The Watch

[Techno II]

I got through about half an hour.....Might watch some more.

For me....Bit too much of a mish-mash of different stories....and not over keen on how they've changed the characters.

It's not the Ankh-Morpork I know and love. The whole thing looks like a run down inner city council estate from the 60s.

Agreed !

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I'm on episode 5...
Still love it!

[Matt J]

I'm with you Will, loving what I've seen so far. I think the setting is great. My only gripe is where are Fred and Nobby!

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Yeah, I was thinking that too. 

[Techno II]

I'm with you Will, loving what I've seen so far. My only gripe is where are Fred and Nobby!

Hear, hear.....and where is CMOT Dibbler ?.....Maybe he appears later ??

I WILL have another gander.....But I'm finding it very difficult to get my head around the  way the Patrician is being portrayed......and Lady Sybil being such a youngster, compared to Vimes.....Vimes is definitely wrong......As is Angua...(And was that supposed to be Cheery Littlebottom ?).....Detritus is good, as a CGI.

The 'time line' is SO wrong, as to be painful.

Like I said before.....A bit too much of a mish-mash......Far too much for me, in truth.

Production and special effects .......Good.

Frigging about with Pratchett's work & storylines.....Nil points.....It makes it a complete mess.

Cheers - Phil.



 

[FierceKitty]

Google Gamian's very pertinent comment.

[Techno II]

I'll guess, it's very similar to my own thoughts.

Cheers - Phil. 

[fsn]

I'm with you Will, loving what I've seen so far. I think the setting is great. My only gripe is where are Fred and Nobby!

Eh? What have I got to do with it? 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Corperal Nobby Nobbs of the Watch, you utter OIK ( appologies Phil)

[fsn]

Okie-dokie. Fair enough.


He was probably named after me anyway.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

He was probably named after me anyway.

Nobody is named after you Nobby....

[Techno II]

Okie-dokie. Fair enough

One day, I'll suss out what the 'F' stands for, my very good friend.
Francis..nah...Ferzackaly.....Fortisque......Ferdinand....

That's enough guesses.

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

"Fantasic"

[Techno II]

Just tried to watch another five minutes.......Sorry.....A complete pile of poo....Feel sorry for the actors trying to make the screenplay work.....I won't be wasting any more time on this dross.

Phil.

[Raider4]

.....and where is CMOT Dibbler ?.....Maybe he appears later ?? :-

Yes, she does.

[mmcv]

Wife and I watched the first episode.

Wife's opinion (who has no knowledge of the source material): poorly acted, disjointed, and don't particularly care about what happens next. Didn't sell it to her. In fact she was falling asleep by the end.

To be fair I don't think the acting issues came from the actors themselves, more just the poor writing they had to work with.

My opinion: about the only thing it shares with the books is the names. It's like if someone read the books when they were thirteen then twenty years later told what they remembered of the story to a mate in the pub while they were sloshed, then the mate went and made a TV show of it once the hangover wore off. I kind of wish they'd just changed the names and removed the references to Terry Pratchett entirely. Even as a standalone show is seemed a bit of a mess. Like they had so many amazing characters to draw on, and many interesting stories, so don't quite get why they had to change everyone into a two dimensional pile of excrement. And they've done way too much exposition at the start, meaning they lose a lot of the jokes and intrigue. Now I admit I'm probably biased as I've a lot of love for the original works, but I can normally be open minded to the fact that books don't always translate to visual media without significant changes. But to call this inspired by Terry Pratchett is like saying Twilight is inspired by Bram Stoker....

[Techno II]

Yes, she does.

SHE does ?

So Throat's changed sex, as well ?

I think you nailed it, Matthew.

Cheers - Phil.

[mmcv]

SHE does ?

So Throat's changed sex, as well ?

I think you nailed it, Matthew.

Cheers - Phil.

There is a character called Throat but bears zero resemblance to CMOT. I initially thought it was meant to be Molly, Queen of the Beggars (combined with a little bit of Arnold Sideways).

I don't mind a gender flip if it's done well. There are many characters whose personality isn't intrinsically tied to their gender. Though the books tend to have plenty of strong female characters which makes it seem a little unnecessary. But again they've taken the name and just made a completely different character.

[Steve J]

Never having read any of Pratchet's books, I will come to this with an open mind. Whether it is any good remains to be seen. We often check out series that are highlighted in the Radio Times, only to be severely disappointed.

[Techno II]

Never having read any of Pratchet's books, I will come to this with an open mind.

That's probably what we need, Steve.

Cheers - Phil.

(Has anyone got far enough.....Through the whole thing....To see if 'Foul Old Ron' appears......"Buggrit...Millenium hand and shrimp"....If Gaspode appears, as a cat...... )