Telly

OK, so this  post is about television and not reading or writing, but there is value in television programs and movies.  Mostly, learning about plots and characters. 

You would think not having regular television would mean I have an excess of time.  I think I have less time than I did before.  But I have an extra $50 dollars a month to pay other bills with.  (Yeah, just $50, never been a BIG fan of the telly.)

I have a plethora of movies I've never gotten around to watching.  Yesterday, I watched Clockwork Orange and Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon.

In college, I would have loved Clockwork Orange.  It's very 70's.  Has great language and imagery.  But now, I'm an adult paying bills.  I spent the first 20 minutes asking my husband what the point was.  The rest of the time, I had my eyebrow arched, trying to see the young man in the crusty actor I presently know as Malcolm McDowell.  Nevertheless, not a complete waste.  As least, I can say I've seen the movie now.  Oh, and silver lining?  Yes, the guy who plays Dim was in the same Inspector George Gently episode as Emun Elliott.  :D


Vanity Fair with Reese Witherspoon, on the other hand . . . If you've read Vanity Fair, you'll have a heart attack over this version.  Beautiful scenery, luscious costumes and basically follows the plot.  But Becky in the book is a sociopath.  I couldn't help but pity Reese Witherspoon as Becky.  And that ending, that's the kind of ending romance authors would give Vanity Fair.  If you haven't read the book . . . well, why the *&%# would you want to watch Vanity Fair if you've never read the book?

Today, The Paradise is airing on PBS (I still have PBS).  Though I have The Paradise on DVD and it's also on Netflix, I am going to watch it again.  Just in case they changed something.

Aussi, mon francais est rouille, mais j'essayais faire avancer.

And last but not least: You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.