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 Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 20:56 Post subject: The Watch [BBC America, 2020] - Discworld TV series |
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| Quote: | Set in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork, where crime has been legalized, The Watch is a uniquely anarchic drama. The series centers on a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. The Watch is an inclusive genre-bending series inspired by the legendary ‘City Watch’ subset of Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling “Discworld” novels and its many iconic characters.
The Watch, comprised of eight episodes, begins filming in Cape Town, South Africa on September 30th and is part of BBC America’s 2020 slate that includes the Emmy®-nominated Killing Eve, Jodie Whittaker’s second season of Doctor Who and Seven Worlds, One Planet, presented by Sir David Attenborough.
Produced for BBC America by BBC Studios and Narrativia, the show’s lead writer is Simon Allen (The Musketeers). Joining Allen as writers on the series are Joy Wilkinson (Doctor Who), Catherine Tregenna (Torchwood), Amrou Al-Kadhi (Little America) and Ed Hime (Skins). Craig Viveiros (Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None) is set to direct.
AMC Network’s Entertainment Group & AMC Studios President Sarah Barnett says: “The Watch will be a very BBC America show. As with Killing Eve, we don’t go straight at an adaptation – we blur genres, undercut with humor, and hire the most genius writers and actors to create stories and characters that are both entertaining and very contemporary, that say something new. Richard Dormer will kill it as Sam Vines, not your everyday male anti-hero. Simon Allen and Rob Wilkins approach this adaptation with the kind of iconoclastic energy and open-hearted love that will truly honor the indelible legacy of Sir Terry.”
Director and executive producer, Craig Viveiros says: “The script for The Watch is like nothing I have ever read before. It’s anarchic, it’s noisy and raspy, and I am really looking forward to bringing it to life on screen. With such a talented line up of cast and crew together we can make something ground-breaking.”
Lead writer and executive producer, Simon Allen says: “Sir Terry Pratchett is in the bloodstream of popular culture. He has a distinctly British kind of literary heart and humor, but his ideas are defiantly human and universal. It’s been such a privilege to work with our world-class director, producers and writers on building a television show that honors his legacy while striking out on its own in his name and spirit. Like the man whose genius inspired it, The Watch is a hopeful show that believes it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness. I can’t wait for everybody to see our joyously brilliant cast light candles and, of course, flamethrowers.”
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| Quote: | Critically acclaimed actor and playwright Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones) is set to lead the cast of BBC America’s new original scripted series, The Watch, co-produced by Narrativia and BBC Studios.
Dormer says: “I’m so thrilled to be part of this brilliant madness and mayhem! I was immediately drawn to the multitude of layers to Sam Vimes, and I find the dynamic between him and his band of disenfranchised comrades very compelling.”
Also joining the cast are Adam Hugill (1917), Jo Eaton-Kent (Don’t Forget The Driver), Marama Corlett (Blood Drive) and Lara Rossi (Crossing Lines) together with Sam Adewunmi (The Last Tree).
Dormer stars as Sam Vimes, Captain of The Watch, disempowered by a broken society that’s reduced his department’s jurisdiction to almost nothing. Jo Eaton-Kent is Constable Cheery, the ingenious non-binary forensics expert, ostracized by their kin and finding a new home and identity. Adam Hugill plays Constable Carrot, the idealistic new recruit, raised by dwarfs, but really a human abandoned at birth. Marama Corlett is the mysterious Corporal Angua who is tasked with Carrot’s training and keeping the rookie alive. Lara Rossi plays the formidable Lady Sybil Ramkin, last scion of Ankh-Morpork’s nobility, who’s trying to fix the city’s wrongs with her chaotic vigilantism. Sam Adewunmi is the wounded and wronged Carcer Dun, out to hijack destiny itself, take control of the city and exact a terrible revenge on an unjust reality. |
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2019/09/richard-dormer-leads-bbc-americas-next-original-series-the-watch |
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 21:18 Post subject: |
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The guy and girl in the middle row certainly have... unique faces.
Edit: "inclusive"... explains it 
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 21:57 Post subject: |
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Isn't the guy in the middle of the second row a winner of American Idol?
