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Hurrah! »Schreibheft 102« mit #UlrichBlumenbach-Werkstattgespräch zu seiner »Finnegans Wake«-Übelsätzzung ist schon beim Buchladen angekommen, statt erst in 2 Wochen.

Auszüge in »Jerusalem«-Besprechung von @intellectures waren schon superdoll: intellectures.de/2025/03/04/ue

Zudem: kenne Blumenbachs frühe Arbeiten als Haffmans-Übersetzer von #StephenFry und vor allem #HughLaurie — ja, Doktor House hat ›aus Langeweile‹ einen feinen Comedy-Thriller verfasst: »Der Waffenhändler« (1996; Dt. 1997).

The second BBC production of a #JohnLeCarré thriller #Iwatched (after #TheLittleDrummerGirl) is 2016's #TheNightManager, which felt like a pricey #JamesBond knock-off. #HughLaurie plays a formidable evil international arms dealer whose luxurious but deadly inner circle is infiltrated by #TomHiddleston, ex-soldier, ex-hotel manager, cool as ice. The only thing grounding all the money and male egos in this story is the pregnant and ill equipped head of a Foreign Office task force #OliviaColman

Ready Now?
“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” — Hugh Laurie

It's a theme woven deeply into the fabric of this blog: do it now.
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Alexandersmap · Ready Now? - Alexandersmap“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a...

#HughLaurie is one of my most favourite actors of all time, it's unfortunate I almost never see him in any piece of media I watch other than where I first learned of him, #HouseMD. I always find the same (British) actors in a lot of content surrounding British people/culture, but never him... That man is a living legend to my eyes, so idk why that's the case other than him refusing a lot of acting offers, or I'm just not watching the right shows where he'd be interested in acting in.

Some months ago i discovered that all #Spooks series are available on #SBSOnDemand. A few nights ago i began streaming it, my first time since it was broadcast in Straya in the early Oughties. OMZ!

  • the violence is still extremely confronting
  • it's very challenging to rewatch it now, aware of how badly the world has gone even further down the toilet in the intervening decades
  • those two negatives noted, it feels simply delightful to reacquaint myself with much loved characters from way back when
  • one such appeared in two S1 eps, & at his initial appearance we heard him before we saw him. At the very first strains of his distinctive voice i sat bolt upright, giggled & clapped like a loony, then more so once his face was revealed. I just adore the exceedingly accomplished #HughLaurie.
  • another such has just made her debut now, early in S2 E2, & again i giggled & clapped. She entered the meeting room in the most #Ruthie way possible; late, flustered, holding far too many files & papers pressed to her chest which she predictably dropped clumsily, & already manifesting that wonderful distinctive half-smile nervous disposition & inappropriately exuberant demeanour. Welcome oh truly magnificent [young!] #RuthEvershed (#NicolaWalker) 💜

I'm so looking forward to re-meeting all the other future regulars.

No, i don't get out much...