Conversations across a middle-class living room

[gominokouhai]

The scene: stormsearch is watching the Top Gear Bond Cars Special. I am eating chicken. stormsearch has observed that the Top Gear Bond Cars Special is basically just showing all of the good bits from Skyfall, and is wondering how they can afford it.

Yr. corresp.: Never underestimate the power of the BBC. You know why they just closed down Television Centre? It was so they could move into their hollowed-out volcano.
stormsearch: Please twit that.
Yr. corresp.: No.

On Skyfall: as with any Bond film, I suspect I will have to watch it another four times before I have any clue what's going on, and GODDAMMIT THEY PROMISED ME A SUBMARINE BASE. But with any luck I should be able to stop calling Naomie Harris not Thandie Newton by about rewatching #3.

Comments

[pensnest]

Important, if tangential, question: has stormsearch seen The Top Gear Zombie Apocalypse Special? I firmly believe that anyone who watches Top Gear should read this.

I thought Casino Royale made a lot more sense on the fourth viewing, although nothing will quite top the breathless horror of the on-foot chase scene first time through.

[gominokouhai]

Apparently she has not. I have sent her your link. Personally I gave up watchin Top Gear after the Mexicans incident. She claims to have done likewise, which is obviously why she was plainly watchin the Top Gear Bond Cars Special the other day.