Mary & George

[greenwoodside]

Not sure what it says about me that on first noticing the marketing for Mary & George, the Sky Atlantic political sex comedy about King James I, George Villiers, and George's mother Mary, Countess of Buckingham, my immediate thought was 'will there be a cameo from John Donne?'

(According to the IMDB cast list, no).

Despite that, I would like to watch it. It's got Tony Curran in it, and it sounds like a blast. But but but -- it's on Sky, and as far as I know I've never signed up to anything that involved giving money to the Murdochs. I'm sure they've creamed off plenty from me in advertising revenue through the decades, of course, thinking of my teenage years spent watching The Simpsons on Channel 4.

My resolve may crack. Looking at the publicity stills and articles, it feels as if the director has sent me a note to say: "I made this just for you, greenwoodside."

Comments

[theseatheseatheopensea]

I hope you find a way to watch it! (Also: happy belated birthday!)

[greenwoodside]

Thank you! (And in fact it's not belated. I use March 1st as my convenience birthday for everything but official paperwork for data security reasons. My real birthday is coming soon though!)

[theseatheseatheopensea]

Oh, it's a ninja birthday, got it! ;) I hope the real one is a great day! <3

[greenwoodside]

Damn, it seems way cooler now it's a ninja birthday. :) Thank you!