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I've always had the impression that the Dragonflight books are a bit twee, and that has put me off reading them, is that justified?!

Fox saves Narnia franchise.

Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus - and they are on Earth, that should get them royally confused!

I can still remember the horror that was Red Dwarf VIII, I'll watch, but I'm not holding my breath!

If you watch Doctor Who Confidential, or listen to the podcasts they post on the internet (or the commentaries that are on the DVD box sets), then you will probably already have a pretty good insight into why things have been scripted as they have been in Doctor Who (at least from the "artistic" point of view!). What this book tells you is how that process happens. To add to what Michelle has said, the book doesn't just include snippets of the scripts, it contains the full first drafts of Voyage of the Damned, Partner's in Crime, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, as RTD wrote them - hot off the keyboard! I found the book to be very interesting; I'm interested in Doctor Who anyway, but I'm also interested in story development and writing generally, and this was a very good marriage of both. I would say that if you are an aspiring script writer - regardless of whether you like Doctor Who or not - this will make an interesting read. If you are interested in Doctor Who as well, this is a must-read. And, for those who don't yet have a copy but want one, check out The Book People's web site, as they were selling it for just

Will Smith and Linda Fiorentino are sparking off each other all the way through that, and leaving that to one side, TLJ gives up the job at the end of the film to go back to his wife.

I thought that, but isn't there a hint that there is something going on between Lambert and Brett? It is a very long time since I watched it, so I may well be wrong!

I've been trawling my mind for examples, thinking that science fiction films would be pretty devoid of romance, but it's actually a lot harder than it seems! Terminator 2 and Star Trek: First Contact are the only two that spring to mind immediately! I will have to give this more thought!

I bought the first series on DVD a while back, but haven't got around to watching it yet. I'll have to give it a go!

I never seem to get around to reading The Name of the Rose, there always seems to be another book in front of it in the queue.

Fixed! (I made the mistake of trying to read it after reading The Lord of the Rings - too much singing!).

It's actually just the one customer, but he is known to be a repeat buyer . . .

ICmE is a much better acronym; you could set up a company then, and sell explosives to incompetent Coyotes!

A Fellow of the ICE?! Excellent! Do you get to have parties where you throw snowballs at each other?!

BBC Two are advertising a program about Terry Pratchett living with Alzheimer's

But everytime you say that, a bridesmaid dies!

I've never been able to watch this film, because of my phobia of Samuel L. Jacksons.

That's a LOT of Pratchett! As much as I like his books, I couldn't do what you are attempting!

What genre are Wilbur Smith novels then? I'd always thought they were thrillers (and avoided them accordingly!).

It only comes but once a year, and leaves a fishy aroma wherever it stops . . .

I don't think I've heard anyone use that expression since the 80's!

Ask a group of Pratchett fans that and you'll get a different answer from each of them! Personally, I think Guards! Guards! is a good introduction, but most seem to think reading them in order is better (in which case, start with The Colour of Magic!).

I never post my books, they're my pressssious . . .

Whilst I enjoyed both The Colour of Magic and The light Fantastic as I was reading them, it was Equal Rites that really sold me on Pratchett. A lot of what comes after may well be better still, but this was the book that got me hooked on the Discworld series. k.b, you should start a Pratchett blog or something, if you start a new thread for each of his novels, the forum will need a dedicated Pratchett section! ETA: And Kylie, do read further, you won't regret it!

Thanks! I'm feeling better this morning!