We've got the Hedda Awards for great achievements within the Norwegian theatre industry. I don't know why I didn't remember that. Now, about that idea of going to bed...

Current track: Will Young - Leave Right Now

Labels: award shows, theatre

I would say it should be considered bad luck when one of your audience members dies right before the curtain goes up. That's what happened at the recent premiére of Fiddler on the Roof (starring Alfred Molina and Randy Graff) at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. I guess break a leg wasn't good enough for them, it just had to be have a heart attack.

Desperately trying to stay awake during most of the night, with the help of lots of cappuccino. Should have been espresso, though - I'll probably get around to warming the espresso machine up later on. Or I may just go to bed. Actually, I feel that I should be brainstorming for my next big project, but since we've already established that I probably won't follow through with it anyway, there really is no point. I could also be watching Seabiscuit (I have to see it before the Oscars anyway). Seems like I'm going for the Bedfordshire idea after all. Have fun and play nicely.


Current track: Antiloop - Only U

Labels: alfred molina, film, musicals, theatre

The 76th Annual Academy Awards show starts in about 51 hours. I'm determined to watch it live, but that means I have to spend this weekend turning my sleeping pattern upside down. Seems like that plan is already falling to pieces, since I'm very sleepy right now but should stay awake for another two and a half hours for my schedule to work. Darn. I've even stocked up on coffee and crisps, but nothing is going to satisfy my needs more than my precious bed at this time. I guess that means I've got to log off. I was even going to watch The Godfather tonight. Strangely enough, I've got no problems staying up much too late when I have to go to work the next day, but on my days off I'm so tired I may as well just stay in bed. (Slightly exaggerated.)

I wonder when I'm going to start following through with any of my ideas.

Current track: Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall

Labels: award shows, film

Don't think "teenage idol". Right, I've spent the past three hours or so browsing Mr. Storhøi's official fan club website and his official website and have come to a most devastating and gratifying conclusion - yes, it's possible to mix such different emotions. The Top 3 Idol List has had a major change, you see, and it hurts me enormously to push the hitherto unbeatable gold medalist Philip Quast down to a second place. At the same time it's great to find that there are more actors out there that pay their fans a lot of attention. It's going to be very difficult to beat Dennis Storhøi at this point; the way he interacts with his fans (both here in Norway and abroad) is amazing, especially considering how busy he is - I wouldn't even consider getting a second job right now, all the while he's working on three or more projects at once. (Of course, if I had a job that I actually liked I'm pretty sure I would have been able to work thrice as hard. Hmph.) The second runner-up is Peter Gallagher, so I'm afraid Alan Rickman has been pushed out of the list entirely. That said, this does not mean that anyone not on the list don't give a toss about their fans, it just means that they haven't been blessed with my presence by the stage door and that I'm certain that given the chance they would prove to be quite nice people. ;-)

Current track: Sort Sol - Holler High

Labels: Alan Rickman, dennis storhøi, name-dropping, philip quast

I bought another ticket today. I'm going to see the show again. First row. Silly sod that I am. I'm sure I'll be spat at or thrown toast at and it'll all be very embarrassing and I'll probably be thrown out for sniggering so much it can be heard via their microphones through the loudspeakers. Of course, I may just "go completely ape" and run up on stage and ruin the whole evening for everyone else and spend the rest of my evening in gaol and I'll be banned from any cultural event in the whole country for at least five years or until I'm deemed stable again by a psychiatrist.

I could of course lighten up and just have a terrific time.

Current track: Not sure, something off the Buddha Bar II CD

Labels: musicals, theatre

So, I went back to the theatre tonight, got a couple of tickets (I brought another friend along) amd had another great evening out. Brilliant! I've decided that Dennis Storhøi's solo performance of I am what I am is a near-masterpiece and should be awarded. I don't even know if there are any theatre/stage awards in this country.



Current track: Gloria Gaynor - I am what I am (*winks*)

Labels: dennis storhøi, musicals, theatre

The downside of going to the theatre is that I get this immense kick out of it, it feels like I'm untouchable and that I have found my purpose in life. Unfortunately, when I come down from this high I become more depressed than ever and persuade myself that I'll never make it and that I may as well give up right now.

