Post your thoughts on or let us know about the latest thing you just read/listened to/watched/otherwise consumed.
Simple, right?
I'll go first:
Of course, I saw Prometheus last weekend. All I've got to say is that it shines through brighter in some spots than others (and at some points, it REALLY shines). There were points that had me on the edge of my seat, and there were moments that had me cocking an eyebrow. Nice to know where the Space Jockeys came from, but a real nerd knows that they're actually just extending an old story from the comic books to officially become Aliens canon...
Just finished reading "A Small Town in Germany" - John Le Carre, same guy that wrote "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". He has a way with words that I simply can't do justice; unlike most spy novels, which are international globe-trotting affairs, he makes the expansive cities of Cold War West Germany feel cramped and claustrophobic. Glacial in pace but meticulous and articulate in a way that I've literally never seen before.
MushiShi is a very interesting show. I like anime, but I generally confine myself to a few of its more comfortable corners. MushiShi falls very neatly into the "Quiet, relaxed, stimulating" corner, with a dash of the Twilight Zone thrown in and some Ghibli-like imagination to boot.
Oh, speaking of anime, I've been keeping up with the return of Toonami. Deadman Wonderland and Cashern Sins are both awesome, with any luck they'll be adding a number of new shows if the ratings keep trending up, as they have been for the past few weeks.
Your turn.
