From: "steve degroof" <steve.degroof@canrem.com>
Subject: the new kid
Reply-To: "steve degroof" <steve.degroof@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: alt
Date: 7 Nov 92 16:10:52 EST

Hello:

I'm new to this conference, so this, being my first message, is going to
be a long one. I've just spent about an hour reading the last seventy-
something messages posted here and now feel compelled to give my
humble and completely unwarranted opinions on a number of subjects.
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Re: Terry Pratchett
I was surprised (and not just a little impressed) to see Terry
Pratchett's name among the users of this conference.
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Re: Movie casting
Jeffrey Jones as the Patrician - Wonderful! Anyone who disagrees should
dig up a copy of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. (He played the principal)

James Earl Jones as the voice of Death - I like it!

John Candy as Twoflower - Can't see it. I was under the impression that
he was short, foreign-looking and had more than his share of eyes.
Dudley Moore would do in a pinch.

Tom Hanks as Rincewind - I always pictured Rincewind as being
considerably older.

Rowan Atkinson as Crowley - Not bad.

How about: Tony Robinson as CMOT Dibbler? Arnold Swartzenegger (or
something like that) as Detritus? Stephen Fry as Ridcully? David Bowie
as Crowley?

However...
I've always imagined a Discworld movie as a Terry Gilliam / Jim Henson's

Creature Shop collaboration, with the more unusual characters in full-
body animatronic suits.
Or...
How about an animated film? The problem with this is finding an
appropriate animation house. Disney is out; too cutesy. Spielberg might
do; maybe a bit too Hollywood. Nelvana has possibilities. Any
suggestions?
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Re: Douglas vs. Terry
As far as I'm concerned, they're both excellent authors. I buy both
authors' books as soon as they come out. Frankly, there aren't enough
decent fantasy-satire authors to keep me occupied.
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Re: Time paradox
> The time traveler is from his or her 'real' past, but
> ends up in the 'affected' future.
Exactly, you can change *a* past, but not *your* past. I thought this
was common knowledge. :)
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> 'Hey, we've been doing market research in Power Cable,
> Nebraska, and other centes of culture, and the
> Death/skeleton bit doesn't work for us, it's a bit of a
> downer, we have a prarm with it, so lose the skeleton'
Yep, that's Hollywood for ya. Better stick to Australian, European
and/or
Canadian film companies. (We really do make movies in Canada. Honest!)
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> 'Witches Abroad',
> 'Small Gods',
> 'Lords and Ladies',
Until I read this, I had no idea these books existed. I was under the
impression that I had read everything with the exception of 'Dark Side
of the Sun' which isn't available in Canada, and 'The Carpet People'
which I've just found and started reading. Anyone have any ideas as to
how I can get my claws on these books (hard cover or paperback)? I'm
willing to pay handsomely, or at least moderately good-lookingly. :)

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