What brought this on? I just got back from seeing La cage aux folles at Oslo Nye Teater. It's great. It's wonderful. I feel as if I'm in love. I probably am. In love with the stage, once again - that part really annoys me. Either do something about that ache or forget about the whole thing. Don't just dabble somewhere in the middle. Anyway, the musical was fantastic, we laughed a lot and the actors and dancers were brilliant. Dennis Storhøi was extremely charming as the perfect drama queen and Anders Hatlo was great to watch as the club owner Pierre.

I'm not sure if we spotted any slip-ups. Must get back to you on that. I remember seeing Charly's Aunt about ten years ago; they spent 15 minutes going completely improv, with one of the actors laughing so much he spent most of those 15 minutes with his back facing the audience. We were all in tears by the end of the show.

Current track: None.

Labels: anders hatlo, dennis storhøi, musicals, theatre

I think it's about time I delved into the research of games that will be released in the near future. What do we have to look forward to?

There's The Sims 2, of course. Having been a fan of the series since mid-1999 (that's seven months before its initial release) I have been looking forward to an improved version of the game since before they announced it. It looks great and I can hardly wait, although I know for a fact that I will have to. The release date given to the dealers has changed over and over again; the newest date is September 2004. In the UK, that is. The Americans will probably get it weeks, if not months, before that. Let's not get into the discussion of releasing films and games again. It's Sunday and everyone should be happy. Anyway, the longer we'll have to wait, the better, hopefully. Countless of games have suffered from the Premature Release Syndrome (sounds naughty, but it's not) and some of them have even been so full of bugs and flaws (same thing, really) that they are near impossible to play and people have tossed the games away, not even returning to them when patches are released.

I've heard news of Lords of the Realm 3 being very close to a release these days. This real-time strategy (RTS) game looks promising, and having played both of its predecessors I am having high hopes for this instalment. Also, I love playing games based (not too loosely) on historical eras. Heck, I love history in any form, really.

Gangland looks a bit intriguing, although I fear it's a little bit on the action side for me to bother with it. I'm sort of looking for a better version of Gangsters 2, but I'm not too much of an RTS fan. I love Rise of Nations because there you have the possibility of pausing the game while continuing to give orders. Perfect blend!

Speaking of Rise of Nations - the first expansion pack for that game will be released in April (in the US). Lots of borrowed thumbs up!

Now we come to Atari. Known for making lots of arcade games during the early 80's, then moving on to making the infamous Atari 2600 game machine before creating the Atari ST computer that became the sworn enemy of Commodore's Amiga 500, they have now moved on to making games. Yes, they have been making them all along, it's just that lately they have bought some of the old game publishers and thus have legal rights to a lot of dear old game series. So far, they have shown to be a mediocre company even in their new shape; by that I mean they seem to be rush-releasing most of their games because of bad marketing, leaving their usually patient fans more disappointed for every game released. They keep promising cutting edge games with amazing graphics and yadi-yada, and all we get are games that need patches upon patches. Still, I am naïve enough to think they have changed since their last game, so I am coming back to them constantly. What annoys me, is that they now own the rights to some of my favourite games: Civilisation, Master of Orion, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Rollercoaster Tycoon. Bob only knows how they will go about screwing up those games. Tell me, doesn't Tortuga look a lot like Pirates! Gold? Still, Jade Empire looks like another quality release from BioWare, responsible for making some of the best role-playing games (RPGs) out there - like the previously mentioned ones.

My guess is this year will be as good as any other gaming year, and no matter what happens I'll always have my old favourites to fall back on. Because I don't need fancy graphics to have a great time with a game. One of my favourites is Alter Ego, which is in four colours and feature nothing but clicking and reading text. Yet it seems to be the inspiration behind The Sims, which is undoubtfully the most successful game franchise ever and which got a lot more females to sit by the computer for hours on end, playing that once hated phrase computer games.

Current track: Michael Jackson - Thriller (off MTV)

Labels: computers, gaming

I just feel like saluting Vic (Reeves) and Bob (Mortimer) for making the silliest game show ever. Well, in a long while, anyway. I've been watching Shooting Stars on BBC Prime irregularly for a couple of years and at first I didn't like their style at all. It was like a bad parody on British humour. Then I had an epiphany. Or a blow to my head. Either way I watched it with an open mind - although adjusted slightly more towards slapstick than usual - and I loved it! It's pure irrational behaviour all the way through the show and I must say I'm impressed that these people have managed to get paid for being completely childish. Well done!

