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RE: Good Omens

Jitendar Canth (Reviewer) posted this on Tuesday, 4th June 2019, 18:49

Also, the first couple of Discworld books aren’t that hot, more genre parodies than anything else. It’s when Pratchett finds a satirical edge that things get better. If you ever feel the need to try again, one way is to choose a set of characters and stick with those novels first, The Witches, Rincewind, Moist Von Lipwig...

I’d recommend the Sam Vimes books, starting with Guards, Guards!, then Men at Arms, and then Feet of Clay and see how they go.

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RE: Good Omens

Si Wooldridge (Reviewer) posted this on Tuesday, 4th June 2019, 19:00

I'll bear that in mind.

I just wonder though if Pratchett's work translates better for me on screen than in print.

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RE: Good Omens

Rassilon (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 5th June 2019, 06:28

I found the reverse especially with David Jason as Rincewind I couldn't buy into especially as he'd already played Albert. 

The animations of Soul Music & Truckers worked much better for me.



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RE: Good Omens

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 5th June 2019, 08:40

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"I found the reverse especially with David Jason as Rincewind"

Couldn't agree more.
Although I enjoyed it David Jason, as good as he is at almost anything else, is not Rincewind.
Sky's best attempt by far was Going Postal.



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RE: Good Omens

Jitendar Canth (Reviewer) posted this on Thursday, 6th June 2019, 13:19

So a couple of days ago, found Star Trek Discovery and The Orville Seasons 1 for sale on Amazon. My iPad was playing up, and it registered 'checkout' as 'Prime Trial', I now have a month of free Prime. What else to do but to watch Good Omens. Quite enjoyed episode 1, but really only for the two leads at this point. Onwards to episode two...

EDIT: Episode 2 hooked me.
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RE: Good Omens

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Friday, 7th June 2019, 02:19

Quote:
Jitendar Canth says...
"EDIT: Episode 2 hooked me."

Already hooked but still grinning from start to finish.

Note: Whenever I watched GOT I'd skip the titles but I'm loving these.
David Arnold has nailed it with the theme and there's always something I didn't notice.


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RE: Good Omens

Jitendar Canth (Reviewer) posted this on Friday, 7th June 2019, 18:13

Ep. 3 Tennant at the Globe... Brilliant on many levels...

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RE: Good Omens

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 9th June 2019, 11:52

When will it be on BBC2 as I don't have Amazon prime?

RE: Good Omens

Gareth Williams (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 9th June 2019, 12:34

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bandicoot says...
"When will it be on BBC2 as I don't have Amazon prime?"

Probably in the Autumn. Neil Gaiman said something like 6 months after Amazon.



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RE: Good Omens

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 13th June 2019, 22:17

Could not wait for months, so saw it at a workmates house on catchup, saw the first three episodes.

Very well acted as the two main actors played off each other, and did remind me of hitchhichers guide to the galaxy a lot. Very funny in places, but thought Gods team upstairs were made to look just as fanatical as those below, to the extent of being as evil, determined for the final battle to occur.

Was it me or did David Tennant seem to impersonate Bill Nightly's style quite a lot?

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