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Or, and hear me out, they could stop trying to adapt works that are completely unadaptable because they either cut everything out or change it to be enjoyed by dumber audiences or both. Let Discword die with Pterry, please. We have the books. They're enough.
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Hogge Wild posted:Why do people think that having a different opinion about elfbooks is trolling? BotL is currently the only poster with their own containment thread.
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Relevant Tangent posted:BotL is currently the only poster with their own containment thread. Incorrect.
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Hogge Wild posted:Incorrect. Who else?
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Phenotype posted:Okay, please explain this. Does Mort even HAVE a story without the "Death angle"? No, but that didn't stop a studio executive asking. It's easy to do that when you know nothing about the property apart from the high concept, and don't care to find out because all you want to do is buy it and sell it.
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The most charitable reading would be that the studio wanted to further literalize the title by changing Death to just be a weird lonely funeral director with an adopted daughter. Mort the Mortician, get it, it's like poetry
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Screaming Idiot posted:Or, and hear me out, they could stop trying to adapt works that are completely unadaptable because they either cut everything out or change it to be enjoyed by dumber audiences or both. Adaptations being made won't retroactively make the books worse you know. Either we'll get garbage that you can just y'know, not watch, or we'll get something good. Like Hogfather.
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SirSamVimes posted:Adaptations being made won't retroactively make the books worse you know. Either we'll get garbage that you can just y'know, not watch, or we'll get something good. Oh, cool, then let's have a "punk rock" Watch show. Let Vimes become a hard-drinking gun-toting badass with a hot, young wife and let Carrot become a foul-mouthed semi-vigilante who plays by his own rules, and let's get rid of Nobby and Colon since they would ruin the drama. And why does it have to be on a disc? That's stupid, let's have it be on Earth instead, and we can have episodes dealing with real issues, like how Blue Lives Matter because that's what works well with the American demographic. Oh! And maybe a Dr. Who crossover, with some Rick and Morty jokes! There is a goddamned reason Terry politely backed away from the Mort negotiations.
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Screaming Idiot posted:Oh, cool, then let's have a "punk rock" Watch show. Let Vimes become a hard-drinking gun-toting badass with a hot, young wife and let Carrot become a foul-mouthed semi-vigilante who plays by his own rules, and let's get rid of Nobby and Colon since they would ruin the drama. And why does it have to be on a disc? That's stupid, let's have it be on Earth instead, and we can have episodes dealing with real issues, like how Blue Lives Matter because that's what works well with the American demographic. Oh! And maybe a Dr. Who crossover, with some Rick and Morty jokes! maybe wait to see if the thing is bad before getting very mad at it
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Nov 4, 2018 07:28
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just living up to their nick innit?
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Nov 4, 2018 07:38
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You are getting extremely angry about things that are not happening.
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Screaming Idiot posted:Oh, cool, then let's have a "punk rock" Watch show. Let Vimes become a hard-drinking gun-toting badass with a hot, young wife and let Carrot become a foul-mouthed semi-vigilante who plays by his own rules, and let's get rid of Nobby and Colon since they would ruin the drama. And why does it have to be on a disc? That's stupid, let's have it be on Earth instead, and we can have episodes dealing with real issues, like how Blue Lives Matter because that's what works well with the American demographic. Oh! And maybe a Dr. Who crossover, with some Rick and Morty jokes! Sounds pretty good!
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People treat Sir Terry's work as a product of sacrosanct genius, but what they're worshipping is garbage like this:Small Gods posted:Oncce again, there was the sensation of the universe drawing breath. Not only is it sub-Douglas Adams existentialism, he loving describes things as "out of focus"! BravestOfTheLamps fucked around with this message at 10:49 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:Not only is it sub-Douglas Adams existentialism, he loving describes things as "out of focus"! Oh No!
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precision posted:The most charitable reading would be that the studio wanted to further literalize the title by changing Death to just be a weird lonely funeral director with an adopted daughter. Mort the Mortician, get it, it's like poetry Oh God, no, nothing so clever. The executive was literally saying he wanted the Death angle jettisoning because death is depressing and doesn't market well.
