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pumpinglemma posted:Just as an aside: Madam Lodestone's name is a pun. Lodestone might not be pretty, but it's certainly attractive. I've been Pratchetted!
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Tiggum posted:As for Elves... This is still the best one: Lords and Ladies posted:“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
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Wait, nearly triangular face, large eyes... Oh god, elves are anime  Also, in A Hat Full of Sky, Tiffany Aching enters the elven dimension, and discovers that the scenery seems to fill in the details as she looks closer at it. It's texture pop-in Tarezax fucked around with this message at 05:00 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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Tarezax posted:Wait, nearly triangular face, large eyes... Anime sociopaths from a world governed by the laws of Unreal Engine 3. the horror
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toasterwarrior posted:Anime sociopaths from a world governed by the laws of Unreal Engine 3. the horror To be fair the same world produced the Nac Mac Feegle a bunch of drunken kleptomaniac smurf wannabes who were kicked out of fairyland for Ferrosol fucked around with this message at 10:07 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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I have to admit it is nice to hear some new, but quality, Pratchett writing in the dialogue. Too many of the new books... don;t have that. No sniping, back-and-forth stuff; at least not as much as it did in the earlier books. So while I'm glad to hear it in the videos, I am also quite sad to realise we very probably won't be seeing its kind from Pratchett again.
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Bacter posted:I fully expect to be cage matching a couple of you about Vimes next update or so! And I am gonna be mad about that, lemme tell yez.
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I really like the idea of a troll on the run from the law hiding in sculptor's workshop. It's the perfect camouflage! (And I wonder if Rhodan even knows Malachite is there, seeing how scatterbrained he is.)
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He sure didn't mind telling US that Malachite was there - but maybe he'd be more careful around the watch? Does he even know Malachtie is on the lam? Does MALACHITE?Samovar posted:I have to admit it is nice to hear some new, but quality, Pratchett writing in the dialogue. Too many of the new books... don;t have that. No sniping, back-and-forth stuff; at least not as much as it did in the earlier books. So while I'm glad to hear it in the videos, I am also quite sad to realise we very probably won't be seeing its kind from Pratchett again. This is actually one of the reasons I really wanted to LP this. It's pretty hard to find a published-but-not-widely-appreciated trove of Prachettry Bacter fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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Bacter posted:He sure didn't mind telling US that Malachite was there - but maybe he'd be more careful around the watch? Does he even know Malachtie is on the lam? Does MALACHITE? It's probably more effective to ask first if either of them understand what the law even means.
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Lewton's never seen a tree? (Living thing, bigger than Malachite, etc.). And the Ren & Stimpy scene referenced with the tooth has already been mentioned, but it gains something in the actual performance, so here it is.
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Living where he does, I am fully prepared to believe that he's never seen a tree. Except for the observatory, and those look kind of wan.
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Bacter posted:Living where he does, I am fully prepared to believe that he's never seen a tree. Except for the observatory, and those look kind of wan. If I recall correctly, the landscape directly outside of Morpork is one giant field of cabbages.
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citybeatnik posted:If I recall correctly, the landscape directly outside of Morpork is one giant field of cabbages. This is another reason why Morporkians don't tend to notice the smell. And the best bit of Lords and ladies is any moment with Iron in it. It really is satisfying on an almost cosmic level to watch elves getting hit by Iron.
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Josef bugman posted:And the best bit of Lords and ladies is any moment with Iron in it. It really is satisfying on an almost cosmic level to watch elves getting hit by Iron.
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Poil posted:Iron and Magrat. Oh my yes! "Only one queen in the hive" is still ludicrously cool.
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Poil posted:Iron and Magrat. Don't forget Greebo.
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Ferrosol posted:Don't forget Greebo. I think You is scarier.
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Greebo going off like a claymore mine on an unsuspecting elf while Margrat look on approvingly is the highlight of the book.
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Iceclaw posted:Greebo going off like a claymore mine on an unsuspecting elf while Margrat look on approvingly is the highlight of the book. "Don't worry about him," said Magrat dreamily, as the elf flailed at the maddened cat. "He's just a big softy."
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citybeatnik posted:If I recall correctly, the landscape directly outside of Morpork is one giant field of cabbages. Chief export of the major cities of the Sto Plains: Cabbage Chief flora of the Sto Plains: Cabbage Chief faune of the Sto Plains: Anything that eats cabbage and doesn't mind not having any friends
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You know, it occurs to me that I haven't actually read Lords and Ladies. It also occurs to me that I have any money, and that there's a sufficiently dorky bookstore near my haus. BRB, is what I'm saying.
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The bit with Therma is a shout out to Farewell My Lovelly, another Raymond Chandler novel, in which the events of the story kick off by a huge, somewhat dim man goes looking for his old flame Velma who used to sing a club. Also much like the bar went from a troll bar to not being a troll bar, the club in the story used to be white owned and patronized to black owned and patronized. If anyone was unaware the old man in a wheelchair being your secret second benefactor in addition to his daughter is from The Big Sleep. Verbose fucked around with this message at 10:27 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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Verbose posted:The bit with Therma is a shout out to Farewell My Lovelly, another Raymond Chandler novel, Fixed that for you. Also, the bit about him not selling his manner is another reference to Chandler, it's from one of the Marlowe Novels, but I'm not certain which. I think it's the Big Sleep. McKilligan fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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Fixed. Too many contemporary 20th century authors named Raymond.
