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Pratchett's 'Good Omens' On The Big Screen
martial writes "The book 'Good Omens' is in the process to be adapted for the big screen. The book was reviewed on Slashdot before. The book was written by Terry Pratchett (Discworld) and Neil Gaiman and speaks about the apocalypse in a pretty funny way. For the movie version, little is known other than Terry Gilliam (Monty Python member and director of 12 Monkeys and Brazil) is going to be the director. The information about the movie is available at the Internet Movie Database." Until this goes into something other than pre-production, it is a rumor and should be treated as such.
i'll take that as a yes :)
[is it nessecary to moderate down stuff if it's in reply to something that's already at -1?]
well i don't really know much about this movie, but ANYTHING done by anybody related to monty python HAS to be good. I mean... just think about the holy grail. =)
All the movies that Terry has done so far have a very distinctive feel to them. (Even if they flopped). I remember being blown away by Brazil when I first saw it. The closer the future comes the more I think it will end up like Brazil.
Not to mention that I saw Fear and Loathing about 4 or 5 times.
As a complete movie freak I have to say that I think Gilliam is just about the only director these days who can do Pratchet correctly. He's got just the right odd view on the world that would see all the great humor that runs deep in Pratchet's work. Although I haven't read this book, I think I'll have to pick it up.
There's not one Gilliam film that I didn't like.
I can't wait for this film.
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I just got back from the great white north where you can actually find almost all of Terry's books in print (although Corgi's books covers suck compared to Harpers'). I gorged on a whole bunch of old ones and Carpe Jugulum and The Last Continent which haven't made it to paperback here in the US yet (at least the last time I checked)
Screw Star Wars:TPM. This movie I'd stand in line for! FatRatBastard
Good Omens is a just plain brilliant book. And you can't tell me that Kevin Smith didn't read a little of it when he wrote the script for his excellent Dogma (they both deal with similar 'heavy' religious subject matter, in a light-hearted manner) The book itself is nothing like Sandman, if that's what you're used to from Gaimen, it reads more like Douglas Adams, with the peculiar sort of humour that seems so silly, but so damn funny. If you haven't read it yet, you're missing out. That said, I think the director (even Terry Gilliam) has his work cut out for him.
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They're going to have to do an amazing job at it if they're going to avoid the standard criticism that the movie wasn't as good as the book.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
I just can't see where he would fit a frensel lense in this time?
I recently finished reading 'The Fifth Elephant', is there a next one comming out?
cya, Andrew...
This is my sig, exciting huh!
So what...another cool book gets mangled to fit the big screen...in other words, the author sold out (can't blame him, I'd do the same thing) and his book gets to get inaccurified by Hollywood (or a facsimilie thereof) and a horrible scarecrow-like simulcraum thereof is created. Argh.
I hope they don't Americanify it (i.e. have it take place here in the States as opposed to England) or leave out Death (I remember reading somewhere that some studio executives didn't like having the Grim Reaper in a comedy, but that could just have been idle talk).
For characters, I always thought David Jason (Del Boy from "Only Fools and Horses") would make a great Crowley, but he's probably too old now.
ANC
Maybe as the Witchfinder...
I was thinking more Ralph Fiennes (Avengers) for Crowley...
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I have to admit, I usually dislike movies based on my favorite books. And _Good Omens_ is one of my most favorite books. It is just about the funniest book I have ever read. Just ahead of The _Hitchhiker's Guide_ 'Trilogy'.
But Good Omens will be even harder to put into a movie than other favorites like _Ender's Game_. Why? Well, one of the best things about _Good Omens_ is the language. Full of nuance and wit, the narration tells more than the dialog or actions.
On the other hand, Gilliam is an excellent director and knows his way around wit. Still, I'm not sure if he is quite suited to the part. Omens is very understated in many ways (I think the best humor is understated humor), whereas Gilliam tends to go for overstatement. Certainly in his older work, and to some degree in his more modern works. (If you don't think so, watch Brazil again, talk about overstated)
Nevertheless, no matter how much of a let down the movie is or isn't it will make me remember the book, and that can't be a bad thing. I will certainly see the movie when (and if) it ever comes out.
