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I just read that interview by the guy writing the HHG book.
I don't care how he replied to the stupid questions, but whenever anyone asked him a proper question the reply was either "I did my best" or horridly patronising.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:18,
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the guy came over as a total cunt.
The best he could do was take the piss out of the spelling in the questions. Fuck him and his books.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:24,
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To be fair, most of the questions were cuntish too.
I just thought that when a proper one came along he would grasp the chance to try and explain the book.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:26,
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Nah he wouldn't, he's dead.
/stolen reply from somewhere else around b3ta.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:30,
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He answered my reply to mofaha's question
Bastard, that was for mofaha's eyes only.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:29,
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Which one was that? The interview had no names, and cross referencing is too much trouble.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:31,
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Something like "I don't know about you but I think the main objective when setting b3ta interview questions is to make the interviewee regret agreeing to do it"
To which he replied something about me overestimating myself.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:33,
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He didn't answer all the questions did he?
So you won in the end.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:35,
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HT's sensible question about meddling with another author's characters was met with "Well, you've already made your mind up" or something.
I don't think he gained many booksales with that interview.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:26,
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Don't be naive, geisty, people will buy it just so they can complain about it in an informed manner.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:36,
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You could read it and dismiss it as a money-grabbing grave-pissing abomination
Or you could skip the reading part and save yourself a few quid.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:38,
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But then I wouldn't be able to complain about it in an informed manner.
And the hardcore fans of the Artehoweverit'sspelledmis Fowl books would be all stuck up.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 17:51,
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I gather that there are some parts of the country where public libraries still exist.
Quaint, olde worlde parts of the country.
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Fri 9 Oct 2009, 18:44,
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