Then I have to mention the film Lilja 4-Ever, which I saw for the first time the other day and found to be very disturbing. Lukas Moodyson has made three of my all-time favourite films: Show Me Love, Together and then Lilja 4-Ever, which is about a Russian 16-year-old girl forced into the cruel world of prostitution. Where his previous films have been fun to watch, this one had no funny scenes at all. It's just sad and frightening and worst of all: The story is familiar to thousands of people.

Question no. 1: What will the Oscar presenters get in their gift baskets this year?

Question no. 2: Why do they give expensive gifts to those who've already got plenty of money? I think a monetary gift to some charity would be much more appropriate. Or would that be too awkward for Hollywood?

Current track: Lou Bega - Mambo no. 5

Labels: comedy, film

OK, from the viewpoint of one person (me) who hasn't read The Lord of the Rings: This trilogy is a bit hard to follow, until the last episode. Suddenly it all came clear to me and I understood what had been happening in the previous films. This is the first in the series that hasn't bored me one bit, and that says a lot for a 195-minute-long film! Also, I eventually discovered why the other films haven't impressed me that much: Yes, I know the special effects are rather good (although a few noticeable glitches here and there), but huge panoramic views of an army don't impress me...simply because I've been playing computer games for much too long and thus I've seen it all before. However, huge panoramic views of cliffsides impress me a lot! I suffer from vertigo and had some trouble with those scenes, but they were still great! And the fighting scenes! Whoa! So two thumbs up for the final episode to the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings (is Frodo supposed to be such a one-dimensional character as Elijah Wood portrays, by the way?), and may it reign long among the epic films out there...until a worthy heir comes along, naturally! ;-)

Current track: Nothing.

Labels: film, gaming

I just discovered that I share my birthday with a porn star. However, six years ago (oh, dear - have I really been a fan of his for that long?) I found that I am born on the same date as Rik Mayall. Woo-hoo. Today I also saw that I share that date with the great singer Ruthie Henshall and the actors Peter Sarsgaard (I will, unfortunately, always remember him for playing an evil guy in Boys Don't Cry), Rachel Weisz, Lasse Lindtner (he's Norwegian and I'm starting to think I already knew about our "bond"), plus singer Taylor "Tell it to My Heart" Dayne and author of American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis. Oh, bliss.

Current track: Venus Hum - Soul Sloshing

Labels: personal, rik mayall

Yep. It's gone. I have no time for any projects this week. I've got to work late tomorrow, and then there's watching three and a half hours of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on Wednesday and the hairdresser on Thursday, so that's most of the week gone. Not that anyone'll notice the absence of another blog on the net, of course. ;-)

Live from Baghdad was really good. Some nailbiting scenes there. Good story. Great cast. Interesting to see "the start of CNN", even though it was the dramatised version. One and a half thumbs up?

Current track: The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand

Labels: film, personal

I witnessed the filming of something in Central Park on May 10 or 11, 2002. I wish to know what they were filming. It's been annoying me for nearly two years.

Also, I've decided to do like Kevin Smith and just make lots of comedies with all my friends, backed up by the wonderful Miramax. *dropping hints of her yet-to-be-discovered unparallelled talent*

I'm going to watch Live from Baghdad. It's been too long since I last saw a Michael Keaton film.

Current track: Nothing.

Labels: film

I've been thinking, for a change, and what I came up with, is this: There are a few of my TV favourites that I would like to see more of, i.e. please make more episodes - I don't care if they didn't sell well, I'll just become filthy rich and pay for them myself. :-) So, which series make my eyes moist? Why, VR.5 - Lori Singer as a phone installation expert person thingie that went into a virtual world from time to time - Young Americans - not because the story was so bloody brilliant, just that the end of the series opened up for the REAL series which was going to start that autumn - and of course Ultraviolet - whose sequel is long overdue and probably never will be made although I think of North and South and keep my fingers crossed that one day... All of these series have had frightening cliffhangers in that they've left at least me (and a few more, considering the cult following out there) wanting for lots more. Or just a REAL ENDING to the show. /rant

Current track: The sweet humming of my computer. Quite boring but very helpful if you're an insomniac.

Labels: TV

Nothing bloody about this one, actually, but it's the only interesting title I could come up with. Sorry, U2, for abusing your song like that.

