K.C.D
http://thewritingsofkcd.wordpress.com/

I also heard Eddie Izzard, a long time ago, making the same point re Londoners and terrorism, though that was in the era of IRA bombs – along the lines of ‘A bomb alert in John Lewis? Tut, I’d better go along to Selfridges instead.’

And his response to the moaning about public transport is the same as mine. Up town on the seven bus, home on the half ten bus, that was my lot; many’s the start and end of things I missed. The public transport system here is great.

And of course the RSPCA was founded sixty years before the NSPCC (no Royal there).

Iain

I think it’s the flaws that make the Watchmen all the more watchable. It also makes them easier to relate to than the typical goodie-goodie comicbook heroes we’re all used to. They’re not like Peter Parker/Spiderman at all – they’re more like us.

For what it’s worth I reckon Watchmen is probably film of the year for 2009.

Cheers,
Alex

I’m sure I saw something along those lines myself not so long ago and it struck me as a bit of rather silly literary snobbery. I’m sure The Road will appear on shelves marked Literature rather than Science Fiction but I reckon it fits just as well beside Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, or Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End just as easily as it would alongside Orwell’s 1984!

Thanks as ever for taking the time to comment.

Cheers,
Alex

A darned fine film!!

Much darker and gritier than I was expecting with some excellent black humour.

I don’t know much about the comic book characters other than Dr. Manhatten but it was a refreshing change to see a bunch of very flawed ‘heroes’ with very human failings – especially the Comedian who came across as a real jock who just continued the jock-frat boy lifestyle into adulthood.

Iain

I was on the island at the time – saw your folks in the distance at the castle graduation, I was there because my brother was graduating (again) – but didn’t go.

I’m just getting round to inviting people – my tiny band of readers – to have access to my now-private blog. If you’re interested, email me on the address I’ve entered above and I’ll send an invite to that address (Any address I have for you may be out of date). No worries if not.

Best wishes,
Iain

ps I read John Macleod’s book on the Iolaire while I was up. It’s well worth reading, although you may have to pretend it’s been written by some other John Macleod to appreciate it fully…

Not to worry. Universal experience — at least in the US — is that tourism essentially vanishes once a wind plant takes over the landscape. What imbecile could imagine that vacationers in search of a peaceful rural atmosphere or wilderness adventure would come to a place that resembles a set from a low-budget sci-fi movie?