tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post798191077470187965..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Sharpe's TigerStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-82142995452383941732011-05-26T10:13:07.105-05:002011-05-26T10:13:07.105-05:00My box-set on Amazon.Com is priced @ $38.99 which ...My box-set on Amazon.Com is priced @ $38.99 which isn't quite $16 but is far better than over $200... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-59188652352856604862011-05-25T18:17:16.683-05:002011-05-25T18:17:16.683-05:00*I* think they are: I watched the entire series tw...*I* think they are: I watched the entire series twice when I discovered them, again with my father, again alone when I was sick. That's..four times in one year. Obviously I'm getting something out of them!<br /><br /><br />I think I found Hornblower via TvTropes, where they mentioned that Star Trek was Hornblower "IN SPACE", and in an interview with Patrick Stewart told him he intended the captain be like Hornblower. Stewart was fine with this. <br /><br />By the way, how many movies were in your Sharpe set? I saw a collection of 14, but it was well over $200!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-37777376624272725832011-05-25T14:57:40.049-05:002011-05-25T14:57:40.049-05:00I haven't seen any of the Hornblower series. A...I haven't seen any of the Hornblower series. Are they worth the investment?<br /><br />BTW - I'm watching Star Trek:OS ATM. In an interview Gene Roddenberry said that he based Jim Kirk on Hornblower. Did you mention that at some point or am I imagining things?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-5095991309483240192011-05-25T10:15:03.435-05:002011-05-25T10:15:03.435-05:00Not bad at all! I think the Horatio Hornblower mov...Not bad at all! I think the Horatio Hornblower movies cost me $30ish. Perhaps I can find a better deal on Sharpe.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-84311278026325269842011-05-25T10:15:02.727-05:002011-05-25T10:15:02.727-05:00Not bad at all! I think the Horatio Hornblower mov...Not bad at all! I think the Horatio Hornblower movies cost me $30ish. Perhaps I can find a better deal on Sharpe.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-18398706202270416682011-05-25T10:13:00.946-05:002011-05-25T10:13:00.946-05:00Oddly I was in my local supermarket yesterday &...Oddly I was in my local supermarket yesterday & picked up the complete box-set of all 14 Sharpe TV movies for £10 ($16). <br /><br />Not bad value I thought... [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-89209443157418338132011-05-23T15:26:41.879-05:002011-05-23T15:26:41.879-05:00I've seen most of the TV movies I think. They&...I've seen most of the TV movies I think. They're pretty good despite being rather low budget....CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-9196620572839559602011-05-22T15:41:16.797-05:002011-05-22T15:41:16.797-05:00By the strangest of luck, yesterday I also watched...By the strangest of luck, yesterday I also watched "Sharpe's Challenge"...though it is set 14 years after his redcoat days, the plot of it was identical to Tiger's in many ways...even using the same dialogue. Some parts worked better with the Tippoo as Sharpe's nemesis, though. Have you seen many of the movies? That was my...fourth, I think. (Sharpe's Eagle, Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Sword, Sharpe's Challenge).Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-84084928044538432022011-05-22T13:02:34.415-05:002011-05-22T13:02:34.415-05:00It was nice to see the young Sharpe in action and ...It was nice to see the young Sharpe in action and to understand what shaped him.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com