@@franzvonhinten982 Do you need help understanding the fundamental laws of the universe? Because, I would rather be stricken by death than live upon a "Diskworld" upon Elephants and a turtle.
How I interpret Death's "joy" at the thought of having time: In some fictional mythologies, before time existed entities just floated around haphazardly without any purpose or motivation, but when time came into existence beings began to move forward with purpose. Now that he has time, death now has the ability to do things with purpose, intention, and consequence.
@@stevenhunley9486 doesn't seem half bad unless that is they find them self on the job for the century that a lot of fun thing are going on only to get to do what you want during an unexplainably boring time after that moment of fun passed by, though that is whole dependent on what they perceived as fun.
Very good, but also death cannot exist without time if there’s no time there is no event that exists prior to something ceasing to exist, meaning without time everyone and everything is indestructible
Time in discworld is sort of a spiritual thing. People can feel, grow, and... BE because time flows for them. If a creature doesn't have time, such as Death, the Auditors, or anyone in Deaths House, they are immortal, but they also cannot really live. In most of Deaths books he is trying very hard to understand life. Most of the time, he mostly fails due to his timeless nature. But in Reaper Man, as he looses more and more of the title of Death, he begins to truly live. He eats food, feels satisfaction in work, and even begins to fear Death. He spends most of his books trying to feel even the slightest bit more alive, and in Reaper Man, he finally gets it. He finally has his time
So the books by terry pratchett are a comedy series? I thought it was more of a serious scifi/fantasy epic tale. hero's journey and all that. This feels more like hitch hiker.
@@snickle1980 I would argue that while, yes, the comedy is woven inextricably throughout, they are far more than that. They are satire of the highest order, able in one passage to give you side pains from the laughter while simultaneously teaching you about society, the world and yourself. They can go from hilarious to heartbreaking in a single sentence. It's a bit like swallowing sugar to sweeten the medicine. Highly recommended.
This was an experienced studio, Cosgrove Hall had been doing TV animations since the 70's, including DangerMouse, Count Duckula and Charlton & the Wheelies, to name 3. I suspect the main problem was budget, but I think they did get Pratchetts humour and tried to put it on screen (not always successfully).
@@screamtoasigh9984 Good Omens was good, wtf are you talking about? It literally had the direct involvement of Neil Gaiman, who made it in Pratchett's honor.
It depends on how much influence producers and the Studio may leverage on the project. Remember that Disney looked at licensing Sir Pratchets work starting with Mort back during the Disney renascence. But where unsure how to portray Death as a likable character that didn't scare kids.
"Million to one chances crop up 9 times out of 10" , well that's like the weather report. Statistically speaking, whenever the forecast says there is a 100% chance of anything there is a 75% chance they are wrong, meaning that 1 in 1 chances crop up 1 time out of 4.
I think this explanation of weather forecasts helps a lot When they say stuff like 90% and similar, its generally not "chance of rain" its "percent of area im reporting too" like if you are out of the norm area, weather forecasts will tend to be wrong, not because the weather forecaster is wrong, but because you aren't in the 90% area.
depends on the actual day you arrive and where...and who you might have the fortune (or otherwise) to encounter...always good to pick up a tourist brochure from one of the more reputable entrepreneurs outside the city limits if possible... of course the term "reputable" is used on a sliding scale of accuracy in this instance given the nature of entrepreneurs and species that reside on Discworld but once you are there you're on your own as far as luck or fate is concerned and they are both known to use custom made dice to take advantage of their own reality shaping talents
there was also a point and click adventure game where at one point you had the goal of making a task harder for the sake of increasing the odds to exactly 1 in a million in order to guarantee your success.
I love how the death of rats is used to establish the laws of causality via the little bicycle with the slabs of buttered toast to prove that they always fall butter side down LOL
"It's Carrot sarge. He's gone to arrest the dragon". I burst out into helpless laughter on the bus and all the passengers were laughing at my laughter. Thank you Terry. Your books have made my life better.
@@johnferguson40 I love that line !! I have definitely also been close to bursting out laughing on public transportation, on multiple occasions, due to Terry’s writing. There’s nothing like Discworld humour to cheer you up when you’re having a bad day, fr.
