Colour of magic on UK TV this easter

[One_And_Only_Wanderers]

The Guards are my favourite books (they just about edge the witches for me), so I am in two minds about whether I would want to see those books done. If they did a bad job, it would just hurt that much more!

[Angua]

@One And Only Wanderers

I hated Tim Curry’s character. They made it look like he was out for hats and shoes as some kind of fashion statement, rather than a power ladder climbing exercise.

Well, it was a riff on the whole “promotion by filling dead men’s shoes” thing, wasn’t it…

I thought it was pretty decent. But like si_blakely, I disliked their version of the Patrician, but since it’s not clear that the Patrician at the time of CoM was Vetinari, I’m not going to complain too much…

[GuanoLad]

@si_blakely

I’m hoping for Soul Music or Guards, Guards, next.

I was hoping for Guards Guards too, but it’s actually going to be Going Postal.

[Illuminatiprimus]

@Angua

But like si_blakely, I disliked their version of the Patrician, but since it’s not clear that the Patrician at the time of CoM was Vetinari, I’m not going to complain too much…

Apparently Pratchett has said that it was Vetinari in COM, although possibly at an earlier level of maturity and experience.

[si_blakely]

@Illuminatiprimus

Apparently Pratchett has said that it was Vetinari in COM, although possibly at an earlier level of maturity and experience.

@Annotated Pratchett Files

An interesting consideration is just when Lord Vetinari became Patrician. Clearly this isn’t him (Vetinari eating crystallised jellyfish? – I don’t think so. Besides, Interesting Times makes it quite clear that Vetinari does not know who Rincewind is).

However, Terry has always denied this interpretation:

“I’m pretty certain that the same Patrician was in all the books. […] He’s clearly lost weight and got more austere. It must be the pressure. As for racehorses and so on – Vetinari is not the first Patrician, and no doubt the earlier ones, like Lord Snapcase, were often crazed, greedy and acquisitive. So he has inherited all sorts of things. But he doesn’t change anything without a reason.”

When the people on afp were not immediately prepared to take his word for this (after all, what does he know – he’s only the author…), Terry conceded:

“How about: maybe he was Vetinari, but written by a more stupid writer?”

The young Vetinari (as portrayed in Night Watch) didn’t need any additional maturity

Si

[Frylock]

@Illuminatiprimus

The witches spoke with the broadest country bumpkin accents known to man, for example.

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I recall that that is how I heard their voices in my head when reading the books. Is that not true to the book?*

-FrL-

*Ignoring the fact that what I heard was an American “redneck” style accent rather than a british “bumpkin” style one.

[Illuminatiprimus]

Possibly - they sound standard english in my head though

[Frylock]

@Illuminatiprimus

Possibly - they sound standard english in my head though

BTW I’ve learned something today. I watched a bit of the youtube link, and now know that that’s what an English “country bumpkin” sounds like. I’ve heard that kind of accent before, but had no idea it sounds to English ears something like (I guess) Jeff Foxworthy sounds to mine.

-FrL-

[Angua]

@Illuminatiprimus

Apparently Pratchett has said that it was Vetinari in COM, although possibly at an earlier level of maturity and experience.

Ah OK. I still didn’t like that portrayal though. Though I’m not sure how that fits with the portrayal of th young Vetinari in Night Watch though. But seeing as Pratchett says it is Vetinari, then who am I to argue?

[Illuminatiprimus]

Well it doesn’t stop some fans trying, so if you feel inclined to go right ahead.