Speaking of the Colour of Magic, the sky one adapation will be out on Easter. Here's a trailer. [link] Ooh, and a making of featurette. [link]
And finally, "A Tourist's Guide to Ankh-Morpork & Discworld" (with Tim Curry). [link]
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
Anya ,'Touched'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DXMachina - Mar 16, 2008 2:44:08 am PDT #5242 of 28344
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Miracleman - Mar 17, 2008 5:06:30 am PDT #5243 of 28344
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
My first Discworld was Reaper Man. Then came Men at Arms.
I think Men at Arms is still my favorite, though it's a close race between that and...almost every other Discworld book.
Connie Neil - Mar 17, 2008 6:30:36 am PDT #5244 of 28344
brillig
My favorite is Jingo. Vimes begins to understand why Vetinari lets him get away with things, and he starts to understand his own power. Night Watch is interesting to compare the Watch That Was to the way it is under Vimes/Vetinari. Vimes didn't even know he was becoming a hero.
Yeah, I'm a softie for Vimes.
Miracleman - Mar 17, 2008 6:32:23 am PDT #5245 of 28344
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Vimes is my favoritest ever. I wanna be Vimes when I grow up.
"NO! THIS IS NOT MY COW!!"
Connie Neil - Mar 17, 2008 6:34:09 am PDT #5246 of 28344
brillig
Vimes couldn't do what he does without Vetinari, and Vetinari couldn't get away with what he does without Vimes. It's a perfect symbiotic relationship, and I love when the two of them give each other looks when Carrot is sermonizing about The Inherent Goodness of People.
juliana - Mar 17, 2008 7:08:13 am PDT #5247 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
My first Discworld was Witches Abroad, and then Night Watch.
I can't decide if Wyrd Sisters or Hogfather is my favorite Discworld. On the one hand, Macbeth influences. On the other, Death as the Hogfather.
Aims - Mar 17, 2008 7:14:09 am PDT #5248 of 28344
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I got a black faux-fur cape for Christmas from Joe's mom. I think I'ma turn it into part of a Susan costume for myself for Halloween and dress Joe up as Death.
There's a funny HP fic that takes place in the King's Cross for the Dead where Death is the station agent and directs people. Not even knowing Death any further than Hogfather, it makes for a funny read cause it works so well.
Also, a good friend of ours posted this in her LJ - a fund raiser for Alzheimer's: [link]
sumi - Mar 17, 2008 11:04:39 am PDT #5249 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
My cousin just sent me an invitation to Goodreads - are any of you on that?
Hayden - Mar 17, 2008 11:26:08 am PDT #5250 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I am, but I don't update my profile that often.
meara - Mar 17, 2008 11:47:38 am PDT #5251 of 28344
Nope, I'm on LibraryThing, though I haven't updated in forever and ever. That was one of the things I was all "Hey, as long as I'm unemployed, I can..." but haven't. Of course.