For anyone who as not read _Good Omens_, DO IT NOW! It is easily the funniest book I have ever read, and ranks up there in the 10 best books I have read (and I have read quite a lot, never had a TV past 5th grade, so...). Do not wait for the movie, you will lose out if you see the movie first, no matter how good it is.
Damnit, I just realized I lent out my copy of Good Omens and never got it back. Now I want to read it again (for about the 5th time).
--Nick
Funny as HELL!! And Hell is quite funny in Good Omens. :-) Imagine the "tortured" characters of Gaimen along with the insane crazy antics of Pratchet, a very odd and hilarious combination. If this is true, and I hope it is, this movie will kick SO MUCH ASS. I absolutely LOVE Time Bandits and Baron Munchausen. I also love 12 Monkeys, which is a horribly sad and depressing movie, but lovingly and wonderfully beautiful. I saw it at a film house followed by Fear and Loathing which got kind of annoying after a while, but the first 30 minutes of a Jonny Depp tripped-out drug binge are an excellent chaser to 12 Monkeys.
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From what I remember of Good Omens (I have to read it again) it is (like all terryP books) full of references to some other events, like the Boston tea party for instance. The big risk here is that they will try to dumb it down to make these references less obscure.
I'll do it for cheesy poofs.
there is a big worry that this film will be americanised, and i am not sure that those stateside will understand pratchetts humour in the same way as the brits.
would americans (or merkins) understand why creating manchester and the M25 is inherently evil?
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Found this on Discworld Monthly
Neil Gaiman confirmed that Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Time Bandits) will write and direct the feature film version of Good Omens, the novel Gaiman co-authored with Terry Pratchett. Gaiman told SCI FI Wire that Gilliam will write the screenplay with Tony Grisoni, who worked with Gilliam on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Peter Samuelson, Marc Samuelson (Arlington Road) and Chuck Roven will produce the film, and talks are ongoing with several studios to develop the project.
Gaiman said he plans to keep his distance from the film. "Terry Pratchett and I have elected not to get involved--we both got our fingers burned some years ago trying to write a Good Omens movie for Sovereign Pictures, for producers who bought Good Omens and then immediately began trying to turn it into something else. We decided that this time around we would give the book to people who seemed to understand it and let them make the film."
Gaiman also had high praise for Gilliam and the Samuelsons. "We turned down a lot of producers before the Samuelsons came along, and they impressed us by understanding what the book was about (and not just understanding what happened in it and the meaning of several of the longer words)," Gaiman said. "I think Terry Gilliam is the perfect director for Good Omens in every way, and I've been an enormous fan of his since Jabberwocky."
Gaiman added that he is "really looking forward to going and eating popcorn at the premiere. Or those little raisin things with chocolatey stuff on them."
Good Omens: or, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, is a tongue-in-cheek telling of the Apocalypse from the viewpoint of an angel and a devil who realize their best interests lie in working together to postpone the Day of Reckoning.
I guess that makes the whole thing a bit less of a rumour :)
Neil Gaiman confirmed that Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Time Bandits) will write and direct the feature film version of Good Omens, the novel Gaiman co-authored with Terry Pratchett. Gaiman told SCI FI Wire that Gilliam will write the screenplay with Tony Grisoni, who worked with Gilliam on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Peter Samuelson, Marc Samuelson (Arlington Road) and Chuck Roven will produce the film, and talks are ongoing with several studios to develop the project.
Gaiman said he plans to keep his distance from the film. "Terry Pratchett and I have elected not to get involved--we both got our fingers burned some years ago trying to write a Good Omens movie for Sovereign Pictures, for producers who bought Good Omens and then immediately began trying to turn it into something else. We decided that this time around we would give the book to people who seemed to understand it and let them make the film."
Gaiman also had high praise for Gilliam and the Samuelsons. "We turned down a lot of producers before the Samuelsons came along, and they impressed us by understanding what the book was about (and not just understanding what happened in it and the meaning of several of the longer words)," Gaiman said. "I think Terry Gilliam is the perfect director for Good Omens in every way, and I've been an enormous fan of his since Jabberwocky."
