BBC America filming The Watch "inspired" by Discworld

[LemmysTash]

Cautiously optimistic since i think we're in the golden age of telly. Although it could be a ♥♥♥♥ show.
Anyone else into the Discworld books? Excited for the show or no?

[psychotron666]

BBC, lol no. They're a state owned propaganda machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing them with crazy things like yearly TV licenses in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having a tv license.

[LemmysTash]

引用自 psychotron666：

BBC, lol no. They're a state owned propaganda machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing them with crazy things like yearly TV licenses in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having a tv license.

Haha, i know, i live here, and i agree with everything you said.
Doesn't mean they can't make a decent tv show, which is what the post is about.

[trousers]

引用自 psychotron666：

BBC, lol no. They're a state owned propaganda machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing them with crazy things like yearly TV licenses in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having a tv license.

i knew there was something fishy about The One Show, well, now I know

(I own every book Terry Pratchett ever wrote, and am cautiously optimistic too)

[This place sucks]

i dont know what either of these are

[Radene]

引用自 psychotron666：

BBC, lol no. They're a state owned propaganda machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing them with crazy things like yearly TV licenses in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having a tv license.

So how does that mean a show they make can't be half-decent?

[trousers]

DVLA, lol no. They're a state owned excise machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing roads with crazy things like yearly road tax in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having paid Vehicle Excise Duty.

edit: therefore cars are bad, much like my posts

[trousers]

Anyway I hope Christopher Biggins gets the role of Death, because that would make life worth living again. Ironic, if you think about it.

While I'm at it, I will now torment you with the thought of Warwick Davis playing Vimes.

[LemmysTash]

引用自 a Chicago hot dog：

Anyway I hope Christopher Biggins gets the role of Death, because that would make life worth living again. Ironic, if you think about it.

While I'm at it, I will now torment you with the thought of Warwick Davis playing Vimes.

Lol. I wish Brian Cox was a bit younger and in good shape. Think he'd have made a good Vimes.
If we're fan casting, and i know i'll probably get slaughtered here, i'd take Channing Tatum as Carrot. I think he's a better actor than he gets credit for and could definatly play the naive and physical

[LemmysTash]

引用自 *angry Folf Doom noises*：

i dont know what either of these are

The Discworld is from a series of books by Terry Pratchett. They are fantastic in my opinion.

[Radene]

引用自 lemmystash：

引用自 *angry Folf Doom noises*：

i dont know what either of these are

The Discworld is from a series of books by Terry Pratchett. They are fantastic in my opinion.

Very much so. I miss the old man. *removes hat and bows slightly*

[psychotron666]

引用自 Radene：

引用自 psychotron666：

BBC, lol no. They're a state owned propaganda machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing them with crazy things like yearly TV licenses in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having a tv license.

So how does that mean a show they make can't be half-decent?

Because there's 0 chance that BBC goes under or loses money for making a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ show that's unprofitable. So there's no incentive to actually make sure the show is good or any sort of innovation.
No repercussions for inserting propaganda or sjw stuff (which BBC does on a daily basis) like you'd get in the private free market.

Not to mention the ethical dilemma of taking every person's money in the country by implied threat of force (with no consent) so you can pay for government funded entertainment media that the majority of the population doesn't watch.

[psychotron666]

引用自 a Chicago hot dog：

DVLA, lol no. They're a state owned excise machine that strong arms citizens into subsidizing roads with crazy things like yearly road tax in the uk, enforced by police who will fine and arrest you for not having paid Vehicle Excise Duty.

edit: therefore cars are bad, much like my posts

Ah the classic "Muh roads" straw man. Cus ya know roads are totally the same as an entertainment and news station funded by taxpayers to put out media regardless whether it would survive on its own or if it was any good.

Oi, you got yer tv loicense?! Make sure ya hand in yer butter knoife down at the knoife drop of box, and careful to not get thrown in jail for posting a meme without yer loicense!

[LemmysTash]

引用自 Radene：

引用自 lemmystash：

The Discworld is from a series of books by Terry Pratchett. They are fantastic in my opinion.

Very much so. I miss the old man. *removes hat and bows slightly*

Yeah, nothing quite like him now.
There's a guy where i live dresses exactly the same as Pratchetts general look, same facial hair and stuff as well.
For a while after TP died the guy would walk past the window of my work in his wax jacket and that hat and for half a second i get excited, then remember he'd passed. Soul wrenching.
RIP Pratchett.

[LemmysTash]

引用自 psychotron666：

引用自 Radene：

So how does that mean a show they make can't be half-decent?

Because there's 0 chance that BBC goes under or loses money for making a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ show that's unprofitable. So there's no incentive to actually make sure the show is good or any sort of innovation.
No repercussions for inserting propaganda or sjw stuff (which BBC does on a daily basis) like you'd get in the private free market.

Not to mention the ethical dilemma of taking every person's money in the country by implied threat of force (with no consent) so you can pay for government funded entertainment media that the majority of the population doesn't watch.

Hey man, could i ask if you'd mind not de-railing the thread? I was just hoping to chat about Discworld.

[psychotron666]

引用自 lemmystash：

引用自 psychotron666：

Because there's 0 chance that BBC goes under or loses money for making a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ show that's unprofitable. So there's no incentive to actually make sure the show is good or any sort of innovation.
No repercussions for inserting propaganda or sjw stuff (which BBC does on a daily basis) like you'd get in the private free market.

Not to mention the ethical dilemma of taking every person's money in the country by implied threat of force (with no consent) so you can pay for government funded entertainment media that the majority of the population doesn't watch.

Hey man, could i ask if you'd mind not de-railing the thread? I was just hoping to chat about Discworld.

No problem man. My apologies for derailing the thread. I won't continue further.