Good telly - with added MS

[byslantedlight]

I'm so spamming today, but... *g*

Yeay MS on The One Show! Who saw that? Someone besides me must have seen it! And maybe cringed alongside the "spoof" intro with the presenters as our lads? MS looked very jovial at the end of it, I thought! But he also seems adorably bewildered by how popular it is - what's the betting that he's never actually watched it! It's good! It's actually got a social conscience (when you put it alongside so much of today's telly)! And it was good! The characters were bloody good, even the "bit" parts, and it was just... good! As shooting2kill said in a comment earlier, I'm so proud of our show, for standing up beside everything and still looking good! You can't really be amazed that it's still well-loved - and for more than just the cars and guns!

Anyway... I love how he interupted the interviewers to ask soldier-lad a question, and put his own nerves about performing in the context of the wider world at the end too. It's like he's a real, thinking person an'all... *g* But still - awww to getting nervous on first night, and on first night opening in London in front of all the critics!

If only he'd mentioned LC/Bodie it would've been perfect... But he's talking about Pros with a kind of bewildered appreciation now, so that's something...*g*

And then there was rather a fab programme on BBC2, Victorian Pharmacy, of which I managed to catch the second half - must remember it's on next week - and then Countrywise was in Snowdonia, and went to Portmeirion, which I just put in my travel meme as place I would recommend to a friend at scene_again - cos it's gorgeous! And peaceful, and beautiful, and with added pottery. *g*

And now I have a desperate yen to go and re-read all of Rhiannon's historical stuff, and then perhaps start on some Meg Lewtan re-reads, and... oh, and Lizzie's Family Affair! *g* I do like AUs! Hmmn - which one of the lads would be a Victorian pharmacist? Neither actually, would they... but they'd probably have to give each other treatments... *g*

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[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

I watched it! He looked great and came across very well -- particularly chatting to the soldier.

I think he's chilled out loads about Pros over the years and does look at it with a kind of bemused affection.

Damn, I can't see The Country Girl until it gets to either Malvern or London.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

He did look good, didn't he! He's got that older-gentleman good posture thing going too, I thought... *g*

And bother for you! Although Malvern - oooh... I'm all excited about going to Windsor now... wheeee! *g*

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous of you all going this weekend! I never did get through to the damn box office. Good job, though, as my brother and I have to clear mum's house this weekend as it's finally sold.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Actually we're spread out across the two weeks - but it'll all be good fun, I hope - weather probably excepted...

Well done on selling your mum's house though, and good luck for getting it cleared...

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Another hurdle cleared. We exchanged today and completion date is July 30. My brother can only come up this weekend, though. Erk!

Have fun!

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

I think I'm getting addicted to seeing my name up in lights....here and at palelyloitering..... I love it!

I thought MS was lovely tonight. I've always thought he was a good listener and he seemed genuinely interested in the soldier's story. I felt for him a bit when Louise Minchin - as Doyle - patted her wig and then said something about him being the 'pretty one' so Bodie must be the handsome one (can't remember the exact words but I think that was the gist of it) and MS looked slightly put out. I wish they wouldn't always put one against the other as they seem to do. Good to see him, though. And the Victoriam pharmacist? Well, with those 'specs I think it should be MS. I think he might take the task more seriously whereas Bodie might joke about it and get the measures wrong....

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - your name's always in lights, chuck!

I totally rolled my eyes at that bit about "the pretty one"/"macho one" - did they see Doyle?! I wish they wouldn't go on about his hair too - so he had curly hair, lots of people do! Even blokes having perms aren't that bizarre after Keegan and all - and the haircuts that alot of blokes have now. Plus it suited him... I do wonder whether he forgets about having it curly in Beasts though, or whether that just doesn't count... Know what you mean about pitting them against each other too - but people always do seem to... even the whole "Bodie Babe"/"Doyle Doll" tosh... (sorry, but... *g*)

And hee for MS's specs - good point! And there are those pics of MS with his flower remedies too... though I always think that if Bodie does keep such good care of his guns (fanon, I know - in fact it's only ever Doyle we see cleaning his, come to think of it) then he might be quite precise about measures and things...

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Bodie and his guns are a bit like Bodie and his women...in Mixed Doubles we see him caressing it and looking at it longingly (yeah, the gun) but never putting much work into it, whereas as you say, Doyle does. And in Kickback Bodie lovingly uses it, but yes, we don't actually see him maintaining it.

