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TV whorage
Sep. 16th, 2008 08:03 pmWhite rabbit moment. Happy Birthday ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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vonnie_k!
Seem to have watched a lot of terrestrial TV last week. Including the final of Maestro, the BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing” for conducting (music not buses). Not being great with the classical music appreciation it shouldn’t have worked but it was fascinating to watch the competitors in their very different ways struggle and learn, to hear the difference between even the best of them and the professionals and to observe the subtle interactions going on between the panel judges and the orchestra (who got to decide who was to be eliminated each week). I wanted Goldie to win because although it was clear that Sue Perkins was more consistent and more in tune with the musicians, Goldie just every so often was able to produce what I’d call a George Best moment. Something to make someone like me (classical music mostly goes over my head) suddenly sit up and listen. He was obviously the judges’ favourite but the audience (and I suspect the orchestra) went with Sue.
Lost in Austen is something else that also shouldn’t work unless you’re a really big Bridget Jones fan. But it does, it takes the ridiculous, totally self-indulgent premise just seriously enough and like good fanfic gives some unexpected characters a chance to shine.
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heyiya, ann1962 and vonnie_k!Seem to have watched a lot of terrestrial TV last week. Including the final of Maestro, the BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing” for conducting (music not buses). Not being great with the classical music appreciation it shouldn’t have worked but it was fascinating to watch the competitors in their very different ways struggle and learn, to hear the difference between even the best of them and the professionals and to observe the subtle interactions going on between the panel judges and the orchestra (who got to decide who was to be eliminated each week). I wanted Goldie to win because although it was clear that Sue Perkins was more consistent and more in tune with the musicians, Goldie just every so often was able to produce what I’d call a George Best moment. Something to make someone like me (classical music mostly goes over my head) suddenly sit up and listen. He was obviously the judges’ favourite but the audience (and I suspect the orchestra) went with Sue.
Lost in Austen is something else that also shouldn’t work unless you’re a really big Bridget Jones fan. But it does, it takes the ridiculous, totally self-indulgent premise just seriously enough and like good fanfic gives some unexpected characters a chance to shine.
( T:SCC 2.02 Automatic for the people )