I can hardly watch anything else with Imelda Staunton in it
I have the same trouble with a lot of actors, but it's primarily the first impression I have of them from the first role I see them in. I'm more kindly disposed toward Staunton because of Peter's Friends and Sense and Sensibility. She was marvelous as Umbridge, but it hasn't tainted her in other roles for me.
The other character who's better on film than on the page is Luna, by Evanna Lynch.
Oh goodness yes. Luna wasn't very much on the page, for me. But Lynch illuminates her.
Bev - I didn't realize that was her in S&S until after I saw OotP. But then again, I never realized that was my other husband Hugh, either. He's my favorite part of S&S. And Alan Rickman.
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Well, damn. I need to watch it again.
Catching up this morning and scrolling through all the pom pom waving has me grinning madly.
{{Sean}} You deserve the best from life. May this awfulness pass quickly.
~ma for FredPete's Max.
Travel ~ma for Askye's SLN...
I lost my phone. Have to wait until 9am to get another one. I really never warmed up to the Blackberry, so hopefully they will have something I like better.
I believe that today's XKCD is copying from the BRQG: [link]
This is, of course, probably related to my mood, but these days I pretty much loathe all TV commercials with the blazing heat of a thousand suns. Some of them make me want to go all super-villain on the whole world.
No, that's just your good taste. (Oh office TV, HOW I HATE YOU. It's bad enough I have to watch Dr Phil and three hours of soaps, but the ADS OH GOD THE ADS. Why must you be slightly louder than all the other teevee? WHY???? Tivo, let's never be apart.)
And ditto what Erin said about Prozac & co taking time to work - it's not uncommon at all to feel worse for the first few weeks. Unfortunately, the progression often goes: no energy to feel anything--->just enough energy to feel terrible--->finally feeling better. So hang in there! We're all here for you.
Tivo has saved my sanity. We have a ton of political ads running right now and it has caused me to watch absolutely nothing live. If I want to catch some tv when I get home I turn it on, pause, do some stuff around the house, then sit down to zoom through. If I don't have a 10-15 minutes buffer I can't do it.
If I don't have a 10-15 minutes buffer I can't do it.
I'm the same. Commercials used to be better, didn't they?
I can't remember the last time I watched live TV. Hugs DVR.
Umbridge was one of favorite character from the Potter books, so delightfully vile, and yeah, all the better for believing that she was doing the right thing. Then again, I like villains who think they are working for the good.
Luna worked for me in the books, but my mental image of her was almost exactly like Lynch's portrayal, it was kinda spooky seeing it in the movie.
One of my favorite bits of casting from the movies was Kenneth Branagh as Gilderoy Lockhart.
Love new job. But would love days off. I arrived at super crunch time. Looking forward to summer when things slow down.
