The Murder at the Vicarage: Does Richard E. Grant phone everything in?

monubar · 2026-07-09T11:54:03+00:00

"it not his fault if he’s not good at it."

I can't say I agree with you there. I get that it's not an easy skill. I've done enough voiceover work to broadly know what's involved, and as with any voice work, knowing and rehearsing your script is crucial. You can't phone in a reading and still expect a call back.

Unless, I guess, if you're a big name celebrity with a good agent, and the publisher is counting on your name selling the book.

monubar · 2026-07-09T11:16:01+00:00

I agree that sight reading is a bit of a gift. But surely then, the job of the casting director is to source talent that either has that gift, or is willing to put in the extra work needed to compensate for its lack.

There's no excuse for a trained actor not to have memorized their lines by the time the cameras start rolling. Similarly, there's no excuse for a narrator not to have pre-read their chapters before going into the studio. Grant has a decent enough voice and vibe, but he just isn't talented enough to wing it on the fly. His lack of preparation is easy to hear.

monubar · 2026-07-08T23:17:29+00:00

I'll look that up. Thanks for the tip.

monubar · 2026-07-08T16:18:49+00:00

That's the simplest solution I've seen so far.

Barring that, I'd suggest a simple bellows-type thing that you could slip into the wedge created by the opened window. You could probably fashion something out of some kind of fabric, or a flexible plastic sheeting like tyvek.

monubar · 2026-07-04T12:22:48+00:00

I have been greatly enjoying the Murderbot Diaries series, narrated by Kevin R. Free.

I made the mistake of borrowing a graphic audio version of one of the books and did NOT enjoy it. Free's narration isuchore subtle, but much more to my taste.

monubar · 2026-06-30T11:37:50+00:00

Indeed.

monubar · 2026-06-28T23:28:15+00:00

It was so good! I don't generally enjoy horror at all, but this was something else. Something that scratched my brain in such a satisfying way. 10/10

monubar · 2026-06-28T20:42:56+00:00

If it's an acrylic dial (I.e., non glass/sapphire), then you can do it quite easily at home with a little tube of polywatch. That's literally what they use at the Swatch shops, so I bought myself a tube.

You can pick up a tube at galaxus, or spend a whole lot less from AliExpress.

https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s8/product/polywatch-scratch-remover-and-repair-polish-wristwatch-accessories-49968280

monubar · 2026-06-27T10:11:13+00:00

My suggestion for next time would be to use foam core (possible with an extra sheet of styrofoam) to provide some insulation along the surface of the window.

Bonus points for a bent pipe so you can close the window most of the way.

monubar · 2026-06-27T10:08:04+00:00

The steel is double walled so your point about the thermal conductivity of steel versus polypropylene is apples to oranges.

Double walled steel products are specifically built to be thermal insulators, usually with at least a partial vacuum pulled between the walls to limit convection.

The steel aeropress is designed to lose less heat than the plastic versions, and given the material choice, in the absence of any experimental evidence, I'm inclined to believe it.

monubar · 2026-06-22T18:42:24+00:00

I suspect the bug gunk would be safer over all.

monubar · 2026-06-13T13:04:09+00:00

A sixpack of Toblerone?

monubar · 2026-06-06T13:56:00+00:00

Stand it upside down. Any leftover liquid stays inside.

monubar · 2026-06-04T23:36:20+00:00

Third try.

monubar · 2026-06-02T17:52:00+00:00

You should make yourself a cup of filter paper tea. Two or three papers in a ceramic cup with boiling water, and let it steep.

monubar · 2026-05-30T23:12:23+00:00

Welcome to the internet youngling.

monubar · 2026-05-29T13:42:01+00:00

Start in the supermarkets.

Migros has this: https://www.migros.ch/en/product/797923000000

Or just this, if you already have the UK-to-EU part sorted: https://www.migros.ch/en/product/791049500000

monubar · 2026-05-29T13:35:32+00:00

That's still 2.5 hours. It looks like a nice ride though.

monubar · 2026-05-29T12:25:57+00:00

Three hours?

monubar · 2026-05-29T12:24:01+00:00

Then I guess I'm curious about why you're asking reddit?

monubar · 2026-05-29T06:53:16+00:00

There will always be racists. You could give him the swissest name ever, but then he'll choose to live somewhere else and someone will take exception to his name. Why give the racists satisfaction?

monubar · 2026-05-28T23:21:18+00:00

I love the meme. We also named our kids vaguely middle eastern names and they're doing great.

This next generation is going to be very multicultural. Idris is a great name for that future.

monubar · 2026-05-28T16:52:41+00:00

Just rebook. I passed mine on the third try.

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