I like it when Pratchett takes slight departures like this. ‘Small Gods’ is one of my favorites as well, but ‘Thief of Time’ is up there for me as well. It’s a world we know, there are a few characters we know…but after reading almost the entire series, I like to see new characters.

We need to see more of Susan, Death’s daughter. She is a great character, IMHO.

It’s been a while since I’ve kept up with the Discworld (I’m ashamed to admit). Does this one suffer if I’m not up on the chronology of the other books?

K

I was thinking of Bill Paxton this morning! (Or was it Bill Pullman, or Billy-Bob Thornton? It was a Bill, I’m sure.) So true, so true.

I just figure if you’re going to go through all the trouble of papering up a character and then playing, you should be getting a dash of fantasy with your reality. Elsewise, why not just step away from the table and resume living?

And as for the Luke Skywalker of Fish and Game (Heh), remember early in our gaming careers when I actually created Luke Skywalker the Malkavian Vampire?

Sheesh. Me.

K

I do hope Suki will be in here, but Toph probably won’t be until the second movie (where hopefully better earthbending will prevail).

I thought some of the water effects (even without the tidal wave part) were impressive enough. The fire benders NEEDING fire is a curious choice for how it limits the bad guys.

One thing that made me chuckle was that for a movie called The Last Airbender, he sure bends a lot of water in the trailer. I mean, we all get it, but I am curious what people coming in cold think any of this means.

–M

Effects look pretty good. Appa looks awesome, CG doesn’t look contrived or overlayed – it all blends well. My only complaint is that the magnitude doesn’t come through. The water bending looked weak (a water arc 7′ high? that’s it) and the earth bending looked small (a barrier barely protecting you…why stop there? go big). I realize that some of that has to get scaled down for a live-action film, but does it have to go that small?

I want to see Toff and Suki in one of these previews. I think that might have been Toff throwing up the earth barrier, but it was a shot from behind, I can’t tell.

All in all, I’ll be going. I don’t care if I”m going alone.

Not that I know that much about transdimensional consciousness transference, but I think it might be easier if you’re dead.

–M

I absolutely agree on Hurley. His ending makes or breaks the entire show for me. I’m all for vicious writing, twists, turns, etc., but if you don’t do right by his character, then expect a horse head on your Tempurpedic (I STILL have Joss on the Equine-Noggin-A-Month Club because of the whole telephone pole through Wash’s chest).

–M