BBC America kind of rules

In my ongoing quest to love all things British, excepting bad teeth, I am going to gush a bit about the miniseries The State Within. Starring Jason Isaacs (looking fine with all that white Malfoy hair) and Sharon Gless (yes, formerly of Cagney and Lacey), The State Within, is like 24 only set at the British Embassy. There is the usual intrigue, the obvious back-stabbing, the "bad guy" who is really a good guy, and a frighteningly realistic portrayal of American paranoia, and a bit of the sexy-time. I won't go into all the politicy issues I had with the show because they are numerous. But at one point I did think to myself, "yes, I could see a governor detaining all Muslims if we had another bombing."

Anyway, in what only goes to show that I do not read enough mystery books, I was never really able to figure out the ultimate baddy until the person was revealed. I have always been bad at that kind of stuff though. Apparently, this show will be released on dvd. I do suggest renting/netflixing/etc. this show if you are into that sort of thing.

Also, coming up on BBCAmerica is the show Robin Hood. I am going to give it a chance. It seems like it might be a winner. It can't be much worse than Lost or Studio 60.

In other things I love that are British, I will now gush about Lily Allen. Love her or hate her, you have to admit that she is taking over the charts. I happen to be on the love side. About two months ago itunes had a free download of Smile by Lily. I downloaded and fell in love. I returned a birthday present (can you believe someone thought that I didn't own Office Space on dvd?) and got the cd. I can't stop listening to it. Anyway, Lily has quite a few influences: ska, rap, rock. I personally love the songs Smile, Everything's Just Wonderful, LDN, Knock 'Em Out, and Alfie (about her pot head brother). LDN is my new ringtone even! You can listen to Fresh Air's review of her cd.


Sorry I have been bad about posting. I just haven't had all that much to say.