March 24, 2008 Archives

I've just watched the second part of Sky's adaptation of The Colour Of Magic and thoroughly enjoyed it. I would class myself as a fan of Pratchett's work; not an absolute fanatic, but somebody with more than a passing familiarity and can honestly say that I'm happy with the job they've done with this adaptation.

Although nothing has been confirmed it's very likely that more adaptations will follow; David Jason has already said he would like to do more. On a related note, Sam Raimi owns the rights for The Wee Free Men and although no further details are available, it's expected to hit cinemas in 2010.

Following on from Sky's hugely successful, Christmas 2006, adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, we were treated to the first half of their adaptation of The Colour Of Magic last night. They've actually adapted The Colour Of Magic and The Light Fantastic into one film. The first part was pretty faithful to the first book with only a few scenes left out for timing and narrative purposes and they have really spent some time getting the Discworld looking and feeling right. My main gripe is that the special effects for the luggage seems amateurish and feels more comedic than it should be. But, even with that, I'm still really looking forward to part 2 tonight.