GeraintElberion
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Is there anyone else who gets depressed that TV and film companies spend so much time churning out remakes of books.
I've already read the books and they are excellent. I don't really see the need for a TV/film version.
Why can't we have some original stuff instead?
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Actually, last I heard, The Watch is brand new content. OK so we know the city and the names of some of the characters, but it's new adventures.
Good Omens I'll admit I'm a bit 'meh' about but generally speaking I've no objection to adapting books if done justice.
Cheers
Mark
JoelF847
RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32, 2011 Top 16
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I think they're just starting casting, so no news yet.
| Werthead |
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I've heard conflicting reports on the adaptation/new stuff approach. The earliest reports were that the series would start with 3 or 4 episodes adapting GUARDS! GUARDS! and then have some new storylines, then an adaptation of MEN AT ARMS, then some new stuff, then FEET OF CLAY and basically continue like that across several seasons until the books were out of the way and they'd be onto all-new material (this also makes sense as in British TV it's common for actors to get bored a lot faster than in the USA, so by 3-4 seasons in we'd likely be seeing the guy playing Vimes wanting to leave or reduce his appearances, which would match Vimes's day-to-day role in the Watch gradually lessening over the course of the books).
More recently however they seem to be suggesting it'll all be 100% new material from the off, so it seems this is still being decided.
Apparently there's been some 'huge' casting scoops, but they're not allowed to announce them yet.
Rhianna Pratchett (Terry's daughter and a noted writer of computer games) is on board to write and produce as well.
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GeraintElberion
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The made for TV movies they did were rather good. I'd like to see this TV show
They were a pale, pathetic imitation of fine novels. They lacked the rhythm, melody, invention, hunour and pathos of the original works. Pratchett is far more a wordsmith than a plotter.
| Fabius Maximus |
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The made for TV movies they did were rather good. I'd like to see this TV showThey were a pale, pathetic imitation of fine novels. They lacked the rhythm, melody, invention, hunour and pathos of the original works. Pratchett is far more a wordsmith than a plotter.
Well, "Going Postal", the most recent one, was pretty good, and "Hogfather" had some inspired casting.
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The Hogfather movie was damn good. Haven't seen Going Postal but considering how much I enjoyed the book I may have to watch it.
The adaptation of Colour of Magic though? Hoo boy that was bad. Though the first two were always meh at best in my opinion.
These series' sound interesting too though.