Sherlock

While playing games, I also like watching TV.

I recently read somewhere, I wont quote where, because I don’t know where I read it. But take my work that I did read it.
Why does the UK copy everything the US does?

Now, the amount of comments was staggering. While I’m sure both parties have copied the other in some way or another. But either way I will list what I do know:
The Office UK. USA copied it with their own version.
Kath and Kim Australia. USA copied it (I think).
Skins UK. USA copied it, and it ran for 1 season, then flopped.
The Weakest Link UK. USA copied it.
Probably more.
Now Sherlock is being copied by the USA. Which mind you is probably a bad idea. Sherlock is purely British. The USA could not possibly copy an even decent version.
Series 2 of Sherlock just concluded, and there’s going to be a season 3 in 2013, or sooner. Both lead actors play movie roles which will probably justify them doing  Sherlock later.

And there you have it.

Now on to more pressing matters.
Sherlock series 1 – 10/10
Series 2 – 10/10
Probably the best “crime” shows I’ll ever watch. I’m seriously grumpy about cop, crime and detective shows. I’m sick of them. But this isn’t the only genre it falls into, there’s more, which I wont list.

It’s an excellent show, worth your time, and a spot on your shelf where you hopefully have Rome Season 1 and 2, as well as Game of Thrones next to it.

Downton Abbey, Merlin – New Seasons

Downton Abbey – series 2 is already out. We left series 1 on the bombshell of WWI starting. I really like Downton Abbey with Dame Maggie Smith playing the awesome role of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
I’d highly recommend the series  to anyone. It’s right up there with Game of Thrones by HBO.

Now Merlin series 4. Also a great TV show. More geared towards the kids. But none the less a great show all-over. King Arthur has aged since I last saw him in series 3. It could be the haircut, but he looks a bit older. Merlin however looks the same. Great actors in the show, and hopefully Morganna wont have as big a role. My main gripe is her, I hate her character and the person playing it. Be the directors having her grinning in the background – whatever. They truly annoy me with her character and the actress playing it.

Both are great TV shows none-the-less. Both are available on BBC-iView I believe. In Australia – ABC (not sure about Downton though).
Go ahead and watch them.

In other news – I finished watching the whole of 24, and I must admit that is also an epic TV show. So if you haven’t watched it – go do it. Pity about it ending though. I really like Kiefer Sutherland

Parke’s Final

I might be a little late to this, but I’ve got more stuff to do than just blog about Ronan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVKNmZJfB0
Once again, embedding disabled.

I’m going to post some excerpts of news that has made this little boys life a little scandalous.
But before I do so, I’d like to commend The Daily Mail (Dailymail.co.uk) on their excellent use of having sounds played whilst trying to read the fucking news.

First up: Ronan Parke says he was upset by lies posted by an anonymous blogger that claimed Britain’s Got Talent had been fixed so he would win

Speaking to The Sun, he said: ‘I was really upset by those nasty words written by an anonymous person because it was all a load of rubbish.
‘It was a horrible thing for someone to do, attack me like that. I hope some people didn’t stop voting for me because of it.
‘I hate bullying – it’s a terrible thing to do and I hope that people will see that it’s wrong now.’

Secondly: The next Bieber? Simon Cowell apparently thinks that Ronan Parke will be Britain’s version of Justin Bieber

He narrowly lost out on the Britain’s Got Talent crown following claims online that the competition had been fixed in his favour.
But despite coming second to surprise winner Jai McDowall, it looks like Ronan Parke will be first to the coveted prize of a record deal.
Sources at Sony Music said they are still keen to offer the 12-year-old a recording contract estimated to be worth between £1million and £1.5million in the hope that he will become the ‘British Justin Bieber’.

He’s not the next Bieber guys… Justin Bieber does not sing what Ronan Parke sings. I also think that Parke actually has raw talent, and when live on stage, they can’t actually AutoTune.
Either way, they’re two very different people.

Now, word is that he might be gay… My opinion? I’m not too sure, he is a little camp. He likes fashion, and has pride in his appearance. It’s pretty obvious.
If he is? So what? I don’t think it’s a bad thing at all. Anyway, teenagers have enough troubles trying to find out what they are so I think you’ll have to wait for him to come out of the closet, rather than labelling him. Like some news reports have.

Parke’s Semi Final

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCDU6N3MCM

Embedding disabled… Again. Oh well, go watch it.

The Hoff is on Britains Got Talent. Haha.

Ronan Parke

Britain’s Got Talent 2011. See his audition here.

I wont focus on his talent, as it’s quite obvious from the video that he’s probably going to win, if not – be there till the final.

HOWEVER, what I am going to write is – it didn’t take long at all for people to say he’s gay. Sure, tight jeans, maybe a little flamboyant. But bloody hell, he’s 12 for fucks sake. So he’s hardly at the point of knowing which side he’s going to fall off the fence.

Anyway, there’s a tonne of fan fan sites out there. Vote for the kid, and he’s definitely got something very big ahead of him in his life.

A Game of Thrones

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue abound. The primary families are the Stark, Lannister, and Baratheon families. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as his chief advisor. Eddard, suspecting that his predecessor had been murdered, accepts so that he can investigate further. It turns out more than one family is plotting to take the throne. The Queen’s family, the Lannisters, may be hatching a plot to take control. Across the sea, the last surviving members of the previously deposed ruling family, the Targaryens, are also plotting a return to power. The conflict between these families and others, including the Greyjoys, the Tullys, the Arryns, and the Tyrells, leads to war. Meanwhile, in the north, an ancient evil awakens. Amidst war and the political confusion, a brotherhood of misfits, The Night’s Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and the horrors beyond.

Yet another awesome TV series by HBO.
Thanks to the USA and the UK I get to watch this one before 2012. I’m loving it so far, and I urge everyone to watch the show.

I’ve not read the books, but I feel reading the books will not ruin the show too much. Anyway, on to the review:

It’s got love, betrayal, greed blood and guts, and of course murder.
It’s a fantasy epic, in George R. R. Martin’s writing. I think it’s unlike any other world. The main conflict here is between two families, one royalty, the other aristocracy.  House of Stark, and House of Lannister. But there’s also other stories to be told.

Sean Bean stars as Eddard Stark, who is the main character in this, the story is mainly about him, but it still isn’t the whole story. Which is  good. I like stories within stories (Storyception). I think HBO put a bit of a gamble in this series, with lots of money, it will pay off.

There’s a lot of character to the art, with depth. A good job I think by creating the world ground-up. Costumes are fucking awesome, so is the landscape and armour. It’s all been done well, and which is why I like HBO.

Go ahead and watch it as the stories unfold. It’s pleased me just like Rome did. You wont be let-down. I will probably read the books after this series has ended.

I give it a 9/10 so far. The actors, younger and older are full of win.

Legend of the Seeker

While LotS isn’t quite new, and it’s currently cancelled. I believe everyone should give it a go. I’m currently re-watching it with my family, and I must admit, even the second time around, I do enjoy it.

I wont review it, as it’s 2 seasons long, and over 40 episodes, but I will say this: it’s an epic adventure, well thought out and planned, all from the works of Terry Goodkind. I will read the books soon enough, as in most cases, books are better than movies.