Roll on Jan 14th, 2008.
Channel 4 have at last decided to acknowledge the existence of CoV. How strange to think that in a month's time, this little show, which still feels like the Ianite's collective "little secret", will be thrown into the eyes and ears of the general public, like a nail bomb.
But first the collective insanity of Christmas. Work is a major grind at the moment; that's the problem with being in retail. Ah well. But there are compensations for working where I do; I was reading an interesting (to me, anyway) old article about antique gloves. Apparently, in Tudor England, if a lady managed to kiss a gentleman who had unwisely gone to sleep in her presence, she could demand a pair of gloves from him in tribute. Nice one. Rather more disturbing was the euphemistically-named 'chicken-skin' gloves, which were prized for making the wearer's hands exceptionally white and soft. Actually made from the skin of unborn calves. Eww.
On our Star Wars calendar for December, we are treated to Palpy and Old!Vader (sans eyebrows) from The Nation's Health. One final word about TNH and I'll shut up about it (forever). I find it amazing that Ian played a crazy but also rather handsome doc during the same year that he played the crazy but no-longer-handsome ruler of the galaxy. Vernon and Palpatine; two more contrasting roles could hardly be found in the same career, never mind a year. A tribute to our man's versatility. Come to think of it, although there's been a few professors and politicians, Ian's had a career with the kind of variety many actors would envy. But will he commit to CoV for more than five episodes? Tune in to Channel 4 to find out.
But first the collective insanity of Christmas. Work is a major grind at the moment; that's the problem with being in retail. Ah well. But there are compensations for working where I do; I was reading an interesting (to me, anyway) old article about antique gloves. Apparently, in Tudor England, if a lady managed to kiss a gentleman who had unwisely gone to sleep in her presence, she could demand a pair of gloves from him in tribute. Nice one. Rather more disturbing was the euphemistically-named 'chicken-skin' gloves, which were prized for making the wearer's hands exceptionally white and soft. Actually made from the skin of unborn calves. Eww.
On our Star Wars calendar for December, we are treated to Palpy and Old!Vader (sans eyebrows) from The Nation's Health. One final word about TNH and I'll shut up about it (forever). I find it amazing that Ian played a crazy but also rather handsome doc during the same year that he played the crazy but no-longer-handsome ruler of the galaxy. Vernon and Palpatine; two more contrasting roles could hardly be found in the same career, never mind a year. A tribute to our man's versatility. Come to think of it, although there's been a few professors and politicians, Ian's had a career with the kind of variety many actors would envy. But will he commit to CoV for more than five episodes? Tune in to Channel 4 to find out.