Discworld TV/Film adaptations, ranked
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Soul Music is the better of the two animations, in my opinion, but I am biased because I liked the music and I could almost identify which artists and songs were being alluded to. As music, they were just as allusion-filled as the book, and good music as well! Also, I was lucky enough to get the CD with the complete versions of the songs, not just the snippets in the video.
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Wow, this is wonderful! I absolutely adore Christopher Lee and Sean Astin both in LOTR and the series, and I really feel that they were perfect for their roles 
Thanks for the super insightful reply!
Thanks for the super insightful reply!
If you enjoyed Christopher Lee, and you liked LOTR, then you're in for treat. Look up "Christopher Lee Tolkien Ensemble" on YouTube. Here's a little taster - Christopher Lee as Treebeard!
Oh wow there was an animated series? Lots of good viewing material for me 
Thank you!
Thank you!
Two of Terry's books -- Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters -- were animated by Cosgrove Hall, the same people who animated Danger Mouse. Look them up on YouTube, and I'm sure you'll find them. 
Oh wow there was an animated series? Lots of good viewing material for me Thank you!
Thank you!
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Only You Can Save Mankind did actually get a full adaptation... as a stage musical! I know very little about it because it was so long ago and I don't think it's ever been done again.
There are indeed TV shows of Johnny and the Dead and Johnny and the Bomb. I've not watched them, unfortunately. Same goes for Truckers - I know it exists, just never seen it.
Then of course, there's Good Omens, and The Amazing Maurice, two recent adaptations that are very good. And another, which shall not be named, which isn't.
There are indeed TV shows of Johnny and the Dead and Johnny and the Bomb. I've not watched them, unfortunately. Same goes for Truckers - I know it exists, just never seen it.
Then of course, there's Good Omens, and The Amazing Maurice, two recent adaptations that are very good. And another, which shall not be named, which isn't.
Just FYI - Christopher Lee didn't play Treebeard in the films. He just sang Treebeard's song with The Tolkien Ensemble, who are a group of people that took all of Tolkien's songs and set them to music.
They're on YouTube. Gosh, EVERYTHING is on YouTube these days. =P
They're on YouTube. Gosh, EVERYTHING is on YouTube these days. =P
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For me, *Hogfather* is the best Discworld adaptation so far. It really captured the essence of Pratchett’s humor and the magical yet quirky world he built. *The Colour of Magic* is a close second—though a bit uneven, it was fun seeing Rincewind brought to life. I was less impressed with *The Watch*, as it felt too disconnected from the source material, but I’m hopeful future adaptations will do better!
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Definitely nothing solid announced, for sure. The rights are all with Motive Pictures and Endeavour Content (as announced here in 2020: https://discworld.com/sir-terry-pra...-life-in-a-series-of-definitive-screen-ada-2/ ) but as to when we'll actually see anything, who knows?
The Amazing Maurice was a fairly good animated adaptation (although they did make the story much more suitable for younger children); Good Omens Season 3 will probably get finished (even if Neil Gaiman fully drops out due to the current allegations against him), but beyond that, who knows?
When Terry was still alive, the rights to The Wee Free Men had bounced around a few studios, eventually being partnered with the Jim Henson Company, with a draft script by Rhianna Pratchett, but there's been no movement on that since 2014, so it's possible the rights will revert to Narrativia at some point anyway.
I know that Rob Wilkins (via Narrativia) is keen to get screen adaptations made, it's just a matter of convincing the people with the money (big TV networks or film distributors) to partner with the production companies (like Endeavour) to actually get them under way. To be honest, I'd be happy to see more animated adaptations (films or series) for some of Pratchett's work, e.g. the Bromeliad or Nation, because they'd probably be cheaper to do that way.
The Amazing Maurice was a fairly good animated adaptation (although they did make the story much more suitable for younger children); Good Omens Season 3 will probably get finished (even if Neil Gaiman fully drops out due to the current allegations against him), but beyond that, who knows?
When Terry was still alive, the rights to The Wee Free Men had bounced around a few studios, eventually being partnered with the Jim Henson Company, with a draft script by Rhianna Pratchett, but there's been no movement on that since 2014, so it's possible the rights will revert to Narrativia at some point anyway.
I know that Rob Wilkins (via Narrativia) is keen to get screen adaptations made, it's just a matter of convincing the people with the money (big TV networks or film distributors) to partner with the production companies (like Endeavour) to actually get them under way. To be honest, I'd be happy to see more animated adaptations (films or series) for some of Pratchett's work, e.g. the Bromeliad or Nation, because they'd probably be cheaper to do that way.
Allegations? What? What happened?
I also wonder if I can find Good Omens on DVD (or Blu-Ray). I managed to find Season 1 on DVD, and loved it.
Has Narrativia said they would (or might?) do anything about it?
There is a legendary story about an American studio approaching Terry and asking to do Mort. There was only one caveat: Death had to be completely written out of the story.
A jaw-aching laugh later, Terry asked why, and they told him that their audience wouldn't buy it. Their attitude in a nutshell? "It's wonderful, it's 'high-concept', just lose the Death angle, guys."
And at this point STP told them to come back when they were taking fewer drugs.
What? What happened?I also wonder if I can find Good Omens on DVD (or Blu-Ray). I managed to find Season 1 on DVD, and loved it.
Has Narrativia said they would (or might?) do anything about it?
There is a legendary story about an American studio approaching Terry and asking to do Mort. There was only one caveat: Death had to be completely written out of the story.
A jaw-aching laugh later, Terry asked why, and they told him that their audience wouldn't buy it. Their attitude in a nutshell? "It's wonderful, it's 'high-concept', just lose the Death angle, guys."
And at this point STP told them to come back when they were taking fewer drugs.
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Allegations? What? What happened?
What? What happened?
There is an investigation still under way, so we don't know the truth as of yet. There may be a court case in New Zealand in future.
I don't know if they've released Season 2 on BR or DVD as yet.
Nothing publicly, but I don't think they would until things are 100% certain.