Um . . .

Jun 13, 2010 15:11

I think I might be developing a bit of a crush on Lord Vetinari. Just a bit. What can I say? He's downright hot in Going Postal and Making Money.

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agilebrit June 13 2010, 16:51:41 UTC
Don't forget about "Hogfather."

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dameruth June 13 2010, 06:48:29 UTC
Hm. Not sure about crushing on Vetinari (though I haven't read those two books yet, I'm still working through the Night Watch sub-series), but I have *totally* adopted your idea of Burn Gorman voicing Gaspode. It "plays" so beautifully in the brain. :)

Also, FWIW (you may know this already), they've done live-action TV adaptations of both "Hogfather" and "Going Postal," too (I believe the latter just aired.) I saw "Hogfather" and thought they did a very good job of keeping true to the Discworld spirit, so the others should be worth seeing, too. Ian Richardson makes the perfect voice for Death, and then some. :D

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honorh June 13 2010, 12:09:18 UTC
I was like, "Hmm, lessee--a voice that's Cockney/London lower-class with sharp edges that can deliver cutting insults, sounds like he's always got a Plot brewing, more than a little sex-obsessed--of course! Owen!"

Where are you in the Watch books? Gaspode, btw, is also a big player in Moving Pictures and The Truth.

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dameruth June 13 2010, 18:39:01 UTC
I'm currently reading Night Watch, having skipped over Feet of Clay (wasn't able to find that one locally, and haven't gotten round to ordering it from somewhere).

Yeah, I got the impression Gaspode crossed over into multiple series; he showed up in Men At Arms giving off the feel of a character who'd already been introduced somewhere else.

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edenfalling June 14 2010, 05:37:55 UTC
IIRC (and it's very possible that I don't; there are just so many books!), Gaspode first appears in Moving Pictures, which is about movies coming to Discworld and going Very Wrong.

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the_arc5 June 13 2010, 07:02:49 UTC
Oh-so-very-true. Moist, bless him, is one of my very favorite characters, but Vetinari...hot damn.

Ahem. I'd hit it. That's all I'm sayin'.

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misscam June 13 2010, 11:47:18 UTC
Oh yes, Vetinari is just... Delicious.

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yamx June 13 2010, 12:12:37 UTC
You can't have him! He's mi- Err... *look around panicky* He's fictional. Yes, fictional. That's what I was going to say. *nods*

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