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Tom Sustins

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Dec 28, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/28/98
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Hi

Was a little dissapointed by CMOT Dibbler, I imagined him to be a little
more un-normal looking and with the voice of 'Boycey' from 'Only Fools and
Horses'

oh well :o)

Tom

Paul Allcock

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> Hi

> oh well :o)

> Tom

I was disappointed with the bike the librarian 'puts together.' It
could have looked a lot cooler...:o) Other than that I enjoyed it.

Claire
claire....@zetnet.co.uk


Tom Sustins

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Paul Allcock wrote in message <199812281...@zetnet.co.uk>...

Don't you think Death looks like 'Skeletor' from the old 'He-Man'
Cartoons?!?! :o)

heheh

Tom
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Shim

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Tom Sustins wrote in message <768q6q$nsj$1...@quince.news.easynet.net>...
>Hi

>Was a little dissapointed by CMOT Dibbler, I imagined him to be a little
>more un-normal looking and with the voice of 'Boycey' from 'Only Fools
>and Horses'


>oh well :o)


Actually, that's exactly how I envisaged him - well, *looks* like Boycey
(HOW do you spell that, anyway?), but *talks* like Arthur Daley.... "Used
cart, guv'nor?". Didn't like Asphalt much though, but I thought
[Cliff\Lias]'s voice was just perfect. As for the continual changing of
backdrops\costumes whilst on tour... great. Pity they missed most of the
Blues Brothers jokes out ("Four fried rats" "Tails or heads?" "No, four
fried rats" "Ketchup?" or "We're on a mission from Glod."), but we can't
have everything :(

Anyone know if there's plans to do any other books (apart from SM & WS, of
course) like this? I can just imagine Small Gods...

-Shim, trying to find a tape for Wyrd Sisters.
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Stewart Tolhurst

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Shim wrote in message <768r5k$34q$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>...
<snip>

>Anyone know if there's plans to do any other books (apart from SM & WS, of
>course) like this? I can just imagine Small Gods...


Hogfather is in the pipeline apparantly.

Anyone know when it is due out?

Stewart

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WCoulthard

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I stayed up last night to watch the animation of SM. I'm still not sure about
it - I coiuldn'y make up my mind whether or not I enjoyed it. Although in
saying that the characters were almost the same as I imagined them.

Did anyone notice that Death only opened his mouth at certain times but not
when he spoke??

The librarians bike was pants - nothing like that on the front cover of the
p/back. :(
Yours BillC


Tom Lawton

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In article <199812281...@zetnet.co.uk>, Paul Allcock
<pall...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in a series of runic inscriptions thusly;

>The message <767trd$2orb$1...@quince.news.easynet.net>
> from "Tom Sustins" <in...@wizedesigns.com> contains these words:
>
>
>> Hi
>
>> Was a little dissapointed by CMOT Dibbler, I imagined him to be a little
>> more un-normal looking and with the voice of 'Boycey' from 'Only Fools and
>> Horses'
>
>> oh well :o)
>
>> Tom
>
>I was disappointed with the bike the librarian 'puts together.' It
>could have looked a lot cooler...:o) Other than that I enjoyed it.

i too found certain characters a tad dissapointing. Foul Ole Ron wasn't
too foul, and put together too many cohesive sentences. But then again,
it wasn't put together by a discworld fan (although i could be wrong),
and therefore was presented in a different way than it could've been[1].

[1] sub-thread: post under Trousers of time.

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howard

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Dec 28, 1998, 3:00:00 AM12/28/98
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Tom Sustins wrote:
>
>
> Don't you think Death looks like 'Skeletor' from the old 'He-Man'
> Cartoons?!?! :o)
>
> heheh

Yeah - I was impressed by the way they managed to get expression in
there without moving *too* many of the features about...reminiscent of
the "Silver Surfer" (I think - my memory is hazy, and basically I'm
lazy)

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Rob Smiley

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Shim wrote in message <768r5k$34q$1...@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>
>Tom Sustins wrote in message <768q6q$nsj$1...@quince.news.easynet.net>...
>>Hi
>
>>Was a little dissapointed by CMOT Dibbler, I imagined him to be a little
>>more un-normal looking and with the voice of 'Boycey' from 'Only Fools
>>and Horses'
>
>
>>oh well :o)
>
>
>Actually, that's exactly how I envisaged him - well, *looks* like Boycey
>(HOW do you spell that, anyway?), but *talks* like Arthur Daley.... "Used
>cart, guv'nor?".

