What media are you consuming at the moment?

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RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - RandomGuy199 - 05-20-2016

Managed to "finish" The Good Soldier Švejk (in quotes because it was never finished).

Spoiler

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Muncipio de Neiva - 05-20-2016

(05-20-2016, 10:21 PM)RandomGuy199 Wrote: Managed to "finish" The Good Soldier Švejk (in quotes because it was never finished).

Spoiler
The protagonist never actually sets foot on a trench nor arrives at the front. It seems like the author died before he got to that

However, somebody did finish the novel; some dude made a second part after the author died, called Švejk in Russian Captivity and Revolution. I couldn't actually read it, because I only found the Czech version on the Internet, but I found a synopsis of sorts: the protagonist, Švejk, ends in Russian captivity, tries to escape, and ends up joining the Russian revolutionaries against the Tsar. Then he manages to return home. I think that's the best ending I can aspire to

Did you enjoy the book?

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - RandomGuy199 - 05-20-2016

Yeah, I did. Even if it's only half of what the author intended, it's a pretty good book and a good representation of how life was back in that era. It would have been better if the author hadn't died halfway, but it's still good.

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Seraph - 05-26-2016

Finally started watching Attack on Titan thanks to this anime streaming website I've joined. I just keep piling more and more new anime into my queue, though - it's dangerous. This is what happens when budget and circumstances force you to give up on watching new anime for the best part of a decade...

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Seraph - 05-28-2016

Just watched a fantastic Scottish Opera performance of The Mikado.

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Muncipio de Neiva - 05-28-2016

I am watching Everybody Loves Raymond. May not be like media media but its an awesome show.

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Seraph - 05-29-2016

I've never really enjoyed Everyone Loves Raymond. Over here it's one of those sitcoms that gets relegated to daytime mornings. I guess it just doesn't appeal all that much to the British sense of humour.

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Seraph - 06-20-2016

Watched the pilot episode of Star Wars: Rebels (on it's own DVD release, with a few extras), which my daughter (read: my wife) got me for Father's day and immediately requested we watch. I was very impressed. It was more Disney in appearance and tone than The Clone Wars (is it me or does Ezra look, sound and act an awful lot like Aladdin?) but managed to maintain much of what made the other series so great and tie it all together better with the tone of the original trilogy. I can't wait to get the actual series on DVD now...

Also my daughter (2 1/2) loved it.

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Zak6858 - 06-21-2016

My English class is reading the Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel, however we get the original text while others get the translation. It's really painful to read...

RE: What media are you consuming at the moment? - Seraph - 06-21-2016

(06-21-2016, 04:29 AM)Zak6858 Wrote: My English class is reading the Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel, however we get the original text while others get the translation. It's really painful to read...

I find it's worth sticking with the original text for Shakespeare's works. It's hard work, but it's rewarding.