Is that Christopher Lee? As Death??? That seals it, this must never be remade. No-one else can do a voice that sounds so much like THE ENGRAVING ON A TOMBSTONE.
In The Light Fantastic, early on, there's a passage discussing the two major cosmological theories - the other is that Great A'Tuin has simply been traveling forever and will continue to do so indefinitely - known as the Steady Gait Theory.
I've got Wyrd Sisters & Soul Music on DVD. I never knew they started on Reaper Man though, guess they never finished it. And for me, Christopher Lee (RIP) will always be the definitive voice of Death.
It makes me sad that Reaper Man was never animated like this. I’m not even sure how many people know about Discworld at the moment. But even though that’s the case I hope it can come back in media so more people can find out about it.
Reaper Man was one of the very few books I ever read without it being a part of some assignment, and his is my favorite depiction of Death as a character in all of fiction.
Turns out this never made it to full production, there is no more to this episode, nor any more episodes :( Such a shame, this really was a greatly fun book.
Its a shame too because reaper man is the best death novel. The wizard shenanigans with the snow globes are fun as well as edgelord dramaqueen new death
You know, between 2008 and 2019 when I am writing this I managed to read the 41 discwold novels. I am reading "the shepherd's crown" now. The best books ever.
I was sad Reaper Man never happened once i saw this intro so now I just watch the intro over again and something incredibly sad that I just realized this time is it feels like Death has really died. Not only is Sir Terry Pratchett not here anymore but Ian Richardson and Christopher Lee have both died too (actually Ian Richardson was the first of the 3) and when I realized this I was so sad :(
Cosgrove Hall did two miniseries adaptations of Discworld books in the late 90's. Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music. They were planning a third for Reaperman, but that fell through (Which I think this is a clip of or a test/proof of concept before they made Wyrd Sisters as the character designs are different from the series). To date the Cosgrove Hall adaptations are the closest and best Discworld adaptation.
This was clearly an early production that was never completed! Although I'm so glad they released Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters...Discworld is the best thing ever!!
If I'm not mistaken, it was The Light Fantastic - not Sourcery - and the babies were A'Tuin's. The cosmic "eggs" had been sort of incubating round the red star.
I think it keeps in spirit with the book and with the author's sense of humor, and the animation isn't bad at all. I'd love to see Death speaking some of his funnier dialogue. Seriously - why does being a geek also mean we have to be hypercritical about everything and try to pick it apart while showing off our vast knowledge of the subject, rather than just enjoying it? Does being a geek mean we're so cyncial we can't just ENJOY things anymore?
*Your poor ass gains money* You: “I’m going to spend it.” Brain: “We should save it till we need it.” You: (In a shop buying lots of stuff you don’t need) *”I’m going to SPEND IT!!!”*
It would be great if he entire series could be made into animated films, assuming writers, directors, and producers that wouldn't alter anything could be found.
I particularly liked the bit about windel having to cross running water and the river ankh after having been used as a sewer and garbage dump by all of the city not by any definition counting as running, nor for that matter, water.
Ah yes, the intro. to the 1997 "Soul Music" animated series. The only semi-good TV adaptation in art form so far. Could have been much better, but it was decent. Getting the late Christopher Lee to voice my favorite character of Death was a no-brainer. Alfred didn't look right though and the CGI on the Great A'Tuin looked low budget even back then. This is '97, two years after "Jurassic Park" came out in '95. If a bit more money had been in the budget, the CGI could have looked amazing.
