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- Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:57 pm
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Orange Is The New Black
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12100
Orange Is The New Black
This is a curious new series on Netflix. Maybe not so new to you, dear reader, but new to us. We were curious to see what Laura Prepon was doing these days, a long time onwards from our favourite 70's Show..... At first I didn't like it at all and found it very claustrophobic, but half way through S...
- Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:50 am
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: It's Too Late Now
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26541
It's Too Late Now
This is the autobiography of A A Milne, and is part of my side project to experience a little more of the work of the man who created Winnie-the-Pooh. Those four books represent a very tiny part of Milne's output and are covered by barely two or three paragraphs in his story, but he did them, enjoye...
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:07 am
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Jersey Boys - the Movie
- Replies: 0
- Views: 27013
Jersey Boys - the Movie
"Jersey Boys" the movie arrived today from Amazon and we watched it tonight. Stunning. Clint Eastwood has done a fantastic job with this. It's not a musical as such, it's a drama and it's incredibly powerful, especially when we know it's substantially true. Frankie Valli was very brave I t...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: My Carniverous Plant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 25192
Re: My Carniverous Plant
You only had to ask!
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 4G or not 4G?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17305
Re: 4G or not 4G?
In Manchester, the connection can exceed 20 Mbps, which is fantastic. Less so as we move away from the city centre.
At home, 4G is intermittent at best, but it's good in Edgeley!
At home, 4G is intermittent at best, but it's good in Edgeley!
- Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:10 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: My Carniverous Plant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 25192
My Carniverous Plant
There's now a nice Venus Fly Trap sitting on the kitchen window sill, and it has to be said there have not been as many flies around as usual. It's had two kills already, and I did have a picture, but to be honest close up on what a Venus Fly Trap does to a fly is not a pretty sight. So after the wi...
- Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:16 pm
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Not In The Mood
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13575
Not In The Mood
No, I'm just not in a reading mood at the moment. I suppose too much is going on. It's a shame, but this hits every now and again. What I need is a really riveting book to set me off again. I started to look on Amazon and it just left me cold, so I'm waiting for inspiration! I suppose a series would...
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:53 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Jersey Boys Movie Soundtrack
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26901
Jersey Boys Movie Soundtrack
Bob Gaudio produced this and has made some very interesting choices. As he says himself, there is not enough music in the Jersey Boys movie to make a soundtrack, so he has melded some original Four Seasons tracks along with the movie music. This is good in that there are some notes and parts that re...
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:43 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 4G or not 4G?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17305
4G or not 4G?
New phones have arrived, so far so good. Is 4G worth the extra cost? Maybe, it has to be said that when the signal is good it excels and I have been getting speeds of around 10 Mbps, which is twice as fast as my home broadband. The snag comes when the signal isn't so good, and it drops to 3G or even...
Re: Anchovies
A reminder, a couple of years on, that anchovies are still delicious!
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Nearly a Kindle
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13382
Nearly a Kindle
I thought I'd try reading books on the iPad, but sadly it's not really me. I still prefer a proper book.
But I do like watching late night TV on it. Netflix rocks!
But I do like watching late night TV on it. Netflix rocks!
- Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:34 pm
- Forum: Pentax
- Topic: W90 to WG3
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26484
W90 to WG3
Yes, I thought it was time to pass on the trusty Pentax W90, which has served well above and below water. And who better to donate it to that Amelia Jane, the budding photographer. If she still wants it, then it's hers. She did really well, in fact astoundingly well for four years old, when she used...
- Mon May 26, 2014 9:20 am
- Forum: Pentax
- Topic: Nikon Coolpix A vs Ricoh GR
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12094
Re: Nikon Coolpix A vs Ricoh GR
The result of this was published on ePHOTOzine and it was a close thing, but the Ricoh GR was the better camera. Slightly better lens, faster AF, better colours. Having said that, since the initial testing, I've not used the GR much. Despite a smaller sensor, the Pentax MX-1 came along and it is muc...
- Sat May 03, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Perry Mason
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12305
Re: Perry Mason
We're now in Season 5 and I've seen the first scenes in an episode that I actually remember from the first airings in the 1960s.
It's all splendid entertainment!
It's all splendid entertainment!
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 6:16 pm
- Forum: Books, Films and TV
- Topic: Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
- Replies: 0
- Views: 26364
Doctor Who: The Web of Fear
This has been lost for so long, apart from Episode 1 which has been around and which was clearly a horror classic in its own right. Then episodes 2, 4, 5 and 6 turned up and all that was left was to recreate Epsiode 3 using an existing soundtrack plus off-air photographs. In the end, this gets us th...