ztemhead Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Now granted, my BBC viewing is limited to Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Being Human, and Merlin, but only Being Human gets near the level the HBO does in terms of grit, not to mention nudity and blood. I shouldn't even include Merlin I suppose. That show is as bloodless as a Saturday morning cartoon. check out the new show Copper, which features a child prostitute offering the protagonist a BJ in the premier episode. It was a pretty ballsy depiction, on par with or exceeding what you'd see on American cable TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Of course, having been commissioned by and initially broadcast on BBC America, Copper actually is American cable TV. With a loose BBC connection, of course, but not the best example of dark fare on the BBC itself. Are they even airing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Lynch wrote yesterday in the Fantasy Faction forum thread What Fantasy Books Haven't you Finished?The Republic of Thieves.(I am so sorry. I simply couldn't resist. In the immortal words of my grandfather: "If you can't laugh at yourself, you're an asshole.")Cheers,SLP.S. It ain't the finishing that's the issue, it's the editing and the miserable damned anxiety attacks.P.P.S. I'm working on both as you read this.P.P.P.S. None of this is the fault of my editors or publishers. They have been patient and steadfastly helpful during a long difficult period of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3CityApache Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Hmm, seems like he didn't only post there, but also registered just to post. Not sure if it's a good sign or a bad one. :) But I do hope the editing process eventually comes to an end, not to mention his anxiety attacks. I really miss GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Of course, having been commissioned by and initially broadcast on BBC America, Copper actually is American cable TV. With a loose BBC connection, of course, but not the best example of dark fare on the BBC itself. Are they even airing it?Not that I can tell. It seems to be very similar to the "real" BBC "ripper street" in terms of setting so they are maybe waiting until R street finishes and how popular it is before airing a similar type of show? I'd be interested in watching it.I can sort of relate to Scott's situation, When I was writing up my thesis it was the editing that killed me. I remember actively avoiding my supervisor as i knew it would result in more edits and while it was ultimately for the best I used to hate being told something wasn't quite good enough. His situation seems exponentially worse and I can easily see how it could become a real problem when you know how many people will eventually read it. In my case I'll be surprised if there is ever more than 4 people read my thesis.It seems a sensible tactic of his to try and tackle both the editing and the panic attacks as I'm sure one feeds into the other.I hope he takes heart in the fact there are many fans who are patiently looking forward to ROT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End of Disc One Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Every time I see this topic on the first page I wonder "maybe the book is finished." Then I see the thread isn't at the very top of the page and realize that probably isn't the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Gollancz have a 'major announcement' to make tomorrow at 1pm GMT. I would not rule it out being Lynch-related. It could also be related to Morgan (apparently it's still not decided if his fantasy series will be 3 or 4 volumes, so that's to be confirmed) and there's probably a few other possibilities, but something Lynch-related is most likely. Abercrombie appears to be on sabbatical and hasn't even started writing the Next Big Trilogy yet (as far as we know, anyway) and there's nothing else from a Gollancz author I can think of that would require such an announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Every time I see this topic on the first page I wonder "maybe the book is finished." Then I see the thread isn't at the very top of the page and realize that probably isn't the case.There goes Wert: Making thousands of people sit forward in hopeful expectation seeing the thread bump. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Probably completely futilely: the announcement will like be something completely unrelated. BUT WE MUST HAVE HOPE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Last time this happened it was a damn Dragon book. Better not be screwing with me here...Edit. I said Erigon you damn auto correcting phone from hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Gollancz have a 'major announcement' to make tomorrow at 1pm GMT. I would not rule it out being Lynch-related. It could also be related to Morgan (apparently it's still not decided if his fantasy series will be 3 or 4 volumes, so that's to be confirmed) and there's probably a few other possibilities, but something Lynch-related is most likely. Abercrombie appears to be on sabbatical and hasn't even started writing the Next Big Trilogy yet (as far as we know, anyway) and there's nothing else from a Gollancz author I can think of that would require such an announcement.Could it be the final Kingkiller book from Rothfuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Probably completely futilely: the announcement will like be something completely unrelated. BUT WE MUST HAVE HOPE! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Gollancz have a 'major announcement' to make tomorrow at 1pm GMT. I would not rule it out being Lynch-related. It could also be related to Morgan (apparently it's still not decided if his fantasy series will be 3 or 4 volumes, so that's to be confirmed) and there's probably a few other possibilities, but something Lynch-related is most likely. Abercrombie appears to be on sabbatical and hasn't even started writing the Next Big Trilogy yet (as far as we know, anyway) and there's nothing else from a Gollancz author I can think of that would require such an announcement.Being told Morgan's series is a 4 parter rather than a 3 parter isn't exactly good news. Would be nice to have Lynch confrmed - something to look forward to in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjax451 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 "Remember, Red...hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."I will be hoping. Not holding my breath or anything, but hoping. It is possible that Lynch is, if not "done" exactly, close enough to being done editing that Gollancz feels comfortable setting a firm release date - similar to what was done with GRRM and ADwD last year. I'll note that Lynch hasn't made a joking reply ot the @gollancz twitter feed on this subject, which is something he often does. Maybe that's reading tea leaves. It could be news on Richard Morgan, as Wert points out above (though I'd agree that Morgan's series being 4 parts is something I wouldn't personally take as good news)... He also has a pretty extensive appearances list for this year... but again...tea leaves.(edited b/c I am stupid and don't proofread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Could it be the final Kingkiller book from Rothfuss?Seriously unlikely- Rothfuss would have been making noises prior to now about being near completion on his blog, I'm sure.Alastair Reynolds is a Gollancz author, right? Possibly his new book. Especially given the hype around his million pound, ten book advance, Gollancz have got every reason to hype any new release from him hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ᴛɪᴍᴏᴛʜʏ Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Rothfuss is published by DAW anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Not in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ᴛɪᴍᴏᴛʜʏ Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 You're right, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lies And Perfidy Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 god damnit stop giving me hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Could it be the final Kingkiller book from Rothfuss?Very unlikely, as that news would normally come through DAW first, or through the author himself.Can't see Gollancz publishing that first, and besides, it seems that Rothfuss is still a long way off from finishing that 3rd book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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