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| Posted: Wed, 11th Sep 2019 22:07 Post subject: |
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Sybil is a fat old white women :/
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Sep 2019 10:49 Post subject: |
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I can't say that I've seen a really GOOD adaptation of Terry Pratchett's world or stories. The last adaptation was Good Omens and it was "okay" it but felt weak and anemic and while I watched it I constantly felt that Michael Sheen and David Tennant should have switched characters. Sheen as the demon and Tennant as the angel could have worked so much better. To be honest I haven't watched much of the tv adaptations (3 tv movies, 3 animated series, two live action series, an indie production and three live action movies:
| Quote: | Truckers, 1992, an animated series by Cosgrove Hall.
Johnny and the Dead, a TV serial by ITV, 1995.
Soul Music, 1997, an animated series by Cosgrove Hall.
Wyrd Sisters, 1997, an animated series by Cosgrove Hall.
Johnny and the Bomb, 2006, a three-part TV series on the BBC.
Hogfather, aired by Sky One, Christmas 2006 as TV film.
The Colour of Magic, aired by Sky One, Easter 2008 as TV film.
Going Postal, aired by Sky One, Easter 2010 as TV film.
Troll Bridge, 2019, premiered at Flickerfest International Film Festival, 16th January. Independent Kickstart-backed production.
Good Omens, 2019, 6 episode miniseries made available to stream on Amazon Video on 31st May. |
I haven't seen The Colour of Magic for some reason. Christopher Lee, Brian Cox, Tim Curry, Jeremy Irons.. All giants in the world of acting. I think I'll try to get hold of it.
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| Posted: Fri, 17th Jan 2020 18:55 Post subject: |
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What? That Cheery Littlebottom! Angua tho, but I'm fine with it. Like the actress.
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| gordonash wrote: | Am still going to watch it but ffs BBC. They have already ruined Doctor Who. Like the whole galaxy is made up of non white bisexuals now  |
And of course, they all look like the non-conforming twats, nose ring and all. No imagination whatsoever. |
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| Posted: Sat, 18th Jan 2020 22:23 Post subject: |
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1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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Like why is it bad to keep it consistent with source material? Why change it? Why go progressive when time and time again it turns away viewers. Ratings drop. Be progressive. Be diverse. But be original. No polyamorous, Non-binary hobbits in LotR? Then make your own. Like that guy did with the will Smith movie.
No gays in narnia? Make up your own world within a closet. Put in time and effort. Make it good. People will watch it. People respect good creative avenues. Change something that already has a fanbase just to bring in a vocal minority and change everything for them in hopes for more ratings and more ad money... And discard millions of real fans... It doesn't end well.
Even thar vocal minority is now bashing new Dr who because it doesn't keep up with its own lore.
I guess our grandkids will finally see real remakes and remaster that'll keep to source material. It's all lost for us for any forseable future.
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| Posted: Sat, 18th Jan 2020 23:39 Post subject: |
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What are you guys talking about except Sibil?
sar·casm | \ ˈsär-ˌka-zəm \
1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
2a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual
b: the use or language of sarcasm
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Oct 2020 12:28 Post subject: |
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The.Watch.2021.S01E01.A.Near.Vimes.Experience.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTG
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| Posted: Fri, 1st Jan 2021 21:34 Post subject: |
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Mmm the sound of butthurt that this will make.
EDIT: I liked it even with the visuals but Cherry is apparently not a dwarf but a trans...
Vimes is great tho.
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| Posted: Sat, 2nd Jan 2021 23:58 Post subject: |
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damn nice new series.
quality world building and decor
sam vimes is a great character
nice humour
top new show i watched in 2021 
never read anything from discworld so i'm not biased in that regard
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How heavy is the trans agenda in this?
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| Posted: Sun, 3rd Jan 2021 00:34 Post subject: |
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| Frant wrote: | | I can't say that I've seen a really GOOD adaptation of Terry Pratchett's world or stories. The last adaptation was Good Omens and it was "okay" it but felt weak and anemic and while I watched it I constantly felt that Michael Sheen and David Tennant should have switched characters. |
I really liked HogFather. I thought Teatime was spot on (for how I heard him in my head).
But I agree, the show/movies always feel more 'drab and dull' than the books to me. I giggled at lot at Hogfather book, watching the movie only really at the death as mall santa part.
Perhaps it's because (to me) the sense of humor in them works better in text than in live action.
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the lower thing has more weight in piercings than actual body weight.
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The.Watch.2021.S01E02.Ook.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-NTG
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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Despite the style I enjoy it.
sar·casm | \ ˈsär-ˌka-zəm \
1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
2a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual
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The.Watch.2021.S01E03.1080p.WEB.H264-GGEZ
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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