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Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:27 am
I just read
The Avengers #5: The Afrit Affair, a tie-in novel based on
the wonderful 1960s British TV series, not the Marvel superheroes. I was amused by the fact that the book's villain was a proponent of an artificial international language called Omnilingua: "The first and only truly democratic and unbiased world language. It is made up of elements of over two hundred little-known dialects, spoken by over half the world's population." ("And thus equally incomprehensible to all," quips Steed.)
Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:21 pm
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I've never seen The Avengers but I heard it's one of the few BBC shows that's print is still in great condition unlike it's contemporary Doctor Who. Would you say it's worth a watch?
I'm reading "The Revenge of History: The Battle For The 21st Century" which is not just a response to the book "The End of History and the Last Man" but is a collection of essays about the 21st century's major events so far and about how it's major world powers have rose and fell. It's pretty interesting and I like political books that pick a side and fight for it rather than stand in the middle. That way you can read both sides really make your own mind up. After reading "12 Years a Slave" I'm gonna read TEoHatL to see the other side.
Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:42 am
DSQueenie wrote:^
I've never seen The Avengers but I heard it's one of the few BBC shows that's print is still in great condition unlike it's contemporary Doctor Who. Would you say it's worth a watch?
It's actually not a BBC show; it was produced by
ABC Television and broadcast on ITV (Channel 3). I love the show, its mix of espionage and sci-fi, and its witty humour. You should at the very least see the two series starring Diana Rigg as Emma Peel (Series 4 & 5, 1965–67). Those are the classic episodes.
Don't waste your time with the 1998 film version starring Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, though. That was a train wreck.
Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:29 am
I agree -- the Emma Peel episodes are definitely the ones worth watching!
Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:58 am
Iol I always get BBC and ITV shows mixed up - especially when they are older. xD Thank for the recommendation I'll definitely give those episodes a watch after I finish my current series.
Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:34 am
^just remember that
Downton Abbey airs on ITV
I'm currently making my through
A Game of Thrones
Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:50 am
I read the Percy Jackson series
Wasn't that bad. Lol.
Sat Mar 08, 2014 1:52 pm
I just finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane, another wonderful, magical novel by Neil Gaiman.
My friend Grace got thanked in the acknowledgments. Yay!
Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:26 am
Just finished:
Language: Its Nature, Development and Origin (1922) by Otto Jespersen. Somewhat antiquated in places, but still interesting. I especially enjoyed Jespersen's occasional references to
Ido, which he strongly supported as an international auxiliary language at the time.
Just started:
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park (2009) by Jack Lynch
Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:34 pm
Just finished the Darcy: A Gentleman series. It's a published P&P fiction that is well written in a technical sense, if unnecessary. It's pretty bad story wise but not unreadable.
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