actual conversation I just had with my parents

tv: [some mention of Smallville]
me: what was that about Smallville?
dad: why would you care? you haven't watched that in ages?
me: why would I, Lex isn't even on it anymore.
mum: how long did they think they could keep that show going, anyway.
me: it's been renewed for a ninth season.
mum: O.O
me: you'd think by now Clark would be Superman, but no.
dad: well he is kind of retarded

Also, our power went out earlier, for about half an hour, and mum's first thought was "but the last part of Cranford is on tonight! we'll have to go to your sister's place!", because mum, my sister and I all got hooked on this English mini-series with Judi Dench and virtually every "hey, it's that English guy/gal" ever. Including Gene Hunt and Shakespeare from Dr Who.

Cranford

I has thoughts! That no one will care about, cause I don't know if anyone else has seen it. Overall, I enjoyed it, and do recommend it, for fans of period pieces and/or Judi Dench or the many other fine actors in it, including Philip Glenister, Julia Sawalha (hahahaha, her father in this was in Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown, I knew I recognised him), Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon and many many others, including amusing (to me) cameo at the end.

( spoilers )

And apparently they are going to make a two-part second season/Christmas special, due at the end of the year.