Amusing myself

[tealin]

22 days to Thud! on the wall*, 22 days to Thuuuud!
Take one down, try to live through it but it still feels like a really long tiiiime
21 days to Thud! on the wall!

*Because, see, the calendar (upon which days are catalogued) is on the wall – ahaaaaaa, I am not quite as mad as I appear!

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[ari-enchanted.livejournal.com]

TOMORROW!!! For the crappy version, anyway...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

: P

[ ; ) ]

[ari-enchanted.livejournal.com]

:) <- ;)

(Nice comment made entirely of emoticons.)

[nikitaspy.livejournal.com]

ahaaaaaa, I am not quite as mad as I appear!

No, but you have 22 days to work on that. ;P

[pyri-prongs.livejournal.com]

Awwww, if only I could be excited with you.
Unfortunately, by the time I finish Light Fantastic, and then forced to beg, steal and borrow the rest of the series, it will be lost among the new crappy releases and I shall be miserable because of book-induced bankruptcy.

But: YAAAAAAAAAAY! Thud!

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

You can make it, I promise! :)

[wicked-warrior.livejournal.com]

I think I'll go and read "Going postal" before getting mad about "Thud!" Yet I don't know which Discworld book to pick up first :P

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Pyramids is a good starter, or Small Gods, or Wyrd Sisters; also Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, and/orFeet of Clay for the Watch series. Basically you can start with any of them besides Night Watch, and even that will make sense, you just don't get as much out of it.

[spicedfries.livejournal.com]

Mort was good and so was The Hogfather. My first book was The Last Continent.
On the flip side, Equal Rites wasn't very good at all.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Equal Rites was one of the early ones where he hadn't really found his feet yet. There are ideas (and characters, for that matter) in it that are fairly interesting, but are developed much more successfully in later books.

My first was Interesting Times, which boggled me at first with an onslaught of characters and places that I felt I should have known more about (Dibbler? Ank-Morpork? Sausages? Eh?), but before long it settled into the main plot and, though a 'sequel', was well-explained for those who'd missed the previous episodes and enjoyable enough to hook me. After that I read Feet of Clay which really got me into it.

[(Anonymous)]

Crowe Considers Aubrey Return


Russell Crowe is being plagued by fans of seafaring literary hero Captain Jack Aubrey who want him to return to the high seas for a Master & Commander sequel. The Oscar winner has yet to sign up for a sequel, even though the rest of the entire cast in contracted to return in a second film. He says, "It comes up all the time, man. People I meet - bankers, doctors, pilots - are always pulling me aside and saying, 'So, Captain Aubrey. When do you think he might set sail again? Contractually, with Fox, I'm not required to (appear in a sequel). Everybody else is if they want to do another one. I think Paul Bettany is contracted for three (movies)." Crowe admits he's not completely against the idea of returning as Aubrey. He adds, "There are 20 books and there are so many more adventures. You never know. There are some intriguing ideas, like bringing in his dad, his wife, other characters from the books."

-imdb.com

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

Crowe Considers Aubrey Return


Russell Crowe is being plagued by fans of seafaring literary hero Captain Jack Aubrey who want him to return to the high seas for a Master & Commander sequel. The Oscar winner has yet to sign up for a sequel, even though the rest of the entire cast in contracted to return in a second film. He says, "It comes up all the time, man. People I meet - bankers, doctors, pilots - are always pulling me aside and saying, 'So, Captain Aubrey. When do you think he might set sail again? Contractually, with Fox, I'm not required to (appear in a sequel). Everybody else is if they want to do another one. I think Paul Bettany is contracted for three (movies)." Crowe admits he's not completely against the idea of returning as Aubrey. He adds, "There are 20 books and there are so many more adventures. You never know. There are some intriguing ideas, like bringing in his dad, his wife, other characters from the books."

-imdb.com

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd heard rumours of some potential follow-ups. I didn't know the whole cast (minus Crowe) was contracted for them ... I'm assuming this only applies to the people who survived the first one. Unless there are madcap adventures with vengeful ghosts and suchlike. (oogabooga!)

Say what you like about him as a person, but I can't imagine anyone else playing Aubrey as well as he did. Luckily the whole cast is amazingly talented, so if the star is replaced they won't all fall apart. By the time they get around to it, though, Blakeney will be all grown up!

[nikitaspy.livejournal.com]

Let's see who survived....

OK, the "whole cast" is now Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Max Pirkis and the guy who plays Killick. Have I forgotten anyone notable who survived? Is it likely they are going to recast all the extras as well, the people we don't really notice? (You probably have noticed them. :-P)

OK, but these are very good actors, and I'm pretty sure they can manage this very well even with a replacement Aubrey. Who are the likely candidates for Aubrey if Crowe won't do it?

How about the plot? It can't be the rescue mission to save the people who are onboard the Acheron with a false doctor. ("We gave Blakeney a growt draught! Worked wonders!") But I hope we get an explaination to what happened afterwards. Loose threads is a little pet peeve of mine.

[bananabasket.livejournal.com]

I saw it in stores today. :)

[gabbysun.livejournal.com]

BE STRONG! And just think of all that, uh, Canadian stuff you guys get before us!