Torchwood

[jack]

I was expecting to want to post a review of Torchwood, but I couldn't be bothered. My thoughts are in everyone else's comments. I think I really amused you-know-who-you-are by wanting to watch it? :)

However, conveniently, foreverdirt made a wonderful post about it, so I can just link to that. http://foreverdirt.livejournal.com/339789.html. [I think non-locked] The only difference is that (I think) she sees that as an unreservedly good thing, and I don't.

Comments

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Ack... so much temptation to read the reviews before I've watched it :S

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Did you see any of the trailers beforehand? If so, this probably won't make much more difference if you do read them.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I don't have a TV, so no.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

There were several on the bbc website people were linking to the day before, I was thinking of that.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Oh? I didn't see any as I trawled LJ yesterday.

I try to avoid trailers anyway.

Resisting your post about Perplex City was very hard.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Permutation City? Why resist? It might be wise not resist talking about God (feelings can get high), but about everything else.

Yeah, I generally avoid trailers (bar films, etc). http://cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com/tag/torchwood had some in the comments, though if you've avoided so far and want to see it cold, you might as well, it might be better like that.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Do you talk about God? I'm referring to this (which I've not read at all), not anything that might be happening elsewhere.

if you've avoided so far and want to see it cold, you might as well, it might be better like that.
I have and I will :P

I'll watch it on the weekend ^_^

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ah! I forgot, the conversation spun off on someone else's lj, not about dust, but about whether creating a universe like the autoverse is ok (or immoral, or required), which had analogies to God.

What did you want to say about PCity?

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I wanted to just say that I've avoided reading your post about it because I really like Greg Egan, and I don't want to be spoiled before I read it.

Have you read Diaspora? I got that for Christmas (and could lend it on if you like).

[pizza.maircrosoft.com (from livejournal.com)]

*dances*

[robhu.livejournal.com]

?

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Mair is excited, and (a) wants to draw attention to herself, and hint *she* would appreciate the bestowal of that favour and (b) is giving vent to the enthusiasm possessing another Egan would give :)

[pizza.maircrosoft.com (from livejournal.com)]

actually not quite. I am amused because *I* offered you my copy of diaspora when I was throwing it out, but you'd already bought it :)

I read it, it was too much like hard work for me ;)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry. Apparently interpretive dance is more complicated than I thought.

[pizza.maircrosoft.com (from livejournal.com)]

it was a kind of "I know the answer!" dance :)

[robhu.livejournal.com]

I thought she was telling us where the food was.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

:)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see! Well, feel free to borrow it if you see me before you acquire it [or have it already]. It's tricky, there aren't many *specific* spoilers, but you probably would enjoy reading it first and then comparing conclusions with everyone else.

I've read Diaspora, Permutation City, and the Axiomatic and Luminous collections, if I recall correctly.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^

I'm going to read through my current book list first, then I may ask to borrow it (although I like having shiny books on my bookshelf). Books are to me like shoes are to stereotypical women.

[naath.livejournal.com]

It's on "watch again" for the rest of the week - you should see it.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Ah, I love the future :)