Karsa Orlong
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I don't know if anyone else does this - maybe it just shows how bad my attention span is or how impatient I am but I find when I'm reading the last page of a book, or even a chapter sometimes, I have to cover the page with a bit of paper to stop my eyes flicking ahead and reading the last line.
I have no willpower. I can't help it. My eyes just do it. Yep. It's my eyes' fault. Not mine.
So am I the only one? Tell me it isn't so!
Yeah, it happens to me too. It's just too tempting - my eyes are just naturally drawn towards the last line. I usually cover the final paragraph with my thumb to make sure it doesn't happen
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Thanks!
How about this one:
Gosh! You have my last name tattooed right there under the j's! First I get my name in the phone book and now I'm on your ass! You know, I bet more people see that than the phone book.
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The Pacific Part 4 and Spartacus: Blood & Sand 1x07.
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Finished George RR Martin's A Storm of Swords 2: Blood & Gold. Thought it was absolutely brilliant and the ending was magnificent - talk about leaving you wanting more! Makes me want to start the next one straight away but I've read two of his books on the trot so am going to read something different for a while, just haven't decided what as yet
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Ah well, in that case, value for money says you could get the first three Black Company books in one volume (Chronicles of The Black Company) from Amazon for a tenner. Or you could get the first Coldfire book for about
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Best In Show
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Casablanca
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I was going to get Glen Cook's Black Company series, but now I'm torn!
Get 'em both
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Paramount have supposedly been developing one of the Jack Reacher novels, One Shot, to be made into a movie.
From Lee Child's website:
September 25. 2008: The latest news is Paramount Pictures has tapped "A History of Violence" scribe Josh Olson to adapt "One Shot." Story centers on a Dirty Harry-like homicide investigator who seeks the truth behind what seems an open-and-shut murder case after a trained military sniper is arrested for shooting five random victims. Olson's credits include "Oz," which is in active development at Warner Bros. He also penned an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's short story "Until Gwen," which he will direct. Olson will next pen the Korean remake "Soo" for producer Barry Josephson.At present, they haven't chosen a director, nor any of the actors. When they do, we'll be the first to let you know, right here. Whatever you read elsewhere, you can ignore. If anyone has the scoop, it's Lee!
FYI, Lee figures that as long as Hollywood leaves the novel-writing to him, he'll leave the movie-making to them so he won't be working on the screenplay with Olson, nor involved in choosing the cast, not even who plays Reacher. If you're an actor hoping to score the lead role, please have your agent contact Paramount Studios and, fingers crossed, we'll see you on the big screen soon!
I'd love to see this happen
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Spot on Weave, over to you
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I don't know if I'm having the same discussion about the incidental music, but I don't care whether it's loud or quiet, the score itself is too obvious and manipulative in my opinion. I've watched it in HD with surround sound as well, and I still feel the music is intrusive. A score should enhance the atmosphere, emotions and actions, but in my opinion, Murray Gold simply overpowers everything.
Yep, same discussion and, in general, I totally agree with you. When I watched it on my tv I found the music ridiculously loud and intrusive (as I did with all the specials last year). My mate's obviously got his system set-up in some peculiar way, cos I definitely didn't find it anywhere near as bad when we watched it again. I actually thought some (only some!) of the music was quite good - which can't be right, surely!
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Yay, thanks
"Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that's what life is, a series of down endings. All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets."
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The Bourne Identity?
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I'm really puzzled by the music sound levels issue.
I've seen this reported on several site since Saturday, and it is an issue that has come up in the past, but it's not one I've ever encountered.
I'm beginning to wonder if I get better sound on my old SONY Trinitron CRT TV than people are getting get on their sfiddley new flat screen jobs! (assuming that is what people are using!).
I got to re-watch the episode in HD with 5.1 surround sound and the issues with the overpowering incidental music did not apply. Even the new theme sounded good. I was wondering if it's a case of the BBC not getting the stereo mix right but obviously your tv disproves that theory!
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The 4400
That reminds me - I still haven't watched season 4, despite buying it ages ago.
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The Assassination of Jesses James. Too slow.
You're not wrong there
I made myself stick with it to the end. I ended up quite liking it but it did take an eternity to get where it was going.
