The Day After Tomorrow

You know something, madcap Bonkers fans? For all the fuss I made about 2007 being a great year, the Year of Bond, I'm not so sure anymore. I mean, what's gonna happen that's exciting about this year?

There are new series' of 24 and Doctor Who, sure, but that'll be happening again and again. The only major bit of news will be the resignation of His Tonyness, due to happen sometime around May as he foretold last year. But unless there's a really bitter and bloody power struggle for Number 10 involving Gordon Brown being assassinated by MI6 or some dodgy tapes of him in bed with John Prescott's secretary (who knows?), it'll be a regular and boring handover of power. "Oh, we've got a new Prime Minister... what's for dinner?" And if it does turn out to be Brown, I'll be making this face:

Could that guy be any more of a tax-fuelled moron? Anyway, there are a few decent films coming soon, too, including The Simpsons Movie... In 2D and Transformers which will help the summer run smoothly and pass with a few laughs. Other than that, though, 2007 hasn't got much going for it. It's just gonna be a regular year.

2008. Now that's where the real fun'll be. Let's make a list of all the great stuff that's gonna happen in 2008 and compare with the above face to judge which year, this or the next, will be more exciting and interesting to live in, shall we? Right, starting with politics, we've got the US Presidential Primaries in January, followed by the US General Election in November. This will be amazing: in the Democrat Party, Obama versus Clinton in January will determine if we get the first Black American President or the first Female American President (does that make Bill the "First Man"? Discuss), because the Republicans don't have a shot in Hell. In the summer, I graduate (hopefully) from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne and decide what to do with myself. I'm guessing watching the US Election coverage on the BBC will play a major part in said decision... bring on the chips and dip.

Then in the entertainment world... well, check this out for a list: Star Trek XI in the summer, Indiana Jones IV starring Harrison Ford is close behind and then finishing off in November with James Bond 22, Daniel Craig's second outing as 007. With unconfirmed rumours that we'll also see 24: The Movie making an apperance, well, what can I say? Wow just about sums it up.

In other words, ladies and mentalmen, I'll be seeing you all in 2008... peace out...