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Mar 22, 2011 23:41


Good Omens is being made into a four-part tv movie.

By Terry Jones.

Yes, that Terry Jones. The one who was in Monty Python and is a medieval scholar and writes his own fairy tales ( Read more... )

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dreamer_easy March 23 2011, 10:54:57 UTC
I just re-read that and enjoyed it heaps. It's got a huge fandom for something which has never before been seen on screen!

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qthewetsprocket March 23 2011, 16:36:04 UTC
'deed.

Have you seen the Scifi Book Club's "50th anniversary edition"? 'Tis to LOL :)

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melodywilde March 23 2011, 15:10:55 UTC
Moffat and Who, check. Freeman and Baggins, check.

Good Omens as a TV movie? Before I get too excited, I'm going to wait to see the cast list, because I seem to recall some "Robin Williams" rumours from a while back. And I love Robin Williams, but... ::shudder::

The problem with print being turned into film, of course, is that the actors chosen often don't match the mental image one's gotten when reading. Harry Potter is the exception; they've been 95% dead ringers for what I "saw" when reading.

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qthewetsprocket March 23 2011, 16:27:09 UTC
I accepted long ago that the two men who were absolutely born to play Crowley and Aziraphale would probably never get the roles. But if you've got the right person in charge of casting, then I trust that they'll pick the folks who come the closest to being "right" that are out there ( ... )

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