They’re not unlike the Chris Columbus’ Harry Potter movies – introducing a broad and rich universe to an audience in a short and simple way. There’s a sense of strain and tiredness to the finished productions. Now, though, I’m about to get my curmudgeon on. Richardson and Marnix van den Broeke (wearing the costume) bring Death right out of the books. Richardson passed away shortly after the broadcast, and was replaced by Christopher Lee for The Colour Of Magic (Lee had previously voiced Death for Cosgrove Hall’s animations for Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters). The first person cast was Ian Richardson as the voice of Death. Understandably, with a book that depicted the Discworld version of Santa, this was a big part of the Christmas line up and heavily promoted. This one may finally break him out of category.They had begun with the 20th Discworld novel, Hogfather, broadcast on Sky One over two episodes in December of 2006. 28)įorecast: Despite sales of more than 35 million copies of his books worldwide, Pratchett has yet to become a U.S. ) may capture more of the American audience he deserves.

Thanks to the timely subject matter and Pratchett's effervescent wit, this 29th Discworld novel (after 2003's Monstrous Regiment Readers will cheer Moist on as he eventually finds himself in a race with the dysfunctional clacks system to see whose message can be delivered first. The place is also haunted by dead postmen and guarded by Mr. Moist must then deal with the musty mounds of undelivered mail that fill every room of the decaying Post Office building maintained by ancient and smelly Junior Postman Groat and his callow assistant, Apprentice Postman Stanley. Pump, his golem parole officer, quickly catches him. Moist's first impulse is to try to escape, but Mr.

The post office hasn't been open for 20 years since the advent of the Internet-like clacks communication system. Soon after Moist von Lipwig (aka Alfred Spangler), Pratchett's not-quite-hapless, accidental hero, barely avoids hanging, Lord Havelock Vetinari, the despotic but pretty cool ruler of Ankh-Morpork, makes him a job offer he can't refuse-postmaster general of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office. British fantasist Pratchett's latest special-delivery delight, set in his wonderfully crazed city of Ankh-Morpork, hilariously reflects the plight of post offices the world over as they struggle to compete in an era when e-mail has stolen much of the glamour from the postal trade.

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