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Jingle bells
Sep. 18th, 2008 08:15 amAccording to the paper, this week (actually 16 September) is the 151st anniversary of 'Jingle Bells' being copyrighted. Even in 1857 they were starting Christmas too early.
Why is it that most nights there's nothing worth watching on TV, but then two interesting shows are on at the same time? That happened on Tuesday, when, as revealed yesterday, I watched some people build a 'bungalow' on Grand Designs; at the same time, I taped Underbelly, the mini-series about Melbourne's underworld shenanigans over the last decade (abridged because here in Victoria we're not allowed to watch the whole thing while some of the cases are still sub judice). I watched the tape last night. It was particularly exciting because one character was put into witness protection and sent to live in a caravan right here in the City by the Sea which... look, I like living here, but I have to admit that it's no incentive to turn supergrass.
And then it turned out that the City by the Sea shown was not the city I live in. The trees were all wrong, and the colours of the landscape. Fancy a TV show pretending that one location is another. Outrageous. My favourite part was when they showed the road to this fake City by the Sea: a deserted stretch with one house in the distance, and an arrow pointing down a lane to the city centre. It's not that small, TV show people!
Oh, but it did throw up a question: if someone hires contract killers to wipe out his drug-trade enemies, is that person a 'serial killer'? I say no; guilty of multiple homicide, yes, but not a serial killer as such. What do you think?
Why is it that most nights there's nothing worth watching on TV, but then two interesting shows are on at the same time? That happened on Tuesday, when, as revealed yesterday, I watched some people build a 'bungalow' on Grand Designs; at the same time, I taped Underbelly, the mini-series about Melbourne's underworld shenanigans over the last decade (abridged because here in Victoria we're not allowed to watch the whole thing while some of the cases are still sub judice). I watched the tape last night. It was particularly exciting because one character was put into witness protection and sent to live in a caravan right here in the City by the Sea which... look, I like living here, but I have to admit that it's no incentive to turn supergrass.
And then it turned out that the City by the Sea shown was not the city I live in. The trees were all wrong, and the colours of the landscape. Fancy a TV show pretending that one location is another. Outrageous. My favourite part was when they showed the road to this fake City by the Sea: a deserted stretch with one house in the distance, and an arrow pointing down a lane to the city centre. It's not that small, TV show people!
Oh, but it did throw up a question: if someone hires contract killers to wipe out his drug-trade enemies, is that person a 'serial killer'? I say no; guilty of multiple homicide, yes, but not a serial killer as such. What do you think?