Pro review from the AV club.
The Watch review: Discworld fans will be disappointed (avclub.com)
The Watch review: Discworld fans will be disappointed (avclub.com)
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The Watch update
- Thread starter Who's Wee Dug
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If you mean me, I'm not criticizing the books at all. I love almost all of them (with the exception of the Rincewind books and The Shepherd's Crown). I'm just supporting the argument made earlier that Pterry did repeat reuse some general narrative conventions in some of his books and they did occur most often in the series. That doesn't make them bad books--it's to Pterry's credit that these books could be so brilliant even when he was reusing plot elements.
Another damming link to the 
show.
https://helenlewis.substack.com/p/t...ampaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
show.https://helenlewis.substack.com/p/t...ampaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
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Another damming link to the show.
https://helenlewis.substack.com/p/t...ampaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
show.https://helenlewis.substack.com/p/t...ampaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=copy
Thanks for the link, Dug! 
That's given me another reason not to bother.
Just one nitpick -- the author of the article talks of a book called Nightwatch, when it should be Night Watch (note the space). I told you it was a nitpick
This whole mishmash of -- well, stuff -- reminds me of this guy:
Remember him, Dug?
That's given me another reason not to bother.Just one nitpick -- the author of the article talks of a book called Nightwatch, when it should be Night Watch (note the space). I told you it was a nitpick
This whole mishmash of -- well, stuff -- reminds me of this guy:
Remember him, Dug?
Thanks for the link, Dug! That's given me another reason not to bother.
Just one nitpick -- the author of the article talks of a book called Nightwatch, when it should be Night Watch (note the space). I told you it was a nitpick
This whole mishmash of -- well, stuff -- reminds me of this guy:
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Remember him, Dug?
That's given me another reason not to bother.Just one nitpick -- the author of the article talks of a book called Nightwatch, when it should be Night Watch (note the space). I told you it was a nitpick
This whole mishmash of -- well, stuff -- reminds me of this guy:
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Remember him, Dug?
Edited to add!! This might interest you Rath Mel Gibson sculpture finds new home in Ayrshire after 10 years at Stirling landmark.
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Only the gullible ones probably.
Edited to update seen this on the Cunning one forum
That article state the have change cheery from a dwarf to a human.
The first episode is online. I thought I would give it a try so started to watch, got to 1:30 and could not watch any further
Edited to update seen this on the Cunning one forum
That article state the have change cheery from a dwarf to a human.
The first episode is online. I thought I would give it a try so started to watch, got to 1:30 and could not watch any further
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Historically inaccurate Rath, but it still warmed the cockels of my heart as an entertaining film, and made many people aware in far flung nations that the UK is not just England.
Edited to add!! This might interest you Rath Mel Gibson sculpture finds new home in Ayrshire after 10 years at Stirling landmark.
Edited to add!! This might interest you Rath Mel Gibson sculpture finds new home in Ayrshire after 10 years at Stirling landmark.
There's Scotland and Wales too. (I'm not counting Northern Ireland, because I'd rather not get into the English-Irish quagmire -- i.e. both sides claiming it's theirs, and the whole "Cromwell atrocities" thing that started it all). As for William Wallace ... hmm. The statue at the Portrait Gallery, or the statue at Aberdeen seems a more realistic portrayal than the stained glass window; I'm not too sure about that dragon on Wallace's helmet in the stained glass window, and if Wallace's claymore was that large, he wouldn't have used a shield that big.
He might have used a targe, though - wikipedia tells me it was used between the 13th and 16th centuries, which fits Wallace's lifetime nicely. (I hope don't take this as disrespect to Wallace, by the way. I'm not trying to judge either him or anyone else. I'm just thinking of how realistic, or otherwise, his various portrayals are; the Mel Gibson one certainly isn't, but at least it drew attention to him, so that's good).
Copy of a post on the DW emporium.
So episode 2 is also out and as the title of the episode is "Ook" my curiosity was peaked as to how they would do the Librarian and they Wizards.
All I can say is there is a saying "Curiosity Killed the cat" and NOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!!!!!!! how could they the b£$%^*ds
(they must be a glutton for punishment for watching it.)
So episode 2 is also out and as the title of the episode is "Ook" my curiosity was peaked as to how they would do the Librarian and they Wizards.
All I can say is there is a saying "Curiosity Killed the cat" and NOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!!!!!!!!! how could they the b£$%^*ds
