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Now that 24 has ended for the year, I suppose I need to actually watch it. Having it all sitting on the Tivo is not making the Tivo very happy. In protest, it hasn’t recorded a single ‘suggestion’ in the past four weeks.<\/p>\n

I also started downloading a UK series called “The Murder Game”. It looks like it could be interesting. Some sort of gameshow, but it sounds rather Clue like in the description.<\/p>\n

Been plowing through all the Elizabeth George novels I got out from the library as well (as one can see if you look at my current book list<\/a>). I have four left of the ones I’ve got here, plus the most recent one which was checked out of the library the last time I was there. And then I suppose I’ll have to wait another two years for the next one. Sob.<\/p>\n

The Lynley books are decidedly different from the PBS series of the same name. I’m not entirely sure why that is — one can see the reasoning behind simplifying a plot when adapting for the screen, but I have more trouble justifying renaming characters who are essentially unchanged between book and tv version. And the plots are not just simplified, they’re virtually unrecognizeable as the same ones that occurred in the books. Thus far, having watched a handful of the episodes, the only thing that’s been retained faithfully is: Lynley’s name, Havers’ name, her mother’s situation, the murderer in each case. But motivations and methods are fair game for change, along with every other detail, apparently.<\/p>\n

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