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SkyOne has sent a newsletter with more information about the recently-released Hogfather DVD. It has been released has two editions, a box-set and a Limited Collector's Edition (19.99 pounds and 24.99 pounds, respectively). As reported before, both sets will include plenty of special features, including deleted scenes and stills. The limited edition, however, will also include a special note from Terry Pratchett and an easter egg, which can be used to unlock additional content on the DVD site, www.hogfatherdvd.com. This site itself has plenty of goodies, including some fun, if goofy, games and numerous clips from the feature.
We're back from the hiatus, a combination of human and computer illnesses. And of course the eternal Catching Up inevitable after such pauses in the everyday order of things. There's lots of news we haven't posted, but we have records of it all, so we'll post it sometime. Meanwhile, here's a little tidbit from today's news:
In a Sunday Times article that set off frenzied reactions in both the Harry Potter and Discworld fandoms, Terry Pratchett was asked his opinion on J. K. Rowling’s work and its supposed similarities with Discworld. To quote his response in the article:
“If my lawyer was here he’d say, ‘Do not open your mouth’,” laughs Pratchett, before making a visible effort to be conciliatory.
“Look, if Tolkien hadn’t written The Lord of the Rings I couldn’t have written the Discworld series. It’s how a genre works. Everyone makes their cake from the same ingredients.”
In response to further questioning, Pratchett stated, “I’m not answering that,” according to the article.
digitalspy.co.uk reports that the Sky One broadcast of the first part of Hogfather broke the record for highest rated multichannel commission. With 2.6 million viewers on Sunday, Hogfather beat out BBC Three’s Torchwood, which had held the record since October at 2.4 million viewers.
Originally broadcast on December 14, 2006, “I’m ready for my close-up” (a Resonance FM podcast) host Alex Fitch presents a Hogfather premiere report. The audio report includes interviews with Michelle Dockery, Vadim Jean, Nigel Planer, David Jason, and Terry Pratchett, in that order. To listen, click on this link, then click on the player about halfway down the page. The report begins about six and a half minutes in and lasts for another thirteen minutes.
Terry Pratchett will be visiting the following address in Australia February 12, 2007 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Village, Roadshow Theatrette
State Library of Victoria
Entry 3, La Trobe Street
Admission is by gold coin donation to a charity to be nominated by Terry Pratchett. For more information and to book seats, click here.
Sky One's official Hogfather website, www.skyone.co.uk/hogfather, has updated with an exclusive interview with Marc Warren, who plays Mr. Teatime in the adaptation. In the interview, he talks about his characterization of Mr. Teatime and working with Vadim Jean. To quote the Q&A:
With your eyes, how much can you actually see out of them?
The black eye, I could see very clearly out of, the other eye which is probably the one you would think I could see out of, was very cloudy and affected my sense of depth. Which is fine, but not great, if you have a sword and have to get a couple of inches from somebody's face. My sense of depth was a little bit out, but, I had a lady called Gemma who came along and put my eyes in every day and then took them out at the end. You could only keep them in for about three hours because you have to get oxygen to the eyes.Is it hard to play someone who you can't empathise with?
No, it is not hard to play somebody I don't have empathy with. No, I am sure there is a bit of psychopath in all of us.
sfx.co.uk released an article on Hogfather recently, which you can read here. To quote the article:
Largely eschewing big budget special effects shots – partly because of inclination, partly because of the limitations of TV budgets – Jean sticks close to his main players throughout. The result is a character-driven piece that offers these main players plenty of chances to shine. This gives you ample opportunity to admire, for instance, David Jason’s flawless timing as Death’s manservant, Albert, a performance made all the more impressive when you consider how often he has to be a comic foil for an expressionless skull.
Check Harper Collins’ site for Terry Pratchett, www.terrypratchettbooks.com, for a special audio message from Terry Pratchett about the phenomenal success of Wintersmith and his progress so far on Making Money, his latest, more light-hearted Discworld book. We learn that the “large number of characters” in the book will include, among others, dancing golems. The book attempts to “do to the banking business what The Truth did to newspapers.” Be sure to check it out, as it also includes considerable insight into the process of writing, at least for Terry Pratchett.
Wintersmith made it onto the list of BC Magazine Best Books of 2006. To quote Katy McNeill, one of the Blogcritics reviewers:
Wintersmith for me has already become an old favorite. It has everything I look for in a book; great characters, humor, interesting story, a touch of romance, and even a life lesson or two if you look closely enough.
