Pillars, Thrones, and probably Daleks again

[mollyringle]

Amazing--I actually care about some stuff coming up on TV in the relatively near future:

Starz is airing the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, beginning tomorrow. I read the novel by Ken Follett about fourteen years ago, and unlike most novels I read fourteen years ago, I actually remember some of it. I know I liked it. So I'll be curious to see that--and am especially avid given that Rufus Sewell is in it. (Playing a good guy, no less!)

HBO, as all good fantasy geeks know, is hard at work on Game of Thrones, based on the G.R.R. Martin series. Click on that link, and oh LOTR fans, feel your heart swell to see Sean Bean looking ever so Boromir-y as Ned Stark.

Meanwhile, in the Doctor Who world, I'm finally watching "The End of Time" and preparing myself to let go of Tennant and embrace Matt Smith and the other newbies. I've loved Moffat's episodes so far, so I'm actually looking forward to series 5 a great deal. Whenever they get around to releasing it on DVD. Hurrah!

Comments

[naill-renfro.livejournal.com]

And I see they have Peter Dinklage as Tyrion - that by itself will be enough to get me to watch!

Peter Dinklage is the actor I want to play Miles Vorkosigan, too.

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Peter Dinklage is pretty much the only possible Tyrion I thought of. Evidently everyone else thought so, too. I've loved him in all his roles I've seen so far.

Haven't read the Vorkosigan books... worth it?

[kirstenfleur.livejournal.com]

YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES!

I am a devotee, as you may be able to tell. Seriously, do do read them; Miles Vorkosigan is a magnificent character. Imagine a young man with a desperate desire to prove himself but crippled but brilliant but so hyper that girlfriends love him but cannot cope because he is just believably too much.
He is wonderful. All the Vorkosigan books are wonderful. And there is a lot of snarky humour in there too, which is one of my favourite things.

Now I'll have to read Game of Thrones, to see who this Tyrion person is!

[mollyringle.livejournal.com]

Sweet! I'll add the first book (though I gather they can be read in any order) to my wish list.

Tyrion isn't really a heartthrob type of character, but he's at least one of the more sympathetic ones. And the series is pretty great as otherworldly fantasy goes.