TV

[jack]

I had a night in! And I'm going to have an early night!

I saw quantum leap on real telly again. It was the trapeze artists episode, which I remembered. It was a very nice show. When they were doing the final catch, it actually made me nervous -- which is strange, as why should I be, when I'd seen it before and knew what was going to happen? Why?

I saw Due South. It is very sweet, though I can see it might become cloying. It's the sort of something else/comedy that feels like cheating, but I like the way everything is completely deadpan with a sense of irony. And it's lovely to see someone who's completely nice, but is pleasant, competent, humorous and successful with it, instead of being boring and the bad boy being the cute one. He reminded me a lot of Spock.

2 fast 2 furious. Why do supposedly professional drivers spin their wheels when starting a race? Does angularly-accelerating the wheels faster really have more effect than going slightly slower and making use of static friction to move the car relative to the ground?

Comments

[yrieithydd.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Quantum Leap in years; I half watched an episode of Due South the other day on UK TV Gold, but I was spodding at the time! I'd just missed Quantum Leap.

What amuses me about Due South is the similarity between Benton Fraser and Corporal (Captain) Carrot!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

The first (and one of only two other) episode of Due South I watched I said exactly that. "They even had, he doesn't need a gun, he's got a loaded wolf!" I said.

But I like Carrot a lot of the time -- if you have Carrot, Vetinari and Vimes, who needs other characters? -- but however well he means he is a bit holier than thou, whereas Benton seems nice just because he's good, whereas carrot almost is in spite of it. Did that make any sense?

[despotliz.livejournal.com]

I think I get what you mean - Carrot is a good person, and you can't imagine him ever being anything other than good. Benton is good and nice because he knows it's the right thing to do, however frustrating he may find it at times.

I love Due South, I think it's awesome. I have DVDs if you want to borrow them at some point.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Maybe, (thank you!) though I don't have enough time for what I already have atm.