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quote:Vivian: I don't like your manners. The Big Sleep, as it turns out! I think I've got a movie for tonight's movie night. Hmm. Maybe I should do some Noir game/movie recommendations! And by that I mean I'm totally open to recommendations. I'm a mild noir games enthusiast, but I don't know my way around noir films. Bacter fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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Read the books ya philistine! But yeah the Big Sleep film with Bogey is one of the best. Other classic Bogey noir films include The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo. I'd recommend Chinatown, Double Indemnity, and The Third Man too to get you started.
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Dark City's pretty good for a Sci-Fi bent Noir - just watch the Director's cut, as the theatrical version was forced to put in narration that spoil the mystery five minutes in. Ending gets a bit ridiculous, but the lead up is good.
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Dark City is less noir and more Dada, but it's worth watching, certainly.
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Incidentally, I'll recommend Primordia for a (barely at all Noir, arguably a little, but much more post apocalyptic sci-fi) Primordia - just finished it and both I and Mzbundifund liked the story (and if you know him, that is QUITE an achievement). It's by wadjet eye, who also did the very-highly-recommended-by-me and much-more-clearly-future-noir Gemini Rue
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Since we're doing recommendations: For sci-fi noir-ish stuff full of quirky humour, one should definitely not miss the old video game Anachronox. e: It's actually dead cheap on sale on Good Old Games right now. Steam also has it, but no sale. Scribbleykins fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Dec 22, 2013 |
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The Tex Murphy games are good for sci-fi noir with a touch of self-deprecating humour. I haven't played the first two, "Mean Streets" and "The Martian Memorandum", but I have enjoyed all the ones after them and am really looking forward to "Tesla Effect" next year. Bogey is probably the best known Marlowe, but I'm also partial to Powers Boothe's portrayal of the private eye. Steve Martin's love letter to noir, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", is also excellent. I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix.
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I've been on a pretty big noir kick lately, but for me, movies and visual media are just....I don't know. Lacking, I guess. When I imagine noir, it's wrought with excessive, overly verbose borderline unnecessary but awesome narration of it's characters and environments, but the older movies just don't have that. So, the most satisfying noir thingy I've found was the BBC's radio interpretations of Chandler's works - the voices are note for note perfect, they absolutely nailed it. I'd recommend them to anyone, here's a sample from some of the voice actors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Dj4tB3CuQ McKilligan fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Dec 23, 2013 |
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Bacter posted:Incidentally, I'll recommend Primordia for a (barely at all Noir, arguably a little, but much more post apocalyptic sci-fi) Primordia - just finished it and both I and Mzbundifund liked the story (and if you know him, that is QUITE an achievement). It's by wadjet eye, who also did the very-highly-recommended-by-me and much-more-clearly-future-noir Gemini Rue Gemini Rue was recently ported to iOS, but I can't say how well. I gotta say I love Primordia way more. Both games have twists you can kind of see coming as the game goes on, but Primordia's didn't make me sigh. Also, goddamn holidays, now I gotta play catch-up.
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In the vein of Noir, I have a question for the Goon Hivemind. Back in boy scouts at camp 20 years or so ago one of my scoutmasters had a monologue full of puns and jokes that I've been trying to source and get the whole thing. I'm about ready to decide it was original work on his part or the place he got it from is in some warehouse next to the Ark of the Covenant, but I may as well ask here. The tone of it was very similar to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bqJEghaifM and if it was an original work I suspect that was the inspiration. It had the detective Sam Shovel. The only part I really remember was quote:If I wanted to find this guy I needed a clue, so I went to the Clue Closet, and he was standing inside. "Quick! Shoot him with your .44!" I didn't have a .44, so I shot him twice with my .22.
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I'm not saying it's the same thing, but this seems like a pretty big coincidence Also, I almost hesitate to recommend it because I'm heavily considering doing an LP of it next, but Beneath A Steel Sky was a fun, stupid, bizarre future noirish adventure. Bacter fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Dec 23, 2013 |
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Bacter posted:I'm not saying it's the same thing, but this seems like a pretty big coincidence Yeah, that's the only source of it I'd found too, but it seems too far of a stretch since she (or he, but despite being gender-neutral my brain assumes Lauries are women since the ones I know are) says she never wrote anything as of 2008. Unless my scoutmaster knew her, but I'd have to delve into cyberstalking to try and figure that out. The name does not ring a bell.
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If you want a movie that mixes Noir and comedy, try The Thin Man. I only recommend the first one, however.
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I've acquired the BBC recording of The Big Sleep. This is now happening. These voices are INCREDIBLE.
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Bacter posted:I've acquired the BBC recording of The Big Sleep. This is now happening. These voices are INCREDIBLE. Yessss. There's like 7 or 8 of them total, so you won't run out any time soon. Blows my mind how well some british actors can do an american accent.
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