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Music:

SOME MUSIC TO ENJOY WHILE YOU'RE HERE!
Turn the 'tape' off if you want to watch the Videos!

Music I like covers a wide expanse, though much of it does come from Bands/Artists who started in the late 60's/early 70's. So music of note includes our 'local lads' (as I was growing up) Led Zepplin & Black Sabbath.

Undergound Artists such as the Pink Fairies & Steve Peregrin Took (Co-Founder of Tyrannosaurus Rex with Marc Bolan).

Movies:

LOVE:
The Wicker Man (AND I DON'T MEAN THE REMAKE); Lord of the Rings (I; II & III). Good Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
Good British Films from ones like 'The Full Monty' through 'Train Spotting' to 'Sean of the Dead'. 'Brazil'. The Monty Python Films (especially 'The Life of Brian').
Classic Films including things like 'Zulu'; 'The Man Who Would Be King'; 'Quatermass & The Pit'; 'Twelve Angry Men'; The Dirty Harry Films. The two Conan films (what a tragedy we didn't get more - & to be a pedant - it's a shame Conan wasn't portrayed with the 'Volcanic Blue Eyes' he should have had!). The Star Trek Films. OK a bit 'dated' now but wonderful at the time they were released & others too numerous to name individually. Plus the Legendary Silent Films of Buster Keaton!
US Films such as 'Fahrenheit 911' & 'Bowling for Columbine'. Good US films including 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Dusk 'till Dawn' (I).
FEE'S FAVOURITE FILMS: Include many of mine (But not the 'War Films' Genre). BUT but also some completely unbelieveable ones including (in vague order of my dislike - worst at the end - although I leave the room for most of 'em!): 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'; 'Little Shop of Horrors' (The Musical); 'Labyrinth'; 'The Wizard of Oz'; 'Bugsy Malone'; Grease'; 'The Sound of Music' (?????!!!!) & even 'Mary (Bloody) Poppins'. Holds hands in head in disbelieve - "Women Eh???!!!"

HATE:
Bad Re-Makes (such as the Wicker Man). Poorly cast films including Judge Dredd (Stallone? Judge Dredd could actually 'talk'!!! & as EVERY 2000 AD ready knows Dread was based on Clint Eastwood's 'Dirty Harry').
Films which almost entirely disregard the original book upon which they are based! Too many to name individually although the 1984 version of 1984 is one which sprung to mind do to the 'TV Section' below! Plus most of Fee's 'Fave's' (see above!)

Television:

FICTIONAL TELEVISION

LOVE:
Those loosely termed 'Sci-Fi' : First off - Dr. Who (All of 'em although There was a significant 'drop' in 'Doctor Quality' with the arrival of 'the vet'. The 'tide turned' with Silvester McCoy). Blake's Seven; & other 'Classic' UK Sci-Fi (based) programmes & series including 'Quatermass'; 'Doom Watch'; & 'Red Dwarf'.Star Trek! The Original through! Weakest were 'Voyager' (though worth it just for '7 of 9') & 'Enterprise' with its considerable ' Plot Holes '.
Classic UK Comedy including Monty Python; 'Hancock' & 'Hancock's Half Hour'; especially the 'take-offs' of the film 'Quatermass & The Pit' ('Hancock & The Pit') & Hancock's 'take' on the Classic 'Twelve Angry Men' Henry Fonda Film!
Good British Dramas including the 1954 BBC 'Play' of Orwell's 1984. The BBC serialisation of Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' (so much of which was 'lifted' for the film 'Logan's Run'). Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes! A man born for the part!
Dramas based on some fact (Historical or otherwise). The classic of which MUST be 'I Claudius'. The recently shown 'Life of William Hogarth' based on his works entitled 'A Harlot's Progress'. 'Waking the Dead' & 'Judge John Deed'. 'Taggart' (from the first to the most recent - well done to them for keeping it going even after 'Taggart' died!). More recently in this vein, the series 'Life On Mars' certainly reflects like, and the police as I remember it (and them) in the early '70's.

HATE:
ALL Soaps; 'Reality TV'; 'Make a 'Star' out of no bodies' programmes. 'The Office'; & in general most US Programmes, particularly things like 'Friends' & Seinfeld.

FACTUAL TELEVISION

LOVE:
Question Time & other Good Political Investigative & Discussion Programmes. Good Documentaries. Factually Accurate Historical Dramas (detailed above). Factually Accurate Historical & Archaeological Programmes aimed at people with more than half a brain! Very recently the REAL STORY of the 'abdication' of 'The Peoples' King' - King Edward VIII.

HATE:
Allegedly 'factual' programmes which are the TV equivalent of 'The Sun' Newspaper. Biased 'factual' programmes including 'edited' News Reporting. Factually Inaccurate Historical & Archaeological Programmes. Factually Inaccurate Historical Dramas. Anything basically which is 'pap'!

Books:

J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings. Michael Moorcock - 1970 - 1980 (too many list them individually). Robert E Howard (and associates) - Conan the Barbarian. Mick Farren (factual & Fiction). Aldous Huxley. Plus many others which time has preveted me from listing.

Heroes:

J.R.R. Tolkien. The Mighty Tharg (200AD). Vivian Stanshall. Others that I've been too busy to add!