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Don’t you think Bush/Blair looks tired?
(If you get this, pass it on)
*hops off bandwagon*
Anyway. The actual post-
Some of you may not know of my utter adoration for Terry Pratchett’s Johnny series, but…I utterly adore Terry Pratchett’s Johnny series. (See icon- that’s a quote from Johnny and the Dead.) And this Christmas I learned they’re making a miniseries of Johnny and the Bomb-it was just on Blue Peter half an hour or so ago. I’m completely torn. On the one hand, all the clips I’ve seen of it look excellent and pretty close to the version in my head, but on the other hand…it’s one of my books, even more so than Harry Potter. And although I’m always saying I want a fandom for it…in a way, I also don’t, because that means I have to share those books with other people.
And, of course, I might run across people talking about it later: “Shit plot, shit characters, book’s probably a load of crap too.” It isn’t, but that’s the sort of thing people say so often, and you can’t stop them but that sort of thing is a lot more frustrating than you might think. Even though it shouldn’t be.
And this entire post is pretty hypocritical of me, seeing as I plan to somehow make a film version of Only You Can Save Mankind. ;)
So…yeah. I’m going to watch it and tape it, of course, but…I’m kinda half excited and sort of wishing they weren’t doing it. I suppose I’m glad they’re doing JATB, which although I love it is my least favourite of the three- at least they’re not doing Only You Can Save Mankind.*
*this is because they’ve blown their aliens-and-spaceships budget on Doctor Who. ;)
January 6, 2006 @ 8:47 am
Did you offer yourself as part of the friending frenzy? Between that idea and Johnny Maxwell love, I rather like this journal. Am a bit concerned at the thought of a miniseries. Better than a movie, though, I suppose. (But… it’d be rather difficult to muck up Pratchett, surely?) A film of Only You Can Save Mankind would be great, but would have to be done by a fan, just to avoid becoming a shell of what the book was. *grin* (I think we must be a fandom… three people counts as a fandom, right?)
January 6, 2006 @ 7:30 pm
*friends you* They actually had Terry Pratchett on Blue Peter…he seemed alright with the idea, but…well, he’s probably seen the whole thing already. ;) Yep, three people makes a fandom. But we also need fic. ;)
January 6, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
He never seems terribly optimistic about movies, but give him a cartoon series or a screenplay and he’s happy to let them try. There is fic, you know. :) http://www.yuletidetreasure.org/archive/10/anythingbut.html http://thewritegirls.populli.net/afrai/john.html http://thewritegirls.populli.net/afrai/31.html The latter two are crossovers, but the author makes them work rather well. One for Good Omens, the other for Smallville.
January 6, 2006 @ 11:20 pm
Fic! Squee! And at the Yuletide website too- I should have thought of looking there. *beams*
January 7, 2006 @ 1:49 am
*grin* I love Yuletide.