Hollywoodland

On this date in 1963, the very first episode of Doctor Who made its appearance on the BBC. Now, 45 years and 10 doctors later, it’s still going strong.

I started to watch that movie I mentioned last night on Sci Fi, but I couldn’t hack it beyond about 30 minutes. James Brolin and Ian Somerhalder were in it and I felt embarrassed for both of them. The writing was dreadful. And they both seemed like they really didn’t want to be there. And neither did I. *g*

Though the series isn’t due to return until January, there’s a 24 movie on tonight. It’ll be good to see Jack Bauer back shooting bad guys , setting up perimeters, and just generally wreaking havoc. *g* There’s also a special on National Geographic about the recently discovered Herod’s Lost Tomb.

Reading: Still reading 1634: The Baltic War. I’m about 2/3 of the way through. I love this series a lot, but, man oh man, you need a scorecard and a timeline to keep everything and everybody straight!

I’m such a space cadet today, I totally forgot to thank everyone for their words of sympathy. They’re very much appreciated.

*sigh* The bastards at ABC have axed two of my favorite shows. The delightfully quirky Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone. Personally, I think the Sci Fi Channel should pick up both shows and air them in a three hour block with Eureka.

Last night was my aunt’s visitation. I’m not sure if that’s just a Southern/Midwestern thing, or what. We don’t have wakes around here, though I’ve always assumed they were basically the same thing. It was kind of disconcerting because I kept seeing people I didn’t have a clue who they were because it had been so many years since I’d seen them. And then there was my aunt’s teenaged granddaughter. I didn’t think I’d seen her since she was a baby. Then I realized late last night (don’t ask me why it didn’t occur to me until then… my mind is a scary place) that I’d met her last year! Sheesh. She probably thought I was insane.

There’s a movie on tonight on the Sci Fi Channel that looks interesting. Lost City Raiders. I’m not entirely sure what it’s about, but I’ll give it a whirl.

I wrote a whopping half page last night. Better than nothing, I suppose.

Reading: Still reading 1634: The Baltic War. And likely will be for some time. It’s 752 pages. In hardcover. I shudder to think how thick it is in paperback…. Holy cow! The paperback edition is 1072 pages!!!