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Doubtful Guest posted:The Wee Free Men looks like it's being made into a movie by the Jim Henson company with Rhianna Pratchett writing it. Id like to see that. Did anything ever happen with the watch tv show?
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I cried a lot when I read Raising Steam. I have been reading Pratchett since the 90s and a lot of it felt like goodbyes to readers. Haven't been able to go back to it since then. Still haven't read Shepherd's Crown.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Good Omens announced as a co-production by Narrativa, the BBC and Neil Gaiman's Blank Corperation: Hooray! Something to look forward to!
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After a trip to a used bookstore I decided to start a reread project for myself. I have them all digitally but I lost all my paper copies in a move several years back. I found Guards Guards, Men at Arms and Jingo, so I thought that would be a nice beginning.
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Jan 22, 2017 19:53
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Not quite the same but I always enjoyed Richard Rankin.
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Feb 18, 2017 03:09
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VagueRant posted:At least he had some vague sense of charisma? They turned fellow charming conman (and dark mirror to the protagonist) Reacher Gilt into a cackling old crippled generic evil guy. I always pictured gilt as Clive russel on spaced
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Feb 26, 2017 16:05
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freebooter posted:There is definitely a scene that ties it in with her Borrowing ability, I just can't remember which book it is. That's the problem with a re-read, I don't know if I'm remembering something from last year or 15 years ago. In Wyrd sisters they discuss her communing with the land, and it is Borrowing in a way but not the same as when she controls the bees.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:14
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iajanus posted:I was moving all my books into my new shelves and I remembered I lent my copy of Men At Arms to a friend a decade ago and never got it back You order by publication date? Pleb. (Nice collection  )
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Jul 23, 2017 02:12
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iajanus posted:It was the only way that satisfied my OCD sufficiently. Well if you THINK about it, you rarely read them in publication order, rather by series... laughingsatan.gif vvv Clearly he needs 2 more sets of the books so he can order them by publication, by series, and by chronological order. It's the only way to be sure. hanales fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jul 23, 2017 |
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Eric the Mauve posted:Soul Music isn't a top tier discworld novel, but it gains a full letter grade for the BORN TO RUNE joke alone I love Soul Music and all the standalones, really. Also I love all the series based ones. I guess what I'm saying is I really love all the Discworld books. Even the ones at the end that weren't as well written. Fight me.
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Oct 28, 2017 14:32
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The_Doctor posted:I'm not disputing that at all, what I'm saying is that before Snuff he was written as being like Jeeves, or the Admirable Crichton. Jingo revealed him to be a surprisingly dirty fighter, and Night Watch showed us he'd been in a street gang in his youth, but he was always written as exceedingly polite and civil. All very demure and 'yes, your grace'. I think he began moving towards that characterization in Thud right? When he's a member of the specials showing off to A.E. Pessimal? I don't have my copy in front of me but I recall him being more street tough in that role.
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Oct 30, 2017 17:39
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Whatever happened to the night watch tv series? Did it go into development limbo? I know the movies weren’t the best, but I’d rather they kept making them than have nothing at all 
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Jan 30, 2018 16:58
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The_Doctor posted:Rihanna said in October '16 that it was still ongoing. That was the last word. By 'the movies' do you mean the Sky TV specials? Yeah the sky specials. I enjoyed them in a “on in the background” kind of way.
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Jan 31, 2018 02:24
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Xander77 posted:That looks really good. That looks amazing.
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May 25, 2018 11:22
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Friends of Crowley remember he is holy, but foes say Crowley, in order to treat him foully.
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Oct 9, 2018 04:47
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also that looks and will most likely be awesome, but I am really excited for and want to see troll bridge.
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Oct 9, 2018 04:49
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Best news all week. The watch is my favorite series by far.
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Oct 31, 2018 17:10
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SeanBeansShako posted:Yeah despite being slightly compacted for time Hogfather really was the only one of those adaptions that was decent. Then they let David Jason hijack the future project that was the terrible Colour Of Magic. I honestly enjoyed all the adaptations. They weren’t amazing but they were good enough for a watch.
