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Richard Armitage tangentially related
•August 5, 2019 • 1 CommentIntersecting, not tangential:
- (Voices of History) News that from the man himself that he will narrate another audiobook, this time a compilation of famous historical speeches made by a noted popular historian of Russia: here and here. There’s a related event (that may or may not include Armitage).
Current projects:
- (The Stranger): Lots of thanking going on here and here and here.
- (The Lodge): A mixed / negative review from Fantasia in Montréal, but a different reviewer who saw it there liked it. Another mixed review from Fantasia here. Note that UK release will also be in November: the 19th, apparently. You can also see it in September in Sudbury, Ontario, and in Vienna. It made a list of November must-sees. And Neil deGrasse Tyson appreciates the poster.
- (Castlevania): There’s a trailer for Netflix’s anime documentary. Warren Ellis refuses to reveal a release date for the third season.
- (The Stolen Boys): Release has been delayed.
Past projects:
- (North & South): A somewhat superfluous argument for its greatness and speculation about what would have happened had Margaret not married.
- (A Nearly Normal Family): Armitage wants (what else) to make it into a film.
- (Urban and the Shed Crew): Still no news.
- (Hannibal): One of Armitage’s episodes makes a best of list.
Collateral attractions:
- Keke Palmer (Berlin Station) is joining GMA as a full-time cohost. I’ve seen her there a few times already and she is definitely good at it.
Things we’ve talked about:
- Jane Austen lovers can now page through her library (virtually), including pages that include her own marginalia. Obviously not a site for people who hate marginalia, though.
- Another reason to love Germany — its embrace of universal jurisdiction means that it is cracking down on Syrian war criminals who cross its boundaries.
- Writing may be one way of addressing extreme grief.
- Shadowbanning on instagram.
Brief update
•August 4, 2019 • 23 CommentsThis week was: mtg with accountant (–>arguments about withholding) and then half-day neuropsychological evaluation (–> arguments about what’s been happening around here; –> exhaustion) and then the first visit from the “senior helper” (preceded by –>arguments about why this is unnecessary and a waste of money and –>abusive language re: same). A brief break on Thursday morning was followed by –>arguments about how I am doing everything wrong and then, on Friday, the news that Flower is in the hospital (she woke up with a high fever and was unable to stand), which led to more –>arguments when I tried to get dad to the hospital before visiting hours ended. Then yesterday, the normal –>arguments around the grocery pickup, followed by –>arguments about visiting Flower as we needed to go in the afternoon because of a planned trip to my uncle’s house for his wife’s birthday –>big arguments about the route, getting lost in the middle of nowhere without an Internet signal and then getting soaked at the party and coming home to find out I needed to make a rush shopping trip to get something to the hospital before the end of visiting hours.
And then when I got home I learned there was a mass shooting and then when I got up this morning it turned out there had been a second mass shooting.
I’m feeling a bit like I’m being pounded into the ground. I’m sure the survivors and their families have this reaction in spades. “Richard Armitage tangentially related” and more blogging follow after I get back from the hospital, and as soon as I can get my head together. Thanks for continuing to be here.
Gotta love Germany
•July 31, 2019 • 13 CommentsThey were always very generous to me with residence permits as well (providing I followed the rules and had the right paperwork). I know that Germany isn’t perfect but lately I’ve started to think they are the only people left who really understood the lessons of WWII.
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•July 31, 2019 • 28 CommentsRichard Armitage in the company of a strong Korean cast
•July 30, 2019 • 1 CommentHere’s a report via Google Alerts on Victory. It’s really about the addition of a Korean actress but he is mentioned.
Richard Armitage tangentially related
•July 28, 2019 • 13 CommentsFandom:
Current projects:
- (The Lodge): Here’s the soundtrack on Spotify. Here’s a review from someone who saw it at Fantasia and thinks the logical problems with the film are disguised by the filmmakers’ command of mood. Here’s a detailed review in Italian.
- (The Stranger): There were a lot more tweets about the series filming in Stockport (including Armitage‘s). I got bored with the topic pretty quickly, but you can see some of them here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here. and here and here.
Past projects:
- (The Hobbit) The Amazon LOTR series has its creative team in place. Orlando Bloom does not want to return.
- (Wolverine: The Lost Trail): The series makes a list of best audiobooks in July 2019 even though it isn’t really an audiobook.
- (Berlin Station): Interesting post about neon signs on the Kurfürstendamm (the central axis of the West German commercial experience before 1989). Had the series writers ever gotten into the backstory they set up for Daniel we might have seen more of this street — which now pales in importance to Mitte.
Collateral attractions:
- Apparently Lia McHugh (The Lodge) got a role in the MCU that many fans thought would go to Millie Bobby Brown.
- Graham McTavish (The Hobbit) and Sam Heughan have announced plans for a new podcast.
- Anne Hathaway (Ocean’s 8) is expecting a second child.
Things we have talked about:
- Remember the Affleck backlash? There’s now Pattinson backlash. Really puts a perspective on the Armitage backlash of 2010/11.
- A possible new treatment for hair loss.
- Why we keep books we don’t read.
- P&P fans who also love Neopets.
- Apple is getting into the original podcast game.
