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May 20, 2005

The Accidental Novelist

I'm currently listening (because I can't see the telly from where I sit at this desk) to the semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, live from Kiev, Ukraine. Even as we speak, there's what more or less amounts to "you're on hold" music as the world waits for millions of voters around Europe to SMS in their votes. Golly. And yet, I'm liking this show more than any of the dreadful Idol clones (even the Australian one). Not sure why. I suspect it has something to do with the full-on, pretentious kitschiness of this show. And the efforts of the host and hostess to speak with an American accent despite being Ukrainian. It's really odd.

Instant Update: we're now hearing which countries have made it through to the final. Hungary, Romania, Norway, Moldova, Israel (!), Denmark (yay!), the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Switzerland (Celine Dion won for Switzerland some years ago, apparently), and Latvia! [crowd goes wild] Wow! Exciting! The final will be this Sunday night. Sounds more appealing than (Australian) Big Brother, I can tell you that

While listening to it, I've been a-scribbling again, adding another 1000 words to the teetering pile I already had, for a new total of 6200 or so. So far, so good. I could probably do a lot more than just this 1000 words, but I don't want to push it and wear myself out. While it's an easy, manageable quantity, it should be okay. With a bit of luck I can kind of fool myself into accidentally writing a whole book without my body noticing the effort. It wouldn't be the first book I wrote accidentally.

Posted by adrian at May 20, 2005 09:57 PM

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Excellent! I actually didn't mind the first season of the original BG series so much when looked at as a show aimed at teenagers, but the second season set a benchmark for awful TV that has rarely been equalled.

Posted by: Charlie [TypeKey Profile Page] at June 1, 2005 02:29 AM

Charlie--yes, the first season of the new Battlestar has just finished here. And we were *gobsmacked!* Phwoar! Where has this show been all my life? I remember hating the original cheese-fest of the 70s, and, on hearing that it was being revived, openly scoffed. All the same, I sat down and watched the pilot, "33", and realised what can be done when you've got writers and everybody else taking a premise just dead seriously. Having really good actors in the senior roles doesn't hurt, either.

Can't wait for DVD goodness! We're also currently scouting for DVDs of the miniseries, and think we've found a source. Now we just need the money to buy it. :)

Posted by: Adrian [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 27, 2005 10:41 PM

I'm with you regarding the American Idol thing. I've lost interest in both the American and Canadian versions. Speaking of TV, has the season ending episode of Battlestar Galactica aired down there yet?

Posted by: Charlie [TypeKey Profile Page] at May 27, 2005 01:32 AM

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