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Nov 1, 2018 01:00
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Hogge Wild posted:Why do people think that having a different opinion about elfbooks is trolling? Being sarcastic and contrarian isn’t an opinion. It falls more under the hot take category.
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Nov 2, 2018 15:54
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Sanford posted:I've come here becasue I saw four new posts in the TP thread. What are we oofing about? Probably the random gender shifts of characters. Might work, might not. I’m more concerned about young thin Sybil. Is the plot going to follow the time traveling night watch book?
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Nov 19, 2019 17:30
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Canuckistan posted:That quote was off to me as well. Mostly because I don't see the Dibbler character as mischievous. He literally commits fraud in a daily basis.
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Nov 19, 2019 18:08
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Snow Cone Capone posted:If it was an ongoing Discworld show, I might have a bit more of an issue with the gender-swaps, but only because gender issues were a pretty well-discussed issue in the novels, and that sort of thing would likely butt heads with the established lore. But this is a one-off story, and "girls can't be wizards or the ruler of the city" is something that can very easily be ignored in context. (Not to mention that outside of AM there's women in leadership positions fairly often). Oh I thought they were making a series. Is it going to be a made for TV movie like the sky one stuff?
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Nov 19, 2019 18:14
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Boxturret posted:Didn't they swap out Vimes with the body when he went back or am I just making that up. Its been years since I last read it. Correct. The history monks do that right at the end.
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Nov 19, 2019 21:29
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Snow Cone Capone posted:Graham Linehan is probably sobbing right now Dude an nb person as cheery is making him punch walls.
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Nov 20, 2019 00:35
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I feel like some people are probably not gonna be satisfied no matter the choices. Personally I love reimaginings of his work, I think they’ve by and large tried and done well at telling good discworld stories.
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Nov 28, 2019 21:50
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Sandwolf posted:So I’ve just finished Mort, which I liked a lot (though the ending was a little weak). Previously I’ve read Guards! Guards! which was fantastic. The city watch is always a favorite but I recommend reading in publish order. You’ll get Easter eggs and references that way that make the world more fun.
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Jan 8, 2020 00:41
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Space Butler posted:Which is very much not when this TV show appears to be set. It has carcer 🤷🏻♂️
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Jan 19, 2020 01:21
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Has anyone seen troll bridge yet?
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Jan 19, 2020 18:20
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Has there been any new news on the show?
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Apr 9, 2020 04:14
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The_Doctor posted:Production has been paused for obvious reasons. Can you believe I momentarily forgot about corona
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Apr 9, 2020 11:47
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Antifa Poltergeist posted:Yeah those two and small gods are my favourite too.and jingo.carpe jugulum is probably the funniest.and Mort.and going postal. You’re not so stupid, for all that you wear a funny hat.
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Aug 6, 2020 04:04
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I like all the books for different reasons.
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Aug 26, 2020 14:22
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Sarern posted:I'm not disputing your description of events but I do not see those events the same way. If y’all are discussing “the truth” that’s not a vimes novel, and if we let DeWorde be trailed by our infallible heroes there isn’t the opportunity for his dramatic victories, instead he’s just be saved by angua or carrot at the last second. It also would go against his personal growth as a wannabe maverick who is going against his family. I don’t think it’s any deeper than that.
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Sep 11, 2020 15:48
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The_Doctor posted:Hopeful, optimistic. Just use an adjective, rather than smash two words together. Agreed. He’s a hopetimist.
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Xander77 posted:I think we may be thinking about different writers? Democracy is pretty much a massive failure globally.
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Sep 15, 2020 13:34
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Tokelau All Star posted:Finished Monstrous Regiment, I agree that it ran out of steam at the end, but still quite enjoyable. Polly was a solid POV, and I'm a sucker for stories where the main character figures out that they aren't really the most important person to the story. Thief of time? Otherwise yes, the moist books are good.
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Sep 21, 2020 14:59
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I can't enjoy your posts so I guess I've lost it. Oh I see, you’re just really bad at reading. Tell us more, here in the Pratchett thread, how dumb it is to buy Pratchett books.
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ChubbyChecker posted:quoting myself from earlier: Kramering in to say “I don’t like thing” and criticism aren’t the same thing despite what the SA forums might have taught you.
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