Susan Hated Literature

Tá fhíos agat that looking at your stats and referral logs is fun fun fun. All those wacky phrases and meaningless search strings. Bhuel, féach, tá siad lacking in the fun department today..

• A search for Carlo Gebler the bull raid - fits, because I reviewed the book. Unimpressed with it, so I was.
• A search for Gene Hunt quotes - fits again. Because is é Gene Hunt an fear, and we has a great grá for him.
• a search for attia of the julii - When is Rome coming back?
• a search for surrounded armed bastards - this’d be Mr. Hunt again. An fear is fearr^[1]

The only one that makes me even vaguely go “hmmmm” is the search for sally sue with white lace, and that arrives here on account of a quote from Stephenie Meyer’s New Moon.

Aréir, chuaigh mé to see Julius Caesar in the Abbey. Twas grand, dragged a bit at times, but overall a grand night’s entertainment. The set design was great, the costume design, not so much.

So last night saw the last episode of this season of Life On Mars. Now what am supposed to watch on Mondays? I know, there is Lost, but it’s booooooooring. I want my retro 70’s cop/time travel/maybe just in a coma tv show back.

Anyways, to mark its final episode I’ve decided to list a collection of Huntisms. Yes, the Gene genie certainly had some great lines, but I know there are some I’ve forgotten/didn’t find to steal from other places, so if you can think of any more, let me know in the comments section

Huntisms:

• [to a group of armed men in a deserted cotton mill at night]
  Drop your weapons! You are surrounded by armed bastards!
• [to some children playing on the street]
  Anything happens to this motor, I’ll come round to yer houses and stamp on all yer toys got it? …Good kids.
• We’re here to talk about ‘ow yer brother copped it
• Gene: I’m not a Catholic meself, Warren, but isn’t there something about ‘Thou shalt not suck off rent-boys’?
  Warren: ‘HOW DARE YOU COME IN HERE!’
  Gene (Indicating rent-boy): ‘You could have said that to him!’
• [Sam asks what year it is. Gene slams him against some filing cabinets]
  It’s 1973, almost dinnertime. I’m having ‘oops!
• Is there anything more revolting than a dishonest ‘ippy?
• Sam: I think i’ve got something
  Gene: Number for the special clinic’s on the wall
• There will never be a woman Prime Minister so long as I have a hole in my arse
• Sam: I’m the negotiator.
  Gene: I’ll make you a hat!
• [Gene spikes some fella's pint]
  Sam: I’m not sure that’s ethical.
  Gene: It’s not, it’s vodka.
• Sam: If it was to do with football he’d have serious injuries!
  Gene: He’s dead. That’s quite serious.
• Bloody hell I’ve seen road accidents look more cheerful than you.
• [after driving his car in hot pursuit across a football pitch]
  Oi Ref Are you blind? Next time move or I’ll run you over!

• John Simm - Sam
• Philip Glenister - Gene
• Liz White - Annie
• Dean Andrews - Ray Carling
• Marshall Lancaster - Chris Skelton

I’m not really sure why I started watching this show. The trailers made it look very poor. Some crap cop police show, only with time travel thrown in. I was half thinking it’d be The Bill meets Time Cop. Yet for some reason I tuned in. Probably because there was nothing else on on a Monday night.

And I am so glad I did. This has to be my favourite British show, in a long time, maybe ever. Though Cracker was fantastic in its day.

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