tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post2499879163952163421..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Bernard Cornwell's 'Sharpe' adventuresCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-34089532310814448102007-06-28T13:10:00.000+01:002007-06-28T13:10:00.000+01:00Thanks, all! Constance - the Sharpe series was ma...Thanks, all! Constance - the Sharpe series was made 10-15 years ago and Sean Bean looked even better then.<BR/><BR/>Susan - thanks for confirming. I liked that <I>Persuasion</I> too, apart from the kiss in the street at the end; would a respectable girl have done that in Jane Austen's day?<BR/><BR/>Rick - well, I didn't consciously annoy them this time round... The LOTR films were extremely well done, weren't they? I suspect that filming in New Zealand, which must have made it harder for Hollywood execs to interfere, may have helped a bit :-) Did you think he got more mileage out of Eowyn than the books? I thought he played up her unrequited relationship with Aragorn, but played down her relationship with Faramir (even in the extended edition), so I'd have said it came out about even.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-60098451703239928012007-06-18T18:23:00.000+01:002007-06-18T18:23:00.000+01:00Try not to displease the gods again!I could defini...Try not to displease the gods again!<BR/><BR/>I could definitely have stood more Galadriel and/or Eowyn, but Lord of the Rings really did remarkably well - including getting more mileage out of Eowyn than the books did.<BR/><BR/>Really, I never imagined that anyone could do LOTR so well.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-47642015645516462632007-06-17T04:33:00.000+01:002007-06-17T04:33:00.000+01:00Carla, that was the Persuasion with Hinds.Carla, that was the <I>Persuasion</I> with Hinds.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-78074529000669263472007-06-16T03:15:00.000+01:002007-06-16T03:15:00.000+01:00I read the Sharpe novels years ago, didn't know th...I read the Sharpe novels years ago, didn't know they made a tv production of them. A Sean Bean version? *drool*<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite adaptations is an obscure little film called Nobody's Fool with Paul Newman. It followed the spirit of the book perfectly.Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-12663928748986762792007-06-15T19:57:00.000+01:002007-06-15T19:57:00.000+01:00Not that British TV is that much better, though, e...Not that British TV is that much better, though, except for Sharpe. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-19244902873849029852007-06-15T19:41:00.000+01:002007-06-15T19:41:00.000+01:00My fiancé has the entire set of Sharpe on DVD, but...My fiancé has the entire set of Sharpe on DVD, but I've never seen an entire episode, only bits and pieces.<BR/><BR/>I loved the <I>Lord of the Rings</I> adaptations, too. And can confirm the general rubbishness of German TV. ;)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-79511483337165630372007-06-15T18:45:00.000+01:002007-06-15T18:45:00.000+01:00Because you have to pay a fee here no matter what ...Because you have to pay a fee here no matter what muck they send, and thus no one cares about anything but buying stuff cheaply.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-73481050279380388562007-06-15T17:58:00.000+01:002007-06-15T17:58:00.000+01:00Gabriele - pity they don't buy Sharpe. I wonder w...Gabriele - pity they don't buy Sharpe. I wonder why not? I can understand that it might not play too well in France, but why Germany?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-84158268850959959192007-06-15T17:46:00.000+01:002007-06-15T17:46:00.000+01:00Argh, German TV buys every crap show they can get,...Argh, German TV buys every crap show they can get, but Sharpe? No way. *sniff*<BR/><BR/>Hehe, LOTR should have a had a lot more Eomer. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-92056381950145139122007-06-15T17:07:00.000+01:002007-06-15T17:07:00.000+01:00Susan - was that the Persuasion that had Ciaran Hi...Susan - was that the <I>Persuasion</I> that had Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentworth? I get the different versions all mixed up.<BR/><BR/>Bernita - If it had been Mjollnir would I be here to tell the tale? No trolls round here to my knowledge, though I had an ex-boss once who might have fitted the description...<BR/><BR/>Daphne - I liked the Lord of the Rings films too - even though I'd have liked a lot more of Faramir :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-75096240604167755942007-06-15T14:46:00.000+01:002007-06-15T14:46:00.000+01:00I really liked the Lord of the Rings movies. I kn...I really liked the Lord of the Rings movies. I know they changed some stuff around in them, but I enjoy watching them.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-78437151667848572372007-06-15T12:23:00.000+01:002007-06-15T12:23:00.000+01:00Threw mjolnor at you, did he? Were you consorting ...Threw mjolnor at you, did he? Were you consorting with trolls?<BR/>It is so satisfying when adaptations maintain the essential qualities of the original.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-91224359359647207902007-06-14T19:31:00.000+01:002007-06-14T19:31:00.000+01:00I'm usually disappointed with screen adaptations, ...I'm usually disappointed with screen adaptations, but I did enjoy the movie of <I>Persuasion</I> with Amanda Root a few years ago. I also liked the 1990's TV adaptation of <I>Our Mutual Friend</I> a great deal.<BR/><BR/>Try to stay on Thor's good side from now on.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com