Shake it up, Mr. Lyon. Shake it up

[sovay]

I wasn't expecting him, but I am perfectly fine with Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. He's not a chameleon, except insofar as he's shockingly young in Local Hero (1983) if you noticed him first in Torchwood (2009), but he's an actor I watch out for. The Angel Islington, John Frobisher, Danny Oldsen, Angus Flint, Malcolm Tucker, Randall Brown; I'll be very curious to see what he does with this role. Especially if it means I get to see him and John Hurt in scenes together.

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[desperance.livejournal.com]

Did you see the BBC adaptation of Iain Banks' The Crow Road? Capaldi's in that too, and well worth watching.

[sovay]

Did you see the BBC adaptation of Iain Banks' The Crow Road?

I haven't! It's been recommended to me! I think it was not readily available in libraries or on Netflix the last time it came up in conversation, and then I never sought it out.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

It's on Netflix now (DVDs, not instant download). I'm going to queue it up for Karen. And as part of my Year of ReBanks. It is actually rather good, both as an adaptation and as TV.