I actually select about three or four hours on the plane back, which worked out nicely. And, in the meantime, got to watch:
- Good Night, and Good Luck: Triffic story about Edward R. Murrow and CBS taking on Sen. Joe McCarthy. More of a mood piece than a tight narrative, but great nonetheless — and worth watching in these days of battling the
CommunistThreat. Expect a longer review elsewhen. - Decided to sleep rather than watch Serenity. Heretical, I know. Flipped the box over to Doctor Who on one of the TV show channels, and went to sleep as the Doctor confronted the last Dalek.
Woke up to find the channel had cycled back to Doctor Who, so I watched the episode properly. This ep was what showed up last week in the US (is it a coincidence that it’s now showing up on the plane?).
- Creature Comforts: Nick Park does his Wallace & Gromit claymation, but with various animals being interviewed — said interviews being actual ones with ordinary Brits. Great fun, terribly distracting, and I need to see if the show or shorts are on DVD to share with Margie.
- Walking With Monsters: The Walking With Dinosaurs folks tackle earliest life, not to mention the “e” word (“evolution”) showing all sorts of crazy early critters, how they developed from competition (“Hey, light sensing organs! I can find food easier!” “Whoa, I can get away from the crazy Giant Scorpions by slipping across the beach and into these fresh water pools!” “Yay! Teeth rock!”). Really fascinating, just a scosh too technical (or maybe scary) for Kitten, otherwise I’d grab a copy for her.
And then we landed in Chicago. Yay!
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I remember seeing the original “Creature Comforts” sketch around the time Chicken Run was out, along with a wonderful short called “Not Without My Handbag.” I didn’t know they’d expanded the concept into a series.
I don’t remember the original sketch very well, but “Not Without My Handbag” is not to be missed. Unfortunately, it only seems to be available on the original Creature Comforts disc, which seems to be out of print.
Good night and good luck is on my list to see, and Creature Comforts is a classic.
Really? I hate that show!
Every time i’ve tried to watch it, it sounds as if the actors are just saying whatever comes into their heads, and in tones so flat and dull they’re positively soporific. Even infomercials hold my interest more than this show.
As I am the first to admit about myself, there is no accounting for tastes.