Liselle

One of my dad's friends made a remark yesterday about how it's only 8 weeks till Christmas, and the only thing that ran through my mind was 'that means it's only 9 weeks til Sherlock'... hopefully

Good news for all you Americans out there!... if this is actually true, of course And kind of good news for us Brits as well, I guess... http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/23/sherlock-season-3-premiere-date-revealed/

That's awesome, aely; I've been to the Greek isles a lot but never mainland Greece; I'd love to go to Athens one day Sounds like an amazing idea for a honeymoon to me!

Oh god; where do I start?! And how on earth did I miss this thread? (Btw I'd just like to hop off topic for a second here and ask everyone to give Toni Lianne a warm welcome to the forum; she's one of my real-life best friends) Okay then, here's my rather long list.... Fantasy: The Belgariad, The Mallorean, The Elenium and The Tamuli, all by David Eddings (Like Toni, David Eddings is one of my all-time favourite authors. The Redemption of Althalus is probably my favourite of his stand-alone books too. He's not a faultless writer; many of his characters are very similar across all of his books, and sometimes his plots are a little predictable, but there's just something about his writing that I love. His books are easy to follow even though they're of the fantasy genre, which is sometimes a difficult genre to get into, and he has a brilliant sense of humour. I really reccomend giving them a read) A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin (This series just blew me away; the richness of the plot and the hundreds of characters, each so well-developed and thought-out even if they're not major characters, got me hooked on the series after just a few chapters. It really is unlike anything I've ever read before, and the TV series has only increased my love for it) The Song of the Lioness and The Immortals by Tamora Pierce (I haven't read these in a long while, but I first read them when I was younger and really liked them) Historical: The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance from The Tudor Series and The White Queen, The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter from The Wars of the Roses series, all by Phillipa Gregory (I love English and Russian history; in particular, the Tudors, where English history is concerned, so Phillipa Gregory's books are perfect for me. I really like how uncomplicated she makes it all; I mean, I love learning about it, but sometimes it can be a bit difficult to follow when you're reading a reference book, so to have an author write about people like Elizabeth I and Richard III like they're just normal people rather than imposing historical figures helps you to really understand them a lot more. I still haven't read all of her books, but I fully intend to) Sci-Fi: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (I picked this up in a bookshop one day because I was hungry for something new to read, despite the fact that I knew nothing about it and sci-fi wasn't really my thing. But boy, am I glad I did pick it up! It's one of my all-time favourites; I just love the wild insanity of it, and its humour, and the characters... pretty much everything about it, really ) Classics: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (I haven't read Jane Eyre in a long while, but it will always have a special place on my list of favourites because it's the first classic novel I ever read and it got me into a lot of other classic authors. And Wuthering Heights is a simply beautiful book, once you take the time to get to know it well enough. I stil think Heathcliff is one of the best literary characters ever invented.) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Quite simply my all-time favourite book. I adore it, and I'll still be reading it when I'm 90 I've tried reading other Austen books, and I do like them, but none of them even come close to Pride and Prejudice.) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Okay... I've changed my mind. Can I have two all-time favourites please? I first read this when I was about 10 years old; my mother gave me a beautiful old copy she had; it was huge and falling apart, but it had the most beautiful illustrations inside, and the text was like calligraphy; it was a work of art. Even though I've seen the film, I still think of the characters as looking like the illustrations in that book my mum gave me. I wish I still had that copy, but my mum took it back when she and my dad got divorced; I was heartbroken ) Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare (Yes; I like Shakespeare... I aplogise I've read a few more of his plays, but these are my favourites.) Miscellaneous: Greek Mythology (People always seem to roll their eyes when I say I like reading Greek Mythology, but I really don't see how anyone couldn't like it; it's like a soap opera, but better! ) Anything by Bill Bryson (if people don't know who he is, he's an American author who spent a lot of his life in Britain, and he's a travel writer. He's been pretty much all over the world, and he has a really brilliant humour. He writes the kind of books that make you laugh out loud on the bus ) Wicked by Gregory Maguire (A friend reccomended this to me, and when she said it was about the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, I really wasn't keen. I don't really like The Wizard of Oz at all, so I wasn't looking forward to reading it, but I gave it a go, and then promptly spent the rest of the evening reading non-stop; I think I'd finished it by the afternoon of the next day I love the character of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch; I found I could relate to her a lot and although her story isn't comfortable to read sometimes, it's well worth giving it a try.) I think I should stop now, before I go on forever and bore you all to death I really could add another hundred books to this list, I think...

Exactly; Benedict kept saying thank you, but you could tell he was feeling a bit embarrassed. I don't know; it was so long ago that I saw it! I think it was probably the first one.

Well maybe I'm judging him too harshly; I mean, I have only seen him in Star Wars and one Indiana Jones movie, and I didn't like either of those franchises to be honest. I may have only seen one Indiana Jones movie, but I've seen most of the Star Wars ones and I just don't get why people go mad for it. Yeah, Benedict had his fair share of gushy praise too, which I don't mind too much because I do think he highly deserves it; he's an awesome actor. But there's a limit, and I think they were fast approaching it the other night

Yeah, I think he was supposed to be there to talk about Star Wars, and they did talk about it a bit, but mostly it was just an hour of everyone gushing over the fact that he's Harrison Ford (I don't get the fuss about him to be honest).

