Thursday, September 26, 2019

The Boys


This may have been my favorite piece of TV all year.

It is set in a world Where Superheroes are real. What is it like?

It has one of the best comedy set pieces of all time. I must refute Steven pinker on this. Steven Pinker claimed that`` A fish called Wanda ''is no longer funny as it features the death of a dog as a comedic set piece Here they kill a dolphin and it is hysterical 

It is a black super hero comedy. It wad clearly written during the Bush era so there are digs at the religious right which seem passe now. Woke capital would never let their human assets be associated with red state religiosity now

Firstly Kyle Urban is brilliant as Billy Butcher. His accent is a bit confusing, He is an Australian supposed to be playing an East-ender but you can live with that.

The first meeting between Billy and our hero- Hughie Campbell . Is great.11 I don't want to go to a second location with you''.

What I like about the Boys is that, everyone one has an agenda and no one is quite what they seem. It never spells it out. But it is clear that Hughie Campbell is being manipulated by both the Seven and by Butcher. Indeed there is a painful scene where Campbell claims falsely that he had sex with someone. He figuratively prostitutes himself

There is a very painful scene. One that is truly difficult to watch when the Homelander and Queen Medb try and fail to rescue a hijacked plane. It would have been too much in the early noughts

I cannot wait for the second season


Round up 26 of October 2019



I have not had a drink in 8 weeks, or a can of coke in 7 weeks. This has been due to an infection in my small intestine. I have been walking to work. Eating a restricted diet. I have not noticed any changes

I am waiting for my current post in the Gardens to wind down. This is the penultimate early morning I must work.

I intend to go to Peru, next month

I have enjoyed the first series of Mindhunter. Though it is strong meat in places

I am endeavoring to finish Ulysses by Joyce. I enjoy the words, but the plot is dense

QPR play well

Friday, September 06, 2019

Terrence Dicks


Doctor Who writer
Young Adult and Children's author
National serviceman,
Grammar school boy

Father, Husband,


1935-2019

I watched the Horror of fang, rock. last night It is wonderfully written.

RIP


Robert Redford

  August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025 The Sundance kid, goes off into the sunset Actor, University of Colorado alumni, Frat Brother, Father...