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I've been watching a few new shows lately which I have really enjoyed. My taste in TV often dismays my friends, but hey! :-)
On Sunday nights there's 'The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency' - based on the books by Alexander McCall Smith, and set in Botswana. It is funny, clever, and stupid cute! I frequently wish Mma Ramotswe (the detective the stories revolve around) would get over herself and accept Rra Matakoni's affections.
And on Tuesday nights there's 'All The Small Things' - set around a Catholic church in rural England, and a woman's efforts to recover from being dumped by her stupid-ass husband for a scheming younger model. Her husband is the choir master at the church, with his slut of a new girlfriend the new 'star' of the group (and, unbeknownst to him, is stalking their new, completely unorthodox minister) - many things occur and the main character gets dragged into directing a ragtag group of musicians; her autistic son, his classmates and some of the disenchanted members of the choir - to the disgust of the husband and his bitch (sorry, I'm supposed to hate her! *grins*) and the miserable stalwarts of the church committee, and the bafflement of the departing minister. The new minister is, of course, all for it, and they're setting the scene for romantic-type stuff between the two characters - I smell much angst, and I know I'm going to love it! *grins*
Another reason why I love it is, predictably for me, completely Who related; the lead is played by Sarah Lancashire, a fantastic actress who played the villain in the first episode of Season Four, with the Adipose (sorry, can't be bothered to google tonight...) The new minister is the guy who played Adam in Torchwood season two, and the main 'villain' from the church committee is the almost-legendary (in the UK) actress who played Margaret Blaine the Slytheen! *chuckles* Margaret and Adam butting heads - I love it!
And this weekend? There's a special set of Red Dwarf episodes on Dave! Can't wait.
( Quick Symba update )
On Sunday nights there's 'The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency' - based on the books by Alexander McCall Smith, and set in Botswana. It is funny, clever, and stupid cute! I frequently wish Mma Ramotswe (the detective the stories revolve around) would get over herself and accept Rra Matakoni's affections.
And on Tuesday nights there's 'All The Small Things' - set around a Catholic church in rural England, and a woman's efforts to recover from being dumped by her stupid-ass husband for a scheming younger model. Her husband is the choir master at the church, with his slut of a new girlfriend the new 'star' of the group (and, unbeknownst to him, is stalking their new, completely unorthodox minister) - many things occur and the main character gets dragged into directing a ragtag group of musicians; her autistic son, his classmates and some of the disenchanted members of the choir - to the disgust of the husband and his bitch (sorry, I'm supposed to hate her! *grins*) and the miserable stalwarts of the church committee, and the bafflement of the departing minister. The new minister is, of course, all for it, and they're setting the scene for romantic-type stuff between the two characters - I smell much angst, and I know I'm going to love it! *grins*
Another reason why I love it is, predictably for me, completely Who related; the lead is played by Sarah Lancashire, a fantastic actress who played the villain in the first episode of Season Four, with the Adipose (sorry, can't be bothered to google tonight...) The new minister is the guy who played Adam in Torchwood season two, and the main 'villain' from the church committee is the almost-legendary (in the UK) actress who played Margaret Blaine the Slytheen! *chuckles* Margaret and Adam butting heads - I love it!
And this weekend? There's a special set of Red Dwarf episodes on Dave! Can't wait.
( Quick Symba update )
