InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Not lying if they make you lie"

hyel (hyel) wrote in discworld,
@ 2008-03-04 18:52:00

Eee eee a trailer for The Colour of Magic!Despite weird, weird casting choices (even though I am always in favour of any good part for Sean Astin) I am all a-squee.

Ads by Project Wonderful! Your ad here, right now: $0

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

hyel
2008-03-06 08:45 am UTC (link)

It's just strange to think of him as American, or "American" (quotation marks due to there not actually being an America on DW). If he's not "Asian", then Interesting Times makes no sense. Also, Rincewind in this novel was described as a young man, wasn't he?

He IS supposed to be scary, but what can you do. So is Death. :D I guess Sky One budgets are not as big as, say, Stargate Atlantis's.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lady_alisanda
2008-03-06 11:26 am UTC (link)

As Russian, I first think of "American" tourist when I have to imagine some stereotypical tourist. I see lots of Asian tourusts, but they are always in groups and I can't imagine an Asian tourist that is travelling alone.
But I understand you.
BTW, sometimes I think, that Pratchett imagined Twoflower before his country, and he is more like "American" one.
So this is RINCEWIND? Really? Not kidding? I thought it was someone else, maybe the bursar... =/

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hyel
2008-03-06 12:25 pm UTC (link)

Yes. Well. :D What can you do?

I read Interesting Times before I read The Colour of Magic, so Twoflower's definitely imprinted in my mind as "Chinese". I know I'll like Sean Astin's version, though, just from this trailer and from how much I already like Sean. It's just a little... wrong. I have no idea if I'll ever manage to think of David Jason as Rincewind, though I like him too. It's so confusing!

(Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -