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I just read somewhere that there's supposed to be a movie version of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on TV next month. Anybody have any suggestions on how I can see this in the US? It's going to be on SkyOne, which wikipedia says comes here on DirectTV, but a) I don't have DirectTV and b) it doesn't seem to be on their channel lineup.
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"In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, Hyperion -
Oh great, looks like you´re right
Can´t wait to see it
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
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What a coincidence! I was going to order DirectTV today
and deep-six the evil blighters at Warner Cable. 
Girl: "I wanna sword for Hogswatch Eve."
Death: "WHAT'S THE MAGIC WORD?"
Girl: "A BIG sword."
Death: "THAT'S RIGHT. HERE YOU GO, LITTLE GIRL."
Mom: "Wait! You can't give a sword to a 10-year-old!"
Death: "WHY NOT?? IT'S EDUCATIONAL."
Mom: "But...but...but...she'll cut herself!"
Death: "YES. THAT'S THE EDUCATIONAL PART."Comment
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I can't believe they chose Hogfather. I love most of the Discworld books, but that's my least favourite. In fact I thought it was poor.Comment
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I liked Hogfather...not the best of them, but I think it's pretty decent.
So is SkyOne on DirecTV or not then? I didn't see it listed on their website."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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Hogfather was my first Prachett books, and it knocked me on my butt!
If I were a producer, that's the first book I'd make because as a "Christmas" book, it would be the easiest to sell.
--Does anyone know what day it's showing. I can't get DirectTV before Dec. 5th. (Time-Warner has taken over Adelphia, so there's a massive migration to other providers like DirectTV.)Comment
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It will be interesting to see how they will implement Deaths habit of speaking uppercase
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"Comment
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I'd place a large, galvanized trash can over the head of James Earl Jones....but that's just me.Last edited by Zkribbler; November 24, 2006, 18:51.Comment
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They guy they have doing Death looks like a freaking model. Why do they have a pretty boy playing Death??If you don't like reality, change it! me
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Wha?? They're having a human play HIM?!
Death is just a walking skeleton. I figured they could rent the animatronic gizmo that Terminator used in the last 1/2 of that movies--and change the eyes from glowing red to blue-white. --Slap a beard on him, and presto: the Hogfather. "HO, HO, HO...YOU'D BETTER BE GOOD!" 
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I'd guess Death is CGI, and the actor is just doing the motion capture for him. Could be wrong, though."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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When's it coming to DVD dammit!!!!!"the bigger the smile, the sharper the knife"
"Every now and again, declare peace. it confuses the hell out of your enemies."Comment
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If you believe the people on the imdb board, March."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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