Babylon 5! We watched it every Monday night on video when I was doing my MPHil. Alas, we had only reached halfway through season 3 when I left... Agree with you about the extras; one of my "in an ideal world" ambitions has the programme being re-made with a bigger special effects business, less preaching, and extras who can act.
Funnily enough, "The Well of Lost Plots" is my favourite even though, as you say, its a little thin on plot. I suppose it's because it takes place mainly in the Bookworld and I love the little details about how the place works.
Fforde is truly an original. "The Eyre Affair" is the first of the Thursday Next series if you want to give him a try.
Maybe I'll post a few recipes soon. After Christmas we'll be in to our trying out things for the new season phase, so I'll post some progress reports on how the trials work out, together with the recipies for the ones that work.
I'm glad you found my post cheering. It cheered me up writing it.
Haven't seen the two TV shows, but I share the last four interests - theatre as a consumer rather than a producer. Jasper Fforde - I loved 'The Eyre Affair' so much I gave it away. I knew my friend needed to read it. Never felt that way about a book before. I have all the rest on my shelf. The friend I gave it to has them all as well now!
And consider trying Malcolm Pryce if you like Fforde. Not the same but evocative of Fforde. I've only read 'Last Tango in Aberystwyth' but, yeah, good, and I will read more. Plus there are genuine flashes of Writing in Pryce, and some bleak insights combined with the cynicism. Definitely worth a look.
I love watching theatre, too but having participated makes me a lot more critical. I find myself muttering, "would have been a lot better if they'd done so and so in the that last scene ..." amd other such things.
I think the best professional production I've ever seen was Cheek by Jowl's all male version of "As you Like It". Incredible.
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What a wonderful and perfect way to describe the genius that is Fforde.
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Out of Douglas Adams by Monty Python,
fforde sounds like something to treasure!
Your food sounds delicious - few things are nicer than a really well-cooked veggie meal!
And the wine... mmmmmmm....
Thank you for taking the time to write these - really cheering!
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(I thought his third was a little directionless, but they pick up again after that, and the Nursery Crimes series is another winner.)
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Funnily enough, "The Well of Lost Plots" is my favourite even though, as you say, its a little thin on plot. I suppose it's because it takes place mainly in the Bookworld and I love the little details about how the place works.
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Maybe I'll post a few recipes soon. After Christmas we'll be in to our trying out things for the new season phase, so I'll post some progress reports on how the trials work out, together with the recipies for the ones that work.
I'm glad you found my post cheering. It cheered me up writing it.
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I think the best professional production I've ever seen was Cheek by Jowl's all male version of "As you Like It". Incredible.
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