[Brazelton] Terry Prachett dead at 66
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Also Going Postal was available via streaming, darn this year is off to bad start for celebrity deaths.
"All the little angels rise up, rise up.
All the little angels rise up high!
How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?
How do they rise up, rise up high?
They rise heads up, heads up, heads up, they rise heads up, heads up high!"
That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time.
'It's an old soldiers' song,' he said.
'Really, sarge? But it's about angels.'
Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits.
'As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,' he said. I've seen old men cry when they sing it,' he added.
'Why? It sounds cheerful.'
They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes.
You'll learn. I know you will.
All the little angels rise up high!
How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?
How do they rise up, rise up high?
They rise heads up, heads up, heads up, they rise heads up, heads up high!"
That's a nice song,' said young Sam, and Vimes remembered that he was hearing it for the first time.
'It's an old soldiers' song,' he said.
'Really, sarge? But it's about angels.'
Yes, thought Vimes, and it's amazing what bits those angels cause to rise up as the song progresses. It's a real soldiers' song: sentimental, with dirty bits.
'As I recall, they used to sing it after battles,' he said. I've seen old men cry when they sing it,' he added.
'Why? It sounds cheerful.'
They were remembering who they were not singing it with, thought Vimes.
You'll learn. I know you will.
Reaper Man's always been mine, but Mort and Soul Music are close. Pretty much any of the Death books or Vimes books are pure gold.
Pratchett doesn't play chess, he plays checkers. /pratchettnerrdHe was my favorite author. I am really going to miss new stories out of Lancre and Ankh-Morepork.
Yes, but Death does.Pratchett doesn't play chess, he plays checkers. /pratchettnerrd
That's why he has to ask Death to remind him how the horsey pieces move.
--Patrick
In that case, neither of them are going to know how to move the horsey pieces.
Pulling this back up for some news, Pratchett's daughter will not write, nor allow anyone else to write, Discworld novels.
See, there are some series that I do wish would have lasted beyond their creator's death... Redwall for one, if only because we STILL haven't gotten a proper movie for it. But given the anthology nature of Discworld, I'm more than happy to let it lie where it's at and hope the upcoming movies turn out to be good.
Good, his was a unique voice and I don't think anyone could capture it and do the stories justice. Now... a Night's Watch TV series...... that would be fine.
I still wish Disney hadn't dropped their Mort adaption in pre-production. It was many of the many causalities of the "No more hand-drawn animation" shit that hit in the mid 2000's.
While it's sad some story lines won't get closure and the "unfinished" novels won't be finished, I have to say I'm glad. This could've easily turned into a disaster.
And if you had any ideas that someone else might finish the things he started, you can put those ideas to rest, as well.
--Patrick
When I saw the Brazzelton and Pratchett together in the head line, my first thought was...
"Not again."
"Not again."
I'm not gonna go further in this thread, but I do respectfully disagree with you about this.
That was exactly my point, the tragedy of perpetual copyright.
My reply to Wahad above is all I'll say. I agree it's a topic for another thread.