Leverage canceled

Posted on December 26, 2012 by bertas

Dear ladies and gents,

first let me wish all of you happy holidays! I hope you had a lovely time. Or rather peaceful and cozy time? (yes family gatherings can be a bit erm overwhelming at times). And I also hope you have invested in a quality pair of stretchy pants. That one is self explanatory. Be as it may – it’s nice to have you back!

Now unfortunately for a bit of bad news – as I was munching on some cake, I saw the news Leverage got canceled. And I almost choked on a bit of walnut.

First I was all like

And this

With a bit of this

Then I got a bit angry

Just a tiny bit

While I understand that five seasons is an excellent run for a cable show, this comes after the news that Leverage has been nominated for People’s Choice Awards as favorite cable drama (as it happens you can vote for the show at this link)

And that kinda makes it worse and made me do this

If it is not obvious – I am 12. Mr. Devlin however is a much more gracious person then I will ever be

(Snape approves of the letter mind you, not of the cancellation).

You know, it’s lucky there is so much cake around at the moment otherwise I don’t know what I might do.

Tell me dear ladies and gents, will you miss Leverage?

Things I learned watching the Big Bang Theory

Posted on July 2, 2012 by bertas

Image via CBS.com

Sheldon is not insane, his mum had him tested.

Stan Lee is NOT Bruce Lee’s nerdy brother.

Sheldon saves his paychecks for the simple reason the things he wants to buy haven’t been invented yet (I wish I had the same problem)

No one sits in Sheldon’s spot. He has placed eternal dibs on it.

Sheldon Cooper is William Shatner of theoretical physics.

The appropriate ranking of cool models of transportation is jetpack, hover board, transporter, Batmobile and then a giant ant.

Your grandmother is not a grandmother, she is your meemaw.

Sheldon rarely kids and when he does you will know by the use of the word bazinga.

There is no reason to live if a disaster strikes and all USB ports get destroyed.

If you evacuate your bowels when you want to that makes you a hippy.

Gravity is a heartless bitch.

You can hack into government’s supercomputer and try to buy uranium but be prepared for Department of Homeland Security to tattle to your mother.

If you type 5.318.008 in a calculator and turn it upside down it spells boobies.

If you get bitten by a radioactive rat in all probability you will not gain superpowers and turn into a superhero but you will need a tetanus shot.

Aquaman sucks.

Social protocol dictates when a friend is upset you offer him/her a hot beverage.

If you go to a costume party and all of your friends dress up as Flash, you should all walk behind each other all night so it looks like it’s one person going really fast.

Looking for…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by bertas

Images: BBC.co.uk

Dear ladies and gents,

it has been so hot here the only thing I feel remotely capable of doing in the evening is to sit on the balcony, read a book and (if I’m lucky) enjoy the breeze.

So first order of business – if any of you ladies and gents would kindly like to share some book recommendations that would be much appreciated.

I finished with Nesbo’s Headhunters and Veronica Roth’s Insurgent a while back and I have been re-reading Stephen King for some reason (Under the Dome, The Tommyknockers and I’m currently on It). If it is not obvious it’s blood and gore galore.

Telly watching has been on the back burner.

Random bits and bobs I have watched include True Blood and not even Alexander Skarsgard being back to his hot self can hold my attention. The show is meh at best.

Also I started watching The Big Bang Theory and a) I am enjoying it immensely and b) for the life of me I cannot understand that it is written and produced by the same guy who is doing Two and a Half Men *shudder*

Things that look promising – Newsroom (obviously because it’s written by Sorkin and stars Jeff Daniels) and Line of Duty (new show by BBC Two about corruption in the police force; Jericho fans might appreciate it because it stars Lennie James).

Summer shows (return dates and trailers)

Posted on May 28, 2012 by bertas

Dear ladies and gents,

summer season is upon us and well… I know there is nothing much to watch at the mo, but that should change in couple of weeks time.

Down below you can find the list of some of the more interesting summer shows (and trailers where I could find them. I am mighty peeved about that but there is still no trailer for Leverage tsk). Obvs if I have missed anything interesting please let me know in the comments.

Returning shows

Necessary Roughness (return date – June 6th)