BBC America

I love BBC America! I love it, love it, love it!!! The other night, my family and I were watching "Whose line is it anyway?" on the BBC America channel. The host Clive Anderson is a refreshing break from Drew Carey and the stupid games that have been created since the show's transferral to the States. Plus it is interesting to see Colin with more hair. Anyway, as you might guess, the commercials on the BBC America channel are all for British shows, like Footballers' Wives and such. Well, a preview of a movie was airing and I happened to turn my head to see it, and I thought that I recognized the main guy. After a millisecond, it hit me: SEAN BEAN!!! In a starring role, no less, as some British Navy guy in the early 1800's called Sharpe who goes on all of these dangerous missions - he's like the precursor to 007 or MacGyver. He's done about thirteen in the Sharpe series, and they are all called "Sharpe's honour," "Sharpe's Revenge," "Sharpe's Rifles," or some other creative title along those lines. Anyway, for the entire telly spot, my eyes were glued to the screen. It is sooooo exhilerating to see him in a starring role! I don't plan on watcing the movie - If I do, it will be by chance - because I have no idea when it is coming on plus it will probably be on during the time my family watches TV at night, and Sean Bean for two hours is never going to be on their agenda. Me, on the other hand, I would watch him in anything (once), even if he were the gay ex-lover of B.D. Wong. I have watched him in alot of things: Golden Eye, Patriot Games, Tom and Thomas, just to name a few, and I anticipate watching other movies just to see him. Right now, my list has the following: Flightplan, Silent Hill, Carivaggio, A Woman's Guide to Adultery (I anticipate enjoying that one), Lady Chatterly's Lover, Clarissa, and all of the Sharpe series. What would really make my day is if Sean Bean were to play a major role in a Harry Potter movie that ties in with Arthurian Legend. Well, to be realistic, I'd settle for Sean Bean in Harry Potter. He could be a bad guy, but I'd like him to be good. No matter what, I'd worship his character forever and ever afterward. Too bad that he couldn't play Sirius Black - I love Sirius's character. But Gary Oldman (who does play Sirius Black) is on my hottie list, so no worries.

Speaking of Harry Potter, I have been immersed in Harry Potter trivia, lore, and rumours, not to mention the books themselves for the past couple of days. I love Harry Potter! (The novel, not the kid). I resolved today to read the entire series again this summer. I can't wait for the seventh novel (seven - a powerful magical number, right?), and yet at the same time I dread it, for it will bring about the end of my most favorite story ever. I wonder what is going to happen. I hear that Harry's parentage will play a large part of the novel, especially his resemblance to Lily Potter- her eyes, most specifically. Also, Neville and Snape will feature a lot more in this installation. I have some puzzlers for you to puzzle over: JK Rowling has said that when Voldemort gave Lily the choice to step away from her son and live or to die protecting him, he meant it. She really would have been allowed to live had she stepped away. But why? And, JKR also said that Snape was loved by someone - and her manner of stating this made it sound as if she meant the love did not come from a relative. So, who was it? Also, who is R.A.B.? I think that it is Regulus Black. I'll tell you my reasoning later. What about Dumbledore, what do you think his status is? I personally think it is exactly like it is stated at the end of the sixth novel, but what do you think? I anticipate your thoughts!