Cancer Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Re: The Last Word "A man's got to know his limitations." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Re: The Last Word Not by himself, he hasn't. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Re: The Last Word Well, one can never be sure when one is being watched anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word I've had "Queen's Greatest Hits" in my car's tape deck for as long as I've had a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word So a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word So a week? /rimshot Longer than the book's been around... =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word It's got that taste of the late Eighties about it. Chrome and so forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word /rimshot Longer than the book's been around... =P Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word A reference to Good Omens which was mentioned a few posts upthread. If you don't get the reference, you should read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word Read it! Read it now! Sell your car if you can't afford the book, but read it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word It's not that good. I will say, though, it's more entertaining than Billy Budd, Foretopman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word A reference to Good Omens which was mentioned a few posts upthread. If you don't get the reference' date=' you should read it.[/quote'] Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Re: The Last Word Heh. I'd've thought you'd like apocalyptic satire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Heh. I'd've thought you'd like apocalyptic satire. Maybe, but not The Omen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Maybe' date=' but not The Omen.[/quote'] "Good Omens" is not "The Omen." I think... My favorite part: Things That Don't Work Even After You Hit Them... one of the "extra" 4 bikers of the apocalypse. I'm no psychological archaeologist, but if I had to guess, I'd say that bit was all Terry Pratchett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word "Good Omens" is not "The Omen." I think... My favorite part: Things That Don't Work Even After You Hit Them... one of the "extra" 4 bikers of the apocalypse. I'm no psychological archaeologist, but if I had to guess, I'd say that bit was all Terry Pratchett. Is Good Omens a satire or spoof of The Omen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Is Good Omens a satire or spoof of The Omen? On that level... I haven't thought about it. Maybe. No doubt. Of course it is! What could be more obvious? (idk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Is Good Omens a satire or spoof of The Omen? Neither Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word The book is a comedy and a quasi-parody of the 1976 film The Omen (as well as other books and films of the genre), concerning the birth of the son of Satan, the coming of the End Times and the attempts of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley to avert them, having become accustomed to their comfortable situations in the human world. A subplot features the gathering of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—War, Famine, Pollution (Pestilence having retired in 1936 following the discovery of penicillin), and Death—the last of whom is characterised in a manner reminiscent of the personification of Death in Pratchett's Discworld novels and calls himself Azrael before his final exit. Knew I remembered Wikipedia mentioned a connection to Omen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Yah, but it's just a little part. Significant, but little. You don't need to have seen the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Yah' date=' but it's just a little part. Significant, but little. You don't need to have seen the movie.[/quote'] Which is good as I have no intention To waste my time watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word I'm not at all familiar with The Omen, and yeah, the Four Extra Bikers has to be Pratchett's. OTOH, there are other bits which (I can tell) have to be Gaiman's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Like the bit with the phone salespeople. "I needed that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word Yeah, that was one I picked out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Re: The Last Word I want this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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