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Old 9th March 2006, 10:55 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

Got to be Vimes for me....his wit cracks me up and I love how his character evolves through the series. Carrott is adorable, the librarian hilarious,and hey, gotta love that Gaspode!
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Old 9th March 2006, 11:01 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

I vote Rincewind and Nanny Ogg... In animals, Grebo Nanny Oggs one eyed evil cat. lol
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Old 12th March 2006, 04:07 PM   #63 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

Death is the best i think, or his grand daughter.
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Old 15th March 2006, 06:36 AM   #64 (permalink)
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i like nanny ogg as one of my favourite...shes so sirly its awesome..

death is always at the top,,especially in hogfather...death as santa was just too funny..

i like the book where thier is a character that stand along in that book..

like pyramids...

moving pictures and soul music...

death of rats is awesome..

the watch cracks me up...

i enjoy all characters truthfully///

how can u bad mouth rincewind,.,,whats better than a wizzard????

he is the true coward...he survives always and his hour glass pours randomly which is quite humourous...has anyone read the last hero...hes quite funny in that illustrated storybook...

the games are quite fun...they play like the games of old..which now they kind of are old...but i played the first discworld game and was quite happy walking around anhk-morpork as rincewind/./who was voiced by eric idle///anytime i read a rincewind title i hear mr.idle,,.which doesnt bother me because i love monty python/// i hope to see a movie..but quite frankly would never want it to blow up like lord of the rings or harry potter,,at the same time i would be mad if it wasnt considered better,,,however i would not want 14 year old posers wandering around reading the discworld because of some movie,,and pretending they understand it,,,and of course they would ,miss the clever footnotes because they would lose thier place,.,.

anyways,,,i enjoy everything ive seen or read about the discworld..and i just wish i could find the yearbooks in canada,,especially the unseen university yearbook...anyways...as my all time fav character...i wuld have to say cohen...and the horde,,,they crack me up beyond control...

any idead from anyone on ideas for actors if a movie transpired...??? because of hte game..i would love to see eric idle as rincewind...but im afraid he is too old now for color of magic...i know rincewind is supposed to be slightly old..but not really so it would be a stretch...i also picure a younger clint eastwood as vimes..but meh...not so much anymore...
i now shes already a whitch in harry potter but the old women who plays the whitch..and is also in hook as wendy..and sister act as the head nun.///she would make a good granny weatherwax...


the real question how ever...would be vetrinari????
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Old 16th March 2006, 06:59 PM   #65 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

death's just omnipresent...
... and who could not love Nanny Ogg? Especially when showing her perfect knowledge of foreign languages: "Hotel ... No ... Va ... cancies. Hotel Nova Cancies. That means 'new, er, Cancies' in foreign."
mh... the Vampires Remember, ve are not bloodsuckers.
What is missing from *AMPY*ISM? V R!

But I'm a little bit dissappointet that noone mentioned Great A'tuin before. What would the discwold be without its carrier?

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Old 10th July 2006, 04:05 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

Right, this is going to sound like a face/off but here are my fav characters.

1. Granny/Vimes (world champion scrappers)

2. Death/Ventinari (somber heavy weights)

3. Ridcully/Detritus (natural orators, peacemakers and hellraisers)

4. Carrot/Librarian (honourable and dangerous)

5. Lu-Tze/Cohan (archaic lethal weapons)

Fav Groups in order: Sliver Horde, Watch, Wizards, Witches and Monstorous Reg.
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Old 24th July 2006, 12:01 PM   #67 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

i find vimes is the best but rincewind is cool too! those two dudes rock!
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Old 26th July 2006, 12:46 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

Death ... Although inevitably a part of life, he's always ignored so I really love this portrayal of him. And he loves cats.

Luggage definitely ... at least it usually knows what is going on and what needs to be done. And all those little legs pretty neat. There is also the infinite possibilities it offers.

Granny Weatherwax ... With a name like
Esmeralda and headology, what is there not to love. Plus she's got a good use for the almanac.
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Old 27th July 2006, 02:20 PM   #69 (permalink)
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Yes you could....probably with a stick....
You could, but what he would do with the stick once he'd broken your arm.....
I like Vimes and Carrot is great, but what about Magrat ? So used to dealing with Granny Weatherwax that when faced with two snakes in human form (WA) and the elf-queen (LL) she managed to win.
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Old 27th July 2006, 02:23 PM   #70 (permalink)
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I don't know what it is about Rincewind, the character is good, but COM and LF weren't.
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Old 27th July 2006, 02:40 PM   #71 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

LF = Light Fantastic?
I quite enjoyed that one, although I agree a lot of the focus was on Genghis Cohen and Rincewind was merely passing (running?) through

not sure what COM is though.

My favourite recent Rincewind novel was The Last Continent.
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Old 27th July 2006, 03:46 PM   #72 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

Colour of Magic...

The best is hard to choose, as there are so many cool books.

The thing about Rincewind's character is he is used as a plot advancement, to meet interesting people...
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Old 28th October 2006, 12:25 AM   #73 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

I've got two, Vimes and Granny Weatherwax.
1. Vimes because he's cynical and sticks up for what's right no matter how deep in the cack he'll get and
2. Granny Weatherwax because of headology and the way she's so down to earth despite being a witch (end of Maskerade "Never choose a name you can't scrub the floor in). Oh and the way she knows her own mind so well
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Old 28th October 2006, 03:16 AM   #74 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

My absolute favorite, like many people's here, is Death. I LOVE his completely straight-faced irony and humor. Cracks me up every time. I also really like Susan. I hope another book about her comes out soon, as I'd like to see what goes on with her and Lobsang!

I also like the monk, but I forget his name. Lao-tze? The one who, in Thief of Time, describes the workings of the universe in ways that make you think "Oh!" until the other monk says, "That's not how it works at all!"
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Old 31st October 2006, 06:00 PM   #75 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite Discworld characters?

death,cpl nobbs,vimes and cut me own throat are all fantastic

rincwind just bores me sorry!!
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