My top posts of 2012

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I started blogging in March 2004 and, like a lot of bloggers, I blog a bit less now.

Here are a few of my highlights from 2012:

Feel free to revive the posts, comment on them and share them on social networks too.

Enjoy!

Another Earth

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Watched Another Earth on CanalSat today with Christina and the kids and we were all amazed by the quality and the beauty of this movie!

It’s about a tragic accident, seeking forgiveness, love and another planet earth.

The script is written by Brit Marling, the main actress, and she also is the producer of the movie.  For someone who is only 30, this is an epic achievement as both her writing and acting are wonderful.

I give Another Earth a very deserving 9/10. Watch it with an open mind and I’m sure you’ll love it.

Ted

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Just finished watching Ted with Christina and the kids and we all loved it!

It’s a hilarious movie on a 35 years old man, played by a very good Mark Walhberg, having, as best friend, a teddy bear named Ted! As you can easily guess, his girlfriend, played by the gorgeous Mila Kunis, is not at all happy about this bizarre situation.

Mind you, this movie is not really a movie for kids. Ted swears, talks bullshit and even has “sex” during the movie. So be prepared to ask your kids to close their eyes while you mute the sound track from time to time. Nevertheless, some of the scenes like the one with Flash Gordon or the fight scene are fantastic!

I give it a solid 8/10.

Merry Christmas to all of you :-)

Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

First there was Firefly,

followed by Serenity,

followed now by Castle with its more and more obvious references to both Firefly and Serenity,

and, today, to mark the 10th anniversary of the original series, Discovery Channel is showing a surprise video at 7:00 in the morning Mauritian time. What can that be?!?

No HD for Euro 2012 matches on CanalSat

Euro 2012 is starting in one week. The other day, I called Canal Satellite and talked to a nice lady there:

Me: Hi, I would like to know if I’ll be able to watch all the Euro 2012 matches on Canal Satellite?

Her: Yes. All the matches are going to be  shown on channel 72 except a few which will be shown on channel 77.

Me: Channels 72 and 77 are not HD channels so are you implying that we won’t have any Euro 2012 matches in HD on Canal Satellite?

Her: Yes.

Me: What about matches being shown on TF1 and M6. Surely, those are going to be in HD?

Her: We will blank the screen during matches on TF1 and M6 because, well, they haven’t secured the rights to broadcast in Mauritius.

So no Euro 2012 matches in HD for Mauritians this year. Pity so many of us have invested thousands and thousands of rupees over the years to have a nice HD installation at home to watch football.

Maurice, c’est un plaisir… en SD.

Glossary

  • HD: High definition = great looking pictures on your new LCD TV.
  • SD: Standard definition = you could have used your old TV, you know the one which looked like an aquarium.