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Oh christ, I Am Legend is a twitchtastic movie. Pretty though; I keep thinking I'd love some icons of the deserted New York. Mmm. And yes, I know, they destroyed the point of the book etc etc, I had it all in Waterstones over Christmas but it's pretty. I'll read the book sometime. When I don't already have an entire bookcase to get through.

And I just bought The Lives of Christopher Chant, which I did not need.
and in doing so realised that Fire and Hemlock appears to be out of print. My favourite book in the world and it's out of print. I'm glad I already have a copy but still, it makes me sad that I can't say "Go buy this book! It is the awesome!" I'm hoping they're just in the process of rereleasing it with a new cover design but then, I love the old cover too. Mainly I just can't believe it's out of print because this is Diana Wynne Jones and an absolutely fantastic book and just, what. I'll have to take better care of my copy.

Something that almost makes up it though? There's a third book in the Howl's Moving Castle series out in July, The House of Many Ways. Have to say that I like this cover way more than the one on Amazon though. Then again, either of them are better than the horribly cartoony covers they've put on Howl's and Castle. My copy of Howl has such a beautiful cover; I can't believe they reissued it with something so ugly. Clearly there is something bizarre going on with her publishers.

I started this post about two hours ago to talk about tonight's Doctor Who and to say Donna ftw! More and more she's becoming my favourite thing every week. I loved the reunion with between Donna and her Grandad so much, because it was so real and heartfelt. It also really illustrated how flat Martha's family and their relationships were last series; once again I'm amazed that the same people who gave us Jackie Tyler and now Donna's family, could give us Martha Jones & co., though watching Freema this week made me wonder just how much of that disconnectedness was her fault and not the writers'. She delivers all her lines in the same stilted way and her warning Donna about the Doctor was just oh god, this scene is so painfully written and delivered.

Catherine Tate outshone Freema in every scene this episode and I'm ashamed to remember that I worried about her acting skills. She was the best thing in a fairly mundane episode. The new Sontaran design was just... abysmal. They never used to be potato-headed midgets in pretty blue suits did they? Not at all terrifying. Also, we don't need that many flashbacks for episodes we saw in the last couple of weeks. Don't turn into Torchwood.

Although, was it just me or was David Tennant marvellous this week too? Between him and Catherine Tate and okay, having a character actually point out that the Sontarans look like potatoes, I did enjoy this episode more than some. I just hope next week steps the pace up a notch or ten.

I've nothing really to say about Nancyfest tonight, other than I have new love for Sarah after she sang one of my favourite songs so well. Though my money's still on Jessie who got unfairly stomped on by the panel tonight, I would not be too unhappy if Sarah won.

I'm now off to watch Monster because the 'rents have finally buggered off to bed and left me the TV. I'm still not loving this two-days-off thing. But three next weekend and my boss approved my days off for Hay and Wimbledon. So that's something.

Dylan Moran! Yay!

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[make-a-move.livejournal.com]

I vote for Ross The Soldier to be the next companion. He was ace.

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

Oh no, Ross is totally the next Sgt. Benton.