In the US: Wednesdays, 9/8c, Fox. Starts January 21st 2009
It’s rare to come away from a show with almost no opinion about it. Normally, you might come away loving it or hating it. You might even just like it a little or just decide it’s not very good.
But to come away with almost no feelings about it whatsoever? That’s not a good sign is it?
Our second Dick Head comes from someone, who for the sake of simplicity we will call Denise. This picture is entitled simply ‘Percy’ and shows Richard Armitage in a top hat – kudos on that, Denise, and a great big thank you.
The first Dick Head provoked multiple responses, some of captions, some of love poetry, some of haiku. So rather than impinge churlish ‘rules’ on this, I think we should accept Richard Armitage as our muse. He shall be our Calliope, our Erato, our Euterpe and our Thalia, all rolled into one. Let him take us where he wills.
Are you wanting me to keep score or are such things beneath us now?
We currently have two people’s Dick Heads in the queue, but if you want to submit your own, leave a URL below or email me. Remember, extra credit if you have a picture of Richard Armitage in a hat.
Today, Ali Larter is having fun. Is it because she’s just recognised Matt Parkman as the guy she threw out a window earlier in season 1 of Heroes? No, because that’s fiction. Is she having fun because she’s just been voted Cosmopolitan magazine’s Fun Fearless Female of the Year 2009? Maybe – wouldn’t you be? Or is it because she’s found out that Manatees have just made their annual trek to Wakulla Springs State Park in Florida and there’s now a spring in her step? Almost certainly. I know it fills me with joy.
What do you think, though?
I was going to do a great big review of Miss Julie, but although it does look a very interesting and important film, judging from the bits I’ve seen, Mike Figgis is the director and it got three nominations for various awards:
a) I’ve not had the time to watch it properly
b) It’s Strindberg so somehow something else always pops up instead
c) Joanna Page is only in three scenes as a servant so does anyone really want me to? In the first scene, she’s just peeling vegetables (see above) so that doesn’t even count.
So I’m going to leave you with these two clips from her feature film near-debut (This Year’s Love being her debut, assuming her Love Actually CV isn’t lying since I haven’t actually watched it yet). All you really need to know is that she’s a servant, and Peter Mullan (currently appearing in The Fixer) is a footman who’s contemplating an affair with count’s daughter Saffron Burrows (who’s just finished appearing in His Own Worst Enemy). She may still be young (21ish) at this point but there are certain mannerisms you might recognise already. This is it though – she’s not in the rest of it, apart from the vegetables bit at the beginning.
Next time, I might get round to a review. It’ll be brilliant, I promise.
Buying a house? Nutter. Watch this Jam clip, starring Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, Amelia Bullmore and Julia Davies, first.
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