Stuff I’ve Read, Watched, Done #9 – April 21, 2020

Another day, another remote gathering using Zoom or Starleaf.

And in between adjusting for how to do work in our socially distant world, there is also random bouts of entertainment.  Probably the highlight for us in this category over the past week is Pride & Prejudice, the English TV show from 1995.

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Favorite Fictional Heroes Countdown–Part 6 (#50-41)

And the countdown to my favorite fictional hero continues.  In today’s episode, we have four characters from Doctor Who, two superheros, one short semi-humanoid who becomes central to an epic fantasy adventure (and he’s not a Hobbit!), one police officer, one smuggler and one English gentleman.

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Read previous posts here:
Part 1 (102-91) and rationale for the lists
Part 2 (90-81)
Part 3 (80-71)
Part 4 (70-61)
Part 5 (60-51)

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47 Movie Blogs #22 – Interesting Adaptations

It’s oft been quoted, “The books is better,” but is that really true?  Or is the issue simply that the book came first, establishing expectations that the subsequent movie simply couldn’t live up to?  Continue reading 47 Movie Blogs #22 – Interesting Adaptations