Terry Pratchett

Burny · 6th December 2003, 12:26 AM

Anyone else a fan of Terry Pratchett??

i just finished the hogfather for the 3rd time...very christmassy!!!

i'm starting mort now(although ive read it like 5 times now) and everytime i read his books they r still brilliant.

so anyone else???

and if so whats ur fav book?

Johnny · 6th December 2003, 12:34 AM

My dad has the discworld and terry pratchet books.
I've read a couple and they've been really really good.
Truckers and the rest of the books in that series are great.
I also read one that was my sisters, it was fairly new and I'm sure it had the word "time" in the title. It was also great.

Ally G · 6th December 2003, 12:21 PM

i think i've read all the discworld books. 'Guards Guards' or 'The lite Fantastic' are probably my favourite, kicking it old school. I though he ahd a bit of a slump for a while but they've got really good again

njw · 6th December 2003, 03:38 PM

ive got them all except the last 2 or so..... all fuckin awesome. The Death books have to be my favourite, but i like the Watch ones aswell... woohaw

The Pumpkin · 6th December 2003, 03:41 PM

when i was younger i always liked the covers of the books cos i thought the artwork was cool but never actually read the books, i mite have a look at them now tho

AlanG · 6th December 2003, 07:23 PM

my favourite is Mort, for higher english I did "the use of imagery to add to the humour of mort" and got the highest band of A, fantastic book.

The newest book Monstrous Regiment is not worthy of wiping your arse with, I chuckled once reading it. Very pish, hes almost lowered to teh period he was rumoured to be on the opiates (carpe jugulum et all).

pixelsink · 7th December 2003, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan G

my favourite is Mort, for higher english I did "the use of imagery to add to the humour of mort" and got the highest band of A, fantastic book.

The newest book Monstrous Regiment is not worthy of wiping your arse with, I chuckled once reading it. Very pish, hes almost lowered to teh period he was rumoured to be on the opiates (carpe jugulum et all).

Aye, its got to be Mort.

I got terry pratchett to sign the back of one of my leather jackets and he signed his name along with a a drawing of a scythe and BOO! written beside it. Also got the CD of songs inspired by Discworld signed.

Sold the CD on e-bay though and got £93 for it.

Still got the jacket.

DEATH WOULD BE PLEASED

Col

Burny · 7th December 2003, 10:18 PM

im readin mort just now its soooo good.....anyone seen any of the animations??any good?

xdavidx · 7th December 2003, 10:20 PM

<3 night watch books

I also really liked Soul Music and the Hogfather

Burny · 7th December 2003, 10:25 PM

yeh soul music is class 2 ....probably my 2nd fav!

AlanG · 8th December 2003, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Burny

im readin mort just now its soooo good.....anyone seen any of the animations??any good?

no, theyre terrible. Take the best bits of the chosen book, chuck em away, badly animate whats left. FFS Wyrd Sisters has been censored, youre as well cutting out the witches altogether.

As bad as when the American movie studio wanted to do Guards Guards minus the dragon and Mort minus Death "cos it would offend old people"

Burny · 8th December 2003, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan G

Mort minus Death "cos it would offend old people"

i hope ur kiddin

AlanG · 8th December 2003, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Burny

i hope ur kiddin

I only wish I was, these are two examples of why there have been no live action adaptations of discworld for cinema. After LOTR more offers have been coming in that are as silly as far as Im aware.

Burny · 8th December 2003, 08:50 PM

mmm....ive always wondered what a film would be like..........but have u played the games???? i had the first one and it ruled so much!!

njw · 8th December 2003, 09:03 PM

aye the games are fun... i used to have them all (PC versions)...

6th December 2003, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Burny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , Dundee Posts: 2,093	Terry Pratchett Anyone else a fan of Terry Pratchett?? i just finished the hogfather for the 3rd time...very christmassy!!! i'm starting mort now(although ive read it like 5 times now) and everytime i read his books they r still brilliant. so anyone else??? and if so whats ur fav book?

6th December 2003, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,248	ive got them all except the last 2 or so..... all fuckin awesome. The Death books have to be my favourite, but i like the Watch ones aswell... woohaw __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,461	my favourite is Mort, for higher english I did "the use of imagery to add to the humour of mort" and got the highest band of A, fantastic book. The newest book Monstrous Regiment is not worthy of wiping your arse with, I chuckled once reading it. Very pish, hes almost lowered to teh period he was rumoured to be on the opiates (carpe jugulum et all). __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

8th December 2003, 09:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,248	aye the games are fun... i used to have them all (PC versions)... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

6th December 2003, 12:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Johnny is latin for sexy. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glenrothes Posts: 5,137 Band: Aces High	My dad has the discworld and terry pratchet books. I've read a couple and they've been really really good. Truckers and the rest of the books in that series are great. I also read one that was my sisters, it was fairly new and I'm sure it had the word "time" in the title. It was also great.

6th December 2003, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ally G Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,506	i think i've read all the discworld books. 'Guards Guards' or 'The lite Fantastic' are probably my favourite, kicking it old school. I though he ahd a bit of a slump for a while but they've got really good again

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The Pumpkin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: id like to be in Camden Town Posts: 3,325 Band: Spengler	when i was younger i always liked the covers of the books cos i thought the artwork was cool but never actually read the books, i mite have a look at them now tho

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Burny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , Dundee Posts: 2,093	im readin mort just now its soooo good.....anyone seen any of the animations??any good?

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xdavidx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Glasgow. Posts: 6,998 Band: Spitelicker, LOLsquad.	<3 night watch books I also really liked Soul Music and the Hogfather

7th December 2003, 10:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Burny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , Dundee Posts: 2,093	yeh soul music is class 2 ....probably my 2nd fav!

8th December 2003, 08:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
Burny Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: , Dundee Posts: 2,093	mmm....ive always wondered what a film would be like..........but have u played the games???? i had the first one and it ruled so much!!