Discworld is superb and so so funny. Mort is one of my favorites. Although I'm still confused as to what a voice that resembles 1000 tombstones slamming together sounds like, lol
Seems like a good place to say this. If there were a new Disc world animated project, I hope it would be the Tiffany Aching series. It just feels to me that if anything is going to be popular, it'll be the feegles
Despite the fact that A'tuin is mentioned an awful lot and the fact that the Disc too, it's rare for me to really think about it. Like I just accept it like religion "Oh that's a weird belief that just happens to be true in this reality." I just accept it and move along, and just like religion doesn't come up that much in real life, A'tuin doesn't come up much in the stories. It's only the long meandering shots and descriptions like this that remind me just how insane the concept is. What sort of creature is comfortable with such a heavy load as those elephants and disc on its back? I know they're small relative to A'tuin but they must surely be a burden worth shaking off. What benefit could A'tuin gain from having these things on its back? Maybe they're decoration to attract a mate. I can't think about any other sensible that fits with nature. I know it's a giant turtle in space, but the same principles should apply. The only other explanations are things like "The creator demanded that A'tuin carry the elephants and the disc." Which raises its own questions, like why exactly did the creator choose that design rather than a moving (possibly intelligent) forcefield or something else? The elephants are even more confusing. I can't think of any natural reason why the elephants would hold onto that great burden. I suppose maybe their biology tells them a great reward at the end of the journey. It's also sad to think that at the end of the journey there's a good chance the Disc will be destroyed, possibly the elephants too.
In "The Light Fantastic" it is explained that the world turtles are born with world and elephants on their backs. So if they are born this way and never new a different way why change? Also don't forget, that the worldbearing turtle (including the elephants) is a concept that has been believed in in actual real world religions. Mostly indian (Hindu) religions iirc. Actually there is surprisingly little Terry Pratchett ever invented (Many things are borrowed from history and folklore) and still his books are some of the most original and imaginative works of literature out there.
Halfway through Wintersmith now. This makes me realise I've forgotten the stories of the all earlier books that I've read in High School. Looks like I'll need to go shopping. *Whips out the credit card* "I'm going to speeeeeend it!" :)
@@francescofavro8890 such a pity...doubtful that his daughter would allow the series to continue beyond what has already been produced...still looking forward to seeing Troll Bridge which has been in the works for over 15 years (seriously) and had Sir Terry's blessing during production...the trailer looks amazing
What's this called and is it a movie or a show. I remember reading the books a long time ago (part of my dad's collection). I would really like to catch this.
I would have loved to see Cosgrove Hall do Reaper Man, or infact any more Discworld adaptations. Soul Music and Weird Sisters excellent, far better than the new sky films in my opinion.
This is aggravating, "he", "he", "he"... A'Tuin always went by name or "it", with a slight hint somewhere along the line that it might be a "she", but generally maintaining that it's one of the great mysteries and that many have tried to find out which exact gender it is. Reaper Man is however one I always wanted to watch (it being one of my favourite books for staring my favourite character, yay for Death!) and I never knew until now that someone had actually made it into a show.
Never read the books, but now I want to find this animated series! Maybe the "he" was the gender neutral form? Knowing it has a gender but said gender is unknown?
Love Reaper man but neever shall it be better than Thud in my opinion. but was the full movie/cartoon made for this ? because ive never managed to find it :/
"Death has just been fired. But they're letting him keep the horse"
thats because of how long and how well he has been doing the job
He got the lease for his company car upon termination
"For the first time in my life, I HAVE TIME."
"Well, uh, what are you going to do?"
"I'M GOING TO SPEND IT"
Reminds me of people who work themselves nearly to death and never take time off for themselves.
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Great line.
Greebo in training th-cam.com/video/V8eE18xI0KA/w-d-xo.html
Mitch Haelann I know that for me I can’t have truly free time cause I will be bored to death at some point
In Mort, it's explained that Death once had a skelital horse but it became too frustrating when bits kept falling off, lol. So he switched to Binky :)
His robes were getting stuck on it as well.
We won’t talk about the flaming steed.
@@DeltaVTX The flaming std? 😏
The discworld really needs a new animated form, one with the budget it deserves.
Well, maybe instead the live high budget action feature film series (Hogfather, Going Postal, ...) should continue to full coverage...
Maurice will be animated later this year. Should be high budget considering the latest Pratchett adaptations.
