What I'm Watching and Reading

Watching: Firefly
Some would say it's about time.  It's the libertarian-leaning SciFi show that everyone's talking about.  It's the people against the authoritarian State.  The hippies I used to live with watched it a lot, which is.... interesting.  I'm not really sure how you can follow a show so closely, then miss the point of the story.  Anyway, there are only 14 episodes, then the movie.  I'll probably finish the season today, then move on to The Sopranos.  Netflix is awesome.


Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire
This is a great series.  Start with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.  It's sort of a murder-mystery.  But the story is brilliant, and the characters are amazing.  The movie, while just as dark and disturbing, does not do the book justice.  Go.  Read.


What are you reading?

Robin Hood

I was terribly excited about this more historically accurate portrayal of the earliest libertarian story I've ever heard.

I was not as excited at the end of the movie.

Don't get me wrong.  I'm glad they showed him as the man who stood up to a tyrannical government, as opposed to the income class warrior that our culture has made him out to be.  But this theme was so subtle, you probably didn't notice it unless you were looking for it.   The most stirring, emotional scenes were all in the previews, and some parts were outright corny or unrealistic (like nearly naked teenagers riding horses onto a battlefield of knights).

I don't want to spoil it for you, but this is not going to end up on my list of best liberty movies ever.