The Full Stargate?

This morning maaboroshi phoned me to tell me that Robert Carlyle has the lead role in the coming show Stargate Universe.

"I'm gobsmacked," said maaboroshi, who's a Stargate fan.

"I wanted him as the Doctor," I said, woebegone. It seems the BBC doesn't see it the way I do. How remiss of them.

Robert Caryle is one of my favourite actors. Am I curious enough to watch him in Stargate? - Mixed feelings of hope and dread. I've seen numerous episodes of the previous versions of Stargate, since many of my friends love the show, but my silence on the matter pretty much reflects my lack of enjoyment in it. I disliked the original movie.

So: Robert Carlyle. Who'd have guessed?

I'm gobsmacked too.

Torchwood: Almost Perfect...

When Torchwood: Almost Perfect by James Goss came out, I noticed people talking about it on LJ, but I didn't read the posts because I didn't want spoilers. Now I wish I had an easy way of finding them. The tags on torch_wood, perhaps?

In any case.... Bottom line: I liked it a lot. The characterization was charming but shallow, the action fast-paced, interesting, amusing, and sometimes skipped over information. It wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I read it with joy and delight, finding myself reluctant to put it down. A page-tuner. It reminded me of a comic book in its pacing, its vivid imagery, and themes. This is a good thing. I could just picture it as drawn by some of my favourite comic book artists, including Paul Grist, who draws the Torchwood comic in Torchwood Magazine.

And there was one thing about the book I loved with a passion, which had me chortling in my heart of hearts, that made me want to give James Goss a big hug of thanks.

It's not a book I can talk about without spoilers, so ( here we go, over the deep end... )

Torchwood toys...

Dear Santa,

Please.

sincerely,
She Who Has Been a Good Girl, Really, if you Squint Hard Enough

P.S. Swoon.

P.P.S. And this made me whimper. Is the sonic screwdriver to disable and then re-enable the Vortex Manipulator?