Yes but no.. because its this shit animation that gives it.. something
@@NameName2.0 it gives it soul in a sense. Its comforting
reboot
That "Big Bang" joke was good lol
it was not a joke it´s actuelle true
@@franzvonhinten982 Do you need help understanding the fundamental laws of the universe? Because, I would rather be stricken by death than live upon a "Diskworld" upon Elephants and a turtle.
big smash
@@dragonslayerornstein387 Double woosh
Dragon Slayer Ornstein ah ornstine I have just had lunch with smough
How I interpret Death's "joy" at the thought of having time: In some fictional mythologies, before time existed entities just floated around haphazardly without any purpose or motivation, but when time came into existence beings began to move forward with purpose. Now that he has time, death now has the ability to do things with purpose, intention, and consequence.
it kind of reminds me of Neil Gaimans version of death that gets one day every century to spend doing what they will on earth.
@@stevenhunley9486 doesn't seem half bad unless that is they find them self on the job for the century that a lot of fun thing are going on only to get to do what you want during an unexplainably boring time after that moment of fun passed by, though that is whole dependent on what they perceived as fun.
Very good, but also death cannot exist without time if there’s no time there is no event that exists prior to something ceasing to exist, meaning without time everyone and everything is indestructible
Time in discworld is sort of a spiritual thing. People can feel, grow, and... BE because time flows for them. If a creature doesn't have time, such as Death, the Auditors, or anyone in Deaths House, they are immortal, but they also cannot really live. In most of Deaths books he is trying very hard to understand life. Most of the time, he mostly fails due to his timeless nature. But in Reaper Man, as he looses more and more of the title of Death, he begins to truly live. He eats food, feels satisfaction in work, and even begins to fear Death. He spends most of his books trying to feel even the slightest bit more alive, and in Reaper Man, he finally gets it. He finally has his time
"He is 10000 miles long, As Old As Time And as patient as a brick." xD
So the books by terry pratchett are a comedy series? I thought it was more of a serious scifi/fantasy epic tale. hero's journey and all that. This feels more like hitch hiker.
snickle1980 yes they are mostly comedy
@@deeznoots6241 Maybe I'm confusing this with the Wheel of time series and author. Hmmm.
@@snickle1980 Didnt Brandon Sanderson finish the Wheel of Time series?
Pratchetts works are almost all comedic fantasy. Do give good Omens a read
@@snickle1980 I would argue that while, yes, the comedy is woven inextricably throughout, they are far more than that. They are satire of the highest order, able in one passage to give you side pains from the laughter while simultaneously teaching you about society, the world and yourself. They can go from hilarious to heartbreaking in a single sentence. It's a bit like swallowing sugar to sweeten the medicine. Highly recommended.
There are some genuinely deep metaphysical insights in this 64 bit fever dream
The discworld deserves another animated adaptation, with a larger budget and an experienced studio.
This was an experienced studio, Cosgrove Hall had been doing TV animations since the 70's, including DangerMouse, Count Duckula and Charlton & the Wheelies, to name 3.
I suspect the main problem was budget, but I think they did get Pratchetts humour and tried to put it on screen (not always successfully).
LeSpeederus
make it an anime
They will ruin it. Look at what they did to Good omens and The Watch. Only a small TH-camr or indie studio could do it justice.
@@screamtoasigh9984 Good Omens was good, wtf are you talking about? It literally had the direct involvement of Neil Gaiman, who made it in Pratchett's honor.
It depends on how much influence producers and the Studio may leverage on the project. Remember that Disney looked at licensing Sir Pratchets work starting with Mort back during the Disney renascence. But where unsure how to portray Death as a likable character that didn't scare kids.
"Million to one chances crop up 9 times out of 10" , well that's like the weather report. Statistically speaking, whenever the forecast says there is a 100% chance of anything there is a 75% chance they are wrong, meaning that 1 in 1 chances crop up 1 time out of 4.
Explain...
Logan True I think elliander just did.
_Sixty percent of the time, it works every time._
I think this explanation of weather forecasts helps a lot
When they say stuff like 90% and similar, its generally not "chance of rain" its "percent of area im reporting too" like if you are out of the norm area, weather forecasts will tend to be wrong, not because the weather forecaster is wrong, but because you aren't in the 90% area.
On second thought, let's not go to Discworld. 'Tis a silly place.
