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Mar. 11th, 2023 02:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsI watched the final episode of Reginald the Vampire and was most put out that it ended on a mega cliffhanger. As soon as the credits rolled I went to check if it had been cancelled -- and saw it's getting a season two, yay! -- and also saw season one actually had ten episodes and Sky had only recorded nine. So, that's what I'll be watching later.
This morning I went to see 65 and enjoyed it so much more than I expected and more than most reviewers it seems, especially for a film with only a cast of four people, two of which only appear for a few minutes. But, I thought Adam Driver & Ariana Greenblatt were fantastic, and the time flew by. Though, that was helped by the running time only being 90 minutes, unlike the 3-hour epics that are more usual these days.
The morning was an up-and-down one. The buckle on James' leg snapped when I was fastening it, so he's wearing his spare leg. It took time to get the spare out of the hall cupboard and even when it was on, it was throwing his balance off a little due to not being configured exactly the same. They're supposed to be, but it's pretty much impossible to get them identical in all ways, so that difference was enough to make James' back hurt as he got used to it. So, no walk today.
Then he went to book tickets for the film and found out his Unlimited Card wasn't being recognised by the system. The free carer was still there, but not the Unlimited, which was a big issue as we do go to the cinema so often. So, he had to wait until the access line opened at 10am, where the adviser asked for his email, and when told it was a gmail one knew the issue instantly and said, try logging in again using googlemail. That did work, but you'd think such a big cinema chain wouldn't let issues like that happen.
But, the best news. We've been wanting to go see the touring production of The Lion King at the theatre. It starts at Sunderland this week but tickets went really fast, especially as we need end aisle seats. We'd resigned ourselves to not going, but on a whim, I was looking at the booking page first thing this morning and saw three sets of two tickets had been released, I imagine by people not able to go now. Between the free carer seat and the discounted accessibility seat, the price was really low, so we had to snap them up and now have centre aisle end seats, about six rows from the stage for opening night.
This morning I went to see 65 and enjoyed it so much more than I expected and more than most reviewers it seems, especially for a film with only a cast of four people, two of which only appear for a few minutes. But, I thought Adam Driver & Ariana Greenblatt were fantastic, and the time flew by. Though, that was helped by the running time only being 90 minutes, unlike the 3-hour epics that are more usual these days.
The morning was an up-and-down one. The buckle on James' leg snapped when I was fastening it, so he's wearing his spare leg. It took time to get the spare out of the hall cupboard and even when it was on, it was throwing his balance off a little due to not being configured exactly the same. They're supposed to be, but it's pretty much impossible to get them identical in all ways, so that difference was enough to make James' back hurt as he got used to it. So, no walk today.
Then he went to book tickets for the film and found out his Unlimited Card wasn't being recognised by the system. The free carer was still there, but not the Unlimited, which was a big issue as we do go to the cinema so often. So, he had to wait until the access line opened at 10am, where the adviser asked for his email, and when told it was a gmail one knew the issue instantly and said, try logging in again using googlemail. That did work, but you'd think such a big cinema chain wouldn't let issues like that happen.
But, the best news. We've been wanting to go see the touring production of The Lion King at the theatre. It starts at Sunderland this week but tickets went really fast, especially as we need end aisle seats. We'd resigned ourselves to not going, but on a whim, I was looking at the booking page first thing this morning and saw three sets of two tickets had been released, I imagine by people not able to go now. Between the free carer seat and the discounted accessibility seat, the price was really low, so we had to snap them up and now have centre aisle end seats, about six rows from the stage for opening night.
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Date: 2023-03-11 02:26 pm (UTC)There are no wheelchair accessible seats not close to the stage, because stairs/steps.
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Date: 2023-03-11 02:47 pm (UTC)I know people pay more if they sit close to the stage, but it seems so unfair to charge people if they've got no choice in terms of where to book.
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Date: 2023-03-11 02:56 pm (UTC)I've had shows where I've had to pay $$$ more for an accessible seat + a seat next to me for my partner
because the accessible seats were A reserve
and none of the B-reserve or C-reserve seats were accessible.
(I don't get a free companion seat - in Australia you only get a companion card if it is IMPOSSIBLE for you to go to the theatre alone; and also not all theatres recognise the companion card.)
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Date: 2023-03-11 06:47 pm (UTC)Poor James. Good luck fixing his leg and working out the kinks with his spare one.
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Date: 2023-03-13 04:18 pm (UTC)I took James' leg strap to the cobblers today and they're going to fit a new buckle. I suspect technically it should have gone to the limb centre but this will be so much faster.
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Date: 2023-03-11 11:10 pm (UTC)Congrats on the Lion King tickets! When my mom's brothers, spouses and kids were here to celebrate my parent's 50th, my dad bought tickets for everyone (split up into three seating groups), and rented a bus-limo that picked us up at their house, took us to the play, then picked us up after the play, returning us home. I'm sure he spent a small fortune for all that, but I certainly did enjoy the show.
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Date: 2023-03-13 04:19 pm (UTC)Hearing all these people who enjoyed the show is making me even more eager to go.
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Date: 2023-03-12 05:54 pm (UTC)Congrats on getting tickets for the Lion King!
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Date: 2023-03-13 04:21 pm (UTC)I was thrilled we got the tickets. I must have logged on just as they were being released.
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Date: 2023-03-13 08:27 pm (UTC)I totally agree, a big chain shouldn't let a known problem like that go unfixed!
That's so awesome you managed to get tickets to the Lion King!! I hope you'll enjoy yourself enormously!
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Date: 2023-03-14 07:33 am (UTC)I totally agree, a big chain shouldn't let a known problem like that go unfixed!
It's stupid, and obviously, a common issue as the advisor knew what the issue was as soon as James said. They need to get the tech department onto the case.
I can't believe we got such good tickets. It was such a stroke of luck!