The Official Dad of BGF Central stumbled across the shoot for Batman when he went into the city recently, and not only did he not realize it, he absolutely did not care. All he wants to know is why the latest season of The Wire is not yet out on dvd and what can be done about this. I'm like, write a letter to HBO? Who cares? It'll be out eventually. I wanted to know if he saw the motorcyle. The only thing that seems interesting to me about that movie is the motorcycle because that thing sounds awesome. He does not recall a motorcycle. He declined, several times, my request to go back and look. And take a camera.
The Official Mom of BGF Central strayed off track from the nine or so channels they actually watch on that massive 5,000+ cable system they have, found herself at the SciFi Channel, recognized the telephone box and watched the episode while she was doing laundry. Later she picked up the phone.
"I didn't see the metal dog."
"Different guy, Ma."
"You didn't like the metal dog."
"Yeah. Still don't. It was stupid, like the screwdriver. What's the point of having -"
"I don't care that much."
"Sorry."
"And you know his hair is different. I don't think that's the same man."
"Nope. Different guy." (ed note: She's talking about Tom Baker, who is my favorite Doctor. Back in the day on PBS episodes showed up at random. For some reason, whenever she happened to wander past the television there was ALWAYS a Baker episode on. I remember telling her once that the guy in All Creatures Great & Small was one of the Doctors, and she didn't believe me until I brought in a magazine article.)
"It also looks like he lost weight."
"COMPLETELY different guy, Ma."
"He would be older."
"And not so much hair. I saw an article about him a few months ago. He still acts."
"They don't have the dog anymore, then."
"Thank GOD."
"It's just a metal dog. I don't understand why anyone would get so upset over a dog."
What I find particularly hilarious is that my Mom has seen at least one episode of the new Who, while I still have not. (The first season is in the house, I just haven't gotten around to it.) I can't wait until she accidentally comes across Battlestar and I get the call wondering what happened to the metal soldiers.
The Official Sister of BGF Central has been forced to go around telling her friends that SWEAR TO GOD I was in the movie. She's irritated I got cut mainly because nobody believes her. ahahaahahahahaha
But the little ones still think Optimus comes over to the house and takes me to the grocery store when the car is broken. The reality they have created without my help or prompting is fascinating. All I do is listen and affirm. Only the oldest one is going to be allowed to go see it in the theater; big and loud as the movie is it would scare the hell out of the rest of them. They might be allowed to watch it on dvd.
Meanwhile, I think the new James Ellroy/Forrest Whitaker/Keanu movie that was shooting across the street from the office a couple of weeks ago is now shooting at that weird House Of Mystery at the corner of Adams & Arlington. More on that later, if I remember, find the time and am able to dispatch one of the Seasonally Employed over there with his camera...
