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redfiona99) wrote2012-06-18 04:42 pm
redfiona99) wrote2012-06-18 04:42 pm
Euro 2012
He's going to end up on the losing side, but Olaf Mellberg is still magnificent. Edit: I may have spoken too soon. Son of edit: Apparently all I did was encourage Mellberg. Edit 3: Even if they are the losing team, Mellberg will not be at fault.
I'm happy that Carroll scored. Yes, I know he's a dim thug, but I like him.
I choose to pretend Ukraine vs France didn't happen.
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Poland vs Czech Republic - Tyton is v. bendy.
Mick McCarthy on the new extra linesmen - "There's now 5 of them that can't make up their minds instead of 3."
Also re: the commentator's descriptor of 'uncompromising' - "that means dirty". They should have either Mick McCarthy and Mark Lawrenson on all the commentaries, they put it into the correct perspective.
I sense UEFA may make changes to how they decide who goes through following this.
Also, while I understand why people don't like the idea of expanding the Euros, I think it's to make up for two teams getting host places when it's joint hosts which I can understand, because I think we're only going to get more joint hosted tournaments.
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The Grauniad made a funny howler today, they were reporting Michael Laudrup getting the Swansea job. And illustrated the report with a picture of Brian Laudrup. Who doesn't actually look that much like his brother.
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Saw the Swedish version of "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Noomi Rapace is a little bit good, isn't she. I accidentally guessed who the criminal was because I misheard what someone was saying - I was sort of trying to follow as best I could without relying on the subtitles too much but it held my attention despite that. Even with me spending time trying to decide if the lead actor was wearing a wig.
I'm not sure how you could do it as a US-set adaptation, not because of anything in the content, just this feeling of the connection between man and land that's been a thing in every Swedish thing I've ever read (my Mum may have pre-empted this thing for Scandinavian thrillers just because she's a detective novel addict), and I'm not sure why, even if it meant a directing job for David Fincher, who I really rate, and an acting job for Daniel Craig, who I love as an actor, you'd do an English-language version set in Sweden.
I'm happy that Carroll scored. Yes, I know he's a dim thug, but I like him.
I choose to pretend Ukraine vs France didn't happen.
~~~~
Poland vs Czech Republic - Tyton is v. bendy.
Mick McCarthy on the new extra linesmen - "There's now 5 of them that can't make up their minds instead of 3."
Also re: the commentator's descriptor of 'uncompromising' - "that means dirty". They should have either Mick McCarthy and Mark Lawrenson on all the commentaries, they put it into the correct perspective.
I sense UEFA may make changes to how they decide who goes through following this.
Also, while I understand why people don't like the idea of expanding the Euros, I think it's to make up for two teams getting host places when it's joint hosts which I can understand, because I think we're only going to get more joint hosted tournaments.
~~~~
The Grauniad made a funny howler today, they were reporting Michael Laudrup getting the Swansea job. And illustrated the report with a picture of Brian Laudrup. Who doesn't actually look that much like his brother.
~~~~
Saw the Swedish version of "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". Noomi Rapace is a little bit good, isn't she. I accidentally guessed who the criminal was because I misheard what someone was saying - I was sort of trying to follow as best I could without relying on the subtitles too much but it held my attention despite that. Even with me spending time trying to decide if the lead actor was wearing a wig.
I'm not sure how you could do it as a US-set adaptation, not because of anything in the content, just this feeling of the connection between man and land that's been a thing in every Swedish thing I've ever read (my Mum may have pre-empted this thing for Scandinavian thrillers just because she's a detective novel addict), and I'm not sure why, even if it meant a directing job for David Fincher, who I really rate, and an acting job for Daniel Craig, who I love as an actor, you'd do an English-language version set in Sweden.