Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

I'm back at work but believe me when I say if I'd had the choice, I'd have stayed at home. On the other hand, staying off longer would only have encouraged the office to pile up even more work on my desk that they have already :P

Throat's still a bit sore but I've switched from the linctus to some throat lozenges. I'm giving that until Monday morning. If there's no drastic improvement by then, I'll go crawl out of my pit at the crack of dawn and go to casual surgery, get it checked out. I suspect I need an expectorant but I'm reluctant to get an over the counter one because many of them aren't suitable for asthmatics and, while pharmacists can and do give good advice, I'd rather I got the good word from the doc. Besides, I could be totally wrong and I might actually need antibiotics, who knows?

Been catching up on my TV gossip - two of my favourite shows are promising big changes which always makes me very nervous. What is it with US shows and the need to fix things that aren't broken? I know a show has to develop but geez, they do go overboard. BSG is the one that worries me most, atm. Katee Sackoff will basically finish filming as of ep 16, with her character "dying but not quite sort of maybe watch it and see ya sucks to be you". Gnnng. We also find out the identity of another Cylon and it's someone we know well. But it's not Starbuck, so whisper has it. ARGH! And I've read an interview with David Eick that promises cast changes for season 4. Of course, the good news is that there WILL be a Season 4, which means the movie is a definite go, so yay :) Still, I do wish they wouldn't wind us up like this. Anticipation is a good thing. Nervous pacing isn't.

As for Grey's - and this isn't a spoiler - rumour has it there's to be a spin-off show featuring the character of Addison. Now, I love the character, think the actress is great but...not the character I'd have picked for a spin-off. I don't think the show is the sort you CAN spin-off, frankly. Plus it's not a good sign when the show's creator, who's steered the show so well, is going to split her attention between the "old" show and her new baby. It's doesn't usually end well. Consider this - Buffy fans point the finger at Joss paying too much attention to Angel, and (subsequently) Firefly, to protect the original show with the result it really did go downhill around S5. Most of the blame gets shoved onto Marti Noxon, who was the executive producer while Joss was busy. So. Ask me who Grey's have just taken on board as a "consulting producer"? Yup, Marti Noxon. No, I'm not pleased at all....I start seeing anvils raining down when I'm watching Grey's, 'm going to fly out to LA, buy me a baseball bat, and use it to give Marti a Clue.

Thank gods for Bones *cuddles Bones* *stares at those evil Bones pushers, therealsherbs and lithium_doll* No major changes forecast there yet! Mmmm Hodgins...*sighs happily*