Serenity

Last night the Athenaeum Club sat down to watch Serenity since yours truly cracked and shelled out the necessary shekels at HMV instead of getting it cheaper from Play.com or somewhere similar. Still, it’s only a couple of quid price difference.

I was rather surprised by how much darker the movie is compared with Firefly. There was still some throwaway humour, but by and large that got pushed to one side in favour of the action. It was also interesting that while it had been written so that it can be watched by the casual viewer with no knowledge of the TV series, some knowledge of the show is essential to understand the character of the captain, Mal. Taking Serenity in isolation he comes across far more driven by his dislike for the Alliance, much more focussed and very humourless (which is not to say that he doesn’t have his moments).

I liked the TV show better, and might have to watch it again quite soon to see if my view of the movie is confirmed.

Serenity

Last night the Athenaeum Club sat down to watch Serenity since yours truly cracked and shelled out the necessary shekels at HMV instead of getting it cheaper from Play.com or somewhere similar. Still, it’s only a couple of quid price difference.

I was rather surprised by how much darker the movie is compared with Firefly. There was still some throwaway humour, but by and large that got pushed to one side in favour of the action. It was also interesting that while it had been written so that it can be watched by the casual viewer with no knowledge of the TV series, some knowledge of the show is essential to understand the character of the captain, Mal. Taking Serenity in isolation he comes across far more driven by his dislike for the Alliance, much more focussed and very humourless (which is not to say that he doesn’t have his moments).

I liked the TV show better, and might have to watch it again quite soon to see if my view of the movie is confirmed.

Kill, murder, maim...

There's something not quite right with the Northern Line tonight. Not quite severe delays, or even minor delays, but certainly severe arsing around.

At Euston the indicator board excelled itself by being exactly wrong for every train that came in, and when I finally managed to find a train to High Barnet that wasn't a mobile version of the Black Hole of Calcutta, it made up for it by sitting motionless between stations for extended and unexplained periods.

Then they turfed us off at Finchley Central in the pouring rain to await another mobile sardine canister.

Still, I'm home now, and calmed down. If it wasn't for the fact that I wish to debut it, you'd have to wait until I get properly riled to use my new icon. As it is, that's how I felt a half hour ago...

Kill, murder, maim...

There's something not quite right with the Northern Line tonight. Not quite severe delays, or even minor delays, but certainly severe arsing around.

At Euston the indicator board excelled itself by being exactly wrong for every train that came in, and when I finally managed to find a train to High Barnet that wasn't a mobile version of the Black Hole of Calcutta, it made up for it by sitting motionless between stations for extended and unexplained periods.

Then they turfed us off at Finchley Central in the pouring rain to await another mobile sardine canister.

Still, I'm home now, and calmed down. If it wasn't for the fact that I wish to debut it, you'd have to wait until I get properly riled to use my new icon. As it is, that's how I felt a half hour ago...