I'd pictured 'Throat more like Flash 'Arry from the 'St. Trinians' films
(still played by George Cole, just a younger version of the same character).

My biggest problem with both of the films was that there were too many
different accents.
Although, CLs voice was spot on!

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esmi

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In <19981228171639...@ng43.aol.com>, WCoulthard said:
>I stayed up last night to watch the animation of SM. I'm still not sure about
>it - I coiuldn'y make up my mind whether or not I enjoyed it. Although in
>saying that the characters were almost the same as I imagined them.

Everyone has their own ideas of how the various characters should
look/sound based on their reading of the book. Given how
divergent those ideas will be, it would be impossible for any
film or animation to please everyone all the time. :-)

>Did anyone notice that Death only opened his mouth at certain times but not
>when he spoke??

What? An anthromorphic personification opening it's mouth to
speak? Unheard of! ;-)

>The librarians bike was pants - nothing like that on the front cover of the
>p/back. :(

Oh please...no more pulling poor old Josh Kirby's artwork to
pieces again. ;-)

esmi
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Brett Taylor

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esmi wrote in message <76c21e$iqc$1...@library.lspace.org>...

>In <19981228171639...@ng43.aol.com>, WCoulthard said:
>>I stayed up last night to watch the animation of SM. I'm still not sure
about
>>it - I coiuldn'y make up my mind whether or not I enjoyed it. Although
in
>>saying that the characters were almost the same as I imagined them.
>
>Everyone has their own ideas of how the various characters should
>look/sound based on their reading of the book. Given how
>divergent those ideas will be, it would be impossible for any
>film or animation to please everyone all the time. :-)


I know what you mean Ive dilibratly not watched starship troupers
as its not a patch on the book wheres the power armour the Y rack granade
launchers?
I am going to read david Brinn`s the postman at some point just a shame that
thay made
a sows ear of the flick

In every case that I`ve personaly seen the film of the book tends to ruin
the book
the only exception that springs to mind was/is the LOTR cartoon with the
realtime battle sceens


>
>>The librarians bike was pants - nothing like that on the front cover of
the
>>p/back. :(
>
>Oh please...no more pulling poor old Josh Kirby's artwork to
>pieces again. ;-)


actually its one of his better artworks


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Shim

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Brett Taylor wrote in message ...

>I am going to read david Brinn`s the postman at some point just a shame
that
>thay made
>a sows ear of the flick


Do read it. Great book.

Mind you - there's a film of it? Must've missed it...

-Shim, noncinematophile.

MEG

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esmi wrote in message <76c21e$iqc$1...@library.lspace.org>...

>Oh please...no more pulling poor old Josh Kirby's artwork to
>pieces again. ;-)


AOL !

If nothing else, at least I can see the Discworld books a mile off when
I rush into Waterstones in a hurry :-) Plus I find them colourful,
entertaining and fun to decipher. There are some very special touches
you only spot after the third re-read :-) Shame the pics have to be
*defiled* with the blurb really <g> [1] I'd like a whole room painted
like this one day .... er... Josh ?


[1] Can't help but prefer Paul Kidby's work, however. They're more real.

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Jens Kristoffer Nielsen

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On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:52:45 -0000, "MEG" <meggl...@lineone.net>
wrote:

>esmi wrote in message <76c21e$iqc$1...@library.lspace.org>...
>
>>Oh please...no more pulling poor old Josh Kirby's artwork to
>>pieces again. ;-)
>
>AOL !
>
>If nothing else, at least I can see the Discworld books a mile off when
>I rush into Waterstones in a hurry :-) Plus I find them colourful,
>entertaining and fun to decipher. There are some very special touches
>you only spot after the third re-read :-) Shame the pics have to be
>*defiled* with the blurb really <g> [1] I'd like a whole room painted
>like this one day .... er... Josh ?

If you don't like the blurbs, get the calendar with the covers from
M, F^HE, WS, TCOM, RM, MP, SM, G!G!, Maskerade and the double book
TCOM/LF plus Death In His Study, which has been used for the Death
trilogy. I got it for my birthday.

The ISBN is 1-876274-89-1.

When the year is up, I'll dismatle my version and mount the artwork in
frames :-)

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MEG

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Jens Kristoffer Nielsen wrote in message

>If you don't like the blurbs, get the calendar with the covers from
>M, F^HE, WS, TCOM, RM, MP, SM, G!G!, Maskerade and the double book
>TCOM/LF plus Death In His Study, which has been used for the Death
>trilogy. I got it for my birthday.


