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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 13, 2006 8:12:17 GMT -1
Gasp! Shock! Horror! It looks like there may be something worth watching on TV in the near future! Sky One are showing a TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett's 'The Hogfather', and based on the brief trailer I saw, it looks pretty promising. It's gonna be a two-part series, which means they don't need to cut anything out for the sake of time, and it's Terry Pratchett. If they've done it justice, it's gonna rule. And David Jason is in it. And they've done the CGI for Death really well, by the looks of things. It's December 17th and 18th, at 8pm. I'm gonna be watching! ;D
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Dec 13, 2006 8:42:51 GMT -1
Looks tempting.
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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 13, 2006 8:52:23 GMT -1
Indeed ;D I have to admit, that's one of his books I haven't gotten round to reading yet, but if the other Discworld novels are anything to go by, it should be amusing The guy's got a fantastic sense of humour!
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Dec 13, 2006 9:04:34 GMT -1
I've never really got into the Terry Pratchett novels
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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 13, 2006 9:20:09 GMT -1
I suppose it depends which ones you've read - some are obviously better than others, and if you read the later ones, you could well miss half the jokes because there are lots of on-running jokes through the series (like the references to songs about the virginity of hedgehogs, or music with rocks in).
That said, maybe you just don't like his sense of humour - which is fair enough, each to their own and all that. I personally think the man's a genius ;D
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Post by gt on Dec 13, 2006 9:43:22 GMT -1
I’ve met him ;D Great writer and a nice man
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Post by Dr LuKas on Dec 13, 2006 10:30:59 GMT -1
Yeah I think I'll record it, looks good, also it's got David Jason in it which is another plus.
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Post by Kitcar on Dec 13, 2006 12:21:50 GMT -1
No Sky for Kitcar. Oh. And 200 posts. Finally. Must stop lurking.
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Post by The Lucky C on Dec 13, 2006 18:50:09 GMT -1
looking forward to this one, i must admit
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 16, 2006 15:35:20 GMT -1
That was a BRILLIANT book, I've read it loads of times and never get bored of it. Wish I could get sky one
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 16, 2006 15:36:27 GMT -1
I’ve met him ;D Great writer and a nice man quality, he lives quite near me I saw him in Devizes (I think) I've read most of his novels, brilliant writer ;D
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Post by Neko Bazu on Dec 18, 2006 8:40:51 GMT -1
Must admit, I like it so far, but... well, it's just not as funny as Pratchett's books, is it? I think the trouble is a lot of his wit is subtly in the text, rather than outright obvious jokes, which doesn't really help for TV. I also think David Jason is perhaps playing Albert a bit too jovially, compared to the character in the book... but then, who am I to criticise the great man? Death, Susan and Mr Teatime are spot on anyway I'll be watching the rest tonight!
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