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Post by everso on Dec 3, 2008 0:47:13 GMT
Any set-piece infantry battles or massive naval engagements? Any acts of pure heroism, one man standing against the might of an empire, rescuing helpless princesses or the like? Any objects of immense power created by long dead races? Any evil sorcerors/demi-gods risen to bathe the land in blood? These are all important factors for me...I won't pick up a book unless it has a few of the above contents. AH No No No No Ah well. Each to his own. You miss a good book though. It always makes me feel nice and Christmassy.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Dec 3, 2008 18:30:53 GMT
Any set-piece infantry battles or massive naval engagements? Any acts of pure heroism, one man standing against the might of an empire, rescuing helpless princesses or the like? Any objects of immense power created by long dead races? Any evil sorcerors/demi-gods risen to bathe the land in blood? These are all important factors for me...I won't pick up a book unless it has a few of the above contents. AH No No No No But it does have a fat kid in it... ;D AH
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Post by everso on Dec 3, 2008 19:00:34 GMT
But it does have a fat kid in it... ;D AH Unfortunately, the book is slightly fattist. Joe, The Fat Boy (for that's what he's called) is always falling asleep. He's greedy and lazy and works for Mr. Wardle of Dingley Dell. I always wanted to celebrate Christmas at Dingley Dell...
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Dec 3, 2008 19:08:56 GMT
LOL. I might watch it if there is a tele version, I can sit through any period costume drama and blank out the story if it doesn't interest me and just absorb the scenery/sets (I recently enjoyed several episodes of "Raffles"...quite good, the original gentleman burglar). AH
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Post by everso on Dec 4, 2008 0:58:40 GMT
LOL. I might watch it if there is a tele version, I can sit through any period costume drama and blank out the story if it doesn't interest me and just absorb the scenery/sets (I recently enjoyed several episodes of "Raffles"...quite good, the original gentleman burglar). AH Funnily enough, Pickwick Papers is the one Dickens novel that I don't think translates very easily to the screen. The reason being that the book relies very much on the author's humorous descriptions of different situations which I don't think would actually come across as that funny on screen. It's completely different to other Dickens novels, probably because it was originally intended to be read in serial form and was later published as a book.
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Post by Patrick on Dec 4, 2008 11:46:44 GMT
Funnily enough, Pickwick Papers is the one Dickens novel that I don't think translates very easily to the screen. The reason being that the book relies very much on the author's humorous descriptions of different situations which I don't think would actually come across as that funny on screen. It's completely different to other Dickens novels, probably because it was originally intended to be read in serial form and was later published as a book. The same can be said for many a book. I think you have to be a real fan of an author to be able to carry off a production properly. Although saying that - and here I digress a little - the 70's production of "I Didn't Know You Cared" whilst having some excellent actors just didn't have the pace, nor the fabulous descriptive scene setting of the original books. So many TV productions now are just ratings driven. They'd probably put the Wombles in bonnets and petticoats if they thought it might sell a few DVD's. Now there's an idea!!!
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Post by everso on Dec 8, 2008 23:05:52 GMT
Funnily enough, Pickwick Papers is the one Dickens novel that I don't think translates very easily to the screen. The reason being that the book relies very much on the author's humorous descriptions of different situations which I don't think would actually come across as that funny on screen. It's completely different to other Dickens novels, probably because it was originally intended to be read in serial form and was later published as a book. The same can be said for many a book. I think you have to be a real fan of an author to be able to carry off a production properly. Although saying that - and here I digress a little - the 70's production of "I Didn't Know You Cared" whilst having some excellent actors just didn't have the pace, nor the fabulous descriptive scene setting of the original books. So many TV productions now are just ratings driven. They'd probably put the Wombles in bonnets and petticoats if they thought it might sell a few DVD's. Now there's an idea!!! It depends on how much narrative a book has. Dickens tended to go to town on it and in Pickwick Papers his narrative is so very funny at times that I can't see how it would successfully transfer to the screen without becoming just plain slap-stick.
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