Dear faithful readers – happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday!
Today I am going to present to you a list of links with some of the “best of” posts. If you are new to Couchslobs we have been running Stephen Fry Appreciation Mondays for quite some time so just in case you have missed anything. Do enjoy!
Dear faithful readers – by now you all know that I am a child of the 80s. And ever since the unexpected demise of John Hughes I was thinking what in the world’s name has happened to all of the actors that used to be the members of the Brat Pack? You know the ones that stared in movies such as Class, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink and St. Elmo’s Fire to name a few.
For any of you who were born well after the 80s here is the quote from the ever dependable Wikipedia
The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. The term, a play on the Rat Pack from the 1950s and 1960s, was first popularized in a 1985 New York magazine cover story, which described a group of roughly interchangeable, but already highly successful and rich, teen stars.The group has been characterized by the excessive partying of core members such as Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez,while their films have been described as representative of “the socially apathetic, cynical, money-possessed and ideologically barren eighties generation.
Don’t know about you dear faithful readers but for me Andrew McCarthy was the first actor that would come to mind when someone said Brat Pack. Since I never watched Lipstick Jungle nor am I a big fan of Gossip Girl (that is an understatement since I haven’t seen one episode ever) I was quite happy to see Andrew McCarthy in Royal Pains, my frothy light TV series of the summer. It is also quite satisfying to see quite a number of movies in pre-production on his IMDB listing.
Tell me dear faithful readers – have you been watching this season of True Blood?
I do have to admit it was slow going for me this year – I watched the first episode, then wondered why was I so excited about it last year, then I watched a few episodes in a quick succession and presto – I was hooked again!
Yes I am aware it is ever so cheesy and sometimes downright bizarre but bloody hell True Blood is curiously good.
While I found some story lines rather slow going last year, this year I can actually say that there is not one story line I am not interested in. Given Jason and his stint at the Fellowship of The Sun was a bit boring for my taste but overall each and every character has been bringing the goods in this year. In fact (and if you have seen the last episode you will know what I am talking about) it was Jason that gave me the most horrible case of giggles. The writing has been of top notch quality over the last few episodes and the one liners are priceless.
Also is it just me or has this season been more vomit inducing then the last one? I realized early on I should never ever eat or snack during True Blood, but they have surpassed themselves this year (and I usually do not get gross out easily). I blame that Maryann woman a) she gives me the creeps, b) she is the main source of grossness this year and c) who in the world uses raw Kobe beef as a ritual sacrifice?! If Gordon Ramsay saw what she was doing he’d probably call her a stupid cow. Rightly so.
The only thing I don’t really get is the editing – have you noticed how scenes are cut off abruptly? I understand they want to create a cliffhanger at the end but sometimes they just do not make sense to me when they happen in the middle of the episode.
So tell me dear readers what is your take on True Blood? Love it or hate it?
Dear faithful readers – happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday!
And happy birthday to our lovely Mr. Fry – we wish him many happy returns, health, happiness, new creative challenges and endeavors and perhaps just a tad bit more dancing Honestly, it is not half as bad as he keeps pointing out.
On a side note I am totally loving the shorter blog form on his website – mind you I had no problem with blessays (although my eyes would beg to differ) however these short snippets are delightful, shorter then blessay but more elaborate then tweets. Just perfect.
Anyhow I am leaving you with Mr. Fry getting his groove on.
can you believe it that Couchslobs is 2 years old this month? Well I couldn’t believe it myself.
It has been a bit of a surreal two years to be honest with you.
Who would have thought a fun project that has started as a place to have a discussion (well sometimes it was a discussion, more often then not it was verbal diarrhea about shows we dig and love talking about) would result in being invited to a press screening of Kingdom? Ha there we were sitting with all the serious journos in the same room with Mr. Fry – the same man who made me giggle all those years ago as Melchett on Blackadder (although I might have ruined my reputation a tad bit when I whipped out my Hello Kitty notebook. In my defense I had to write my notes somewhere I tell you it does give a whole new meaning to surreal.
