Crime DVDs added to Batgirl's Library

Due to a combination of strong Aussie $ against sterling, and a yearning to revisit classic dvd favourites Batgirl has, of late, been investing some of her hard earned pennies in dvds from Amazon UK.

Three of my favourite cop shows of all time are now available on dvd and I am slowly building my collections

The three are:

Between the Lines. (BBC - UK) 1992-1994. Starred Neil Pearson as Det. Supt Tony Clark of the Ccomplaints Investigation Bureau (Internal Affairs). Also starred Tom Georgeson, Siobhan Redmond & Tony Doyle.

According to Wikipedia a new series was made in 2007 reuniting the major characters.

Hill Street Blues. (NBC -USA) 1981-1987. Starred Daniel J Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Joe Spano, James B Sikking, Bruce Weitz. Set in a US city police station (maybe Chicago?-we never found out exactly where.)

I can remember a long time ago, in a media studies subject at Swinburne, we were shown the first episode of this as an example of the elements of a successful TV pilot episode.

Homicide: Life on the street (NBC-USA) 1993-1999. Created by David Simon and based on his non-fiction book Homicide: a life on the killing streets, this was an excellent police show set in Baltimore.

HLOTS trivia.

One of Robin Williams' earliest dramatic roles was as a grieving widower in an early episode of HLOTS.

One of the HLOTS characters, John Munch, played by Richard Belzer, 'transferred' to New York and joined the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police. (Law & Order- SVU) in fact Richard Belzer has played John Munch on eight different TV series: Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, The X-Files, The Beat, Arrested Development, and most recently The Wire.

Author Jane Smiley wrote an episode of HLOTS.


So there you have it - 3 excellent crime series that I am enjoying revisiting.

How evil am I?

Given that my personal motto is "If only I used my power for good instead of evil" this online quiz seems tailor made for me.



How evil are you?

Craig will think this is absolute karma!

P.S can't remember who pointed me at the evil but thank you whoever you are.

I thought I was Batgirl actually!

You are Superman

Superman 80% Robin 77% Spider-Man 70%

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

Quote of the week

At bookgroup on Wednesday night:

Gladys (talking about a foodie tour of Melbourne she'd been on) "I complained that there was too much chocolate"

Too much chocolate, too much chocolate - there is no such thing as too much chocolate.

And she calls herself a librarian ! huh!!!!!!!

The Limping Games

I have been following the Olympics.

My main interest is in the women's gymnastics and the highlights and low lights that these games have produced (in WAG)

Highlights
The Aussie team's 6th placing (the first time they have made an olympic team final using the 6-3-3 format)

Shona & Georgia making the AA final (top 24) and finishing a creditable 13th (Georgia) and 15th (Shona).

Shona being 1st reserve for BB final.

Lowlights
Dasha's injury -


Back in 2000 my then almost 3 yr old nephew told me he was going to see the limping torch - and the name has stuck.