I've just been pointed to this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7115300.stm

How lovely that it says it contains spoilers, too. Some of the
comments are priceless.


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On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:25:54 +0000, Halla
 wrote:

>I've just been pointed to this:
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7115300.stm
>
>How lovely that it says it contains spoilers, too. Some of the
>comments are priceless.

Including one who seems to be talking about a different set of books
entirely. 

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On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:34:23 +0000, Wood Avens
 blethered:

>On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:25:54 +0000, Halla
> wrote:
>
>>I've just been pointed to this:
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7115300.stm
>>
>>How lovely that it says it contains spoilers, too. Some of the
>>comments are priceless.
>
>Including one who seems to be talking about a different set of books
>entirely. 

Well yes. There's also at least one from someone who appears not to
have read the books concerned at all. There always is though, isn't
there? <g> What better place to criticise bitterly than from almost
complete ignorance?


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When will I be most myself?
I thought I'd always be their child.
In my sleep it's never winter."

On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:02:29 GMT, Halla wrote:

> Well yes. There's also at least one from someone who appears not
> to have read the books concerned at all. There always is though,
> isn't there? <g> What better place to criticise bitterly than from
> almost complete ignorance?

I haven't read any of them, but spotted them in the local co-op
store the other day. Having £14 in dividend vouchers, I decided to
waste them in one go and put some money towards it, buying the whole
trilogy. I'm now going to try to plough through the first book over
the weekend whist waiting for planes and on buses, on my trip to
Iceland. Just in time to go and see it at the local cinema next week
when I get back. :) 

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On 6 Dec 2007 18:06:59 GMT, Rexx Magnus  blethered:

>On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:02:29 GMT, Halla wrote:
>
>> Well yes. There's also at least one from someone who appears not
>> to have read the books concerned at all. There always is though,
>> isn't there? <g> What better place to criticise bitterly than from
>> almost complete ignorance?
>
>I haven't read any of them, but spotted them in the local co-op
>store the other day. Having £14 in dividend vouchers, I decided to
>waste them in one go and put some money towards it, buying the whole
>trilogy. 

Good call. ;-)

>I'm now going to try to plough through the first book over
>the weekend whist waiting for planes and on buses, on my trip to
>Iceland. 

Ooh, Iceland. Enjoy. :-) </envious>

>Just in time to go and see it at the local cinema next week
>when I get back. :) 

Good timing. <:-)


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"I can still see her face at thirty.
When will I be most myself?
I thought I'd always be their child.
In my sleep it's never winter."

In urp, Rexx Magnus  wrote in response to Halla:
>> Well yes. There's also at least one from someone who appears
>> not to have read the books concerned at all. There always is
>> though, isn't there? <g> What better place to criticise
>> bitterly than from almost complete ignorance?
>
> I haven't read any of them, but spotted them in the local
> co-op store the other day. Having £14 in dividend vouchers, I
> decided to waste them in one go and put some money towards
> it, buying the whole trilogy. I'm now going to try to plough
> through the first book over the weekend whist waiting for
> planes and on buses, on my trip to Iceland. Just in time to
> go and see it at the local cinema next week when I get back.
> :)

Sounds like you've a very enjoyable week ahead,
<fx checks dates>
Hope you're enjoying it.
(and we get a highlights report - vague plans on heading that direction at 
some pont)

Jymn

On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:31:34 GMT, Jymn wrote:

> 
> Sounds like you've a very enjoyable week ahead,
><fx checks dates>
> Hope you're enjoying it.
> (and we get a highlights report - vague plans on heading that
> direction at some pont)
> 
> Jymn 
> 

It was pretty good trip, though flying is starting to get boring 
now. It wasn't as fun as last year though (when I first went) as I'd 
seen pretty much most of what I'd gone there to see before. Didn't 
get much of a show from the aurora though, and I don't expect I'd 
have been able to top last year's display as that was during a solar 
flare.

Visiting the blue lagoon for the day is a must though!


I finished reading the golden compass just before I got on the plane 
to come back, and went to see the film on thursday evening. It's a 
shame they had to chop it up so much to fit it into a film - and 
rearrange some of the scenes. Makes it quite confusing if you've 
read the book already.

