I really enjoyed the Sky adaptations too and wish there were more. I haven’t seen the amazing Maurice yet so haven’t got an opinion.
In my option I think what makes Pratchett hard to adapt in the current climate is that it needs to be made by British people (actors, writers, etc) or have a high proportion of input by Brits. I really think there’s something truly unfortunate happening with tv adaptations of books at the moment where they are made by a US studio for a generalised (aka US) audience and in doing so they lose what makes them so good and unique. They also seem to be simplifying a lot of tv programmes to the extent that they become generic mush. I think that this is a problem because big US based companies rather than smaller more independent studios (whether based in the US or anywhere else) are making tv that loses its character and nuance for the sake of generic money making. You see this a lot with things like, recently, The Witcher but also a lot of Japanese live action remakes.
I think I might be the only person who has enjoyed all of the Pratchett adaptations.
I really enjoyed the Sky adaptations too and wish there were more. I haven’t seen the amazing Maurice yet so haven’t got an opinion.
In my option I think what makes Pratchett hard to adapt in the current climate is that it needs to be made by British people (actors, writers, etc) or have a high proportion of input by Brits. I really think there’s something truly unfortunate happening with tv adaptations of books at the moment where they are made by a US studio for a generalised (aka US) audience and in doing so they lose what makes them so good and unique. They also seem to be simplifying a lot of tv programmes to the extent that they become generic mush. I think that this is a problem because big US based companies rather than smaller more independent studios (whether based in the US or anywhere else) are making tv that loses its character and nuance for the sake of generic money making. You see this a lot with things like, recently, The Witcher but also a lot of Japanese live action remakes.
Na I loved those. Still have them somewhere. And it’s Christmas soon so time to watch the hogfather (which is the best one).
It’s still not as good as the book though but I did like to see the characters come to life