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1. Okay, Andrew Davies is adapting my favorite of the Jane Austen novels into a television series -- it's her unfinished one, and I read the version that was finished by another lady. So he most likely won't do the same plot and do his own take. But, I think I loved it best because the writer was far better at pacing than Austen. Austen tended to get wrapped up in sentimental sub-tangents. Also, he's apparently keeping the same characters who were introduced in the unfinished version.
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Really looking forward to this.

Sandition Trailer.

2.Interesting... How King Got Outed as Richard Bachman.

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3. Joss Whedon's new HBO Series "THE NEVERS" has gotten 12 new cast members

They've cast the female lead from Poldark (Delmenza), Ben Chaplin, Olivia Williams, Denis O'hare, and various other top names for this series. And there's more to come.

And Variety provides a bit more details...

Whedon serves as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner on “The Nevers.” Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie will write and executive produce, with Bernie Caulfield also executive producing.
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4. Apparently the UK is suffering from the same insanity on the political front that the US is...( Read more... )

[Note the only way I can deal with the political news and situation, is to make fun of it and snark at it. My sense of humor is rather dry.]

So on the entertainment front -- lots of cool stuff. On the real world national news front...ugh. I want to pull up the covers and not get out of bed until someone tells me that it is over. Unfortunately I have to work...and I can't do that. So I just ignore it or snark at it instead and pray for the best...and that it is temporary and will be over soon.