What's the point about going for a walk? I mean, the second you leave the house you're on your way home. Oh, and there's some fresh air and excercise involved in this, but that's just a minor consideration. The fascinating thing about it is that people actually go for walks without any aim whatsoever. I did it too, today, naturally after having watched two films (one Swedish, Stortjuven from 1977, and then finally The Philadelphia Story), and it felt good. It's warm outside these days, but unfortunately not enough to melt the snow. Oh, well.

Having just watched Behind Enemy Lines I'm beginning to wonder how many of the American war films are backed by their government. Hmm.

And then today's rant: Why can't any of my TV channels show the BAFTA Awards that start in three hours? I fart in the general direction of those responsible for the satellites that transmit BBC signals. I mean, I can (barely) live without Film 2004 - because Jonathan Ross is on webradio every week anyway - but the BAFTAs??? Do you have any idea what you demand of me? I may just have to move to the UK. :-)

Current track: Listening to the news. Bad things happening all over the world. As per usual.

Labels: film, personal, radio, TV

It would be nice to know how my John Q DVD, ordered from Play as per usual, took a detour around to the customs office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Is that what's going on these days, thanks to terrorism, or have they always done this? Ah, well, at least I got the film. James Woods is as good as ever, and so is Denzel Washington. Great film!

Current track: No Dice - Come Dancing

Labels: film, online shopping

Read all about it: The mayor of San Francisco, CA (that's in the US, but for some reason many Americans expect you to know every single one of their fifty state acronyms, so if you don't already (whether you're American or not) you'd better start learning them now. ;-) ), is allowing gay couples to marry legally for the first time in the land of hope and freedom. Better late than never. Of course, it's still banned, so people who can't find better use of their time will fight in court against this for months and years on end. *sighs* I just don't understand what makes them stand above this God of theirs that they speak so highly about (when it suits them.)

Current track: David Bowie (off Radio 2)

Labels: current affairs

I really have nothing interesting to say, but I've got this link I thought you'd like: Pick-up lines that went unnoticed

Current track: Trio - Da Da Da (long live synths)

Labels: humour

I have green lighted my own project blog. It's so nice when I agree with myself. The first project will be very much related to getting my new film website up and running (I know what you're thinking - there's really no need for another film website out there...or another website altogether. It's just that I cannot possible derive the world of my vast trivia knowledge and film reviews, so there you go. *winks*

I didn't stop by yesterday because I was far too busy watching three and a half films: The rest of Das Boot, then I watched True Lies for the first time in about three or four years, then Blast from the Past which I actually think is great, and then I finished the evening with In & Out, which I've seen at least 10 times and know by heart. I keep quoting that film, and Kevin Kline is fun to watch.

As I haven't been listening to anything of Philip Quast's lately, I had to remind myself of how fabulous he is and decided to post this nice picture of him, from when he starred in South Pacific during the 2001/2002 season in the West End.
Here's Midge. ;-)

Current track: The Beatles - And I Love Her

Labels: film, philip quast

Bet that got your attention, you twat.

Got Das Boot (director's cut) in the post today - it's an absolutely brilliant film. Unfortunately my downstairs neighbour ruined the experience by turning the volume on his stereo way up, so I'll try again tomorrow night.

And apparently I'm finally going to see the last film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Hopefully it'll be more interesting than the other two (I'm not a fan.)

Last, but not least: Love Actually is ready for pre-ordering now. Yay!

Current track: Some slow R&B track on the radio.

Labels: film

...is a good film. :-) Apart from that, I just have to say I'm so bloody tired of hearing that I'm supposed to be miserable because I'm not in a romantic relationship. FYI: I'm perfectly happy on my own. In fact, I'm probably much better off without, so are they. *grins*

Current track: Louise - 2Faced

Labels: personal

I just realised I have yet to see It's a Wonderful Life. I guess it's just not very well known over here.

Anyway. Had a really quiet day at work. For some reason I didn't feel like talking, and being the weirdo (I know) I am, I just didn't bother to say anything. The day was a little bit more boring than usual, but I got around to do much more work than what I normally do. Oops. I wish my neighbours would decide to have a few quiet evenings, by the way. The new neighbours keep having lots of people over and they talk and laugh very loudly. Oh, and of course they bring children who just can't behave. I hate banging on the walls but I'm afraid I may have to unless they leave within the next couple of minutes. I was sort of planning on getting some sleep tonight. I could of course put on my headset and turn up the volume like I often do before going to bed, but I don't really feel like it tonight.