@MichaelKingsfordGray Shhh!
Agatean or Klatchian swallow?
danieldb631 I’m going to discworld it’s fun
depends on the actual day you arrive and where...and who you might have the fortune (or otherwise) to encounter...always good to pick up a tourist brochure from one of the more reputable entrepreneurs outside the city limits if possible... of course the term "reputable" is used on a sliding scale of accuracy in this instance given the nature of entrepreneurs and species that reside on Discworld but once you are there you're on your own as far as luck or fate is concerned and they are both known to use custom made dice to take advantage of their own reality shaping talents
@MichaelKingsfordGray a bad cgi model at that.
The last Discworld book I read was “Guards! Guards!”, so the ‘million to one chances’ thing is fresh in my mind. I have learned my lesson.
there was also a point and click adventure game where at one point you had the goal of making a task harder for the sake of increasing the odds to exactly 1 in a million in order to guarantee your success.
@@RipOffProductionsLLC what game was it?
I love how the death of rats is used to establish the laws of causality via the little bicycle with the slabs of buttered toast to prove that they always fall butter side down LOL
"It's Carrot sarge. He's gone to arrest the dragon". I burst out into helpless laughter on the bus and all the passengers were laughing at my laughter. Thank you Terry. Your books have made my life better.
@@johnferguson40 I love that line !! I have definitely also been close to bursting out laughing on public transportation, on multiple occasions, due to Terry’s writing. There’s nothing like Discworld humour to cheer you up when you’re having a bad day, fr.
Is that Christopher Lee? As Death??? That seals it, this must never be remade. No-one else can do a voice that sounds so much like THE ENGRAVING ON A TOMBSTONE.
Do Not Show This To Any Flat Earthers
Without an Adult Supervision
Does Discworld have round diskers?
@@michaeliv284 Yes it does, Small Gods has a subplot that revolves around this.
The turtle moves
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🤣
@@eyeli160 And the 4th Science of Discworld book has an offshoot of that group driving the plot.
"Not death with a little d, Death with a big D."
The internet has ruined me.
"It's caled a big BANG", I am not even sure that wans't one of the puns of the text.
In The Light Fantastic, early on, there's a passage discussing the two major cosmological theories - the other is that Great A'Tuin has simply been traveling forever and will continue to do so indefinitely - known as the Steady Gait Theory.
+rmsgrey this had me
Pretty sure it was mentioned first in the colour of magic.
Insert Decartes meme here
"You said it again,You said I."
I love this.
You said it!
Well TH-cam, your recommendations certainly outdid themselves today...
I never knew there was an animated series for Discworld. Now thanks to TH-cam recommendations I know
Same here😂🤣
I've got Wyrd Sisters & Soul Music on DVD. I never knew they started on Reaper Man though, guess they never finished it.
And for me, Christopher Lee (RIP) will always be the definitive voice of Death.
It makes me sad that Reaper Man was never animated like this. I’m not even sure how many people know about Discworld at the moment. But even though that’s the case I hope it can come back in media so more people can find out about it.
Uh, isn't this Reaper Man?
@@willieoelkers5568 This is just a small animated introduction. I don’t believe it was ever fully completed
@@sanddry738 Ah, I see. Too bad. Would love to see an animated showdown between Bill Door and the New Death.
3:47 [With subtitles on] "Death has worked inefficiently on Discord"
does anyone work efficiently there?
@@weatheranddarkness Most of the groomers on Discord are quite efficient at going about their evil.
Reaper Man was one of the very few books I ever read without it being a part of some assignment, and his is my favorite depiction of Death as a character in all of fiction.
MINE TOO
Bill Door.
I personally liked Death from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey myself.
@@TheKrensada "They melvined me."
What are you gonna do with your paycheck?
Death: “I am going to spend it”
Turns out this never made it to full production, there is no more to this episode, nor any more episodes :( Such a shame, this really was a greatly fun book.
