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I tend to imagine Vimes as Telly Savalas Kojak.
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Shoehead posted:Charles Dance as Vetinari?? poo poo I'm gonna have to track this down. It especially stands out because Freds and Nobbys were universal constants. Pratchett said that at signings, every time he met police of any kind they said that their precinct had a Fred and a Nobby. Sometimes, he heard this from people who clearly were their station's Fred or Nobby, even if they personally were unaware of the fact.
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Shoehead posted:Shite, wrong Ronnie, but yeah. There's something about his demeanour as Fletch that's very Vimes-like. I see him being like Philip Glenister. I know that's a bit typecast (Life on Mars), but it's always been that for me.
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I work in EMS, so I know all the cops who work for the county, and I definitely know a Fred and a Nobby.
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I've always pictured Vimes as looking pretty much like Paul Hollywood. It's weird, because I only learned of the existence of Paul Hollywood in the last year or so, but he's almost exactly what I've been picturing in my head for the last twenty-odd years. Maybe a little more scarring, little more grizzled, but otherwise spot-on.
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I just think of Vimes like a scragglier and thinner Clint Eastwood like the Paul Kidby art depicts him
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I finally moved all my books from my old bookshelves to my new ones, and it really struck me that the only prose fiction I have is my old Terry Pratchett Discworld books. I must have read each of those books at least three times
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Phenotype posted:I've always pictured Vimes as looking pretty much like Paul Hollywood. It's weird, because I only learned of the existence of Paul Hollywood in the last year or so, but he's almost exactly what I've been picturing in my head for the last twenty-odd years. Maybe a little more scarring, little more grizzled, but otherwise spot-on. Johnny Vegas is not Paul Hollywood ![]()
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freelop posted:It's being described as a "punk rock thriller" jesus
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Pratchett said he always pictured Vimes as Peter Postwaite.
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that's how i've always seen it.
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Phenotype posted:I've always pictured Vimes as looking pretty much like Paul Hollywood.
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Iain Glen could probably do a decent job, he can look suitably glum and has the range for some of the poo poo you'd want for a Vimes in my opinion.
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Xander77 posted:Is the guy who played Jorah in GoT seriously too busy to play Sam?
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Iain Glen is too classy looking to play Vimes, like, he looks like he'd be a nobleman in Ankh-Morpork. Vimes is described as looking like a peasant or a rough sergeant quite a few times throughout the series. Plus, he's too thin, and I can't see him brawling in the gutter like Vimes. He has to be a thicker dude to be intimidating in the character of John Peel, but not too big of a guy -- see the spot in Men at Arms where he's like "This? This is not a scary uniform," and then beckons Carrot and Detritus to block out the sun over an assassin trainee. I also pictured something like 90s-era Sean Connery too. I dunno, as far as headcanon I don't think it's a crazy choice. I'm not sure how to feel about being compared to a Bethesda NPC but I don't like it.
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Epicurius posted:Pratchett said he always pictured Vimes as Peter Postwaite. Wait, sergeant Obadiah postlethwaithe or Mr. Kobayashi postlethwaithe?
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I always pictured vimes as Sean Bean but with the permanent scowl of Eastwood
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Antifa Poltergeist posted:I always pictured vimes as Sean Bean but with the permanent scowl of Eastwood "Permanent" is not a word I usually associate with Sean Bean's characters.
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Alhazred posted:"Permanent" is not a word I usually associate with Sean Bean's characters. Now now, there are plenty of movies where his character doesn't die, such as Ronin and, uhm...
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u brexit ukip it posted:Now now, there are plenty of movies where his character doesn't die, such as Ronin and, uhm... National Treasure -- just gets arrested Troy -- he's Odysseus, surviving is kinda the point Percy Jackson -- gets his lightning back and leaves. E: last I heard he was at about a 33% death rate, up there with the great monster movie actors like Bela Lugosi, but with a smaller number of films. Bruceski fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Feb 5, 2020 |
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Alhazred posted:"Permanent" is not a word I usually associate with Sean Bean's characters. Sharpe lived.
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Sean Bean also played a minor role in the astronaut stuck on Mars movie and didn't die. Whatever the title of that was. Point is I could see him playing Vimes provided he could lean into the humor of the role.
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HIJK posted:Sean Bean also played a minor role in the astronaut stuck on Mars movie and didn't die. Whatever the title of that was. ...The Martian.
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The_Doctor posted:...The Martian. These live-action reimaginings are getting out of hand!
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thetoughestbean posted:I just think of Vimes like a scragglier and thinner Clint Eastwood like the Paul Kidby art depicts him My brain keeps trying but it's tough to square with an
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The_Doctor posted:...The Martian. Yes, that one! thank you
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My Lovely Horse posted:... hope no one's taking that personally, I'd love a proper Discworld show myself with Ankh-Morpork and dwarves and wizards and witches and all the fantasy trappings, and it's a pity they're not making one, but what they're making looks interesting, they're not going for classic fantasy or Pratchett's Discworld specifically, and social media at large is gonna treat it like they are and dismiss it. That's pretty much my take too. What they're doing looks interesting, even if it's in an 'Alternate Universe Discworld Fanfiction' sense, I'll watch it.
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Phenotype posted:I'm not sure how to feel about being compared to a Bethesda NPC but I don't like it. ... Also, Sean Bean is apparently still alive IRL, and could probably make for a perfectly fine Vimes. Forgot that. Xander77 posted:It must have been quite the thing at the very first convention where Terry described his ideal Vimes actor. "Do you know that Napoleonic wars TV series, Sharpe?" Xander77 fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Feb 8, 2020 |
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Has there been any new news on the show?
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hanales posted:Has there been any new news on the show? Production has been paused for obvious reasons.
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u brexit ukip it posted:Now now, there are plenty of movies where his character doesn't die, such as Ronin and, uhm... Stormy Monday, his first lead role. Also featuring Tommy Lee Jones and Sting. And, I'm sorry to say, Melanie Griffith.
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The_Doctor posted:Production has been paused for obvious reasons. Can you believe I momentarily forgot about corona
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The_Doctor posted:Production has been paused for obvious reasons. At least some good news.
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This is good (click to read thread): https://twitter.com/MakeYeFretPod/status/1247840167819456515?s=20
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withak posted:This is good (click to read thread): I think the luggage would be completely immune to all damage up to and including an atom bomb.
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Beachcomber posted:I think the luggage would be completely immune to all damage up to and including an atom bomb. It is, given what happens in Sourcery.
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Cardiac posted:It is, given what happens in Sourcery. As long as it's magical damage. Sapient pearwood is immune to all forms of magic, which is why the Luggage is more valuable than anything that can possibly be placed inside it. The Luggage would be hibernating during lockdown, though. It only walks around when its owner is going somewhere.
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https://twitter.com/MakeYeFretPod/status/1247846781079171072?s=20 This was the most accurate one imo
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How is the duck managing?
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Shoehead posted:How is the duck managing? What duck?
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