Milestone moments?
By pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
Derry, Northern Ireland
August 20, 2016 12:38pm CST
Prompted by another post I read earlier here on myLot (thanks @JolietJake), I noticed my counter hit all the 8s a while ago, check out the picture above. Well, ok, 4 of'em at any rate. Is it a moment of significance, a milestone?
This got me thinking about moments in books I've read, in films I've watched, where a milestone made an appearance, an aid to the narrative...
Not many authors specifically mention them - yet when the story transitions from the printed page to the silver screen, lo the lowly milestone appears:
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic, or The Light Fantastic; Neil Gaiman's Stardust; Douglas Adams' The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy; any of the TV or film episodes of M*A*S*H...
Here's a trailer for the wonderfully-adapted film version of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal - if it makes you seek out more clips from this well-delivered, fast-paced roller-coaster ride of a movie, or from any of the other cinematic marvels I mention above, my job is done.
Keep an eye open for the milestones...
In the latest installment to the adaptions of Terry Pratchett's award winning Discworld series, Sky One and The Mob return to Ankh-Morpork. Moist von Lipwig,...
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Aug 16
@Drosophila Got it - one of the first scenes in the film adaptation of Going Postal makes reference to the Patrician's ongoing Thud game, played by Klacks. I think I shall unearth my copy of Thud!, the book... it merits a re-read.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Aug 16
You just made me realized that I just stopped counting my post count. I use to have a plan to celebrate my 10000th posts but I already surpassed it.
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