Old Fannish observation and whingeing update

We had the big Thanksgiving meal today. Delicious. Here we are already starting on the leftovers while the rest of you layabouts are still defrosting your bird.

The Adventures of The Orange Tabbies:
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The Garage Diaries:
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Master and Commander: We decided to watch a film post dinner. It was either Hildago or M&C. I chose M&C because fandom has said there was a nice slashy pairing there. *g* I think I really should have seen this on the big screen as there was just too much happening on our not-that-small tv set. The subtleties of what was happening with the rest of the cast was kind of lost on me. I did like the relationship between Jack and Stephen (no surprise there.) I found it quite funny how there were some very similiar moments with SG. Stephen, with glasses, reasoning/pleading with Jack to spend time on scientific research or vigorously debating Jack about their situation. The character of Stephen really made the film for me as I'm not that big of a Russell Crowe fan.

I've heard the books are good. I assume they are better than the movie? Is the Jack character in the movie very close to what's in the books?