h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Sam Raimi is in dicussions to direct Wee Free Men!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4590000/newsid_4598600/4598672.stm

Interesting stuff.


Geggs

I tried to read the Variety article, but apparently you have to pay. What's the world coming to?

Well it certainly not my favourite Pratchett novel, but it may open the door for further movies, I suppose.

Not sure what it would do for Discworld to be introduced through the "young adult" book-- Oh Narnia... I see...

So... did anyone see Johnny and the Bomb apart from me?

Taped it, haven't watched it yet. Any good?

It was very okay.

Wish they'd credit the main character/actor as starring in first these type of things instead of the 'names' though.

It was resonable. Though I don't like the way they rewrote it so that Johnny is the one that was never born instead of Wobbler.

Is it the first or second book? Wasn't there 'Johnny and the Dead' as well?

It's the third book, I think.

The first Johnny book was "Only you can save mankind", then "Johnny and the dead", and then "...the bomb".


Geggs

Is Kirsty that irritating in the book?

Well she was in OYCSM when she was calling herself Sigourney.

I'm going to have to read these books aren't I? Sigh. More expense.

The trilogy's on Amazon for £7.00, not exactly /expense/ expense.

And check out these other low low prices *waves hand over stock*

According to my sources (yeah, so you've all got the same sources, so what?) the next book, after Wintersmith, will be another Moist von Ligwig book, in which he gets a license to print money. Really. Sounds like it involves the introduction of paper money to Anhk-Morpork.


Geggs

Making Money, or something?

So not the Wizards' football game.

Appartently not. Not entire sure what he would do with the football team, to be honest. There would have to be other teams around for them to play, I guess. And therefore some examination of football culture. No obvious plot springs to mind, though. Apart from 'Escape to Victory', of course.


Geggs

Has Roadkill left?

Seemingly. There's something very odd about that though as the thing says that he hasn't posted since Oct 2004, which is clearly wrong, and he appears to be subscribed to messages left to his friend Terri even though they were only sent to her a few days ago.

*leaves himself a little note to finish his current book so he can read Thud! then wonders about RK*