Writer's Block: Desert Island Time

[fajrdrako]

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1. The Branagh version of Much Ado About Nothing
2. Casablanca
3. If DVD sets count, the complete Torchwood to date
4. Series one Doctor Who
5. The Lion in Winter

Of course, I'm already thinking of alternatives... I've chose my favourites, but perhaps it would be good to have something I don't know so well?

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[xinef.livejournal.com]

The Princess Bride
Firefly set
not sure what else!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear, I left out Firefly, didn't I?

Hard choices!

[takenatwork.livejournal.com]

I'd also take 3,4 and 5. Maybe also West Side Story so I could do some singing and dancing, and Galaxy Quest 'cos it makes me smile.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Galaxy Quest is such fun. It's Alan Rickman that really makes it for me, but it's all good.

There are so many 'almosts' on that list. For instance, I wanted a musical - but couldn't decide which one, and the five slots got filled up fast. "Much Ado" is as close as I could come.

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[raissad.livejournal.com]

Here you go:
http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=127

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[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[torchwood334.livejournal.com]

I would have to take:
1.Serenity
2.Star Trek: First Contact
3.Elizabethtown
4.Torchwood: Season 2
5.Doctor Who: Season 4

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

You liked Star Trek: First Contact too? A lot of my ST fan friends were disappointed in it, but I totally loved that movie.

Haven't seen Elizabethtown, despite its title.

Doctor Who: Season 4 was wonderful. I only chose series 1 because of Christopher Eccleston, and not having enough choices to choose them all. But I know, as I frittered away those days of idle pleasure on that lovely desert island (where it would be so much warmer than here!), I'd wish I had series 4.

[torchwood334.livejournal.com]

I loved First Contact well I loved them all but that one would be my favorite out of TNG movies. It was hard choosing just five movie/TV seires I really would love to have a choice of 25 =) then I would add the rest of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Robin Hood, Star Treks, The IT Crowd, And Primeval.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think First Contact was my favourite ST:TNG movie, and I really liked ST:TNG. Which Robin Hood did you like? I liked Robin of Sherwood, and I liked Prince of Thieves because of Alan Rickman. (And the beautiful Maid Marian.)

[torchwood334.livejournal.com]

The Robin Hood I like the best is the new one that came out in 2006 on british network but yeah I alos loved Prince of Thieves Alan Rickman is such a great actor he can pretty much play any role and be great at it. I was a big fan of him as Snape in Harry Potter I can't think of anyone else who can play the role.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the new Robin Hood yet. I'm hoping to. Yes, Alan Rickman is wonderful in any role... and his Snape was my favourite HP character.

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

Series one Doctor Who

YES.

Not sure what else. Probably mostly dvd sets. ::ponders::

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Hard question, isn't it? Five is a difficult number.

We should probably count ourselves lucky that we don't have the DVD sets of the mythical Lymond miniseries that have never been made. If we did - heck, we'd have to pick five of the six books, and how could any sane person do that?

[rosiespark.livejournal.com]

The mythical and therefore perfect Lymond miniseries? Heh.

I'd just cheat and collect the dvds of the entire series into one choice: the Lymond Chronicles.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Good choice! We could all handle that.

[nina-ds.livejournal.com]

We have a lot of overlap — entirely agree on 2 and 4, and 1 and 5 would be definitely in the running.

The Antonio Gades/Carlos Saura Carmen would have to be on there, and echoing someone above, West Side Story... although that would leave me without any Gene Kelly, which would make me sad. Maybe Lost Horizon, because that way I get my Ronald Colman and a snowy landscape, which I would miss on a desert island.

Interestingly, during the blizzard over the weekend, I rewatched the first series of Poldark, and it stands up so well as a rip-roaring period piece — so much better than Elizabeth R holds up, better than Pride and Prejudice (which, I'll admit, I never really cared for) or any of the more recent multi-part BBC productions. Angharad Rees was absolutely the wrong choice for Demelza in the books, but she's just so right, I'm glad they decided to take the risk.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I agree absolutely about Poldark - though it's a while since I've seen it now. But it was good casting, good script - well worth watching still. I haven't tried Elizabeth R since it was first on, and wasn't that a while ago.

Still haven't decided which musical would be best to take, but I would like to have a musical.