Well... They did make soul music and wyrd sisters using the same studio so it wasn't a total loss
Its a shame too because reaper man is the best death novel. The wizard shenanigans with the snow globes are fun as well as edgelord dramaqueen new death
there is an entire animated series based from this, its called DiscWorld MORT
It is a shame reaper man is my favorite discworld book
@@spencersullivan4447 Oh, mine too. "What can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man?"
The best piece of voice casting ever
Amazing writing. Can't get much better than Pratchett.
I love Reaper Man so much. Seeing Death become a farmer is so good!
Not sure why this was recommended to me, but it got me interested with all the wonderful puns.
*The big bang theory* got me good
Go read the books! I absolutely adore the discworld series, the writing style is just amazing.
That line from death "at last I have time" was awesome
You know, between 2008 and 2019 when I am writing this I managed to read the 41 discwold novels. I am reading "the shepherd's crown" now. The best books ever.
I was sad Reaper Man never happened once i saw this intro so now I just watch the intro over again and something incredibly sad that I just realized this time is it feels like Death has really died. Not only is Sir Terry Pratchett not here anymore but Ian Richardson and Christopher Lee have both died too (actually Ian Richardson was the first of the 3) and when I realized this I was so sad :(
The active spirit of Discworld lives on in a small, relatively unknown, and beautifully designed MUD.
thok ling, Where? Do you have a link?
“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”
― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
#GNU STP
Terry Pratchett wrote an epitaph for himself in which Death, his particular version, comes for him.
BinaryDreamer: discworld.starturtle.net/lpc
'And with strange aeons even death may die.' -The Necronomicon
EVEN GODS CAN DIE
FOR THE EMPEROR
Of all the insightful quotes that come out of the Diskworld series, this may be the most profound.
Just when I think things couldn't get any stranger, I stumble upon something like this.
Cosgrove Hall did two miniseries adaptations of Discworld books in the late 90's. Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music. They were planning a third for Reaperman, but that fell through (Which I think this is a clip of or a test/proof of concept before they made Wyrd Sisters as the character designs are different from the series). To date the Cosgrove Hall adaptations are the closest and best Discworld adaptation.
Man, pity this didn't get finished. This looks like it would have been amazing
TH-cam algorithm has brought me here, Terry made me stay
I loved the point/click adventure game... heheh...
"ahhhh BREAK-WIND"
"Rincewind, sir..."
R.I.P Terrance The Creator Of Discworld
Discworld is still discworld no matter who has made animation it'sonly matters who created the world that animation was based off
GNU Terry Pratchett
At least he knows who the new Death is tbh ,,
I like to think Terry was greeted by Death as THE CREATOR and escorted by him and Sam Vimes to Cori Celesti to take his rightful place with the Gods.
Pterry
This was clearly an early production that was never completed! Although I'm so glad they released Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters...Discworld is the best thing ever!!
Reaper Man is my favorite Discworld novel. I wish like hell they'd finished this adaptation.
Underestimated line:
Magicians have calculated that million-to-1 odds happen 9 times out of 10
I'd say Discworld needs a new adaptation. But then I remember what they did to my boy Hitchhiker's Guide.
In this day and age?!
It will be much much worse!
I thought the latest film was pretty good, actually. You cant fit as much in an hour and a half as a book.
If I'm not mistaken, it was The Light Fantastic - not Sourcery - and the babies were A'Tuin's. The cosmic "eggs" had been sort of incubating round the red star.
For the first time in my short life, I'm grateful I've got time to spend.
I think it keeps in spirit with the book and with the author's sense of humor, and the animation isn't bad at all. I'd love to see Death speaking some of his funnier dialogue.
Seriously - why does being a geek also mean we have to be hypercritical about everything and try to pick it apart while showing off our vast knowledge of the subject, rather than just enjoying it? Does being a geek mean we're so cyncial we can't just ENJOY things anymore?
i think you're confusing a geek and a misanthrope.
This is gold... oh how rare it is to get such a chuckle
You can soer of tell this was a Pilot, by the time they did Soul Music, they had changed the character design for Albert (for the better, I think)
So much nostalgia. I watched this so many times as a kid
I loved Reaper Man. One of my favorites of the series
I like the fact that one of the Auditors seems to be getting a Welsh accent :)
*Your poor ass gains money*
You: “I’m going to spend it.”