I'm now half way through the subtle knife, and it's getting 
difficult to see how they'll stitch the remaining two episodes 
together in a sensible manner after missing so much of the vital 
detail out of the first film.
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On 17 Dec 2007 09:32:35 GMT, Rexx Magnus  blethered:

>On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:31:34 GMT, Jymn wrote:
>
>> 
>> Sounds like you've a very enjoyable week ahead,
>><fx checks dates>
>> Hope you're enjoying it.
>> (and we get a highlights report - vague plans on heading that
>> direction at some pont)
>> 
>> Jymn 
>> 
>
>It was pretty good trip, though flying is starting to get boring 
>now. It wasn't as fun as last year though (when I first went) as I'd 
>seen pretty much most of what I'd gone there to see before. Didn't 
>get much of a show from the aurora though, and I don't expect I'd 
>have been able to top last year's display as that was during a solar 
>flare.
>
>Visiting the blue lagoon for the day is a must though!
>

<envious>

>
>I finished reading the golden compass just before I got on the plane 
>to come back, and went to see the film on thursday evening. It's a 
>shame they had to chop it up so much to fit it into a film - and 
>rearrange some of the scenes. Makes it quite confusing if you've 
>read the book already.

That's pretty much what I thought. I suppose I shouldn't have reread
so close to seeing the film. It did feel like it was put together from
someone's faulty memory of the book. <g>

>
>I'm now half way through the subtle knife, and it's getting 
>difficult to see how they'll stitch the remaining two episodes 
>together in a sensible manner after missing so much of the vital 
>detail out of the first film.

I mentioned a dreadful possibility about Will to the husband bloke,
but we'll see what happens. <eg>

Knowing Hollywood though they could condense the other two into one
film, but they won't if they think it's a money spinner. 


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"I can still see her face at thirty.
When will I be most myself?
I thought I'd always be their child.
In my sleep it's never winter."

In urp, Rexx Magnus  wrote in response to Jymn:

>> Sounds like you've a very enjoyable week ahead,
>> <fx checks dates>
>> Hope you're enjoying it.
>> (and we get a highlights report - vague plans on heading that
>> direction at some pont)

> It was pretty good trip, though flying is starting to get
> boring now. It wasn't as fun as last year though (when I
> first went) as I'd seen pretty much most of what I'd gone
> there to see before.

What do you regard as the must sees?

> Didn't get much of a show from the
> aurora though, and I don't expect I'd have been able to top
> last year's display as that was during a solar flare.

Colour me green, never seen the Aurora at all.

> Visiting the blue lagoon for the day is a must though!

Noted, will do when I get there.

> I finished reading the golden compass just before I got on
> the plane to come back, and went to see the film on thursday
> evening. It's a shame they had to chop it up so much to fit
> it into a film - and rearrange some of the scenes. Makes it
> quite confusing if you've read the book already.

Its not even a good abridgement.
I'm wondering just how much they'll include in the other two (assuming they 
make two)  and wether it makes any sense if you haven't read the books

> I'm now half way through the subtle knife, and it's getting
> difficult to see how they'll stitch the remaining two episodes
> together in a sensible manner after missing so much of the
> vital detail out of the first film.

Thet could pull the usual stunt, just ignore the books and do something very 
different under the same name.

Jymn

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:30:47 -0000, "Jymn" 
blethered:

>In urp, Rexx Magnus  wrote in response to Jymn:
>
<snip jealousy-inducing trip details ;-)>
>
>> I finished reading the golden compass just before I got on
>> the plane to come back, and went to see the film on thursday
>> evening. It's a shame they had to chop it up so much to fit
>> it into a film - and rearrange some of the scenes. Makes it
>> quite confusing if you've read the book already.
>
>Its not even a good abridgement.

Hmm.

>I'm wondering just how much they'll include in the other two (assuming they 
>make two)  and wether it makes any sense if you haven't read the books

The OH said he found it slightly tricky to follow the film as he
hasn't read the book for a while. 

>
>> I'm now half way through the subtle knife, and it's getting
>> difficult to see how they'll stitch the remaining two episodes
>> together in a sensible manner after missing so much of the
>> vital detail out of the first film.
>
>Thet could pull the usual stunt, just ignore the books and do something very 
>different under the same name.

I'd hope that era has passed, what with a certain Ms. Rowling
insisting that no one got to buy the franchise name from her etc.

Anyway, what's the next Pullman series on BBC over chrimble time then?
We've had the Ruby in the Smoke, is it the Shadow in the North next?
<checks website> Ooh, it is!


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"I can still see her face at thirty.
When will I be most myself?
I thought I'd always be their child.
In my sleep it's never winter."

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:30:47 GMT, Jymn wrote:

> 
>> It was pretty good trip, though flying is starting to get
>> boring now. It wasn't as fun as last year though (when I
>> first went) as I'd seen pretty much most of what I'd gone
>> there to see before.
> 
> What do you regard as the must sees?

Golden Circle tour, goes around an extinct volcano, greenhouses, 
geysir, thingvellir (tectonic plate join) and gullfoss waterfall.
Go with Reykjavik excursions, they're a great bus company and pick 
up and drop off from just about any hotel. They even picked me up 
and took me back to keflavik when I went on tours last year, and 
that's about 30 miles from reykjavik.

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