What Did You Watch Last Night?

[ejwrank]

Yes, TheyCallMeMrGlass, you are quite right there were a number of times when HP was mentioned (birthday coincidence being one). I was just thinking that when she introduced herself as "I'm Jo" each time she met someone and no one fell down and said "You're JK Rowling!!!" which I would, of course, have done. Although that probably was skilled editing and maybe some people did gush. I just thought it interesting how the cousin reacted finding out he was distantly related to the creator of HP.

[AleksanderLoesch]

well technically you are only 20 for one day and then you are 20 and 1 day old

I'd be tempted to say smartarse! But if I were in your position, i would of done the exact same thing

[evilzadi]

I watched the JK Rowling episode of Who Do you Think You Are.

Did this come om BBC? I can't believe I missed it!

[AleksanderLoesch]

I watched the JK Rowling episode of Who Do you Think You Are. I love watching this series because unlike most historical documentaries, this series gives a deeper insight into what it would be like to live as the ancestral individuals from an almost first person perspective. I have not missed any episode since it began a few years ago. The ancestral tracing and investigations make for fascinating viewing. Sometimes they discover tragedy, irony, heroism, or shocking revelations of their ancestors. Some of their stories would make great novels. As the celebrities investigate various elements of the ancestor's past, we get inserts of history lessons from the program's narrator giving a global picture of that particular time in history. Its a very well constructed series.

I was waiting for JK Rowiling's episode for a while and I was not dissapointed. Her investigations into her Great Grandfather Louis Velong was riveting and turns out pretty epic. Its on BBC iPlayer now, highly recommended viewing for everyone, not just potter fans (though potter fans will get a tad extra in some of the ironies in Rowling's discoveries ;-) ):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... K_Rowling/

If you enjoyed that episode, be sure to check out past episodes too. My favourites were Jeremy Paxman, Boris Johnson, Ian Bishop (he was the first), Bill Oddie, David Tenant...actually there are so many favourites, I might as well just stop there.

I've heard from a lot of people that JK Rowling's was very good! I will have to watch this :)

Yesterday it was Nanny MacPhee.

Today its Arrietty (english dubbed). I was at the UK premiere in Sheffield. But its another friend's birthday today AND the version in Sheffield was in Japanese with english subtitles.

[SocialFlutterBy]

i finally got round to watching The Wedding Crasher last night i cant believe it took me so long to get round to watching it we had a great laught watching it to think the many nights i sat complaining there was nothing on tv and i had it just sitting on a shelf tut! tut! lol dont think its a watch twice movie but i did enjoy it hehe!!

[AleksanderLoesch]

Still not seen the wedding crasher. I have a feeling I never will. There is a big list of those films. Not because I don't like them. They will just never be seen

[AleksanderLoesch]

Also (to go slightly off topic... Sorry mods!) Just wondered into the sitting room. Found dad watching "The Bachelor" with Gavin Henson.

WHY OH GOD WHY?

[rawsalsa]

I was going to leave this as a secret guilty pleasure but I've decided to out myself....yes I also watched "The Batchelor" & yes I liked it

[brettie]

Also (to go slightly off topic... Sorry mods!) Just wondered into the sitting room. Found dad watching "The Bachelor" with Gavin Henson.

WHY OH GOD WHY?

he was probably getting embroiled in Celebrity big brother before as this followed on from it

[AleksanderLoesch]

Luckily he hasn't noticed its return to TV. If he knew that Al Fayed was on it... My family would be doomed.