Quote of the Day, How We All Were Saved From a Discworldian Abomination edition.

I’m not even mad at Hollywood. It’s like being mad at a dingo for being a dingo. This is what Hollywood is. Let’s all just be grateful that Terry Pratchett didn’t need the money enough.

Reportedly the author’s first — and possibly future-defining — brush with Hollywood studios came following talk of his fourth Discworld book, 1987’s Mort (which centered on his character Death) being picked up for adaptation. Allegedly, after research from focus groups, he was asked to “lose the Death angle.”

(That’s an old article, btw. Also, via Collider.)

Tweet of the Day, O Happy Day edition.

This sounds like marvelous news. Admittedly, the miniseries that the BBC is doing of The Watch sounds like it might start riots when it comes out, but that deal was made a few years before this one and GOOD OMENS was awesome. More of the latter, please.

Discworld TV series coming to BBC.

It’s probably going to be based on the Vimes novels: “Terry Pratchett fans may want to stay close to a television screen over the next couple of years: his comedy fantasy book series Discworld has become his latest work to be snapped up for a small screen adaptation. BBC Studios is developing a six-part series based on the long-running epic novel series.” At least, the working title is “The Watch” and that’s absolutely a tell, there.  For those who don’t know — Continue reading Discworld TV series coming to BBC.

Lemme lay down a marker: we’re gonna see those unfinished Terry Pratchett novels eventually.

What’s that I hear?  The drives containing those novels got run over by a steamroller, then thrown into a stone crusher?  Yup!  Yup, they were.  At Sir Terry Pratchett’s own request, no less.  I understand.

I also understand this. Continue reading Lemme lay down a marker: we’re gonna see those unfinished Terry Pratchett novels eventually.