BT,DT, got it signed (GIS ?) by Kirby & some Pilchard fellow :-)

- MEG with coat

esmi

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In <lVwi2.6788$bG4...@news-reader.bt.net>, MEG said:
>esmi wrote in message <76c21e$iqc$1...@library.lspace.org>...

>>Oh please...no more pulling poor old Josh Kirby's artwork to
>>pieces again. ;-)

>AOL !
>If nothing else, at least I can see the Discworld books a mile off when
>I rush into Waterstones in a hurry :-)

Be careful which book you grab though as you may end up with a
Craign Shaw-Gardener book by mistake! *grin*

esmi

(who's been fooled more than once)

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STANNEY IT

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Jan 10, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/10/99
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I have the documentry and SM/WS videos, if NE1 is willing to pay for P/P I will
send them a copy.

Has NE1 noticed that in the book, when Death goes over the cliff on the harley,
he doesn't actually say "BUGGER", but in the anmation he does,

Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry fan
friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?

CYAL8R

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Terry Pratchett

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In article <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>, STANNEY IT
<stan...@aol.com> writes

I don't think she's even cute in either the animation or Paul Kidby's
drawings!

Oh, dear...I really, really want to do the book in which she is a full-
blown schoolteacher.

You know how, to teach the kiddies good citizenship, they sometimes
invite community works -- police, firemen -- along to give a chat? Now
just imagine who *she* could invite...
--
Terry Pratchett

Owen Morgan-Jones

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STANNEY IT wrote in message <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>...

>I have the documentry and SM/WS videos, if NE1 is willing to pay for P/P I
will
>send them a copy.
<snip some buggery>

>Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry
fan
>friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?


This may be just me, but did anyone find her voice in the animation
sexy? Or is that just me?

Its the hugely expensive designer affair with gold braid on the
shoulders and a "Kick Me I'm Stupid" sign pinned to the back of it

Owen
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Martyn Clapham

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In article <6SyB7KAa...@unseen.demon.co.uk>, Terry Pratchett
<tprat...@unseen.demon.co.uk> writes

>In article <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>, STANNEY IT
><stan...@aol.com> writes

>>Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry fan


>>friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?
>

>I don't think she's even cute in either the animation or Paul Kidby's
>drawings!
>
>Oh, dear...I really, really want to do the book in which she is a full-
>blown schoolteacher.
>
>You know how, to teach the kiddies good citizenship, they sometimes
>invite community works -- police, firemen -- along to give a chat? Now
>just imagine who *she* could invite...

Looks like the plan is working folks.

Not only are we getting the rest of the world hooked on Pterrys books,
but we've now got Pterry so addicted he can't stop writing them. :-))

( See above and a previous post where he says that notes for two more DW
books have appeared on his system )

m
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Terry Pratchett wrote in message <6SyB7KAa...@unseen.demon.co.uk>...

>In article <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>, STANNEY IT
><stan...@aol.com> writes
>>I have the documentry and SM/WS videos, if NE1 is willing to pay for P/P I
will
>>send them a copy.
>>
>>Has NE1 noticed that in the book, when Death goes over the cliff on the
harley,
>>he doesn't actually say "BUGGER", but in the anmation he does,
>>
>>Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry
fan
>>friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?
>
>I don't think she's even cute in either the animation or Paul Kidby's
>drawings!
>
>Oh, dear...I really, really want to do the book in which she is a full-
>blown schoolteacher.


Give in... give in... you KNOW you want to... :)

>You know how, to teach the kiddies good citizenship, they sometimes
>invite community works -- police, firemen -- along to give a chat? Now
>just imagine who *she* could invite...


[muffled chortling]

Sorry, I know it isn't what you mean... but the idea of Nobby giving a
'community chat' just occured to me :)

"Now, kiddies, there's sometimes doors left open in warehouses, and
things..."

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Rune Moberg

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Owen Morgan-Jones wrote:
> STANNEY IT wrote in message <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>...
> >friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?
>
> This may be just me, but did anyone find her voice in the animation
> sexy? Or is that just me?

I certainly think she's dateable.

Perhaps a bit young for me though, but with her outfit and on that horse
[1], nobody would notice.


[1] Don't go there. Just don't.

--
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Owen Morgan-Jones

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Rune Moberg wrote in message <3698E1BC...@runesbike.com>...


