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Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
As long as Jason David isn't Vimes in the next one.
As long as Jason David isn't Vimes in the next one.
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The problem with it can be summed up in two words. David Jason.
Rincewind is an annoying character but not as damnably annoying as David Jason's version. Nigel Planer (who was the narrator) would have made a far better Rincewind.
Jason was also the Executive Producer. I don't know what one of these is but I expect it is very influential and if so, I reckon the film suffered somewhat for it. Jason's role in both this and as Albert in Hogfather was excessively clownish and childish. If Jason ever plays Vimes the damn thing is doomed.
Christopher Lee was a good choice of Death, after Ian Richardson's hourglass tragically ran out.
Oh, and my GF has just read the first two books and confirms that the Patrician was Vetinari and not Snapcase. I agree with the poster above who regretted the needless lisp. Vetinari should not have such defects.
Astin did a good job as Twoflower, and speaking in an American rather than a Chinese accent was not a problem imo.Comment
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BBC2Originally posted by Wittlich
What channel was "Torchwood" (Dr. Who spin-off) carried on in Europe?Speaking of Erith:
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And the Dragon-wench in her leather bikini
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600,000 ISTR.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Aide: Right. And there's only 6 of them. There's 60,000 of us. And yet they're smiling.
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600,000?? Then it's even a better joke.Originally posted by Cort Haus
600,000 ISTR.
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The narrator was Brian Cox. Nigel Planer was a good cowardly wizard in the Hogfather though.Originally posted by Cort Haus
Rincewind is an annoying character but not as damnably annoying as David Jason's version. Nigel Planer (who was the narrator) would have made a far better Rincewind.
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Nigel Planer would've made an excellent Rincewind...I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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Ah. Sounded a bit like Planer though.Originally posted by Dauphin
The narrator was Brian Cox.
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Unless you are a "Poly Plus" Member...Originally posted by Cort Haus
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I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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It was? I thought it was still Snapcase then, and when I looked it up on l-space that's what it said...Originally posted by Cort Haus
Oh, and my GF has just read the first two books and confirms that the Patrician was Vetinari and not Snapcase. I agree with the poster above who regretted the needless lisp. Vetinari should not have such defects.
Of course, reality is flexible anyway."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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I have no credit card. :shrug:Originally posted by Wittlich
Unless you are a "Poly Plus" Member...
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From Wikipedia:Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
It was? I thought it was still Snapcase then, and when I looked it up on l-space that's what it said...
Of course, reality is flexible anyway.
Lord Vetinari makes featured appearances in the Discworld novels Sourcery, Guards! Guards!, Moving Pictures, Reaper Man, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, Interesting Times, Soul Music, The Fifth Elephant, The Truth, The Last Hero, Going Postal, Thud! and Making Money. Night Watch features him in his youth. In The Colour of Magic Rincewind is brought before "the Patrician" but it is not clear whether this Patrician is Vetinari or his predecessor, Mad Lord Snapcase, or possibly even Homicidal Lord Winder, although the description of this Patrician does not seem to tally with that of Vetinari, as the Patrician in question is, for example, described as obese - a trait his two predecessors did possess, but which he lacks.
Pratchett has stated on Usenet that the Patrician in this case is indeed Vetinari, and that he simply lost weight due to the stress of his job. Upon being pressed, he admitted that the only real difference is that he has become a better writer since that time. It is also a reflection of the fact that the Discworld timeline is extremely uncertain.
I love being beaten by women - LorizaelComment
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Well, Zoid has it.
The important point here is that Pratch had become a far better writer since the first books, which are far below the level of his later masterpieces.Comment
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