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Any other Discworld fans?

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YunoYurbubson · 07/01/2011 17:42

I am surely not the only one on Mumsnet?

I've just finished the newest Tiffany Aching one. It wasn't on a par with his best, but I loved parts of it. It made me realise what a huge fan of women TP is; strong women abound in his books. I shall look forward to encouraging my daughter to read them.

Here's a question: in your head, who plays the characters in the books? I recently realised that my Granny Weatherwax is played by Maggie Smith (in my head, I'm not sure if a film would really be a good idea).

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Idontknowhowtohelpher · 07/01/2011 19:44

I thought that I had made Sam Vines look like Pete Postlethwaite in my head - and then I read "Where's my Cow" Grin
ds started reading Pratchett when he was about 10 and thoroughly enjoyed them - then he re-read them when he was 18 and got so much more out of them!

ezzie21 · 07/01/2011 19:14

i always dreamed of being nanny ogg but fear im more a granny weatherwax

crumpet · 07/01/2011 19:14

I think Granny Weatherwax is fatter than Maggie Smith though. Maybe it's just the face that needs to be rounder

I imagine her as an older Julia Mackenzie I think.

GrimmaTheNome · 07/01/2011 19:11

strong women abound in his books

indeed!Grin

weblette · 07/01/2011 19:02

I've always had a thinner Miriam Margolyes as Nanny Ogg

AnnieLobeseder · 07/01/2011 18:49

My 21st birthday party was a Discworld fancy dress, and that was (gulp!) 26 years ago. God I'm old. I went as Magrat.

Pyramids is my all-time favourite and I have a copy signed by the man himself!

I still love Terry Pratchett. Such a shame about his Altzheimers, but he's going wonderful things for the cause.

weblette · 07/01/2011 18:38

I've just finished Monstrous Regiment for the umpteenth time, brilliant brilliant book

piprabbit · 07/01/2011 18:38

Viva, that's pretty good casting IMO.

And the games and graphic novels don't count, because Rincewind jumps straight out of TPs pen (or computer I suppose) and into my head. Anything else is just somebody else's subjective (and inaccurate) interpretation... and that's the explanation I'm sticking too.

Nanny Ogg is a female version of Warren Clarke for instance.

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YunoYurbubson · 07/01/2011 18:35

I lived Nation. I thought it was clever. You know what I think TP's secret is? He makes me feel clever when I read his books.

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IShallWearMidnight · 07/01/2011 18:30

thanks, will visit the library and search through.

VivaLeBeaver · 07/01/2011 18:29

From wikipedia

"Rincewind's age is indeterminate, although the first two books describe him as being young. This is further complicated by cover paintings on some of the books themselves, some of which show him being young, others old, and comments made by Death about Rincewind's life-timer. Every living being on the Disc has an hourglass, usually kept in Death's home, that gradually records his life from birth to death. Rincewind's life-timer is described as resembling something created by a glassblower with the hiccups in a time machine, due to his being hit by so much magic and being forcefully shuttled through time and space so many times. Based on the amount of sand, Rincewind should have died long ago, but the shape of it is such that the sand often flows backwards or diagonally, with the result being that even Death has no idea when Rincewind will die. This represents something of a curiosity to Death, who keeps the hour-glass on his desk as a paperweight so he can keep an eye on it.

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VivaLeBeaver · 07/01/2011 18:27

Yes, I always saw Rincewind as been young, I imagine that blond lad from The Office/Pirates of The Carribean would be good playing him.

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piprabbit · 07/01/2011 18:25

Agree about David Jason - Rincewind is a young, unqualified wizzard, with the ability to run away very fast. Not a portly OAP.

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piprabbit · 07/01/2011 18:22

Has anyone read Nation? What did you think? Very different...

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YunoYurbubson · 07/01/2011 18:22

Noooooo David Jason just isn't Rincewind. Rhys Ifans would make a better Rincewind.

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YunoYurbubson · 07/01/2011 18:20

So does anyone else like to cast the books with real actors?

If you were making an epic Discworld film who would you get to play your favourite characters?

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Umami · 07/01/2011 18:19

Am just reading I Shall Wear Midnight. I love the Feegles! I've always been a Witches girl, but DH prefers the Watch. We've got all (except the newest) of the abridged audiobooks narrated by Tony Robinson and are gathering unabridged versions one by one.

YY to Maggie Smith as Granny, though I think that may be influenced by the Paul Kidby pictures and the Professor McGonagle effect! Always knew Jeremy Irons was the quintessential Patrician. NOT keen on David Jason as Rincewind though.

sybilvimes · 07/01/2011 18:15

Looplou If Sam were real we would all be fighting for him (but I'd win Wink)

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looplou · 07/01/2011 18:10

I'm in love with the older ones Guards Guard being my favoruite as well (if Sam Vimes was real I think I would marry him Blush)
The Sky adaptations are awesome....I read the last Tiffany Aching one on my kindle and although not up to his best was still a good read.
I am waiting for another Moist Von Lipwig book!

ScatterChasse · 07/01/2011 18:07

I liked the Phantom one, with Agnes at the Opera House, and Carpe Jugulam I think (the one with the naming of the baby at the beginning).

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