Meridian, I loved St Louis, and seem to have a fondness for the West. I went to a wedding in Arizona a couple of years back, and spent some time in Scottsdale. Couldn't begin to tell you how interesting but alien it was. I bought some magnificent books on the Lewis and Clark story, and spent more time in the museum bookshop than in the arch.
I was talking to a radio bloke the other day, and hit upon an idea that I'm convinced would make a great documentary about Americna musical history, and it's influence now...that also involved me getting lots of cool cars and doing Route 66 etc. "I rode down to St Louis..." indeed.
OK, i'll leave Serenity, I thought it was a one off. It looked like a TV show, so now I know I'm a little less aghast.
MadameZ, I was going to teach sexism and white supremacy later, but felt like there was no time like the present. No point in holding back in today's society. You should watch it yourself one day. A six part tragedy over the influences of good and evil in a society so multi cultural that nobody but the smallest part of the cast is black or white. All of the black actors in the film being heroes, all of the females playing fantastically brave and successful characters, and even the notion that to have full sentience makes you part of the society you are in thus making the droids sensitive to each other and capable of love and hate. Particularly the 'white supremacy' label is of interest, given the main character, Darth Vader, is jewish (please read the hebrew on his chest plate), and also severley disabled. As for it being 'fecking Star Wars' perhaps you and I watched different versions. Eh chu ta solo, as a good friend of mine once said. Probably.
Is there a better age to teach them ? Or does ignorant bigotry from misinformed twats start in reception everywhere these days.
Anyway, looking forward to Dr Zhivago