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Is this a TV movie? The quality of the effects look quite high (Golems not so much).
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Terry Pratchett's Going Postal
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Posted 06 April 2010 - 11:11 AM
Hmmm, indeed. Hopefully it will be good.
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Posted 06 April 2010 - 11:24 AM
I like it. I wish they'd do a TV remake of Jingo. Or one involving the City Watch.
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Posted 06 April 2010 - 04:19 PM
Although these things are generally poor, they should go for the Watch. Those books are all murder mysteries, and there's plenty of audience for that kind of thing these days.
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Posted 06 April 2010 - 08:25 PM
CSI: Ankh-Morpork.
looks like the wizard........
got tricked.
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
and so on.....
looks like the wizard........
got tricked.
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
and so on.....
meh. Link was dead :(
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Posted 07 April 2010 - 08:11 AM
Hahaha, very good chaps.
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Posted 07 April 2010 - 01:42 PM
If they were going to do Golems, they should really have done Feet of Clay -- still, IMO, Pratchett's best plot ever.
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Posted 07 April 2010 - 05:34 PM
I've seen it already, it's how I knew about it. My problem was, thought funny, I get the feeling that the books would make me chuckle/laugh/smile a lot more. I got the distinct impression that the descriptions in the books are extremely dry/sarcastic/usual english humor (which is good). Yeah, haven't read the books and considering the praise I'm sorely tempted. It's just that I already got a long list of books to read (and once TCG is out I'm gonna re-read the MBotF). Which books would be a good starting point? Consider also that I found Death very funny and what I heard about the Watch sounds interesting.
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Posted 07 April 2010 - 08:54 PM
Traditionally I would always advise people to begin with the first book in a series. However, the first three books are Rincewind novels and poor (in comparison to others).
I would advise starting with either Mort (which has a lot of Death in it, but also if you ask me not that great), Wyrd Sisters (first proper Witches book) or Guards Guards (first proper Watch book).
I would advise starting with either Mort (which has a lot of Death in it, but also if you ask me not that great), Wyrd Sisters (first proper Witches book) or Guards Guards (first proper Watch book).
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Posted 08 April 2010 - 10:55 AM
I'd say, start with the omnibuses. Equal Rites is an excellent early Discworld book, though Granny Weatherwax is not fully realised as she is in Wyrd Sisters. I'm a particular fan of Sourcery, which is chronologically-speaking just after Mort.
In fact, you could do worse than starting with Equal Rites > Mort > Sourcery, and thence to the omnibuses. (Though Mort is the first book in the Death omnibus, which also features Reaper Man and Soul Music.)
In fact, you could do worse than starting with Equal Rites > Mort > Sourcery, and thence to the omnibuses. (Though Mort is the first book in the Death omnibus, which also features Reaper Man and Soul Music.)
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Posted 15 March 2011 - 12:24 PM
With the recent news that the City Watch is getting an ongoing tv series...has anyone watched GOING POSTAL yet?
I didn't realize Angua was going to be in it. The Watch outfits were fun, plus Angua is hoooooot!
I didn't realize Angua was going to be in it. The Watch outfits were fun, plus Angua is hoooooot!
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Posted 15 March 2011 - 01:00 PM
Yeah, it was quite good. If it's more like the Hogfather or Going Postal and less like Colour of Magic, it should be a very good series 
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Posted 15 March 2011 - 01:29 PM
caladanbrood, on 15 March 2011 - 01:00 PM, said:
Yeah, it was quite good. If it's more like the Hogfather or Going Postal and less like Colour of Magic, it should be a very good series
Cool, I'll have to find it. Yeah, the series will hopefully be good. who will play Nobby Nobbs though? LOL
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