k-punk

yep, when I read this I immediately thought of the Ianucci thing - and I think I agree with him, it's something to combat rather than indulge, this idea that you're inadequate unless you know about everything that's going on. But I spose if it's your job to know then that's another matter.

Ianucci v. admirable on Sopranos box-set.

harsh on Mickey Mouse tho'?!
P.S.
i have never read ANY John Le Carre (though have seen telly adaptations). i feel a great weight has been lifted...

if someone were to come along and proselytise on behalf of 'tinker tailor soldier spy' of course, i would probably be converted.

well, since it's doubtless one of the greatest pieces of TV ever made, it's one of those rare cases where I can't honestly say you're missing anything if you've seen the TV series but not read the book...

aw cheers Robin!

that is the impression i got.

see also:
film version of 'grapes of wrath'
probably other examples but can't think
etc.

It would be nice to give up the desire to consume everything. I find it fairly easy to do with television, I don't think I watch anything religiously and anything I do want to watch is easily downloadable.

Unforunately the same doesn't apply to books. I always worry that I haven't read my favourite book yet. But if I haven't then I still have the pleasure of reading it in the future. Although I could probably worry less about not having read everything. That's never going to happen but I do have fun trying.

I think it may be more to do with having the right attitude to time - ie realising that you can't "beat" duration, and to get anything out of a book, film, record takes up some time therefore you'll never do everything and become an encyclopaedic summation of history - you might as well just be happy being idiosyncratic and incomplete...