Gaiman added that he is "really looking forward to going and eating popcorn at the premiere. Or those little raisin things with chocolatey stuff on them."
Good Omens: or, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, is a tongue-in-cheek telling of the Apocalypse from the viewpoint of an angel and a devil who realize their best interests lie in working together to postpone the Day of Reckoning.
The incident mentioned was early on in Pratchetts career, i.e. before Bill and Ted Bogus Journey. They were writting MORT for the big screen, they sent the script off. The producer/director then wrote back with the comment
'Great movie, can you just get rid of the Death angle'
If you ever read the book you would understand. For this reason Pratchett has promised never to let any hollywood director screw up his work so if the movie does go ahead it should be very good.
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this is one of the few prathett books i havent ... Must Read before movie ... i cant belief i am saying this.
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If the movie is going to be half as good as the diskworld cartoons (they are great)i am going to love it.
And when is the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Motion picture comming. And where can i get a "42 Towel"
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is based on the (autobiographical) book by gonzo journalist Hunter S Tompson. It tells the story of "Dr Duke" and his attorny who go to Vegas to cover a desert race, and then a police convention, with tonnes of drugs. The film a very good, my only critisism is off the portral of the traffic cop who stops Duke.
Incedentally, in the book (and the film) one of the drugs that they take is "adrenochrome", which is supposedly extracted from the addrenalin gland of a live human patent. Does any one know if such a drug, or anything like it, exists?
ThadThad
The book ... speaks about the apocalypse in a pretty funny way.
So just before the year 2000 we get portentious movies about the end of the world like "Deep Impact", "Armageddon" and "End of Days". After year 2000 we get funny movies about the apocalypse. Strange.
This is my favourite work of anything I've read from the pens of either Pratchett or Gaiman (though perhaps 5 years on I might think differently if I were to dip into it again). The film would also have much more potential than Dogma, which was a bit of a disappointment.
Still, I find it hard to see how the film could match the gloriously irreverant 'Life of Brian' which I predict will rule the roost in comedies on religion for decades to come.
"What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist." Salman Rushdie
Terry Pratchett is a perennial best-seller in the United Kingdom and spends much of his time travelling the world doing book signings and other engagements. He has had at least two of his books adapted for the small screen (in animated form), and several of his books adapted for the stage. He has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) because of his writing. He already is a success.
Neil Gaiman isn't as successful as Pratchett, but he is well-known and well-regarded in his field. He is best known for the graphic literature he has written (Sandman, etc), but has also written many novels and shortstories which have met with critical acclaim. Unlike Pratchett, Neil has had experience with Hollywood, having been involved with 4 movies or TV series since 1996, including an adaptation of his novel NeverWhere to the small screen. Most recently, he wrote the English screenplay for the Japanese animated film Princess Mononoke. I would also say he is a success.
Both Gaiman and Pratchett have refused to bring their work to the big screen in the past when they thought that it wasn't going to be done right (and they have been asked) -- including a previous attempt to do Good Omens.
Terry Gilliam is probably one of the few directors around these days that has as keen a grasp on both British and American humor. As the only American member of Monty Python, he immersed himself in British comedy and comedic writing for several years. His movie "The Fisher King" was nominated for 5 academy awards (winning Best Supporting Actress) and 5 golden globes (winning two). He is a perfectionist, well-known for fighting with the studios to maintain artistic control over his work.
I think Gilliam was one of the better choises for "Good Omens". He can understand the book, and he can get what he wants onto film. His vision seems to me to more closely match that of Gaiman and Pratchett than most other directors. I think it will work.
As far as trying to cram Good Omens onto the big screen -- remember that it is (loosely) based on a movie already (The Omen).
