The Watch update
- Thread starter Who's Wee Dug
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We know what Discworld is and isn't. Most people who watch TV probably don't. They'll watch this show and think that's what the A-M City Watch is like. They'll be misled, and if they start reading Discworld after that, they'll be put off -- because it's not what they'll expect.
So, here's what I propose: let us all, each and every one of us, tell our families and friends to read the books instead of watching this show. If we can get through to even one person, that's one more person we introduce to the wonderfully rich world that Terry created.
If we do nothing, nothing will change, and this lump of gobshite is what people will think Discworld is.
But if we go out and spread the word like the disciples of Om (though without the Quisitions and dreadful harmonium music), then maybe -- just maybe -- more people will be convinced to read Terry's fantastic work.
Enough of "The Watch" and its lies. The Truth (sorry) deserves to be heard. Chelonophiles, unite! We have nothing to lose but our sanity!
So, here's what I propose: let us all, each and every one of us, tell our families and friends to read the books instead of watching this show. If we can get through to even one person, that's one more person we introduce to the wonderfully rich world that Terry created.
If we do nothing, nothing will change, and this lump of gobshite is what people will think Discworld is.
But if we go out and spread the word like the disciples of Om (though without the Quisitions and dreadful harmonium music), then maybe -- just maybe -- more people will be convinced to read Terry's fantastic work.
Enough of "The Watch" and its lies. The Truth (sorry) deserves to be heard. Chelonophiles, unite! We have nothing to lose but our sanity!
Mx
YES!
(And if you know who Marv Albert is, high-five!)
Seriously, Stephen Briggs has a talent for finding the right thing to say and saying it with brevity.
(And if you know who Marv Albert is, high-five!)
Seriously, Stephen Briggs has a talent for finding the right thing to say and saying it with brevity.
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Who's Wee Dug and Tonyblack
I agree with pip. I think the future adaptations of Discworld to the big-or-small-screens, though, should be left in the hands of Narrativia and whoever they choose.
Part of me, also, feels very aggrieved to see the huge amount of kitschy tat that comes out devoted to garbage like Disney, Harry Potter, Fifty Shades etc. (way too much hype for all three of those), and yet I'm lucky to see anything relating to Discworld.
Even my local supermarket has been selling loads of Disney crap. And now my local electronics store has Harry Potter Monopoly, Fifty Shades Monopoly, etc. (I still think they should do Fifty Shades Twister. Seems appropriate).
Anyway, we need to clear out all this schlock. *grabs the flamethrower*
Part of me, also, feels very aggrieved to see the huge amount of kitschy tat that comes out devoted to garbage like Disney, Harry Potter, Fifty Shades etc. (way too much hype for all three of those), and yet I'm lucky to see anything relating to Discworld.
Even my local supermarket has been selling loads of Disney crap. And now my local electronics store has Harry Potter Monopoly, Fifty Shades Monopoly, etc. (I still think they should do Fifty Shades Twister. Seems appropriate).
Anyway, we need to clear out all this schlock. *grabs the flamethrower*
