The Watch

[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...... )

[hammurabi70]

I have never liked what little I have seen of the direct adaptations of his work that there have been.  In a way I prefer that they have moved well away from his storylines to create their own so inspired is, perhaps, the right word.  They do seem to have been very loose with the attachment to the source and I have mixed views on it but overall enjoyed it, so do and try it and see if it is for you.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

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...... )

Nooe

[Raider4]

....If Gaspode appears, as a cat....

There is a talking dog, widdled on Vimes' boot.

[Heedless Horseman]

I tend to hate 'adapted from' or 'based on'... usually. Depends on how good the writing /  casting / sets are.
I quite enjoyed a recent TV series  'based on' Dumas 'Musketeers'... though had very  little in common with the book, and 'too many' 'Mordern Issues'... the Richard Lester films were MUCH better. Much more 'in the spirit'.. but, then, they had GMF as screenwriter! 
There was a truly execrable, TV 'Beowulf' series, a couple of years back. Just used Character / Place names. Knew it was going to be 'Bad' from the promo pic... but 'Ugh!' 

Back in 'Middle School', a music teacher showed us 'Romeo and Juliet' (Polanski?)... and 'West Side Story'... no doubt, thinking to 'kick start' 'Arty' appreciation. I just thought that, plot apart, 'Totally Different', so what was the point? 
If I want to watch Shakespeare, I want it to be set 'in period', LOL! Seeing as Shakespeare was TOTALLY ' 'based on / adapted from' Tosh!   

Have recently watched the movie 'Master And Commander', and reading the books. Both 'good' but in different ways.
Have also bought 'The Hobbit' DVD trilogy...I  DREAD watching THAT... but suppose that I must inflict it on myself. Thought the LOTR films weren't  bad... but  preferred 'The Hobbit' as a 'readable' 'book' to LOTR 'tomes'! 

Loved 'Game Of Thrones' TV... until the screenwriters poxed it up by 'rushing things'.    IMHO better than the 'overdone' books.

Currently watching 'The Dresden Files' DVDs. TV tosh, (A contemporary set, 'Wizzard!'), but I quite like it! Thinking about buying the books! lol. 

Suppose it's all 'entertainment'... and, either you 'take to it' or You Don't!   

[Last Hussar]

I wonder how it was received by non Pratchett's fans (one wife not being a representative sample).

The biggest change for me is Sybil has morphed into Adore Belle Dearheart.