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Ccs posted:They should get one of the real great French animation studios to do a Watch series. It’d fit better with the tone of the books and be more timeless than trying for live action Agreed. I'd love for them to use someone like Studio Laika (Corlaine, Corpse Bride, Paranorman, Box Trolls and Kubo and the Two Strings) - they seem to capture the grotsqueries of the Discworld. Some of the background guards in Box Trolls seemed very City Watch. 
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god forbid they jettison the incredibly original idea of the Grim Reaper
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"Post-punk" is a weird way to describe a Watch series, but whatever, Discworld has always been charmingly weird so let's see what they come up with first. Also it's a comedy series at the core, really weird to act like it should be something you'd need a doctorate to read?
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I feel like it bears repeating that Joe Gilgun should be cast as Nobby
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SirSamVimes posted:You are getting extremely angry about things that are not happening. You're reading a lot of emotion where there isn't any. If it turns out good, sweet, I might watch it. But it won't, because Pratchett's work is unadaptable. A lot of the humor only works if you've read the other books, and a lot of it is extremely subtle and wouldn't fit well for TV show, and a lot of it is clever wordplay and quirky narration which does not translate well to film and animation.
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Screaming Idiot posted:You're reading a lot of emotion where there isn't any. If it turns out good, sweet, I might watch it. Rubbish. Guards! Guards! was a good radio production, Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters were both fine on TV, and Hogfather and Going Postal didn't suffer at all. The only adaptation that was inferior was based on the weakest books - which ironically are also the most straightforward and easily adaptable by your standard.
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BOTL, why are you subscribed to this thread for an author you apparently think writes poo poo? That doesn't seem like a good life choice.
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Oh poo poo, BOTL was that dude. Dang, explains a lot.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:
You know that's not just something a camera does. It doesn't break the tone of the story. Doubtful Guest posted:Agreed. I'd love for them to use someone like Studio Laika (Corlaine, Corpse Bride, Paranorman, Box Trolls and Kubo and the Two Strings) - they seem to capture the grotsqueries of the Discworld. Some of the background guards in Box Trolls seemed very City Watch. Exactly! Even if stop motion is out of their budget, something with those designs could be great. Sergio Pablos' studio is doing great work for a new Netflix feature and could do a great job on Discworld. Ccs fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Nov 4, 2018 |
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Ccs posted:You know that's not just something a camera does. It doesn't break the tone of the story. Where's this "breaking the tone" stuff coming from? What i'm pointing out is that of all the possible ways one might describe a vision of a shining legion of gods, "out of focus" is probably the most boring choice imaginable.
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Nov 4, 2018 21:20
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Is everything okay at home, BotL?
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Screaming Idiot posted:You're reading a lot of emotion where there isn't any. If it turns out good, sweet, I might watch it. Pratchett is very similar to HG2G, and that had a great tv show and book adaptation
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Remora posted:Is everything okay at home, BotL? Not since the kangaroos moved in, no. Tunicate posted:Pratchett is very similar to HG2G, and that had a great tv show and book adaptation And a stellar movie 
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Crossposted from the Elder Scrolls discussion thread: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-29-the-story-behind-the-oblivion-mod-terry-pratchett-worked-on
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUJoR4vlIIs This looks fun. And very much like they're painstakingly following the book, except adding some exposition superiors to Aziraphale's side. I mean, why not, Crowley's got Hastur and Ligur. Jack Whitehall looks utterly transformed.
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I really hate being reminded/remembering that Whitehall is in it. I can’t stand him at all.
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Yeah, I think it looks fun. Production value is about what I've expected from a high-ish budget UKian TV series, which is fine.
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4 years ago today, we were robbed. Rest in hilarity, Terry.  
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The_Doctor posted:4 years ago today, we were robbed. Rest in hilarity, Terry. Was he in any way related to Robin Williams?
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Jerry Cotton posted:Was he in any way related to Robin Williams? No, but just as hirsute. Having seen Terry with his shirt off, I can confirm he was a very furry man.
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So the Librarian was a self-insert? 
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I do genuinely think the Librarian more so than almost anyone else, actually.
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I wondered why I felt extra sad today  .
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https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1105291218320281601
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The_Doctor posted:4 years ago today, we were robbed. Rest in hilarity, Terry. RIP Siw Tewwy
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