I gotta say I read Good Omens awhile ago and loved it. Great book. The book by Neil Gaimen that I would truly enjoy seeing a movie of though (Good Omens would be a good one though) is his book Neverwhere
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If you think you know what the hell is going on you're probably full of shit. -- Robert Anton Wilson
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No doubt it is available on BBC Video (If it was the BBC that did the adaption, it may have been Channel 4, but its definately been on TV in the UK)
This is slightly off topic, but I've been meaning to try one of Pratchett's Discworld books (I haven't actually read anything by Pratchet yet), but i've been put off 'till now because I wasn't sure which one to buy, since as I understand it a lot of characters come back in several books. What would be the best first Discworld book to read so that I can get acquainted with the series?
Geert-Jan
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Manchester's where Morrissey came from, right? So yeah--I think most of us dim, ungrammatical, spellin'-everything-wrong aMerkins can understand the vileness spouting from that 'burb. Even though almost none of us know the right English word for "'burb."
Disclaimer: I own a pile of Morrissey/Smiths albums, of which I like about five, and I apologize. And apologise.
Your mouth is like Columbus Day.
Even if they have agreed to do the project, come up with funding, etc it still takes a year or more to come out.
:-)
Even after they have done the filming, it still takes many months before it comes out.
In short, don't expect to see it this millennium.
Cheers,
Ben
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Well, my point is that Pratchet *isnt* at all funny! And since when have sales meant anything? Its always appeared to me that Pratchet is read by people who have silly little beards, smoke roll-ups,read far too much science fiction/fantasy and generally should get out more, whereas Hitchhikers seems to have touched everyone. The radio series of Hitchikers is awesome - certainly a million miles from Dr-bloody-Who. Dirk gently is crap, i`ll give you that, and i`ll stand silently by as you insult his post-hitchhikers books. `Cos i like your face i`ll even throw in the last book or 2 in the decreasingly amusing `trilogy` of 5 or whatever. But insult the radio series and DIE!! :)
After some nervous laughter from the host, she then explained how the book MIGHT be considered blasphemous and how some people might get upset.
Now, with a movie being proposed, I ll wait to see the Jerry Farwell etc la of the world pick on this movie as evidence of global disaster. (Given Y2K fizzled on them )
If it was said on slashdot, it MUST be true!
.....I've always felt that GO has a lot of internationally recognisable humour (without going into too much detail, i'm pretty sure we'd all laugh at the smiting of the telesales reps, the sigil shaped ring road, the company paintball trip with REAL GUNS.... I could go on forever.)
..this is a hard one... any suggestions?
It will probably lose something in the translation, because it is a densely written book (for densely written, file under: a hidden joke on pretty much every other paragraph), however the trick, surely, will be to lose as little as possible, while getting it to clock in at around 2 hrs
It CAN'T be transplanted to the US for the simple reason that the location is central to the plot of the book (The Antichrist is supposed to be supplanted for the son of the US Ambassador to the UK, IIRC, but it goes pear-shaped).
The one thing that terrifies me is the thought that they'll go overboard on the CGI (necessary in Fear & Loathing, not so with GO). If they do a "Mummy" with Death and CG him, then I will be really pissed off, as a good actor could bring so much to that part.
Anyway, I'm going to bore you to tears and list my ideal cast now (or at least some, I cant think of all just yet):
Aziraphale/Crowley - Rupert Everett, Gary Oldman (as both are fine character actors, they could play either)
Aziraphale - Alan Cumming
Anathema - Kate Beckinsale... maybe Julia Sawalha... Honeysuckle Weeks?
Newt Pulsifier -
The Metatron - Alan Rickman (well, you gotta have consistency)
That's a few ideas. It's be cool to hear more.....
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Since this is /. and we're all supposed to be concerned about software licenses, UCITA, and all of that, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned what Good Omens had to say about them:
In essence... (this is from years-old memory)
took the software license, and sent it down to the demons in Hell who were responsible for writing the contracts on lost souls. He scrawled one word across it, "LEARN!"
Great book, I hope it can make it onto the screen even half as good, and with the wit intact.
