at hello) and b) kept two critically acclaimed but little watched shows in air while in the same position on NBC (The Office and Friday Night Lights). Also, with the fact that Fox quickly upped the episode order from 7 to 13 episodes and spent the money put aside for the pilot episode into building the set it looks like they have faith in the show and in Joss. I’m not overly concerned.

What are you afraid might happen in 2009?

Daphne comes to her senses and dumps me. Death and dismemberment.

Do you think aliens will invade in2009?

Dunno. It could be cool though.

Did you know the Smurfs are coming back in 2009?

No. That’s kinda cool.

Is there one thing you hope will happen before New Year’s Eve 2009?

Me and Daphne living together and possibly married. (Still working on getting her to agree to the Vegas thing :¬p)

What movie are you most looking forward to in 2009?

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince looks good. As a Trekkie I should be excited abut the new Trek film. But I’m not feeling it. It’s a combination of things. a) JJ Abrams. I’m not a big fan of his stuff, I think it gets unnessecarily complicated (Alias, I’m looking at you). b) the fact that the plot apparently involves time travel. Really? I mean, really? c) Simon Peggs Edingowdeen accent which I think is trying to be generic Scottish and has ended up bizarre. And d) my slightly irrational hatred of the Bad Robot logo at the begining of the trailers. But there is the genius casting of Zachary Quinto as Spock and the correct decision to have Majel Barrett-Roddenbury as the voice of the ships computer. In the end, it’s a Trek film so i’ll probably go see it. There’s also going to be a film version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo which I’m looking forward to.

But the main one for me is going to be Watchmen (BTW, this article is right, Fox can eat all the dicks). Zach Snyder really gets and understands it as evident from him wanting to do it so he could be sure it was done right. He managed to get Warners to agree to it being R rated, not PG-13. And just watch this then tell me that this film will not have a couple of very large vats of awesomesauce and the purest win on the market:

Book?

It’s hard with books because I never know exactly what’s coming out, unless it’s well hyped like with the Harry Potter books. The only one I know is coming out that I want to read is The Girl Who Played With Fire, the next book in the Millenium trilogy.

TV Show?

The Dr Who specials should be good and a fitting send off for RTD and David Tennant. Torchwood will, I think, benefit from the 5 episode storyarc and RTD taking over from Chris Chibnal. BSG finishes this year and, after the mid season cliffhanger, I can’t wait to see how it ends. Heroes volume 4 will benefit from the return of Bryan Fuller as consulting producer as he’s already said that he’s getting the room to go back to focusing on the characters. Plus he wrote what is still the best episode of the show’s entire run. Unfortunately, that does mean that Pushing Daisies is done :¬(

But the main one for me is, of course, Dollhouse. Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku (in a role that most actors would kill for). Watch this scene and you may be slightly interested in the show:

And that’s your lot for this year. My next regularly scheduled Q&A session will be in 26 entries time but I will, of course, give you reminders in plenty of time.

Will

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