Day of the Moon

I have to say, I'm not convinced. Last week's episode of Doctor Who was great, but this week was a little disappointing. There are a few reasons for that and I think the main one is that too many questions were left unanswered and I don't really get what the Silence's objective is. I guess we're not supposed to know yet. However if they've been around for so long you'd think that The Doctor would have encountered them before, although I suspect there's a timey whimey excuse for that. Then there's the maybe / maybe not pregnancy which just hasn't grabbed me as a storyline. If it's real and Rory's then they could end up leaving to look after it. Which would be sad as Amy is still my favorite of the modern companions. Then there's River Song who I'm afraid I've never liked since she was first introduced. Something about her just bugs me and the idea that The Doctor could fall for her just seems wrong. I've not got a problem with The Doctor hooking up with someone, he's got a grand daughter after all so it must have happened before. I just don't want it to be River. Still I'm not going to quit over one less than stellar episode. I'm still enjoying Matt Smith's portrayal of The Doctor and the show is still far better than most of the other rubbish on TV even when it's not perfect.

Royal Wedding

It's the big news today and it's hard to avoid really. Weddings are not something I'd generally be interested in and it being a royal one doesn't make a lot of difference. However I did watch quite a lot of it. Unless you're a complete stick-in-the-mud anti-royalist (which I'm not) then it's something people are going to presume you've seen. So now I can say I was amused that The Queen had an old lady car blanket on the way to the service and of course that the ring almost didn't fit. That's about it for me, I saw it but wasn't particularly overwhelmed. I have to say that around here there didn't seem to be much in the way of celebrations, no flags or anything, it seemed like a fairly normal day.

Chronicles of Graham

It's been years since I went to a tiny gig in a pokey venue because a friend is in the band. Not since Nailstorm were playing and they broke up in 2002. However now there's Chronicles of Graham and they're starting out with a small pub gig (as support to Vagrant King, another Sheffield band). I'm about to leave for the gig so I don't have time to write much more. I'll return later with pictures/video and in the meantime you can have a listen here: Chronicles Of Graham on Facebook

It Continues

The weirdness that is. Today has been a bit of a non-day and I've not really achieved anything. I've also got no idea what to write about here either. Time to draw a line and start fresh tomorrow.

Weirdness

It's being a very odd week. There is Easter, bank holidays and people are off work. It's making it very hard to remember what day it is. My schedule is way off. It's going to be another two weeks before things settle down again and then it will nearly be my birthday. I can't believe we've got all the way to May already. Slow down Year!

Battle: LA

I'll admit I've not really read any other reviews of this film but I'd suspect I'm not the first person to describe it like I'm about to. This film is basically the love child of Independence Day and Black Hawk Down. It's takes all the major beats from both films and mixes them together and the end result is actually quite good. Of course it probably helps that I'm already a big fan of both those films. Battle: LA isn't a film that is going to make you sit and think for hours afterwards but it does still offer plenty of entertainment. The plot is fairly simple. Aliens invade the planet and we follow a US military unit as they struggle to defend Los Angeles. There is plenty of action and explosions, speeches and sacrifice. Sometimes that's all you need. Due to the way they've formatted the title I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Battle: Washington or Battle: London one day. Nothing has been announced that I'm aware of, but I would watch them.

Happy Easter

Whether it's about the resurrection, the renewal of the Earth or large amounts of chocolate, I hope you've had a nice day.