Another Pratchett being filmed by Sky

[Ace-T]

This time they are Going Postal! My tagline by the way!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219817/

With Charles Dance (who is learning to play the ukulele by the way ) as Vetinari and the welsh chap from Coupling as Moist Von Lipwig. Dave Suchet is the nasty Reacher Gilt and Angua is played by a Norwegian girl who looks quite good.

Let's hope they get a new editor in for this one, directed (unforunately) by Vadim Jean again. Maybe the slight improvements in pacing they made to Colour Of Magic over Hogfather will continue.

We will wait and see won't we...

Trace

[RizzoTheRat]

Wasn't that impressed by the Hogfather or Colour of Magic, hopefully that're going to do better on this one. Can see Charles Dance being good as Vetinari.

[Maxf]

I enjoyed The Colour of Magic, but The Hogfather was soooo sloooow... Hope this follows TCOM

[RizzoTheRat]

Think my main issue with TCOM was that David Jason really didn't suite the part of Rincewind.

[Ace-T]

RizzoTheRat said:

Think my main issue with TCOM was that David Jason really didn't suite the part of Rincewind.

He was pretty cool as Albert but I was disappointed to see him as Rincewind, too old in my view. Sam Gamgee was completely wrong as Twoflower as well. Hiro from Heroes would have been perfect.

Loved the chap who played Filch in Harry Potter as Cohen though.

Trace

[RizzoTheRat]

Ace-T said:

Hiro from Heroes would have been perfect.

That would have worked

[stephen300o]

RizzoTheRat said:

Ace-T said:

Hiro from Heroes would have been perfect.

That would have worked

I havn't read this new one, so maybe I won't judge it as badly.

[Pints]

I'm a huge fan of Pratchett but the Sky TV shows just don't do the books justice IMO.

[mat13]

jingo would make quite a good tv adaptation and is also the very first pratchett i read.

[Ace-T]

mat13 said:

jingo would make quite a good tv adaptation and is also the very first pratchett i read.

The difficulty with Jingo is that the relationships between the characters in the Watch series have already been established. This is overcome in the books because of the way Pratchett writes but I am not so sure they would translate to TV.

I would like to see the Vimes books become a kind of sub mini series; a bit like Prime Suspect, one story over several programmes then another if you see what I mean.

Now who to cast...

Trace

[MartG]

RizzoTheRat said:

Think my main issue with TCOM was that David Jason really didn't suite the part of Rincewind.

Agreed. I think Ewan Bremner would be perfect for the role after seeing him playing Inspector Fix in 'Around the world in 80 days'

[stephen300o]

A bit obvious but I think Martin Freeman would be a good fit, or(sticking with the office cast) Mackenzie Crook has the right look.

[mat13]

Ace-T said:

mat13 said:

jingo would make quite a good tv adaptation and is also the very first pratchett i read.

The difficulty with Jingo is that the relationships between the characters in the Watch series have already been established. This is overcome in the books because of the way Pratchett writes but I am not so sure they would translate to TV.

I would like to see the Vimes books become a kind of sub mini series; a bit like Prime Suspect, one story over several programmes then another if you see what I mean.

Now who to cast...

Trace

for vimes you would need someone quite nasty, more of an anti hero than a true hero maybe sean bean but not sure on this.

[Bullett]

I could see Ray Winstone being Vimes.

[rhinochopig]

Bullett said:

I could see Ray Winstone being Vimes.

"Monsta!"

[JagLover]

They seem to be jumping around with the books they are filming. Why not film more of the earlier books to establish the 'regular' characters before moving on to later books?.

[snowy slopes]

Oh ace!!! Really enjoyed going postal, cant wait for this to arrive on the televisual box! Read no end of pratchett's work and as has been said, the sky tv shows dont do his work any justice, but at leats they are filming his work!

[judas]

Interview with Sir Terry in today's Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/6231337/S...

[Ace-T]

snowy slopes said:

Oh ace!!! Really enjoyed going postal, cant wait for this to arrive on the televisual box! Read no end of pratchett's work and as has been said, the sky tv shows dont do his work any justice, but at leats they are filming his work!

I did wonder about the origin of your login name!

Trace

[snowy slopes]

Thats me, named after the short lived assassin from carpe jugglum, which it has to be said is just the most hilarious read and one of my favourite pratchett books after thud!!