What I am watching tonight...

[elisi]

Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to his beloved Cornwall to find his world in ruins: his father dead, his house wrecked and his sweetheart engaged.

I'm generally not one for historical dramas. But. I shall be watching this one, for the almost same reasons I watched Casanova (David Tennant) and The Devil's Whore (John Simm). In this case, it's Aidan Turner...

More info here.

Tonight, BBC1, 9pm. :) (And oh, is my mood theme ever appropriate or what?)

ETA: I had never heard of Poldark until Friday, when work colleagues brought it up. So I have no baggage. It's v. interesting to hear all the stories of people loving the original.

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

The bonus of being born in the 80s - never saw the original, have no baggage. Doubt that anyone who did see the original will like this, but oh well!

[elisi]

Aidan Turner is too pretty for me to care. ;)

(Also your icon is hilarious and completely appropriate. All the publicity has talked about Shirtless Moments. *g*)

[sea_thoughts]

Haha, thanks, this icon was the perfect one to represent what's happening right now. Mind you, all the drooling over Aidan is making me roll my eyes. He was in Being Human for three years but nothing (maybe it was because it was on BBC Three? people are snobs). Then he was in Desperate Romantics and I thought "now he'll get noticed" but... nothing. And then he was in all three Hobbit movies but everyone was too busy gushing over Richard Armitage to notice Aidan, apparently. Now they're acting like he's this amazing new thing and I'm like "He's looked like this for a while, congrats on finally noticing."

[elisi]

Now they're acting like he's this amazing new thing and I'm like "He's looked like this for a while, congrats on finally noticing."
Ahahahahahah! Yes. THIS. Mind you, if this actually gets him noticed, then I'm happy. He's a very good actor.

[sea_thoughts]

Oh yes, he is a great actor! I'm not complaining about him being noticed finally, more the... tenor of the discussion? It reminds me a little of the furore over Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in 1995.

[elisi]

I remember Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in 1995! And I didn't even have a TV at the time. :D

But there is a difference between 'Having been in lots of stuff' and 'Getting Noticed'. This is obviously that moment for Aidan Turner.

[sea_thoughts]

But there is a difference between 'Having been in lots of stuff' and 'Getting Noticed'. This is obviously that moment for Aidan Turner.

Yes, this is very true. I've seen it happen a few times where someone's been in many, many things, then all of a sudden they're in this One Thing and the general public goes "OOOOOH". I hope this leads to good things for him.

[elisi]

Like Olivia Coleman. And yes, I'm sure now it's Aidan's turn!