Brain: “We should save it till we need it.”
You: (In a shop buying lots of stuff you don’t need) *”I’m going to SPEND IT!!!”*
Man, the old "Overlord" looks sick.
I'm reading that right now as we speak
I think I've never watched a video as old as this and I'M SATISFIED
It would be great if he entire series could be made into animated films, assuming writers, directors, and producers that wouldn't alter anything could be found.
This does not do the book justice... Also this book had 2 stories the wizards part of the story was the best/funniest
uhh no..death part was way funnier.......uhhh...Bill Door...
I particularly liked the bit about windel having to cross running water and the river ankh after having been used as a sewer and garbage dump by all of the city not by any definition counting as running, nor for that matter, water.
@@zarcon42 Good ole' Bill Door!
@Robertson Thirdly SQUEAK.
I liked the Auditors as villains. Especially in Thief of Time.
Absolutely conceptually beautiful and flawless.
Tick tock... Tick tock... Tick tock... Tick tock... ⏳
I sooo want to see an Animated version of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett...
th-cam.com/video/zae-Tq73pQ8/w-d-xo.html NOT ANIMATED BUT CLOSE ENOUGH
The live action version nailed it. Don't need an animated one. We DO need Making Money and Raising Steam though.
Ah yes, the intro. to the 1997 "Soul Music" animated series. The only semi-good TV adaptation in art form so far. Could have been much better, but it was decent. Getting the late Christopher Lee to voice my favorite character of Death was a no-brainer. Alfred didn't look right though and the CGI on the Great A'Tuin looked low budget even back then. This is '97, two years after "Jurassic Park" came out in '95. If a bit more money had been in the budget, the CGI could have looked amazing.
0:44 “patient as a brick” love it ¿
Discworld is superb and so so funny. Mort is one of my favorites. Although I'm still confused as to what a voice that resembles 1000 tombstones slamming together sounds like, lol
Seems like a good place to say this. If there were a new Disc world animated project, I hope it would be the Tiffany Aching series. It just feels to me that if anything is going to be popular, it'll be the feegles
why is death such a great character like he isn't a edge lord he just a good character
Because Terry Pratchett was a master.
Because he's totally, unabashedly, completely, real.
And utterly innocent of... Well, anything, really.
Reaperman was Cancelled when Cosgrove hall were in the middle of making it, Dont know why?
Despite the fact that A'tuin is mentioned an awful lot and the fact that the Disc too, it's rare for me to really think about it. Like I just accept it like religion "Oh that's a weird belief that just happens to be true in this reality." I just accept it and move along, and just like religion doesn't come up that much in real life, A'tuin doesn't come up much in the stories.
It's only the long meandering shots and descriptions like this that remind me just how insane the concept is. What sort of creature is comfortable with such a heavy load as those elephants and disc on its back? I know they're small relative to A'tuin but they must surely be a burden worth shaking off. What benefit could A'tuin gain from having these things on its back? Maybe they're decoration to attract a mate.
I can't think about any other sensible that fits with nature. I know it's a giant turtle in space, but the same principles should apply. The only other explanations are things like "The creator demanded that A'tuin carry the elephants and the disc." Which raises its own questions, like why exactly did the creator choose that design rather than a moving (possibly intelligent) forcefield or something else?
The elephants are even more confusing. I can't think of any natural reason why the elephants would hold onto that great burden. I suppose maybe their biology tells them a great reward at the end of the journey. It's also sad to think that at the end of the journey there's a good chance the Disc will be destroyed, possibly the elephants too.
In "The Light Fantastic" it is explained that the world turtles are born with world and elephants on their backs. So if they are born this way and never new a different way why change?
Also don't forget, that the worldbearing turtle (including the elephants) is a concept that has been believed in in actual real world religions. Mostly indian (Hindu) religions iirc.
Actually there is surprisingly little Terry Pratchett ever invented (Many things are borrowed from history and folklore) and still his books are some of the most original and imaginative works of literature out there.
@@ChakChakGuy He is like Shakespeare, combining all the ideas around him into something greater.
