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icepixieI saw one of these in the sky as I was walking the dogs today. It's the largest mass-produced aircraft in the world, second only to the largest aircraft in the world, period, the Antonov An-225, which is the plane that carries space shuttles around on its back.
According to this page, the particular behemoth I saw was probably transporting aircraft parts for Airbus.
...Hi, my name is Becca, and I'm something of a transport geek. You should see me with trains. (Although airplanes are easier, seeing as I live ~10 minutes from the international airport in town.)
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Well, I had a feeling I was going to be jerked around and led to a supremely unsatisfying conclusion, and sure enough, that's what happened.
All throughout the season, or at least the second half of it, we get told: "Armageddon coming up!" "Final battle of good and evil next week!" "One of them will triumph!" And then we get to the battle in the cornfield between Ben and Justin, and...both of them come out of it alive. Whoops. Uh, do-over next season?
*headdesk*
That doesn't even touch on the other huge problem, which is that nothing makes sense unless you go look up the Wikipedia explanations of it, direct from Dan Knauf himself in internet chats. Er, hint: don't rely on the internet to explain things that should go in your show. Exposition is your friend.
Still, it was so pretty. So very, very pretty. The pretty scenery/props/camerawork made it all just about worth it. And despite my initial thought of "Marriage made in hell!!" for Jonesy and Libby, they actually turned out to be almost charming. Everything to do with Jonesy's tarring and feathering, and Ben's healing of him, was really nicely done.
Although after reading this report on Knauf's ideas for the next four seasons, I am so, so glad the show didn't get a third. I would not have been able to watch it, for a multitude of reasons, primarily Justin and Sofie being married (OMG EW!). The baby resulting from Ben and Sofie's little tryst in "Road to Damascus" doesn't help either, nor does taking the story out of the Depression and the Dust Bowl, which, really, provided the atmosphere that proved to be the main reason I watched it all the way through. I liked the connection to the Trinity blast, but "WWII homefront," while good on its own merits, isn't quite the same as the New Deal 30s.
Speaking of Carnivale, you can download all the available music from the show here, at the composer's homepage. Some of it is great; I know he was nominated for an Emmy for the second season, and he may well have won it. I especially like the "traveling music" motif, an example of which can be found on the second half of "Justin Sees the [spoiler]" (Some of the track titles may be considered mild spoilers, btw.) "Sofie Sees the Cards" and "Miracle Worker" are also lovely, and "Ben Tries to [spoiler] [spoiler]" has a nifty violin line.
According to this page, the particular behemoth I saw was probably transporting aircraft parts for Airbus.
...Hi, my name is Becca, and I'm something of a transport geek. You should see me with trains. (Although airplanes are easier, seeing as I live ~10 minutes from the international airport in town.)
*
Well, I had a feeling I was going to be jerked around and led to a supremely unsatisfying conclusion, and sure enough, that's what happened.
All throughout the season, or at least the second half of it, we get told: "Armageddon coming up!" "Final battle of good and evil next week!" "One of them will triumph!" And then we get to the battle in the cornfield between Ben and Justin, and...both of them come out of it alive. Whoops. Uh, do-over next season?
*headdesk*
That doesn't even touch on the other huge problem, which is that nothing makes sense unless you go look up the Wikipedia explanations of it, direct from Dan Knauf himself in internet chats. Er, hint: don't rely on the internet to explain things that should go in your show. Exposition is your friend.
Still, it was so pretty. So very, very pretty. The pretty scenery/props/camerawork made it all just about worth it. And despite my initial thought of "Marriage made in hell!!" for Jonesy and Libby, they actually turned out to be almost charming. Everything to do with Jonesy's tarring and feathering, and Ben's healing of him, was really nicely done.
Although after reading this report on Knauf's ideas for the next four seasons, I am so, so glad the show didn't get a third. I would not have been able to watch it, for a multitude of reasons, primarily Justin and Sofie being married (OMG EW!). The baby resulting from Ben and Sofie's little tryst in "Road to Damascus" doesn't help either, nor does taking the story out of the Depression and the Dust Bowl, which, really, provided the atmosphere that proved to be the main reason I watched it all the way through. I liked the connection to the Trinity blast, but "WWII homefront," while good on its own merits, isn't quite the same as the New Deal 30s.
Speaking of Carnivale, you can download all the available music from the show here, at the composer's homepage. Some of it is great; I know he was nominated for an Emmy for the second season, and he may well have won it. I especially like the "traveling music" motif, an example of which can be found on the second half of "Justin Sees the [spoiler]" (Some of the track titles may be considered mild spoilers, btw.) "Sofie Sees the Cards" and "Miracle Worker" are also lovely, and "Ben Tries to [spoiler] [spoiler]" has a nifty violin line.
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Date: 2007-02-21 10:55 pm (UTC)Are you one of those people who races to the window to watch a helicopter fly by? And cheers if it's one of those helicopters with two rotors? I sure am.
But aircraft are not my main transportation geekdom. For me it's roads. Not the cars that travel on them, but the roads themselves. I love roundabouts, and bridges, and tunnels, and I'm filled with delight at the sight of a particularly elaborate highway interchange. I confess to having spent hours of my life at this page (http://www.empirestateroads.com/week/).
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