When Eggs Go Bad...

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman

Sooo, the sun settles down behind the mountains, and day turns to night over the bustling town of M******** in the Dark Continent. Calls to prayer issue forth from the Minarets and after a hard days work, Mrs BadEggs makes contact with BadEggs basecamp in dear old damp Blighty, with an update on the "work" that has been undertaken today.

Mrs B "Hi, it's me, how are the two of you?"

Mr B "Yup We're OK, just got in the door, and gotta cook dinner and stuff, How did it go today?"

Mrs B "Oh it was really good. I have a Henna tattoo on my ankle and it's really cool"
(work? eh? oh well...)

Mrs B "And I rode a camel and did some mountain biking and went offroading on the ATVs"
(WORK?!!!!???)

Mr B "You went mountain biking and rode a Camel?"

Mrs B "Yup - it was really cool"

Now dear readers, If there's one thing that Mrs Badeggs does not do, it's mountain biking. Likewise, I and the Badeggs daughter had discussed the possibility of Camel riding and had come to the conclusion that this, also, was not going to feature highly on any Mrs Badeggs wish list. Clearly we were wrong. And clearly the definition of "Work" is possibly being stretched  - just a teensy bit.

Mr B "I thought this was a big strategy get together thingy?"

Mrs B "Yeah that was in the morning. Then in the afternoon we do team building exercises"

Mr B "Riding Camels"

Mrs B "Yup. Anyway I need to get ready for tonite, we are off out for a meal, apparently it's out in the desert somewhere in a Bedouin tent"

Mr B "Oh, Ok, sounds fun"
(looks over at the basic constituents of the Badeggs basecamp dinner, which still has to be cooked, then casts eye to stuff that needs to be removed from the dishwasher, and the stuff that needs to go in afterwards, makes mental note to ensure homework gets done, listens to the sound of the rain lashing down outside...)

Mrs B "Anyway, gotta go, miss you both, see you very soon, love you"

Mr B "Miss you too & love you too, speak to you tomorrow"

Bless. Wish I could get some some of that there work...

Tonite! for one night only...... It's Mr BadEggs

Thankyou thankyou thankyou hope you enjoy the show and don't forget to tip your waitresses, Oh and do try the Veal (after all, a small animal was prevented from moving and pumped full of drugs so you could enjoy that oh so succulent flesh... hmmm flesh).

Sorry, yes where was I? Ah Ha! Hello, Mr BadEggs here stepping in for the Mrs as she is currently someplace exotic for "work". She says hi and would like you all to know that normal service will be resumed very shortly (and If I tank horribly - possibly even sooner).

In the meantime Here is a quick heads-up on "stuff from over here that you should watch if it ever makes it over there" (You gave us Battlestar Galactica and the Daily Show* so the least I can do is point out what could be arriving soon to a cable channel near you).

By the way, this will be a period drama free zone.

Ok up first is... Dr Who
Yes, the beloved crappy sci-fi show of my youth (traditional viewing spot - behind the sofa) is coming to the Sci-fi channel on March 17th at 9pm EST. Now put away any traditional anti geek/nerd show tendencies and give it a whirl. For there will be witty dialogue, there will be two really good actors in the lead character roles, there will be a huge mix of stories and a truly brilliant season finale (Mrs BadEggs cried and so did her daughter - Mr Bad Eggs last cried [well aside from youknowwhat] when England Lost to Germany in the 1990 world cup football semifinals - but it was close OK). This show was brought back from the dead after 15 years off air. They thought it would do OK. The truth is that it slaughtered every other TV show on at the same time and revived the long lost concept of family viewing on a Saturday night. The best show on British TV last year. Take a gamble, set yer tivo and give it a whirl. And ladies - You'll like Captain Jack...

And then there's Planet Earth  by the BBC. It's a Discovery Channel Co production, so I reckon you'll all be seeing it in the not too distant future. First programme was last night, and this one is definitely a big TV kinda experience. If any of you are lucky enough to have Hi-Def TV, then you should definitely watch. This is not your usual glossy wildlife footage. Highlights so far:

• A great white shark takes out a seal in open water with extreme prejudice. Just to make sure you don't miss a thing, the footage is slowed down 40 times. This is a jaw-dropper of a sequence.
• As is the aerial shot of the wolves hunting down a Caribou in northern Canada
• The bit with the baby Elephant...

Utterly superb.

And finally...
The early candidate for best British show of 2006 is Life on Mars
Now this may not make it across the pond any time soon, but there are ways... (yknow -internet methods ahem cough cough) and perhaps BBC America will be in the mood to show it. This is your basic fish-out-of-water show wherein a modern day UK copper** (police officer) is hit by a car and, due to the fact that he is listening to David Bowie at the time, transported back to 1973. Happens all the time. Of course, he may not actually be back in 1973, but then again... Anyway, seeing as he is a copper, it'll be crimes to solve, villains to nick and much revisiting of what good old Blighty was like back in 1973.

It is of course, a work of complete genius. If you are of a certain age, then the soundtrack (Bowie,Bolan,Zeppelin etc) will bring a smile to your face. The dialogue is gloriously, completely Un-PC, and the attention to detail is very good indeed. Now for us Brits, this has been a great chance to look back and think "Oh my God - is that what it was like?". Unless any of you actually experienced the UK in the early 70's it's going to be like nothing you have ever seen before. Proper coppers, proper villains, proper cop show. Only problem is, there's no more until next year.

Enjoy...

*I Googled "Battlestar Galactica and the Daily Show" - only 27 other folks have made this particular combination of shows publicly known. Not sure whether this is a good thing or not.
**also known as Plod, the Fuzz, or the Rozzers. No, I have no idea why either.