tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post113687953867754241..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Martianpatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1137010537345453002006-01-11T20:15:00.000+00:002006-01-11T20:15:00.000+00:00Hmm, I thought the basic idea behind making Life o...Hmm, I thought the basic idea behind making Life on Mars was to re-make the sweeney without worrying about the rights involved:-)<BR/><BR/>I quite liked it, but it could get lost in 70's nostalgiua really easily - we'll have to wait and see.<BR/><BR/>I think Ian Banks decided to drop the M from all his novels a few years ago, saying there was no need to differentiate between his sci-fi & straight fiction any more. I am ashamed to say that I haven't read any - with or wothout the M, although I really must recitfy that soon. Sounds like the wasp factory is the one to start with!Juggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136990991564844632006-01-11T14:49:00.000+00:002006-01-11T14:49:00.000+00:00I loved Life on Mars. It did mess with my head tho...I loved Life on Mars. It did mess with my head though. I wish I could randomly be transported to the 1970's. It would be nice to be able to buy decent clothes from the shops.Catpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005004525132934006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136985967040972732006-01-11T13:26:00.000+00:002006-01-11T13:26:00.000+00:00albert, you are very right about John Simm and his...albert, you are very right about John Simm and his inferiority to David Tennant on the looks front. I would contend he's also less good an actor. In fact, (being a bit controversial here) I don't rate him that highly though he has impeccable taste in the work he chooses. Sex Traffic was the best drama on last year but not because of him.<BR/><BR/>tabby, I can remember bits of The Lakes, including that Kate Ashton as the spoiled daughter of the hotel-owners who recently starred in Secret Smile opposite David Tennant. Ooh, it's all so incestuous.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136965551634251042006-01-11T07:45:00.000+00:002006-01-11T07:45:00.000+00:00Hmm, clearly I'm the only person in the entire wor...Hmm, clearly I'm the only person in the entire world that hasn't read The Wasp Factory. I'll add it to my alarmingly extensive list of must-read books.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136965279392493492006-01-11T07:41:00.000+00:002006-01-11T07:41:00.000+00:00I was sure you'd read the wasp Factory - in fact I...I was sure you'd read the wasp Factory - in fact I thought you'd recommended it to me!Smathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001981110308457546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136939692021123402006-01-11T00:34:00.000+00:002006-01-11T00:34:00.000+00:00John Simms is not as sexy as 'weasel faced' David ...John Simms is not as sexy as 'weasel faced' David Tennant. Nyah!<BR/><BR/>Patroclus, you must read the Wasp Factory. It's got a great twist at the end, some of the most genuinely creepy things I've ever read in a book, and ... it's set on the blinkin' Black Isle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136931217028432232006-01-10T22:13:00.000+00:002006-01-10T22:13:00.000+00:00I'm just glad you didn't say George Clooney. Brrr...I'm just glad you didn't say George Clooney. Brrrr.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136929565500642032006-01-10T21:46:00.000+00:002006-01-10T21:46:00.000+00:00Read The Wasp Factory when I was young and seemed ...Read The Wasp Factory when I was young and seemed to remember enjoying it greatly. Complicity is, of course, excellent. <BR/><BR/>John Simms is one of the three blokes I can actually understand women fancying. The other two are Harrison Ford and me, obv.LChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796019564156060962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136914739771613662006-01-10T17:38:00.000+00:002006-01-10T17:38:00.000+00:00Pash: yes, I figured that he actually *is* the fut...Pash: yes, I figured that he actually *is* the future psychologist, who just appears in the "dream" as the policewoman's ex. But that's only because I've convinced myself that the whole plot is the same as The Bridge.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136913023685909642006-01-10T17:10:00.000+00:002006-01-10T17:10:00.000+00:00again, I have no idea what you're talking about bu...again, I have no idea what you're talking about but enjoy the ambiance :-)Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136906046245480232006-01-10T15:14:00.000+00:002006-01-10T15:14:00.000+00:00Don't be scared. Don't be afraid. Don't worry. Don...Don't be scared. Don't be afraid. Don't worry. Don't be bothered. Don't be upset. I'll take care for the dard side of the moon. I'll try to light up your life. Happy New Year girl!Konradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336769387082897330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136899202116069772006-01-10T13:20:00.000+00:002006-01-10T13:20:00.000+00:00There was a twist? Umm, I must have missed that.S...There was a twist? Umm, I must have missed that.<BR/><BR/>So, er, the twist was that the ex-boyfriend wasn't a psychologist from the future, but the policewoman bird's boyfriend/ex-boyfriend?<BR/><BR/>I'm not very good at watching telly, it has to be said. Brain...not...really...understand...pictures.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136896861784065612006-01-10T12:41:00.000+00:002006-01-10T12:41:00.000+00:00really enjoyed Life on Mars. Also enjoy Ian Banks ...really enjoyed Life on Mars. Also enjoy Ian Banks (not the "M" stuff). Try Complicity. Also Wasp Factory and Crow Road.<BR/><BR/>Thought the twist in Life on Mars with the ex-boyfriend was clever. Had me fooled.<BR/><BR/>Not that it takes a lot.the Beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478236239902656990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136895790454820022006-01-10T12:23:00.000+00:002006-01-10T12:23:00.000+00:00It was OK, but not as good as the Gay Cowboy Movie...It was OK, but not as good as the Gay Cowboy Movie - if that doesn't get 19 Oscars, I'll eat my hat. With cheese.<BR/><BR/>In other news - Bird Flu not very scary. Carry on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749078367808883055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136895769827755212006-01-10T12:22:00.000+00:002006-01-10T12:22:00.000+00:00if wasn't in a bad mood already, i'd be cross that...if wasn't in a bad mood already, i'd be cross that (yet again) i seemed to have missed some good telly <BR/><BR/>good telly that lots of people (ok, two so far) are blogging about<BR/><BR/><I>and</I> i forgot to call my dad and remind him to watch 'the thick of it'<BR/><BR/>hrmphUrban Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692332227897168182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136892525827408002006-01-10T11:28:00.000+00:002006-01-10T11:28:00.000+00:00>>I quite like yer man Simms - he's filled out qui...>>I quite like yer man Simms - he's filled out quite nicely since The Lakes without getting fat...>><BR/><BR/>Agree totally. I don't remember much about The Lakes apart from really enjoying it. My mind isn't what it used to be...Tabby Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287486091942622336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136891690236762852006-01-10T11:14:00.000+00:002006-01-10T11:14:00.000+00:00I've only read two of Iain Banks and none of Iain ...I've only read two of Iain Banks and none of Iain M Banks, so I'm not all that qualified to comment. I did love The Bridge, though, whereas the other one I read (The Business) was unmitigated rubbish.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136886256998929342006-01-10T09:44:00.000+00:002006-01-10T09:44:00.000+00:00Oh, I was really disappointed by The Bridge - bit ...Oh, I was really disappointed by The Bridge - bit too SF, surely should have been one of his 'M' efforts?<BR/><BR/>I quite like yer man Simms - he's filled out quite nicely since The Lakes without getting fat...Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1136885415136139662006-01-10T09:30:00.000+00:002006-01-10T09:30:00.000+00:00ooh, i loved the bridge but had forgotten all abou...ooh, i loved the bridge but had forgotten all about it. am re-reading walking on glass at the moment.<BR/><BR/>surly girl - boring the general publice since 2005surly girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414631534757427023noreply@blogger.com