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Sporting a ‘Tom Cruise’ look and attitude. His nose is bigger than on TV.
Joss Whedon, in an impassioned post on community weblog Whedonesque.com, condemns the underlying attitude that led to the ‘honour-killing’ of Dua Khalil in Iraq and films such as the upcoming torture-porn film Captivity in the U.S.A.
He writes: ‘It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself.’
Joss Whedon is the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly,
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Sezer. I don’t remember anyone more annoying or vile on television, except perhaps the (fictional) Billy from Six Feet Under. He’s just repulsive, the accent, the clothes, the attitude. He, Imogen, Grace, Mikey… the self appointed ‘cool kids’ (a.k.a. The Plastics) of BB UK S7, must be eliminated.
If I had to choose to live with any of these people I’d pick Peter, Nikki, Richard, Glyn and Lisa. I think I did live with people much like them in my student years. Nikki’s just hilarious once you get past the shock of her total ineptness – she’s a decent middle class girl underneath the trashy outfits. Pete’s a genuinely good guy. Richard is someone you wouldn’t want to get too close with, or you’d get hurt, but would be ok to have as a fun and mildly outrageous colleague. Glyn… ordinary boy. Lisa… more or less ordinary girl.
Which leaves Lea, who isn’t annoying, or entertaining, or anything. She can go next week.
Update: Oh, fan-bloody-tastic, he’s out with 91.6% of the votes.
Eleven years ago, I saw British comedian Eddie Izzard perform a show in Amsterdam. Not long after, I set up a website about him, which ran in various incarnations from ‘95 to ‘2000. It was my most succesful website, at least until we set up Whedonesque.com.
I hooked up an old HD to my computer yesterday, and found the most recent backup of the site, made just before I took the site off line in 2000. Among the files were two original pieces I wrote. They are a review and an interview, both of which I’d like to share with you again, starting with the review.
I’ve also put part of the site back online, not originally created by me, but given to me to host. It gives me great pleasure to present: Pantscat!, an early Izzard creation.
The review follows after the break. I haven’t followed Izzard’s career the past five years. I stopped ‘believing’ and thought he was a bit too calculating, too eager in the quest for fame. Not a lot of soul. Then I just lost interest. But this was written at the height of my comparatively brief obsession with the man who said ‘Jam!’
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