The Entertainment Melon

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Music

Television

Films

Computer games

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Books

Internet

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In this often dull and dreary life, we turn to various things to improve our mood.  Beer.  Other people's company.  Beer.  Being away from other people.  More beer.  And entertainment.  Spaceman is using the term 'entertainment' to mean the wonderful world of music, television, films, computer games, books, and internet surfing...

Below is a brief list of things spaceman likes and/or is currently into.  (Last update 15 September 2004.)

New webpage: PS3 corner (set up mid-February 2008)

Music

5 classic CDs:

OK Computer - Radiohead; Definitely Maybe - Oasis; Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space - Spiritualized; The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses; The Three EPS - The Beta Band.

 

Currently listening to:

The Libertines - The Libertines.

 

Television

5 great TV programmes:

The Sopranos; The Simpsons; I'm Alan Partridge; Six Feet Under; Spaced.

 

Currently watching:

Six Feet Under series 4; Sopranos series 5; Green Wing, Early Doors.

 

Films

5 classic films:

Pulp Fiction; LA Confidential; Goodfellas; The Matrix; Grosse Point Blank.

 

Recently seen:

Dodgeball.

 

Planning to see:

Collateral.

 

Computer games

5 great games from recent times:

Unreal Tournament (PC); Civilization 3: Play The World (PC); Burnout 2 (PS2); Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (PS2); Return To Castle Wolfenstein (PC).

 

5 classic old games:

Sensible Soccer (Amiga); Doom 2 (PC); Lemmings (Amiga); Civilization (Amiga); Chase HQ (Spectrum).

 

Currently playing:

Settlers 4 (PC).

 

Books

5 cracking reads:

Time For Bed - David Baddiel; High Fidelity - Nick Hornby; Roger's Profanisaurus - Viz; the Complete Yes (Prime) Minister; Interference: Tapehead versus Television - Jim Shelley.

 

Currently reading:

The Guardian; the NME.

 

Internet

5 favourite websites:

BBC Sport; Google; Cricinfo; NME; CD Wow.

 

Currently visiting:

BBC Sport; Cricinfo.