Letters to the Editor
Ancasta
Published Letters: 5
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Couldn't Agree More
[Read the article: Stop the presses!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]John Simm's work in Life on Mars drew me to this miniseries (which also features his co-star from LoM, Philip Glenister, in a smaller, supporting role). I bought the Region 2 DVDs about a year ago. It's good, good stuff. But not for the viewer looking for a few nights of low-keyed entertainment. You've got to pay attention. It's a complex story that moves at a breakneck pace. But if you can keep up, you'll be richly rewarded.
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SVH Popularity
[Read the article: Sweet Valley High goes on a diet]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And I was in middle school from '86 - '88 (in NY, not in Botswana, for instance). I don't remember any of my friends reading this book, either. Just sayin'... maybe not as popular at it seemed back then. (Or as it seems to this book's promoter.)
Nah. They were popular. Or at least they were from 1990-1995, which was when I worked in an independent bookstore in the Midwest. We sold them hand over fist, as we did the Baby-Sitter's Club (which might have edged out SVH in popularity). The staple from my middle school years, Nancy Drew, we couldn't give away.
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I Couldn't Agree More
[Read the article: Scully have I loved]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Terrific article. X-Files was an obsession of mine for years. While I wandered away when Doggett and Moronica (credit - Jessica, Television Without Pity) came on the scene, Mulder and Scully will always hold a special place in my heart.
I'm intrigued by the new film, yet wary of it at the same time. The studio keeping such a tight lid on things makes me think they may be worried about the finished product, rather than catering to Chris Carter's love of secrecy.
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I Want to See It
[Read the article: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've been reading reviews yesterday and today, and many of them, as I'd feared, have called the film a disappointment. (Though, on a positive note, Roger Ebert agrees with SZ that this is a movie worth seeing.)
The negative reaction isn't discouraging me as much as I'd feared, however, because nearly every review I've read commented that Duchovny and Anderson still have that spark between them that made the television show such a pleasure. That's why I watched then, and that's why I'll see this film now. Aliens and mutants aside, XF was always about Mulder and Scully and their prickly, fascinating relationship.
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Personalities vs. Fashion
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]At least these designers are starting to understand that we care less about their freaky dresses than we do about their ability to verbally spar, laugh, insult each other, make up and cry big salty tears over the unforgiving nature of this or that fabric.
I couldn't disagree more with this statement. Sure, there is humor to be had with the oversized egos and deep seated insecurities often found in the Parsons workroom. But I watch the show to see what these talented people can come up with under extraordinary circumstances. When the show becomes more about the drama and less about the actual work they're doing, I tune out. Project Runaway has walked that tightrope in the past and, thankfully, only fallen off on occasion, which is why I continue to watch.