I watched The Calendar Girls today (it arrived in the post). Hadn't seen it before. Great fun. Embarrassing at times. Ciarán Hinds was in it, had completely forgotten about that so I nearly choked on the bun I was eating as he appeared on the screen. Must add that film to my Medialist (on the right hand panel over there) but I'd hate to move Freaky Friday down to second place. ;-)

What I really should be doing, however, is read. I've got heaps of books on my shelves, most of which I haven't read, and I think that's a disgrace, considering how much I used to read. But being very restless (increasingly so, even) I just can't stay with one thing at a time, so I am currently reading (but probably never finishing) seven books! No, wait, eight! Oh, dear.

Now, to the Bad Idea mentioned in the headline. I am thinking of doing a line of projects and posting about them in a new blog. I never follow through with my ideas - at least not for a prolonged time - so I'll probably mess this up as well, discouraged at the lack of comments or even readers in general, but I'm willing to give it a go. I'll prepare throughout this week and then see what I'll do about it.

For now, I should probably set up my WinAmp with some kickass music for tonight's little private gig. The current track is not considered kickass. Nightie night!

Current track: Alanis Morissette - Uninvited

Labels: film, lists, literature

So I went downtown to see the mystery premiére, but it was all sold out and I thought "well, I'm not going to waste an hour doing absolutely nothing but travelling," and went to one of the other cinemas to see what was on. Love Actually was showing at that exact time, so I bought a ticket and sat down with a big grin on my face, basically because I knew what was going to happen for the next two hours and ten minutes. It was as good as the first time I saw it, and thank Bob I had already seen it once, because someone sitting behind me kept telling his date what was going to happen next. Highly annoying, people like that. Another thing, and I'm trying not to sound snobbish here; people who just can't sit still and/or shut up during the dramatic scenes should probably just wait till the film is released on DVD, when they can fast forward through those scenes they so obviously don't understand anyway. *grr*

I think I'm attracting weird people. Lately, as I have used the Tube quite a lot, I have started noticing all the strange people onboard. Today I managed to share a seat with a really ugly man who apparently thought he was God's gift to women and just had to sit with his legs as far apart as he could. Then there was this nervous man who clung to his papers and kept making "ssst"-sounds. Last, but not least, the man opposite of me kept picking his nose and eating the contents when he thought no one could see him. Unfortunately for me, I have very good vision through the corner of my eye and saw the whole thing. When I tried to turn I just saw the same thing in the reflection in the window. Eww.

As I was watching Love Actually I started cringing. Why? Because I once again remembered the time I met Alan Rickman - I still think it's very embarrassing although I am pretty sure he forgot about the whole thing as soon as he turned around. I'm trying to say "oh, well" and actually mean it, but when it comes to meeting him I just can't. The other (more or less) stars that I have encountered I didn't have any problems talking to. Well, apart from when I just couldn't remember the name of Ibsen's most well-known plays as I was talking to Peter Gallagher and he started looking quite puzzled. And the encounter with Philip Quast was just a 100% embarrassing moment, so I try not to think about that one either. Or the time when Patti Lupone ran off with my pen (she later returned.) Then the meeting with the two Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith and my pen just wouldn't work very well. And then I told a bad joke to Michael Ball after which there was this big silence. OK, so most of my encounters have been quite embarrassing. I really should stop. :-)

Current track: Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin

Labels: Alan Rickman, film, name-dropping, personal, philip quast, tube

I've just spent an hour reactivating my old Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts. I actually had three accounts on Yahoo! - I've made a new account every time I've forgotten the password and lost the rights to my contact e-mail account. Stupid. Anyway, they're all back in business and ready to receive tons of spam. :-) The oldest one was from 1998, and apparently no one had wanted my old Hotmail profile since I deactivated it in 2001. Strange. ;-)

Watched John Q earlier today (always start Sundays with at least one film, I say) and once again I get really mad at the American healthcare system. I'm sorry, but without proper healthcare I'm having problems considering the US to be "the best goddamn nation in the world". Sorry, but there you go.

Current track: Armand van Helden - Spin Spin Sugar

Labels: current affairs, film, personal

Can I just say that I think Scarlett Johansson is a pretty amazing actor? (Yes, of course I can, it's my blog!)