Be as it may over the holiday I have been ruminating the future of Couchslobs. I have realized a while back we simply do not have the resources to be able to post on daily basis (not for now anyway). If I did that I just might go slightly insane (or a tad bit more insane then I am at the moment
But since I simply cannot imagine not talking about the latest episode of House (everyone I know has fallen off the wagon ages ago), the delight that is Torchwood and Lost or the wonderful cheesiness that is True Blood.
So there might be a few less posts per week then normal, but me thinks they might be a tad bit longer then 100 words (pardon me I do have a love/hate relationship with word count). Mind you it does not mean we will not post cool trailer when we see one, YouTube is our friend after all But for the sake of my sanity I am giving this plan a whirl and we will see how it goes.
And last but definitely not least – in the honor of this occasion I would like to thank you our dear and faithful readers, each and every one of you who have paid us a visit over the last two years.
Here I was thinking none apart from our immediate family and friends will ever read Couchslobs and there you are are day in and day out, old and new so thank you for popping by and thank you for all your stumbles, tweets, diggs and reddits – it was and it is much appreciated.
Hm now I know this a remake so fans of the original series are bound to have problems with it but it does look interesting doesn’t it? I’m looking for BSG replacement
by now you all know I am always on the look-out for good British series. Especially comedy series. Not that their dramas or crime series aren’t good mind you but if there was one thing I love about the Brits is their wit.
Anyhow over the last few weeks I have found a few series I didn’t even know existed. And the thing is they are spin-offs series of some of my favorites over the years. So I thought I might share these with you in case you are craving some good telly.
The Green Green Grass – would you believe it that this is the Only Fools and Horses spin-off? I cannot believe I wasn’t aware this series existed before. The series was also written by John Sullivan and it follows none other then Boycie, his wife Marlene and their son Tyler after they have fled Peckham from the Driscoll brothers and moved to the countryside. There were 4 seasons altogether and a number of old time regulars have all made an appearance.
Grace and Favour – I have been stuck watching Are You Being Served? for quite a few weeks now. I completely forgot how much I actually enjoyed that show and how giggle inducing it was. What I didn’t know that there was a sequel to the original series called Grace and Favour (or in the States Are You Being Served? Again!). The former employees of Grace Brothers department store learn after death of Young Mr. Grace that they have inherited an old manor in the countryside. They cannot sell it but can live there and run it as a hotel. Unfortunately there were only 2 season but the story lines continued from episode to episode and it is quite a delightful watch. I love Mollie Sugden and her pussy Tiddles, but my favorite by far is John Inman – there aren’t sufficient words to describe how much I love his portrayal of Mr. Humphries. Love. Him.
Lewis – any of you who have ever watched ITV’s Inspector Morse you are probably familiar with his faithful sidekick Detective Lewis. It did constitute for an enjoyable Sunday viewing with good cast and the pretty Oxford countryside. But after John Thaw lost his battle with cancer we thought we saw the last ever episode of Inspector Morse. However the interest of viewing public was such that the creators of the show decided to take a chance with a spin-off this time featuring Robbie Lewis (played by Kevin Whatley) as the main character. The series is quite successful as according to reports the filming of fourth series should start this summer. So if you have enjoyed Inspector Morse and if you like your good quality ITV crime series you might as well check it out.
Dear faithful readers – happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday!
In the latest issue of OK Magazine there was this interesting nugget of information
In a poll for Edinburgh Fringe Festival, women said they would pick the TV presenter’s sperm rather than the actor’s if they had the choice.
At least 40 per cent of women in the poll to celebrate the debut of A Stroke Of Genius at the Pleasance Theatre sald they would prefer to equip their children with Stephen Fry’s genes.
Honestly, it is not half as bad as he keeps pointing out. 