Ah come on! How could I possibly avoid going there? You know
you want me to, don't you?


Owen
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in...@fdhoekstra.nl

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Terry Pratchett wrote:
>
> STANNEY IT <stan...@aol.com> writes

> >Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few
> >of my PTerry fan friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?

>
> I don't think she's even cute in either the animation or
> Paul Kidby's drawings!
>
> Oh, dear...I really, really want to do the book in which she
> is a full-blown schoolteacher.

Oh, please do! Please please pretty please... my sis's a
schoolteacher and I'd _love_ to give her that one for her
birthday.

Richard

Owen Morgan-Jones

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in...@fdhoekstra.nl wrote in message <3699E1...@fdhoekstra.nl>...


Are we getting the poor chap to write books to order now?

*Yes, and if you could write one that I could give to my mum
for her birthday it would come in useful, oh and one for my
brother... Oh and one for my cat as well please*

Dear oh dear oh dear oh dear...

in...@fdhoekstra.nl

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Hey, he started it! I merely wrote I'd think it a good idea.
A very good idea indeed. Since he already said _he_'d like
to write it... well, I'd like to buy it.

Richard

TOTAntti

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Richard wrote:

>Owen Morgan-Jones wrote:
>>
>> *Yes, and if you could write one that I could give to my mum
>> for her birthday it would come in useful, oh and one for my
>> brother... Oh and one for my cat as well please*
>
>Hey, he started it! I merely wrote I'd think it a good idea.
>A very good idea indeed. Since he already said _he_'d like
>to write it... well, I'd like to buy it.


And I would like to read one where the guy who writes
the *lyrics* for a Music With Rocks In band gets all the girls...

Well, I would!

I do like the free beer, though...

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Kiss...

Michael Robinson

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STANNEY IT wrote in message <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>...

<Low rumble of the CyberChainsaw!!!!!!!>


>Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry
fan
>friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?

Maybe, although there's always the possibility that she'd look a bit
different in real
life - after all animated people aren't too detailed.

>CYAL8R
>
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>

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Heather Knowles

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Michael Robinson writes

>
>STANNEY IT wrote in message <19990109200336...@ng14.aol.com>...
>
><Low rumble of the CyberChainsaw!!!!!!!>
>>Theres a conflict going on at the moment between me and a few of my PTerry
>fan
>>friends: Would Susan be cute in real life?
>
>Maybe, although there's always the possibility that she'd look a bit
>different in real
>life - after all animated people aren't too detailed.
>

The men I used to work with certainly thought Jessica Rabbit was
detailed - she almost had her own fan club in our office.

'It's just a drawing, you know' never seemed to make that much
impression on them. And they wondered why I wanted a transfer... (you're
right, it *was* because I couldn't stand the competition. Not.)
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In an article on afp Terry Pratchett wrote
[about Susan Sto Helit]

>Oh, dear...I really, really want to do the book in which she is a full-
>blown schoolteacher.

Well, if you really really want to, who are we to argue against it? :)
I'd have to ask what the poor woman would have done to deserve such a
fate, though, despite the fact she'd probably be very good at it.

>You know how, to teach the kiddies good citizenship, they sometimes
>invite community works -- police, firemen -- along to give a chat? Now
>just imagine who *she* could invite...

I'm desperately trying not to commit fanfic here, but I have a picture
developing in my head...

ROT13ed in case I'm thinking on the same lines as PTerry has[1]:
Vg'f whfg gur gubhtug bs gur qrngu bs engf gelvat gb ybbx vapbafcvphbhf
nzbatfg nyy gur bgure fxryrgbaf va gur Ovbybtl ynof... Naq gura gurer'f
gur sha Dhbgu gur Enira pbhyq unir va qvffrpgvbaf...[2]

[1] Apologies to any afpers unable to decode ROT13 - email me if you're
really that bothered
[2] Ab cevmrf sbe thrffvat bar bs gur fhowrpgf V hfrq gb grnpu!
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to be two Goths..." Terry Pratchett on Agnes Nitt (Discworld Companion)

Helen Gibbons

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Snip wossname

-|"...A small fat seventeen-year-old with a naturally rosy complexion;
-|the sort of girl who would love to be a Goth, but was cut out by
nature
-|to be two Goths..." Terry Pratchett on Agnes Nitt (Discworld
Companion)

Awww, I was just thinking of using that quote :(

Yours sadly,
Helen
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