Current track: Lords Of Acid - I Must Increase My Bust

Labels: film

Not officially, though, it's just that I've basically spent the whole day watching and writing about Austin Powers. I watched the three films back to back and then wrote some reviews on them. The website is shaping up, although a bit slower than I had hoped.

I also managed to break the old record! I have watched Freaky Friday four times in one week, without fast forwarding or anything (I had to freeze the frame a few times, though, and some scenes I have seen several times in one go). I probably won't watch it again anytime soon, even though I'd love to see it on the big screen once more. :-)

It's been snowing all day, hopefully enough to cover the ice that's been bugging us this past week. I can't even begin to explain how slippery the ice is when it's raining. Hmph. I'll check tomorrow; if it's still slippery I'll pass on the "Mystery Premiére" at the art house, since it's probably not worth another broken arm.

Current track: Pseudo Echo - Living in a Dream (yes, another Australian)

Labels: comedy, film

Whose record, I hear you scream at your computer screen. Yes, my hearing is rather amazing.

Well, my record, of course. I just got back home after seeing Freaky Friday for the third time this week. I've still got two more days to watch it again, and that means I've got a golden opportunity to break my old record, which was watching Victor/Victoria three times in a week - although all those viewings were within 24 hours. Uhmm. So, anyway, I brought a friend along to watch Freaky Friday and apparently I'm not completely off track when I say it's a great laugh. We had a terrific time, scaring the others with our belly laughs.

One more day before the weekend lands. Yay! I'm planning on having an Austin Powers weekend, since I received the third film (the original; for some reason I've bought them in reverse order) in the post the other day. Yeah, baby!

Current track: Robyn - Show Me Love

Labels: comedy, film

I have come to realise that much of my English derives from watching (too much?) Monty Python during my teens. I was crazy about them - I still love them to bits, but I've stopped wearing my MP-trousers and watching Life of Brian every six weeks. Yes, there was a time where I used to watch Life of Brian every six and Tootsie every five weeks. Let's just say I know them both back to front and diagonally. Anyway, I recently watched Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and was rather surprised to find that I am using many of the expressions from that film in my daily life. In my little world it is perfectly natural to suddenly say "A tiger? In Africa?" out of the blue, and I especially love saying "Bon appétite!" before running away in my best John Cleese-fashion. Luckily, I have eventually gathered real-life friends that understand why I must do this. :-)

It's a bit worrying that the expression "real-life friends" has become perfectly natural to utter in these Internet-times.

Speaking of The Meaning of Life (or "Liff", as I like to call it) - I wonder what the children in the Catholic sketch is doing today? And did their parents allow them to sing about sperm? LOL! AND: How many people had to leave for the toilets when the sketch featuring Mr. Creosote (the enormous man) popped up on the big screen? These are things I need to know.

OK, a few notes about the Golden Globes now.

First of all, Americans have this amazing ability to pronounce ANY (originally) foreign-sounding name in such a fashion that it sounds like it's always been a truly American name. I must say it's quite stunning.

Do you think the auditorium is cold? Because they keep applauding all sorts of people without even knowing who 50% of them are. Hmm...

Is the red ribbon - the one that shows that you sympathise with victims of HIV/AIDS - disappeared into oblivion? I noticed this especially during one of the awards that Angels in America - a drama about HIV - got, when the whole cast went up on stage and not one of them was wearing such a ribbon. I may be out of sync.

I'd love to meet Meryl Streep one day. She seems tipsier than most people I know. During last year's BAFTA Awards she was nervous enough to say "I'd like to spank..." instead of "I'd like to thank..." and this time she managed to return to stage to receive her individual award after having just been there with the whole cast of Angels in America and state that "I just realized* you can see right through my dress. So now I'm standing with them together." (* The American spelling due to her nationality.)

And then... Mr. Ricky Gervais. I have to salute him. The probability of breaking through with a British sitcom in the US is minimal. But The Office did it and I felt a little bit British when he went up there to receive the awards, as if I had anything to do with it whatsoever. And cheers to him for making the best acceptance speech that evening: "I'm not from these parts. I'm from a little place called England. We used to rule the world before you."

Current track: Madness - Promises, Promises

Labels: award shows, comedy, film, linguistics, Monty Python, TV