deanb Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Sod it I'm gonna give it it's own thread. So main reason for this is cos there's a full TV shown been announce focused on the A-M City Watch. http://www.bleedingc...tery-tv-series/ And it's going to be new stories too (unlike the previous three TV stories based on books). Now to play the waiting game. Ever so slightly outdated but here's a reading guide: http://www.lspace.or...er-guide-20.jpg (it's missing Snuff, which should come after Thud!, with "Where's my Cow?" coming as a sort of spin-off in-between the two) For those not into reading there's a couple of (really old) games, as well as three recent made-for-TV films based off Hogfather, Colour of Magic/Light Fantastic, and Going Postal. I'd recommend Going Postal and Colour of Magic as they made the leap from book to script a bit better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7yr9jULfEk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Well Dean, you just made my girlfriend more excited than I've managed in months. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Woot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I was kidding, ofc, but I linked her to your link and she got a bit overexcited. I've still got to watch all the other adaptations but am looking forward to Good Omens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I loved all three adaptations so far. Really looking forward to good omens. Thought it was a great book when I was younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2012 Packing up my books for home. This is pretty much full of Pratchetts. (some LotR in the bottom and a couple random books with weird sizes filling the gaps. Turns out I have a KISS Photography book...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 I don't know a whole lot about disc world or anything at all really. Can someone give me a brief synopsis and where I should start should I want to. (it will be behind on my reading list I still have to finish the hunger games so my girlfriend will leave me alone about it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted May 21, 2012 Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Personally, I'm a big fan of the books about DEATH. Reaper Man is a good one. For less DEATH heavy books I liked Small Gods a lot. The Colour of Magic and the Light Fantastic are as good a place to start as any, being the first books about the disc. For non Discworld books, Good Omens was an entertaining read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well there's a reading guide up top. Colour of Magic is probably the best to start with since it's the first book and thus introduces the world. However it's not as developed as the later books, Pratchett hadn't yet clicked in his head what it was all about at that point. Like Thursday(and if it's not easy to tell by my Avatar) I'm a Death fan. Though the Patrician is great too, but he has no specific arc, mainly with the Watch n Industrial Revolution stuff. The Watch stuff doesn't really travel much around the Discworld like the Rincewind ones do, but they show the most progression. Basically it's using the fantasy world as parody and satire of modern times and of the fantasy genre. Though it sort of progresses over time from "parody of fantasy" to "satire of modern day" throughout the series. The "Industrial Revolution" arc being more recent and more the modern day stuff. Things like the Disorganizer, a take on a PDA. And Hex the computer(It's got an anthill inside). Oh the Witches stuff parody Shakespeare too. There's a rather Douglas Adams vibe to them, if you've read his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 So the next Discworld novel has been announced. https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/309996558651359232/photo/1 https://twitter.com/terryandrob/statuses/309997708654043136 https://twitter.com/terryandrob/statuses/309998237371207682 https://twitter.com/terryandrob/statuses/310001476078551040 Tis a good day when you can update this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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