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

I got to watch the first few minutes for the Pros opening-titles spoof and MS being introduced and talking about Pros. But then I had to cook tea, as the others were out and due back for food any time.

TBH any TV prog with sofas and a couple of presenters puts my teeth on edge, and that woman was so annoying. She kept interrupting MS when he was about to say something more interesting (she cut him off about "the hair" and how *she'd* grown up with Pros (whatever that means when it wasn't on TV for ages)).
he also seems adorably bewildered by how popular it is Yes! wasn't he endearingly modest!

Went back to the kitchen reflecting happily on how there can't be many actors who are the main guest on such a programme to promote a theatre tour, not just a new BBC series.

Weird too, as Pros was on ITV. In years gone by I should think mentioning it on BBC premises was grounds for dismissal, LOL.

Was there more Pros chat later?

Portmeirion is just wonderful, isn't it? When I first arrived there I thought it was garish, but my vision sort of adjusted within an hour or two and I fell in love with the place.
Snowdonia again! was just watching a programme about people who are mad about their cats. The only half sane one was a lady who'd moved to Snowdonia to keep about 80 rescued Bengali cats - woman after my own heart.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

You had to cook tea?! I see where your priorities lie... (*g*) I actually feel the same about tv programmes with sofas, and that spoof put my teeth on edge too - stop making fun of our lads! They were genuinely good! I'm half-inclined to find somewhere that would accept a thesis explaining exactly why Pros was so much better than MS seems to think it was!

They didn't touch on Pros later - MS was sort of involved in the promo/interview for one of solders who kept a video diary in Afghanistan (was on telly tonight) cos he sat there listening, and actually interupted to ask a sensible questions! *g* Then they came back and talked about A Country Girl, and he talked about being good mate with Bill Kenwright, and being familiar with Jenny Seagrove cos she was Kenwright's partner, so they were like a family really, and there was a clip of MS in A COuntry Girl with Hannah Gordon (they must have that whole thing on tape - wish they'd show it all!) and... and then he talked about still getting nervous on opening night!

I adore Portmeirion - I love places that are on the one hand completely out of context, but on the other have done it so well that they're places of their own as well as sort of fitting in despite it all. It felt so peaceful wandering through the gardens and woodlands too - I really want to go back one of these days... Heee for your Bengali cats though - and eeeep! I'd rescue them quite happily, but I'd need to find them all good homes... *g*

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

Me! Me! I watched it!

Didn't he look good (and I commented on his posture too!) and just so relaxed and comfortable in his skin. I enjoyed his reaction to the old bit of film of his first crack at The Country Girl!

Looking forward to Windsor even more now (if that's possible! *g*)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

He did look good, didn't he! The wonders of yoga, and... knowing who you are, and what you believe in, I guess, and enjoying what you do...

Yeay Windsor! Can't wait! *g*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I was trapped in a meeting, dammit. I'm hoping it's up on BBC iPlayer... if not I shall sulk and pull terrible faces *g*

[rochvelleth.livejournal.com]

I caught it! I just happened to be flicking channels at 7, and then the theme tune distracted me, and I wondered why they were spoofing it badly... and then of course I couldn't tear my eyes away!

He did look great, didn't he? He was sweet talking about Pros, even if that bit was very brief. I would have died for an LC/Bodie mention, but never mind! Well, I suppose there was a tiny reference - what was it he said to Louise Minchin? Something about her playing the good-looking one (i.e. Doyle) or something?

A very pleasant surprise when all I was doing was waiting for University Challenge to come on!

[epistrophia.livejournal.com]

(I didn't watch it - the One Show makes my teeth itch.)

I adore Portmeirion; I think it should be seen for the first time in bright sunshine. (The first time I went, a friend of mine whose dad lived nearby persuaded me to sneak in over a wall at the back of the estate, and I spent the rest of the time waiting for a heavy hand to descend on my shoulder... or for Rover to turn up and chase me onto the estuary sands.) And I never used to like their flowery fruity Edwardian-y pottery, but they have a range called Crazy Daisy which is lovely, and I'm quite fond of the new Sophie Conran ridged stuff as well. (Can't remember how to do links, but the website is http://www.portmeirion.co.uk/shop/portmeirion_sections_uk.php?tls=15&cl=51&sid=51 )

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough I am just reading Rhiannon's historical threesome zine :-))) And yes MS was lovely and nice wasnt he? Adn I loved him asking questions - bet that mother was a LC fan hehehe