The Fifth Estate, mainly. And when he wasn't talking about that, he was talking to Harrison

Hahaha; he was late because he was filming and had to hitch a lift on a motorbike, and the driver of the bike took ages to get there Harrison Ford told Benedict he was a huge fan of his, which was really sweet... ... but unfortunately, no news of the Sherlock variety whatsoever It felt very much like he was playing second fiddle to Harrison all night, which was fair enough, but I was really hoping they'd at least mention series 3, even if they didn't reveal anything. But nothing at all; it's so frustrating!! The only slight mention of it was Jack Whitehall begging Benedict to tell him how Sherlock faked his death, and then Graham very quickly said they were out of time and they had to end the show... grrrr!

Eee, it's about to start! Fingers crossed!

No, all the other guests are in the trailer, so like I say, it's a bit odd. Hahaha; don't worry; I'll probably be giving you a running commentary on it!

I'm really, really hoping so. If I find out it's going to be delayed again until March or something ridiculous, I'm not sure I'll be able to cope!

Interestingly, I was just reading the TV magazine to see what it says about the Graham Norton Show and Benedict isn't even mentioned on there as a guest. Obviously I know he is one; I've seen the trailer for the show and he was on it. But he's not listed in the magazine, and all the other guests are, which is unusual. So maybe that means he was a last-minute addition, and maybe that in turn means that there's some big news about Sherlock coming that he's allowed to reveal? I'm probably hoping too much, but you never know

Yeah, I actually quite like the show, and it's definitely not for kids And I didn't think Benedict would say anything too revealing either, but just the teeniest, tiniest bit of info would be amazing; I'm going crazy with the waiting!!

The Graham Norton Show never is intended for kids though, is it? Yay; maybe he'll reveal a bit more about series 3!

Ooooo! Good point!! *is foolishly hopeful*

Just wondering if anybody here has seen the 2002 remake of The Forsyte Saga? It was a series on ITV, and Rupert Graves played one of the lead roles in it (and did an absolutely amazing job of it too ) If anyone's read the books, he played (Young) Jolyon Forsyte. If you haven't read the books or seen the series, I fully reccomend that you do I would summarise the plot for you, but Wikipedia does a much better (and more concise) job than I could ever do: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forsyte_Saga And here's the link to the page on the TV series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forsyte_Saga_(2002_miniseries) It also had some other amazing actors in it, like Damian Lewis and Gina McKee. I love it, and when I first saw Sherlock and realised Rupert Graves was in it, I was so excited because I adore his character in the Forsyte Saga (and sort of fell in love with him ) and that was how I got introduced to him as an actor, so I knew he'd be a good Lestrade So... anyone?

As far as I can remember Carol, you're right; I think it has always been shown on Sundays... noooo, I don't want to wait even longer!!

I think it's mostly to do with the fact that alcohol in Finland is very expensive in bars and clubs, so the Finns tend to drink at home before they go out, and if they go out later, they don't have to buy as many drinks

I was really, really hoping that the October date was true... I can't wait any longer; I'm going to go insane!! It's going to be Jan 1st, isn't? That's what the new favourite date seems to be, and if it's been confirmed that it won't be until November at the earliest, then it's looking likely...

Valitettavasti ei (unfortunately, no) Well, the odd word here and there, but not much. We didn't really get much of a chance to socialise, because the hostel we were staying in didn't have a common area where people could meet and chat. Well, it did, but it was basically a dining room with a TV in it, and you kind of felt like you were intruding if you went in because most people used it to eat and not socialise. And although we went out at night, the bars and clubs were pretty empty. Finns don't go out until quite late at night, sort of 11-12 onwards, and things don't start getting busy until 1ish, which is when we were about ready to go home Yeah, I've come across a few already And thanks, I haven't checked the Star Trek thread out yet, but now I will

Thanks Carol! Sorry I've not replied much since I got back; you know how it is when you get back from a holiday; everything's a bit hectic Finland was amazing; I miss it already! Everything was really great; the people were so friendly, the food was gorgeous and there were so many things to do that we still had loads of stuff left that we wanted to do by the time we had to come home. So that gives us an excuse to go back next year Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to do some of the stuff we really wanted to do, like go to the Ice Bar (bar completely made out of ice) or go on a day trip to Tallinn in Estonia, but again, we can do all of that next time. We did get to eat reindeer and have traditional Finnish saunas though! I was half terrified that Sherlock would have been on whilst I was away, even though I knew it was highly unlikely I have this thing where I have to watch new episodes of my favourite shows on the day they're actually broadcast; watching them online or watching a repeat isn't the same I was hoping for more news of Season 3 though

Hello everyone! Sorry I've been away for a while; I've just come back from my holiday in Helsinki We flew from Gatwick, so we spent the night before we flew in a hotel in London, and on the way there the coach we were on drove down Baker Street; I got very excited So what have I missed?

I know literally nothing about cricket; I hate sport So I don't know whether it's particularly popular in or around Leicester at all; it might well be. I used to live in Chester though, and I remember cricket being big there.

I've never heard that expression either; I don't think there is a BE equivalent. We would just say 'rather'. Actually I've heard that expression used fairly often in Britain. It's not very popular, but it is used. Though we would probably say 'he knocked that one out of the park". "Let the chips fall where they may" is a fairly well-used expression in BE, and we also use 'the buck stops here' quite a bit. I've also heard 'let the dice fall where they may". This may be useful if you're looking for sports expressions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_idioms Really? I've not heard that one before... ... and I've never heard that one in my life before, so it must be regional. Either that or I've just not been paying attention