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Has anyone read this series by any chance? If so, what's your thoughts on the series? What do you think of Martin's writing style?
I'm currently halfway through George RR Martin's A Storm of Swords 2: Blood & Gold and, yes, you really have been spoiled - it is one of the best fantasy series I've read. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that it feels more like a historical novel: there are fantasy elements in there, but they take a back seat to the characters, the politics, the relationships and betrayals etc. His writing style has a wonderful flow to it, and I like that each chapter is told from the point of view of a different character. He gets you inside their heads and manages to leave each one on a mini-cliffhanger so that you can't wait to get back to them and find out what happened. If I have one complaint it's that he sometimes throws so many names at you it can be a bit bewildering. I just wish he'd hurry up and write the remaining books, as it's going to be a long wait for the last one.
Some others you might like, with excerpts so you can try before you buy:
The Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb, starting with Assassin's Apprentice. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Robin/dp/0006480098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270474599&sr=1-1#reader_0006480098
The Riftwar trilogy by Raymond E Feist, starting with Magician. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/Magician-Apprentice-Riftwar-Raymond-Feist/dp/0553564943/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270474641&sr=1-1#reader_0553564943
The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, starting with The Blade Itself. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/0575079797/ref=sib_rdr_ex?ie=UTF8&p=S00F&j=0#reader-page
The Black Company by Glen Cook, the first three of which are available in one volume called Chronicles of The Black Company. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Company-Chronicles/dp/0812521390/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270474718&sr=1-1#reader_0812521390
Legend by David Gemmell. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Drenai-Tales-Book-1/dp/0345379063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270474765&sr=8-1#reader_0345379063
The Malazan Book of The Fallen by Steven Erikson, starting with Gardens of The Moon. Excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Moon-Malazan-Book-Fallen/dp/0765322889/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270464761&sr=8-1#reader_0765322889
I'd heartily recommend all of those but especially the last one. Steven Erikson's not for everyone - he's like Marmite - but if you do get into it there's no looking back. And he's the only one I'd currently rate above Martin
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Personally, I thought both Smith and Gillan were excellent. Matt Smith is the Doctor, he got it spot on. Odd, manic and eccentric, whilst at the same time being knowledgeable and commanding - I can honestly say I didn't think about his age once during the entire program.
Agreed!
I thought it was great - I really don't think I've enjoyed an episode that much since Blink. This was high energy (but without all the annoying, nonsensical running around that seemed to take over RTD's latter efforts), a little bit scary, and there's already a good chemistry between the new leads. I prefer Matt Smith to Tennant already - it looks like he'll bring a lot of fun to the role - and I thought Karen Gillan was great, too. The Doctor's relationship with Amy looks like it'll be sparky!
I agree with the comments about the incidental music, though - it's still overpowering. And the new version of the theme is dreadful.
Hasn't Doctor Who always been creepy? I remember watching most of it from behind the couch when I was a kid
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Episode 10 of Merlin
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Last night I finished George RR Martin's A Storm of Swords 1: Steel And Snow and moved straight on to A Storm of Swords 2: Blood And Gold.
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Yeah, I was expecting at least 4 weeks. My history with ordering stuff from the US usually involves the parcel getting stuck in Customs for ages. The box had been opened but I guess they didn't find anything untoward. Maybe the Customs official is a fan
One of the covers got a bit knackered in transit, which is annoying, but hey ho.
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Mine have arrived. Only took eight days. I'm quite surprised as I went for the cheapest delivery option from Amazon US and wasn't expecting them to come for a couple more weeks at least
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Funnily enough, one of the series I'd like to see filmed has recently begun production. HBO have been filming George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice And Fire in Ireland. They've commissioned a ten episode season to be based around the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones. If it's anywhere near as good as the book it'll be fantastic. It is HBO after all!
I'd love to see someone have a crack at Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, and Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of The Fallen, but I reckon they're both pretty much unfilmable. Mind you, Alan Moore said the same about Watchmen
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Similarly, Steven Erikson's Toll The Hounds caught my eye because of the title, and the doom-laden quality of both it and the cover. I went away and looked him up and became an addict as a result
And Iain M Banks' Feersum Endjinn always makes me smile - it reminds me just how funny that book is.
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