The Pebbles before the Avalanche

[tealin]

First Wee Free Men, now Hogfather on film.

I want to see those sketches in the background of that one picture ... [presses face to monitor]

Comments

[gryphonlsb.livejournal.com]

Thank rocks

cant wait to see what they make of it

(was looking at my Deaths Domain Mapp at Alberts pic there on and thought Michail Caine would be perfect in that regard hehe)

[shirasakura.livejournal.com]

HOGFATHER????!!!!! Yes, DEATH on film! I wonder who's going to voice DEATH, though.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I nominate Christopher Lee. I haven't heard the job he did in Soul Music but he's absolutely the best person I can think of. Just up the bass on the equalizer, toss in a little reverb and – perfect!

Christopher Lee fan club

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

Hear hear - he's awesome! Use the guy while he's still got his health.

Another thing to read...(sigh)

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

Would you recommend reading "Hogfather" before the film arrives? I often find that I enjoy the film more if I'm not comparing it to the book, and I usually enjoy the book, anyway, since it's usually got so much more to offer (The Chronicles of Narnia was the rare case in which, in some instances, they actually plussed the book!)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Well, who knows how long it'll be before we see it on this side of the pond ... If what I've deduced from the BBC is correct, 'Sky' is a sort of sattelite network, so it'd be like it was produced for HBO over here; not a theatrical thing. Hogfather's one of the ones I like to start people on who haven't read the series because it spoofs the universally familiar* Christmas traditions, so the first-time reader isn't plunged into a completely alien land head-first. I feel vindicated by this having been chosen as ...well, one of the first Discworld movies. Wee Free Men is, in my mind, about as distinct from the series as Monstrous Regiment (more in some ways, less in others) so it makes sense to start with that one too. Anwyay, to get around to your question, I'd read the book after seeing the movie because I agree with you completely on the movie/book comparison thing. If you know the movie's coming out, put off reading the book till after.

*at least, in some parts of the world once part of the British Empire.

[yoodi.livejournal.com]

Nyarrrrrrrr want bigger pictures. *jumps up and down with excitement*

[(Anonymous)]

Do you think the book will translate well to film? How will they capture the quirky narration, and the Pratchettian footnotes?

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they'll translate fine ... you'll lose the charm of the narration and the footnotes, of course, but the plot is solid and the dialogue is just as clever as the narration, and the characters are well-established, so it ought to be fine.

[salamandersoup.livejournal.com]

The best way to describe my reaction is this: Remember in Iron Giant where the cheesy scientist in the movie flicks the light switch? Okay, now imagine me pulling the face and going "Hmmmmmmmm...".

If they do it well, it will be VODE BEYOND BELIEF. If they do it poorly, they will rue the day they were born.

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

This is true. Well, at least they're doing it in the right country, where they know there are millions of obsessive fans. That ought to ... heheh ... encourage them.

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeee!!! I hope they do it right! DEATH!!!!!!! (I get some interesting looks from relatives and friends when I tell them my favorite character;)

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, it's always like that ... only Discworld fans and hard-core Goths understand the exclamation 'YAY! DEATH!' ... but in entirely different ways.

[infiniteviking]

And Sandman fans, of course.

Hogfather on film!? Alfred and Susan and Death and Quoth -- Quoth is in it, right? And the Death of Rats? And one of Pratchett's creepier assassins.... Can't wait!

-___-

[fani.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I dun trust ...people making these kinds of movie. They dissapointed me in Harry Potter again and again. I really lost my trust.

I'd wish Terry Gilliam would direct something Pratchety though...

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter ... was just made by the wrong people. If they'd concentrated more on making the script good and getting honest, heartfelt acting out of the actors, rather than effects and merchandising, it would have been a lot better. I just hope these are the right people.

[disneyboy.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[aerean.livejournal.com]

Hear hear!

[flutteringazure.livejournal.com]

Woohooo! I have been waiting for something like this ever since I met PTerry on a fantasy convention last year in April in the Netherlands. I was dressed up like Susan and he told me that I should keep an eye out for Susan on the silver screen sometime in the future. *squee* Just as I was beginning to worry this pops up on my flist! Thanks for posting :)

*goes back to stare at HEX model and other pics*

[anarchistbrew.livejournal.com]

:(
But what about all of us loyal fans in the US? If it's going to be on UK TV, how are we going to get see it?

This brings up the question of just how popular Pratchett is in the US. He's hugely popular in the UK, and the feeling I get is that he's nearly a household name there. He's not quite that popular here, but a lot of people (I'd say about half the people I ask--though this is not a fair sample of the US population, I know a lot nerdy bookish types) know who he is. Would the Canadians say he is more popular there?

Oh, and why are those pictures so freaking tiny?