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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 00:30
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I'm officially hooked on Game of Thrones.

I'm considering giving the books a try, but I have been reliably informed that they are difficult, confusing and need more re-reads than the Wheel of Time. But I do need something new to read, so it might be worth a go, especially since unless the story is drastically different, having seen the show should help me out.

Typically, as it had now been cancelled, I'm really starting to like Stargate Universe. I've just seen the McKay episode, and obviously that was bound to endear it to me, anything with David Hewlett in automatically becomes awesome, but the stories are becoming much more engaging and much more human, and they even put in a bit of humour in the previous episode. Not so much in the McKay episode, oddly, could have done with a few more laughs, but they were in there.

While on the subject of cancelled shows, I've just seen an advert for the new episodes of Caprica. That's a series that should never have been cancelled, it was fascinating from the start and okay it was very different from Battlestar Galactica, but it was awesome in a totally different. I'm looking forward to the new episodes, but it's going to be bittersweet, knowing that's it.
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How come I appear to be the last person in the universe to know that a third season of Being Human is starting soon? That's two people today who have mentioned it to me. Where do they get their information from? And more importantly, WHEN is it starting? The BBC's official site is being secretive about it. Soon, apparently. But when? Soon like tomorrow? Or in two months?

What else is starting soon? Glee, on the 10th apparently. And a while ago I was irritated to learn that season 2 of Caprica wouldn't be making an appearance in the UK until early 2011, which is now.

We should get the second half of the current season of Stargate Universe soon-ish, but that actually hasn't started in the US yet. That's a series that has improved drastically this season, but it still doesn't convince me that it's a worthy successor to the other series. It has absolutely no humour in it, and a Stargate series should have humour. Every time things seem to be going well, they kill someone off and make everyone depressed again. But it's infinitely better than it was and I no longer resent the 42 minutes a week I spend watching it. Which is why it's totally typical that they've now decided to cancel it. I do miss Atlantis though still. I miss Rodney McKay. I heard a rumour he's going to be in one of the new episodes.

Talking of, I recently googled David Hewlett, just because I was bored, and I found out that he was in Splice. That's a film I kind of wanted to see. That is, it looks awful, but I knew it was directed by Vincenzo Natali, so I thought it was worth a look. Knowing that, I should have known David Hewlett would be in it really, since he's in pretty much everything Vincenzo Natali has ever done. I doubt it's a large part though. Maybe I'll LoveFilm it rather than just buying the DVD without knowing what to expect. Unless it's like really cheap or something.

So, what other new series do I have to look forward to in 2011? I really need to get into some new shows, mine all seem to by dying out...

I suppose the new series of Dan For Mayor and Hiccups will be along shortly. Season 1 of DfM comes out on DVD on the 18th. I'm SO getting that. And Hiccups too, on the 11th.

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