Blast from the past

[flemmings]

Dear God. Arthur of the Britons. I loved that one so much when I saw it (late 70's) though I was assured (and believed, naturally) that it was utter crap. Now I feel vindicated. It was perfect fan fodder, and the only problem was I didn't learn about fandom for another fifteen years.


April Reading
(work and Chinese classics do cut into a woman's time)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms vol 1

John M Ford- Casting Fortune

Charles Saunders- Imaro 2, the search for Cush
--liked it better than 1, which I couldn't get into, because it introduces a character that thinks. Like Privilege of the Sword, it's fun reading while you read; and since so many books aren't even that, we shall call it virtue.

Hanif Kureishi, The Buddha of Suburbia
-- London in the 70s, long ago and far away; though I think the narrator, like all Kureishi's heroes, is a) an avatar of Kureishi himself and b) a bit of a git.

Kushner and Sherman, The Privilege of the Sword
--grows on one indeed. Goes down easily, creates a convincing mental Elsewhere while reading, leaves no aftertaste. That last isn't exactly a virtue, but you can't have everything.

Comments

[incandescens]

I have a nostalgic fondness for Robin of Sherwood, which was pseudo-Celtic, somewhere in the eighties, and rather fun, with droning music by Clannad in the background.

However, it was not as good fan fodder in terms of Robin/Guy, because Guy was a total and utter idiot. A pretty blond idiot, but an idiot, and not even a cute idiot. (I believe one of the Sheriff's most frequent phrases was, "Gisbourne, you moron!")

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Sorry for jumping in here ... *ahhahaha me too* - The refrain of "the hooded man" still makes me chuckle, Robin of SHerwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_of_Sherwood) was a great series, so much fun. Much, much better - I feel anyways - than BBC's more recent Robin- fare (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(2006_TV_series)) ! But that could just be me!

I probably am more fond of the former due to association than anything, Kirklees, Hathersage and Yorkshire! I miss it so much!

[incandescens]

Oh, I totally agree: the recent Robin from the BBC is rubbish. (I couldn't bring myself to watch more than the first episode and a bit of the second. I just gave up on it.) The classic Robin of Sherwood is much better. Even if the outlaws have access to shampoo and hairdryers. (Little John, or should I say Fluffy John, I'm looking at you in particular.)

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

I liked the bit where Herne the Hunter portentously told Robin to act without thinking, and then for the rest of the series you get to scream 'Robin, you're trying to think again!' at the television.

[incandescens]

Yes. :)