The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
Several months ago, I found a URL for a page that had a sort of map of the Discworld novels. The relationship between the various novels is complex, because there are several different "threads" dealing with different groups of characters, with crossovers between groups to make things really confusing. It showed which books happened before others, which ones stood alone, which ones followed different characters. Unfortunately, I didn't bookmark the page, and con't for the life of me find it using search engines. Can anyone give me the URL?
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Here's their page on Good Omens.
TG *does* rule. Gotta check that book out.
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Ain't life sweet...
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Pratchett is one of the funniest authors alive and "Good Omens" is one of my favorites. The only problem is that hes so freaked out that I believe its hard to bring it on the screen! But Terry Gilliam is a brilliant director, and in "Brasil" he showed was he can do, so he might get it right! Good news...this century seems to get exciting, finally!
The biggest problem will be that none of us North Americans will understand any of the Milton Keynes jokes. And that's just a shame.
Since your UID is smaller than mine, I can only conclude that you're trolling. -s20451 (410424)
What is the MATTER with people around here? Pratchett not funny? User Friendly not funny? Who's next on the "not funny" parade? Don't answer. I don't want to know. In fact, I don't find anyone who doesn't find Terry Pratchett and User Friendly funny. In POINT of fact, I don't find this entire THREAD funny! NOT AT ALL! So I don't konw why I even posted this. Sorry. Let's all go back to reading Kierkegaard now.
This is sort of related but for Pratchett fans like myself, who don't already know Terry Pratchett will be at The Gateway SciFi Con July 14-16
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Brazil's a tough one to explain in a short space. At the core, it reminded me of 1984 (you might have heard of it before on Slashdot) -- but it's more about modern life and trying to be an individual in an increasingly bureaucratic, cold, and cruel world. It has lots of pipes and explosions and a flying woman and the standard cool Gilliam visual effects.
Hmm, maybe you should start with Time Bandits. As I recall, the Terry Gilliam Symposium last summer had a hard time agreeing on a synopsis of Brazil.
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Good summary, but one correction:
Neverwhere was adapted from the small screen to the novel. When it came out in hardcover, a local bookstore had an "authorless book signing" and showed the three-hour miniseries before giving away bookplates with Gaiman's autograph.
Just one more added to my collection. (Now to get "the Dream Hunters" from CowboyNeal).
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Sadly, Pratchett isn't that well known in the US, and his Discworld series doesn't receive half the acclaim it deserves. With any luck, 'Good Omens' will be a success and prompt other Pratchett novels to be put onto the bigscreen.
There has been a LONG-running debate on alt.fan.pratchett about who would play what roles in his books, so it'll be interesting to see what the producers can come up with for a cast...
Any? I thought there was only one, with associated footnote. I'll admit I didn't really get that one. Still, this points out why I like Pratchett's style of humor so much better than American comic-fantasy authors like Anthony or Asprin. Pratchett seems to be satisfied with throw-away jokes: If you get it, good; if not, maybe you'll get the next one. Sometimes I won't even notice some particularly British reference; sometimes I'll notice that there's something going on that I just don't get, but move on. Pratchett doesn't rub my nose in the jokes I don't get, and provides more than enough jokes than I do. Too many other authors (Piers Anthony is the worst) seem to feel a need to make sure you know exactly how clever they are. The last time (years ago) I read Piers, I wanted to sit him down and explain to him (possibly using a LART) that, "If you need to explain the joke, it wasn't funny." In the immortal words of Foghorn Leghorn, "The boy's about as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oatmeal."
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Personally, I'm not a big fan of Terry Pratchett either - I think his stuff is funny, but doesn't hang together to make a very good novel. It always ends up sounding a bit more like stand up comedy...
However, in Good Omens, the combination of Pratchett's wanton silliness, and Gaiman's unbelievable style and storytelling combine to create an incredible book. Even if you don't much like Pratchett, I recommend you read this - I personally found it had more in common stylistically with Sandman than Discworld.
It's what George Orwell would have written if he'd been smoking dope at the time he wrote 1984.
Even better yet...
It's about oppressive totalian governments, chasing one's dreams, getting lost in the paperwork, and tubing. Lots and lots of tubing.
