tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post4448842775670410404..comments2023-10-30T11:46:43.284+00:00Comments on Musings of the Cosmic Calamari: The Weekend: Lessons LearnedSpaceSquidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-57946718762152236282008-05-28T10:59:00.000+01:002008-05-28T10:59:00.000+01:00Glad to oblige Ricster :o)I dunno, I heard some of...Glad to oblige Ricster :o)<BR/><BR/>I dunno, I heard some of one episode when the manager tried to book the Albert Hall for the next week. It was hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Plus, they weren't originally designed for television after all, the radio series were conceived as just that.<BR/><BR/>But I will wait to listen to the radio series before judging any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-34786274375802868382008-05-28T01:08:00.000+01:002008-05-28T01:08:00.000+01:00Woo! Congratulations Jamie. Hope that does turn in...Woo! Congratulations Jamie. Hope that does turn into something greater for you.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the FotC tv episodes, but I thought the radio plays were abysmal. The Neil Finn bit is about the only section I can remember, the rest was utterly forgettable. An example was made concerning The Office - the gags are too visual to work on radio, and what's used instead <I>doesn't</I> work. In my opinion, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-50268791591058631912008-05-27T23:07:00.000+01:002008-05-27T23:07:00.000+01:00Thank you for the biggest laugh I've had all week....Thank you for the biggest laugh I've had all week.<BR/><BR/>Also, congrats on the new posting.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-23968934612944102782008-05-27T22:44:00.000+01:002008-05-27T22:44:00.000+01:00Oops, that was me by the way.Erm.I'm Jamie.Oops, that was me by the way.<BR/><BR/>Erm.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm Jamie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-52435920881894348932008-05-27T22:43:00.000+01:002008-05-27T22:43:00.000+01:00Yes thanks, not bad at all; pretty good reactions ...Yes thanks, not bad at all; pretty good reactions from audiences all round, and not too tiring (let's face it, I wasn't on stage a great deal of the time; pretty relaxed as far as plays go!)<BR/><BR/>Big news though: I had an interview at Oxford Uni Press on Thursday morning, and got offered the job that afternoon! As you may have seen on Facebook, I've handed in my notice today, and will be starting the new job at the beginning of July! All very exciting... It's a maternity cover post, but it's a foot in the door, with a chance to definitely move on to other things later!<BR/><BR/>The best thing about it is that some of my job will involve the Classics online reference material that they are piloting at the moment; finally I might get a bit of relevance to my degree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-2370665767823462282008-05-27T20:24:00.000+01:002008-05-27T20:24:00.000+01:00Well, my bullet-proof ego notwithstanding, I suspe...Well, my bullet-proof ego notwithstanding, I suspect he may have got the better end of the deal.<BR/><BR/>Hope the play-type business went OK, Jamie.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-27062494774379730662008-05-27T18:12:00.000+01:002008-05-27T18:12:00.000+01:00Good to see another Flight of the Conchords fan. D...Good to see another Flight of the Conchords fan. Dan introduced to me to this blog on his visit, while I introduced him to FotC. Not sure what he made of it though...Tomskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755416032777655782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-968565055637129392008-05-27T14:47:00.000+01:002008-05-27T14:47:00.000+01:00I'm gutted that I couldn't make it this weekend, b...I'm gutted that I couldn't make it this weekend, but sounds like you guys had fun. I saw the film on Sunday and was not massively impressed, although it was enjoyable. The plot was ludicrously obvious, even by usual Indy standards. And yes, clearly they don't make fridges like they used to (i.e. indestructible and with the tightest sealant known to man).<BR/><BR/>Flight of the Conchords is indeed teh awesome. 'Calm down Jemaine!'. I've to get my hands on their Radio 2 CDs, apparently Murray would regularly call Neil Finn for advice, 'the white Bob Marley of Wellington' :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-17880624663394604362008-05-26T19:08:00.000+01:002008-05-26T19:08:00.000+01:00Point taken.Point taken.SpaceSquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760939592584995876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4505812700967330296.post-10944412499248880842008-05-26T18:14:00.000+01:002008-05-26T18:14:00.000+01:00Uh, more spoilers, peeps."You are likely to underc...Uh, more spoilers, peeps.<BR/><BR/>"<I>You are likely to undercut your point that the Cold War made everyone unnecessarily paranoid about the "Red under the bed" if you have the hero's BFF sell him out to the Russkies </I>twice in the same film<I>;</I>"<BR/><BR/>Generally true, but in this case superseded by the Rule that an isolated Brit must be the arch-villain or some other form of high-ranking nemesis. So as long as the Yanks are chummy with each other, that's alright and Patriotism is preserved, of course. Besides: Britain - that's kinda on the same continent as a bit of Russia, right? Obviously dodgy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com