Since this section is for individual character discussion, I thought I might as well make a thread for the best character in the series: The Tick Tock Man!
If only there was a whole book dedicated to this far too short-lived character...
Since this section is for individual character discussion, I thought I might as well make a thread for the best character in the series: The Tick Tock Man!
If only there was a whole book dedicated to this far too short-lived character...
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker
I agree, he seemed like he had a whole mythology of his own behind him, I'd also be interested in hearing more about that.
meh. I liked The Tick Tock Man and he had some good funny moments. I thought he was a fitting charcter for Jake to make his first kill, but that was good enough for me. He served his purpose, imo.
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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Okay I see he was a great character but I wasn't fond of him a lot.
Can you tell me guys why you like him so much?
Roland would have understood.
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker
I cannot say that I liked Mr. Quick, but he was certainly an interesting fellow heehehe.
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On his shell he holds the earth.
If you want to run and play,
Come along the BEAM today."
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Amen, brother.Originally Posted by Jean
Seriously, one of the finer Ticky moments is when he says "I told her about that laugh."
I LOVED that! But, Ticky isn't essential to the rest of the story. So he had to go. So sorry, Ticky, bye-bye.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Lud needed to have a cool "head bad guy" and Tick Tock filled those boots and then some. He's just a great supporting character, and yes, his quick temper (or lack of a fuse altogether as he said) was quite amusing.
Cry your pardon but I didn't give Tick Tock a second thought. His role was very minor, smaller and less interesting than Gasher even, and not too exciting imo.
Roland would totally kick his ass.
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker
I liked Ticky because I would have loved to know how the politics inside Lud had broken down over the years.
Also, where did his grandpappy get the German plane?
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to know this too!
"The Wastelands" and more specifically Lud is really where I started to get invested in the quest and thought I was developing an idea of what the whole series might end up being about. The German plane was what I thought would be a big leaping off point for where the story was heading.
I enjoyed the books for the most part, but I have to admit I was more than a little disappointed at the ultimate direction compared to what I thought King was preparing us for in "The Wastelands".
I want all kinds of fanfiction on this site.
I plan to put a sub page on fan art to showcase some of the best stuff.
I wonder if we need a subforum at Turtleback for it.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
great!
and now, as Monty Python would have put it, for something completely different
back to The Tick Tock Man
(I have moved a few posts to Facilitators' Questions)
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back to Ticky!!
I realize that "Flagg" went and got him to bring him to the Emerald palace but my question is why?
Just to give him another chance to kill them?
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Oh, oh, don't get between Monte and his love for Roland lol. It's going to get ugly.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I liked alot of the Lud stuff, Wastelands was one of my favourite books by far. I think alot of the story there redeems roland for what he did to Jake in the Gunslinger.
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I totally agree with that. Roland and Oy going after him made everything Jake had done for them mean something.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Hooray, there's finally a wikipedia entry for Andrew Quick!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Quick
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker
Cool!
You know, you can go to the Ancient Scrolls forum and write one up for the future Towerpedia, if you'd like.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Nah, I don't remember enough details about him. Unless "He's totally rad" would be adequate...
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker
Well, somebody has to start somewhere! Even a sentence or two would be a start. If you change your mind, let me know and I'll put a thread in for you.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Well, I suppose I can put what I do remember. Although there's a fairly decent chance that it'll be incorrect...
Have you heard of people with short fuses? Well, I have no fuse at all, and there's a thousand could testify to it if I hadn't stilled their tongues for good.
You can't ignore my girth.Originally Posted by LadyHitchhiker