InThane
Naked and Petrified guy is here.
When do you want to do this?
Several years ago I went to see Neil speak at a comic convention in Chicago. Someone asked if/when Sandman was going to be filmed.
Neil then gave a really entertaining discussion of exactly why everyone in Hollywood was a "madman". He and Terry spent a long time working on a script for Good Omens, condensing it to movie length, and sent it to them. After a few weeks with no response, he called up and asked what was going on. They said "Well, it's a lot like the book."
Of course it was, Neil didn't understand how that could be a problem. The authors then thought of other variations on the basic theme and came up with a derivative work, built around the same characters and situations, but giving a new slant on things. They were quite proud of the second script and sent it in. After another quiet period, they pushed for a response. And it was:
"Well, it doesn't have much to do with the book."
At this point, Neil gave up on Hollywood.
Of course, he also said the next Miracleman was going to be soon as well...
If Terry Gilliam wanted the movie made, then so shall it be. He's no Spielberg in terms of clout, but he is absolutely one of the most vital directors working today (yes, I am a huge fan). Think of the big names that have starred in his last few films. Any artist is inspired by others work, but Gilliam is *hardly* a follower. His work is readily identifiable as his own. In addition to Time Bandits, Brazil, and 12 Monkeys - all of which are superb films - he directed The Fisher King. I know this isn't sci-fi, or typical geek fare, but it is one of my favorites. Also, the comparison to work by other members of Monty Python are hardly fair - Gilliam's work has always been distinct - even when he was working with them. (for those who don't know, he was responsible for the (very distinct) animations between live action segments, and typically worked alone). As a side note, you can see the influence of his animated work on his later films if you pay attention. Just my opinion, but if Gilliam makes a film, I want to see it - regardless of the inspiration or basis for it.
Terry Gilliam and Neil Gaiman are undoubtedly two of the most talented creative forces in the world today. Both have come through with works that beg the viewer/reader to probe deeper, and ask questions beyond the immediate material presented. What scares the crap out of me is that by adapting a phenomenal book like "Good Omens" to the big screen, Hollywood is not pandering to the lowest common denomenator. Now that is unique! Even if the movie retains only a small fraction of the book's subtle wit, it will tower over most other movies in terms of its appeal to geeks everywhere.
--frood
But the footnotes man, the footnotes!
Did anyone notice that Terry Pratchett's name is not listed on us.imdb.com under writing credits?
I read this book about a week before I saw End of Days.. while watching the movie I was waiting for two angels to appear. =)
If anybody is looking for it, a very informative site about Terry Pratchett's work is:
http://www.us.lspace.org
I like Pratchett and my beard isn't small or silly. Furthermore, I have never smoked a fruit roll up and I resent the implication that I have. They are far too difficult to ignite.
Seriously though, opinions vary. I liked the Hitchhikers books. I thought the Dirk Gently books were fantastic, and I thought the radio series was ok.
pornking
Not sure where I read this, but PTerry did an interview in which he said he'd never, Never, NEVER again work with Neil Gaiman.
Not that he dislikes Neil, or disrespects him - just that their working styles and personalities were so utterly irreconsilable.
No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.
Check out http://www.mindspring.com/~ widgett/html/good_omens.html. It's got a list of the cast as well as an interview, apparently with Pratchett or Gaiman, about the casting..
Have you forgot about the most amazing movie about time travels?????? Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys!!! It is just amazing, 10 times more complex than back to the future!!! I watched it 5 times and I am still perplexed!!!
The writer I most like:
* Douglas Adams
* Arthur C Clarke
* Terry Pratchet
* Isaac Asimov
* Neal Stephenson
* Winston Groom
* God
* Gargamel
almost everything starts as a rumor !??!?
Actually, Pratchett wrote the vast majority of the book. Even Gaiman admits it - he was contracted to write more Sandman and couldn't spare the time to write. It's a good book, but IMHO, I don't think it's as funny as most of Pratchett's stuff or as interesting as most of Gaiman's.
Yes, but aren't most of us boycotting Amazon?
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