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^ Was that the BBC audio play of Kraken? I listened to that last weekend, it's part of what has prompted me to look at the above. Of the list, I have copies of them all, but I've not read: The Chrysalids (1955) The Seeds of Time (1956) short story collection Consider Her Ways and Others (1956) short story collection The Outward Urge (1959) Plan for Chaos (2009) If people are interested this could be made a group read(?).

Thinking about doing a John Wyndham re-read. Here's the list so far: The Day of the Triffids (1951) The Kraken Wakes (1953) The Chrysalids (1955) The Seeds of Time (1956) Consider Her Ways and Others (1956) The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) The Outward Urge (1959) Trouble with Lichen (1960) Chocky (1968) Web (1979) Plan for Chaos (2009)

I think I picked a good day to work from home, it's lousy out there (high winds, frequent - heavy - rain).

The second episode is supposed to be a big improvement, apparently.

^ I think their trying to ape Battlestar Galactica turned a lot of people off at the start and it never really recovered. Equally, I don't think the series would have worked as well if they had stuck with the tried and tested mix of wry humour and action from the other two shows. Atlantis is my favourite Stargate show, mainly due to David Hewlett. In other news, I hate Eggheads.

SG:U (or Stargate Universe in plain English). Re-watching season one, nearing the end. It's a lot better than it is often given credit for. Looking forward to Winterwatch tonight.

I know it is all pukka and legit, but I've always found the landing page for Audible to be a bit confusing. Instead of a shop font page (like Amazon) you are immediately asked to sign up, which if you are only looking for a one-off audio book can be a little overwhelming (and off-putting).

Yay! I finally finished a book in 2016!

I got a little fed up with every Harry Potter book, post The Goblet of Fire being promoted with the information that one of the major characters was going to die, because you just spent the book waiting for it to happen.

Another one to add to your list, The Killing Joke. It is Batman/Joker story, but don't let that put you off, it is very good!

I do like those covers. I was tempted to get the sequels on my Kindle but, but the books look far too nice so they will be bought, at some point!

Big glowing orb in the sky, not sure what it is but I may start praying to it because it seems to have banished all the wet stuff.

Love this new Deadpool poster:

Finished season 2 last night; all 22 episodes in less than a week, six last night alone! (got to the end of the first four and though, well, it's only another hour and a half . . .). Really enjoyed it, especially Kyle MacLachlan's unhinged Cal, who could have so easily have become a cardboard cut-out bad guy but ended up one of the best characters. I like the addition of more members to the team, especially Lance Hunter who reminded me a lot of Spike in Buffy. Also thought Fitz was more interesting this year but I'm getting slightly bored of Simmons. Good stuff, I'll be watching 3.1 on 4OD later tonight.

^ Yep, you're broken!

I'm currently about half-way through The Natural History of Dragons, by Marie Brennan, and really enjoying it.

I always preferred The Dark Crystal, and I've always wanted a copy of this book. Do you like Yoda? He's basically Gonzo without the cannon and chicken fetish.

2 episodes in and I can see Beowulf going the same way. At least Jekyll & Hyde had a plot; Beowulf is just rambling sprawl, and not very interesting either.

With the exception of all the fuss about Life on Mars a few years back, Bowie seems to have completely passed me by. I don't own any of his albums, I've never seen Labyrinth, so the extent of the collective outpouring of grief on Twitter this morning was a bit of a surprise. 69 is far too early to go though. *ETA added "by"!

I think its a good idea, and it might just help to interest a few kids in chemistry as well.

I always thought that was a dumb question even when I was a kid (it's where we go to learn).

Star Wars: A Definitive History on Spike. Very interesting, but an hour isn't long enough to tell this story properly!

It was released just before The Matrix Reloaded and the first part (Final Flight of the Osiris) is a direct lead in to the film (the Osiris is name checked in the film). It's not a bad collection (certainly better than the last film, anyway!).

ITV have cancelled Jekyll & Hyde. No great surprise, once they started shifting it around in the schedules.

Started Season 2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D last night. Two episodes in, not too bad so far. Trying to get to the end of it before season 3 starts on E4 (next week . . . ).