Sexy people in SF...

SFX Magazine is having a poll for the five most attractive men and women in SF movies and television.

Of course I can never resist making a list or meeting this sort of challenge. My choices, in alphabetical order:

• John Barrowman (Torchwood)
• Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who)
• Nathan Fillion (Firefly)
• Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville)
• Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes)




• Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who)
• Claudia Black (Farscape)
• Eve Myles (Torchwood)
• Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica)
• Gina Torres (Firefly)

Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen...

Over the weekend I watched Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen, which was a Masterpiece Theatre production following the life of Elizabeth I.

I loved it. Though there have been numerous good movies about Elizabeth, I thought this was the best yet, for characterization, pacing, intensity, accuracy and general watchability. Of course, as movies must, it focused heavily on Elizabeth's relationship with Robert Dudley, and then with Robert Devereux - who in this interpretation was unstable and delusional. Good performances particularly from the actors playing these men, Tom Hardy and Hans Matheson. Anne-Marie Duff was great as Elizabeth herself, managing to be sympathetic without whitewashing. I also particularly liked Derek Riddell as Sir Walter Raleigh.

Now, I must confess, I missed a lot of names as the story went by, and sometimes could only identify people belatedly by their roles - if at all. Matthias Gibbig seemed surprising underplayed as the Duc of Anjou. Neil Stuke bore no resemblance to my imagination's picture of Francis Bacon. But all in all... good film.

Bad luck, to be born the daughter of Henry VIII.