And thank you for lending my Chuck and MadMen.. I'm about 2/3rd the way through Chuck. I had missed a lot of the first episode and I'm glad I've been able to catch up. Mad men will probably this weekend as I attempt to do my taxes.
Re: Neverwhere, for a while the actor who played to the Marquis was rumored to be the next Doctor Who. (The rumors where false, but it was fun to ponder for a while)
No problem. I'm glad you're getting to catch up on Chuck. It has one of the best pilots I've seen, grading on doing a good presentation of the characters, plots, themes, and style. My favorite is still the Pineapple episode.
Good Luck doing taxes while watching Mad Men. If you like it at all, you won't be able to look away. :)
I was also a big fan of the actor who played the Angel Islington, though I was a little disappointed he wasn't nearly as androgynous as the book portrayed him to be (although the one episode where he sings 'I'm in Heaven' at the end? Totally creepy).
Mirrormask is one of my favourite movies. :P But then, I always really love the 'is it real, is it not' style of fantasy flicks like that (I was biiiiig into Labyrinth for a long time, and Mirrormask is like... if Labyrinth were written by Neil Gaiman and with less David Bowie).
I have the Graphic Novel of Neverwhere if you'd like to borrow it. It's nowhere near as good as the book, but it's interesting from a comparison perspective.
The angel was also pretty cool. And I definitely agree with you that the "I'm in Heaven" thing was wonderfully creepy.
I never got that into Labyrinth either, though I've seen it. The movies are very similar in basic content. Both were definitely worth seeing.
Thanks for the offer on the graphic novel, but I've got tons of reading piling up in my house faster than I can read it. I've also got a copy of Neverwhere in book form. If asked about the elements of Urban Fantasy, I'd pick it as the best example.
Gaiman does the whole Urban/Modern fantasty thing really well, in my opinion. Not just Neverwhere but Anansi Boys (and presumably American Gods, but I've never read that) and even his kid's books, like Coraline and Stardust.
I also like Terry Brooks in that same vein. Not so much his heavy fantasy like Shannara but things like Running with the Demon and the Magical Kingdom of Lanowar series.
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Re: Neverwhere, for a while the actor who played to the Marquis was rumored to be the next Doctor Who. (The rumors where false, but it was fun to ponder for a while)
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Good Luck doing taxes while watching Mad Men. If you like it at all, you won't be able to look away. :)
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Mirrormask is one of my favourite movies. :P But then, I always really love the 'is it real, is it not' style of fantasy flicks like that (I was biiiiig into Labyrinth for a long time, and Mirrormask is like... if Labyrinth were written by Neil Gaiman and with less David Bowie).
I have the Graphic Novel of Neverwhere if you'd like to borrow it. It's nowhere near as good as the book, but it's interesting from a comparison perspective.
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I never got that into Labyrinth either, though I've seen it. The movies are very similar in basic content. Both were definitely worth seeing.
Thanks for the offer on the graphic novel, but I've got tons of reading piling up in my house faster than I can read it. I've also got a copy of Neverwhere in book form. If asked about the elements of Urban Fantasy, I'd pick it as the best example.
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I also like Terry Brooks in that same vein. Not so much his heavy fantasy like Shannara but things like Running with the Demon and the Magical Kingdom of Lanowar series.
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