https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ Jacey Bedford's Journal - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:37:25 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios jacey personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/2078309/1441986 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ 100 45 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/624913.html Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:37:25 GMT https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/624913.html I just looked back at some of my early blog entries (from the Live Journal days) and had to chuckle. This is <a href="https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/12227.html">my entry from February 24th 2008...</a><br /><br />I thought I'd conquered my fear of the DVD recorder. Several times I have set it to record and several times it has recorded the correct programme at the correct time. I 'get' it, OK! But twice in recent weeks I have set it to record Primeval and twice - despite everything checking out - it has NOT recorded. I did everything correctly. My DVD recorder chose not to obey my perfectly clear instructions. <br /><br />Conclusion? I think my DVD recorder is scared of monsters.<br /><br />But the upshot is that I don't get to see the final episode of Primeval until next Saturday afternoon's repeat. Bummer. Don't tell me how it ends... or even how it&nbsp; cliffhangs...<br /><br />By the way did anyone see the first episode of 'Being Human'? A vampire, werewolf and ghost sharing a flat sounded like a recipe for comedy, but it wasn't and I found it strangely compelling. More please.<br /><br />And did anyone see the first episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles on Virgin (Freeview)? I was gobsmacked to discover that the actress playing Sarah Connor is none other than Lena Headey. Though she's got a perfect American tough guy (woman) accent she was, in fact, just a few years ahead of my daughter at Shelley High School, West Yorkshire. Yes, she's from 'round here'. When Darling Daughter was doing drama at Shelley High there was a kerfuffle because a film company came round to audition 'unknowns' for the live action version of Jungle Book. DD auditioned but at 13 she was really too young for the part, however Lena - then 17 ish - got it... and never looked back.. Shelley High has a great drama department. Their other recent 'star' is Jodie Whittaker who was a friend of my son at school. Starring opposite Peter O'Toole in 'Venus' seems to have launched her career pretty thoroughly.... Not surprising really.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=jacey&ditemid=624913" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/624913.html tv lena heady nostalgia isn't what it used to be jodie whittaker public 2