His Dark Materials - TV Series

[kittyP]

Rebelda (coz I think you've read them) I just got the 1st Book of Dust on my Kindle, do you think I can need to read La Bella Sauvage first or does it not matter?

 

[Orang Utan]

Rebelda (coz I think you've read them) I just got the 1st Book of Dust on my Kindle, do you think I can need to read La Bella Sauvage first or does it not matter?

you should read Northern Lights and the rest of the trilogy first really. even though La Belle Sauvage is set before the events in the trilogy

 

[Rebelda]

All this!
Oh my, this is going to be rather wonderful!
I'm so fucking emotional

I'm so glad it's not just me <3 I keep welling up.

I'd like a bit more from the daemons. Not enough of Pan nagging Lyra. Stelmaria (Asriel's daemon) is perfect.

 

[BristolEcho]

you should read Northern Lights and the rest of the trilogy first really. even though La Belle Sauvage is set before the events in the trilogy

This.

 

[kittyP]

you should read Northern Lights and the rest of the trilogy first really. even though La Belle Sauvage is set before the events in the trilogy

Oh I've read the original trilogy

 

[Rebelda]

Rebelda (coz I think you've read them) I just got the 1st Book of Dust on my Kindle, do you think I can need to read La Bella Sauvage first or does it not matter?

You need to read La Belle Sauvage before The Secret Commonwealth or it genuinely won't make any sense.

 

[mx wcfc]

didn't enjoy the "everyone's special" scene.

At the risk of upsetting Rebelda, isn't there a very similar exchange in "The Incredibles"?

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh I've read the original trilogy

what do you mean by the first book of dust then?

 

[kittyP]

You need to read La Belle Sauvage before The Secret Commonwealth or it genuinely won't make any sense.

So, I've read the original trilogy, now I need to do La Belle Sauvage then The Secret Commonwealth then The Book of Dust?

 

[Rebelda]

what do you mean by the first book of dust then?

The second trilogy is called The Book of Dust. Like the first lot is called His Dark Materials but each individual book has its own name. Kitty knows what she's talking about

 

[kittyP]

what do you mean by the first book of dust then?

That's what his most recent books are called isn't it?
I think I'm a bit confused, the books of dust are La Belle Sauvage etc

 

[Rebelda]

So, I've read the original trilogy, now I need to do La Belle Sauvage then The Secret Commonwealth then The Book of Dust?

The third one isn't out yet but yeah

 

[kittyP]

The third one isn't it yet but yeah

Cool ok

 

[Rebelda]

At the risk of upsetting Rebelda, isn't there a very similar exchange in "The Incredibles"?

Oh that bit isn't canon at all so I couldn't give a monkey's

 

[BristolEcho]

At the risk of upsetting Rebelda, isn't there a very similar exchange in "The Incredibles"?

Well remembered.



Not quite the same though.

 

[kalidarkone]

Read the books read the books! Do it now

I've read them but I'm gonna read em again!

 

[Rebelda]

Cool ok

It's really good btw. Bit more grown up but still fits the first trilogy. The audio books are excellent too.

 

[kalidarkone]

Did anyone watch the programme afterwards on BBC 4 about Philip Pullmans influences, inspiration and early life?
I enjoyed it.

 

[BristolEcho]

It's really good btw. Bit more grown up but still fits the first trilogy. The audio books are excellent too.

I was thinking today I might try the audio books of the first three. Think Pullman reads them?

 

[kittyP]

Did anyone watch the programme afterwards on BBC 4 about Philip Pullmans influences, inspiration and early life?
I enjoyed it.

The Imagine programme? I'm watching it now

 

[Rebelda]

I was thinking today I might try the audio books of the first three. Think Pullman reads them?

Yes, Pullman reads along with a cast for dialogue. They're okay. I don't generally like cast style audiobooks but being a slightly *ahem* INSANE DEVOTED FANGIRL I give them a pass. Pullman's voice is lovely.

The second trilogy is read by Michael Sheen and is perfect imo.

 

[Saffy]

Where are the audio books from? I need them in my life.
I remember staying up till 3am sobbing my heart out when I read The Amber Spyglass. The next day I felt bereft.

 

[kittyP]

Where are the audio books from? I need them in my life.
I remember staying up till 3am sobbing my heart out when I read The Amber Spyglass. The next day I felt bereft.

There is a real and visceral sense of bereavement when you finish a book (especially a series of books) you love aye?

 

[Rebelda]

Where are the audio books from? I need them in my life.
I remember staying up till 3am sobbing my heart out when I read The Amber Spyglass. The next day I felt bereft.

Audible. Probably elsewhere but that's what I use.

I can't talk about The Amber Spyglass without crying to this day I remember being on holiday once and a family friend came downstairs from putting his lad to bed in floods of tears. Everyone was going 'wtf??!!' and he managed to choke out that he'd been reading TAS out loud as a bedtime story. They all looked a bit nonplussed, I gave him a hug and poured him a drink. Fuck, imagine reading it out loud

 

[BristolEcho]

There is a real and visceral sense of bereavement when you finish a book (especially a series of books) you love aye?

Definitely true for me.

 

[kalidarkone]

Where are the audio books from? I need them in my life.
I remember staying up till 3am sobbing my heart out when I read The Amber Spyglass. The next day I felt bereft.

Yeah I cried after reading 'His dark Materials'
Because I didn't want ito to end.

 

[moochedit]

did also think the preview for the next episode went on. Might as well have shown us the whole episode.

Yeah i thought the same about the preview. The beeb are obviously trying to keep the non-book readers like me interested They must be terrified of it being a flop after the money they spent. The announcer saying "you are going to obessed by this!" before it started.

Anyway i'm not totally convinced about it yet but i thought it was ok and i could just about follow the plot (never read books or seen the film) so i will keep watching it for now.

 

[kittyP]

Just finished the episode of Imagine about Phillip Pullman and him talking about the end of The Amber Spyglass and how he likes to think about what death is like has completely dissolved me into tears again.

 

[krtek a houby]

there's nothing worse than a good story getting BBC'd. Awful.

Not worth watching, then?

 

[kittyP]

Not worth watching, then?

It seems everyone else is posting here is not of the same mind as sunnysidedown.