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"All My Children" & "One Life to Live" have returned
For US viewers (and those of us w/ proxy servers) you can watch the soaps on Hulu.com or iTunes (if you have a US-based iTunes account), or in Canada, if you have FX Canada in your digital cable package, you can watch on TV.
These soaps, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live which I grew up watching with my mother went off the air in September ( Read more... ) -
"Scott & Bailey" fic beta request - Gill / Julie
So, after watching the past couple weeks episodes of ITV1's "Scott & Bailey", I've written a short fic about Detective Superintendent Julie Dodson & Detective Chief Inspector Gill Murray. Looking for a beta. Currently, 1260 words. Spoilers for up to ep 3x05.
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Award Congratulations!
Congratulations go to:
Nicola Walker (Actress: Spooks, Last Tango in Halifax) wins the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"
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Sad news today
When I woke up this evening, I checked my FB acct, as I often do, only to learn that a long time acquaintaince, Debra 'Teacake' Boyask, aka badasstronaut had passed away from her battle with cancer ( Read more... ) -
It is now a reality: UK Travel Plans
On Sunday, I booked my airfare to the UK. Wooohoo. Halifax, Nova Scotia to London (Gatwick), UK, 17th July - 7th Aug. I'll be celebrating my birthday (29th July) in the Scottish highlands, on Rabbie's Orkney & The Outer Hebrides 10-Day Tour, upon which I will be doing this: Day 4 Is a relaxed start to the day, as you leave Orkney and sail the ( Read more... ) -
Marathoning British Tele
In the past few weeks, I've been marathoning British tele series, either on DVD or via downloaded files.
- [Inspector] Lewis, series 6 and 7 - Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
- Heading Out - series 1 - Sue Perkins, Nicola Walker, Dominic Coleman, Joanna Scanlan
- Last Tango in Halifax Series 1 - Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, Sarah ( Read more... )
- [Inspector] Lewis, series 6 and 7 - Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
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Updates & UK Travel plans - kinda longish update :)
Wow. I haven't posted here in quite a while. Anyhow, so, my 40th birthday birthday is coming up in four months. My birthday present to myself is a trip to the UK for three weeks. The last time I was over was in 2006 ( Read more... ) -
Bomb Girls: Taking A Glimpse Into Our Past
An Interview with Co-creators Michael MacLennan & Adrienne Mitchell - By J. Lynn Stapleton
http://celtic-dragon.me/2013/02/22/bomb-girls-taking-a-glimpse-into-our-past/
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Bomb Girls - a Canadian gem
Last year, a little Canadian 6-part miniseries, Bomb Girls aired with critical acclaim, enough so that they were given a second season with double the number of episodes. The show takes place in the 1940s during World War II, around the women (and few men) who work at the Victory Munitions (VicMu) factory, building bombs for the Allied forces. ( Read more... )
