Aces!

Ian McKellen rails against the bright young things of today's (British) theatrical scene. The Guardian counters. In his rebuttal, Michael Billington notes the "shining young talent" lighting up the stages. Who does he single out? Dominic Cooper, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and yes, my dearest Samuel Barnett. Spot on. It's been awhile since I posted, well, anything, but especially about Mr. Barnett. But I just finished up series two of Beautiful People and once again, the young man astounds. He only appears at the beginning and end of each episode, but each appearance is so savory. Yes, savory. However, it looks like we'll just have to wait for that talent to percolate.

Dominic Cooper, Take 2

I stumbled upon this today. Dominic Cooper and Craig Ferguson sort of promoting An Education, which looks enchanting, but mostly having a grand ol' time. Mr Cooper could use a shave, but couldn't we all?

Mamma mia!

Dominic Cooper's dipped on my radar a bit since he shot out of the History Boys cannon. I've devoted my energy instead to supporting the lads who could use a boost - Samuel Anderson, Jamie Parker, Sacha Dhawan, Russell Tovey, Andrew Knott, and of course, Samuel Barnett - since clearly my two cents mean anything. Fail on me. I successfully managed to get one friend and her husband to watch History Boys, of which they remarked, "What's so funny about a gay sexual predator?" Harsh and so off point. But cheers to Dominic Cooper, and his jolly flatmate James Corden, for doing good by the franchise. Now if only I could see Samuel Barnett on Jonathan Ross's couch one day...