March 18th, 2008
Terry Pratchett’s first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, adapted for TV by Mob Films is to screen Easter weekend on Sky One in the UK.
Speaking to the Guardian, Pratchett said “When Mob Films called, I nearly said no because I hadn’t heard of them. And then they had another go and I said, ‘Look, we’re going to have a nice chat, get along very well, have a nice dinner and then your head will burst open and the tentacles will come out.’ And they said: ‘Oh no. We’re very nice people.’ And I said: ‘Everyone says that. No one says they’re bastards.’ Fortunately, there was a total absence of tentacles. It was rather like a family - rows, sulks, people shouting at each other - but no tentacles, which is the important thing.”
You can read the complete interview here and read about the adaptation here.
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