Aelfgyfu

Inspired by aurora_novarum's post on what she's watching this fall, I give you: ( what Aelfgyfu is watching )

Rules:
1. Reply to this post with 'Icons!', and I will pick five of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.
Note: some versions say "five," some say "six"; I plan to do five, but two of the people to whom I replied were doing six. If you want me to do six, let me know. (I realized after I'd replied to four people that I only have 52 icons, and those four people could conceivably pick 22 different ones, or nearly half my total. They haven't all chosen different ones, though.)
( Last set under the cut )

I have discovered that Brilliant Husband is not in fact always watching the same show I am (and here I thought all these Saturday nights he was watching the Jack and Ianto show too--you think you know a guy!). For your entertainment and enlightenment, he has graciously agreed to write a guest column.

( Take it away, BH! )

Pictures of Zachary Quinto as young Spock have appeared on JFX Online. The closer shots look odd to me--can't they afford a more convincing wig?--but the third thumbnail, at more of a distance, looks better (I hope that's not simply because of distance and graininess.)

I somehow can't get excited about this movie anymore, though I'm still following the news about it. Brilliant Husband and I disagree about Winona Ryder. I'm not seeing it. I remember Amanda as very vivacious and strong; perhaps I haven't seen Ryder in the right role, but I think of her more as fragile and anxious.

Beowulf opens Friday. Now everyone is asking me what I think about it. What can I say? Every time I read another snippet of interview, my opinion of Neil Gaiman drops just a little bit more. (Beowulf fought Grendel naked? Gee, I thought it said unarmed. Beowulf spent eight days at the bottom of the mere? Golly*, that's news to me! Gee, but I've only read it in Old English six or eight times; maybe they know more than I do! [snort]) I do mean to see it at some point--a matinee, surely, because I'm not paying full price for the experience.


*Ever since Sylar said, "Golly!" when poor stupid American told him about Maya and Alejandro, I've been finding myself saying "Golly!" an awful lot. I really need to kick this habit soon. I'm even annoying myself, and Small Child will doubtless pick it up if I continue.

From nialla42: Tim Kring apologizes, among other things, for ( Spoilers if you're not up to date! ) I'll take the apology and be relatively happy.

Now I want apologies from Rob Cooper, Joe Mallozzi, and Paul Mullie. They know for what. So do most of you.