...it all started with a big bang
I have now seen irrefutable proof that the world is flat. This is all the evidence I need.
But don't forget about the elephants, they're integral to the cosmos!
A world is flat, but not the one we're on.
That's not the way it works, that's not how any of this works...
How else qould it fit on the turtle
It must have been frustrating for Terry Pratchett that no movie or series adaptation ever came close to truly depicting his Discworld books.
There's something very prophetic about all this.
Actually I'm reading "Men at Arms" for the summer, so, that counts as my first Discworld novel.
Halfway through Wintersmith now. This makes me realise I've forgotten the stories of the all earlier books that I've read in High School.
Looks like I'll need to go shopping. *Whips out the credit card* "I'm going to speeeeeend it!" :)
OMG finaly after like years and years of wondering what this show was clalled i found it yes!
Watching this feels like looking at ancient paintings.
Wait? Did this ever get finished? I saw the animated series for Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music but this is the first time I have ever seen this :o
sadly not. this is the only part of reaper man we got.
@@francescofavro8890 such a pity...doubtful that his daughter would allow the series to continue beyond what has already been produced...still looking forward to seeing Troll Bridge which has been in the works for over 15 years (seriously) and had Sir Terry's blessing during production...the trailer looks amazing
Yeah, it is Christopher Lee ^^
It's a real shame this movie never got beyond this point.
Yes indeed
For real. It will happen one day. Hopefully one of us gets to see It. 👍👌
12 AÑOS!!! 12 AÑOS!!! y pues, es una increíble animación y buena historia :D
Lmao the Big Bang theory
Terry Pratchett is my favorite author I have everything he has ever written and I also have all his books on Audible which I listen to many times
What are some of your favourite Terry Pratchett books or essays?
So, where are *PENNYWISE's DEAD LIGHTS* enters, described and being introduced in this franchise though?
I like how that one Auditor who becomes a personality mutters "oh sugar!" before he vaporizes...
What's this called and is it a movie or a show. I remember reading the books a long time ago (part of my dad's collection). I would really like to catch this.
So what is this from?? Can anyone link me to the actual episodes this is taken from?
Oh how I miss Terry
I really don’t know why so many people are complaining about the animation. This stuff looks amazing!
Zoomers.
This video was published on TH-cam on 25 May 2006. More than 14 years ago. Wow.
Such a pity, they never took this and fully ran with it. Reaper Man is still one of my favourite TP books. The animated Soul Music was alright.
R.I.P Terry Pratchett
Someday I hope they make more animated stories from the Disc.
I would have loved to see Cosgrove Hall do Reaper Man, or infact any more Discworld adaptations. Soul Music and Weird Sisters excellent, far better than the new sky films in my opinion.
The BIG D not a small d joke killed me
Ah, Reaper man. twas a good book. must read it again. good cover art too
RIP Sir Terry. 😭😭😭😭😭
This is aggravating, "he", "he", "he"... A'Tuin always went by name or "it", with a slight hint somewhere along the line that it might be a "she", but generally maintaining that it's one of the great mysteries and that many have tried to find out which exact gender it is.
Reaper Man is however one I always wanted to watch (it being one of my favourite books for staring my favourite character, yay for Death!) and I never knew until now that someone had actually made it into a show.
Never read the books, but now I want to find this animated series!
Maybe the "he" was the gender neutral form? Knowing it has a gender but said gender is unknown?
I know the book that came from, it's Reaper Man.
I have the book, and have read it many times.
I would love to see the full version as well, though.
This is an incredible show! Can’t believe I never heard of this before
It took me a second listen, but I got it in the end.
anyone know the full name for this?
i thought id seen all the screen versions of discworld but i not seen this.
0:08 "Not death with a little d but Death with a big D" sooooo Death is well hung it seems. xD
(Obligatory bone joke here)
"Bony knees" giggidty
He has a constant boner
this is beautiful and clever. why haven't i heard of this?
Love Reaper man but neever shall it be better than Thud in my opinion. but was the full movie/cartoon made for this ? because ive never managed to find it :/