Terry Pratchett Discworld
POSTED BY: Melam
UPDATED: Friday, June 2, 2006 23:23
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I agree with G!G! as a starter for someone who's unsure whether they'll like it.
If it's someone who's read a lot of fantasy and will get all the references, perhaps the "start at the beginning" strategy would work. I found the first two to be hard work because they were mostly parodying things I wasn't familiar with...
Equal Rites seems to get ignored a lot, but it has the distinction of being the first that's (IMO) good enough standalone to draw someone in, and also has very few dependencies or running jokes that you'd miss from the two books that came before. Doesn't hurt that the Witches are my favorite subseries either.
My own preferred reading order, if you're recruiting someone who'll be dedicated enough to make it through the whole series, would be to start there and do Equal Rites, Mort, (skip Sourcery because it refers back to Rincewind), Wyrd Sisters.
If they're not hooked by the end of WS there's no hope for them, so (assuming they *are* hooked) at that point get them to go back and read the still good but not so great earlier books and carry on from there in order: The Colour of Magic, The Light Fantastic, (Equal Rites, Mort), Sourcery, (Wyrd Sisters), whatever comes next (my memory fails me at that point).
And speaking of "they just have to get this actor playing this role" - can someone PLEASE get Stephanie Cole playing Granny Weatherwax?
(or is everyone here too young and/or American to have seen Waiting for God? ;) )
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Quote:As the Patrician, surely? Ray Winstone is Vimes.
Someone needs to cast Hugh Laurie as Vimes before it's too late...
Maybe Adam Baldwin as Detritus?
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Originally posted by DiSarray:
There is also a treat from this Christmas where there will be two 2 hour episodes based on the book ‘Hogfather’ which will be shown on sky one.
Almost right: it's to be 2 2 hour episodes. Ian Richardson is voicing DEATH, and David Jason as Albert. No news as yet on other cast.
My first Discworld novel found it's way into my grubby mitts some 20 years ago. I must admit to finding some of the later ones not so good.
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Originally posted by Melam:
Good god yes. I was wondering how my love for Vimes could ever be greater, and you just wrote it.
...While I was wondering how my newfound love for Hugh Laurie could ever be greater, and you just wrote it. Now that the image is in my head, though, if they don't cast him it will be one of those Tragic Missed Opportunities and I will never be able to watch a Watch movie when they finally film it.
Also. I hate self-pimpage (apparently not enough to avoid doing it), but I wrote a FF/DW crossover and posted it here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=10707. Because FF/DW should totally be an official fandom.
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I cannot say I know much about Pratchett and DW but the books I have read (Mort, Guards, Guards, Wyrd Sisters) I have really enjoyed. A film will be very good :) I agree, starring Hugh Laurie you cannot go wrong. 1 of the greatest UK actors ever produced (for our USA cousins check out House, which I also love). He can play any part
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