Vetinari was a man in the Pratchett books, and it seems as though this will not be the case in the show itself.
Anna Chancellor, cast as VetinariĪs far as casting goes, it’s Anna Chancellor in the role of Vetinari, the Patrician of fictional city Ankh-Morpork, who has so far been the subject of the most intense debate. Pratchett’s works aren’t perfect, by his own admission.Īnd all of this is said through gritted teeth, while thinking wistfully of what it would be like to see an adaption that truly captures the tone, characters, and world of Terry Pratchett’s creation. An adaption doesn’t have to be completely faithful to be good, and deviating from Pratchett’s choices was always going to be necessary when moving from book to television. Or would he rust the metal inside the plug to the point of breaking it, before the electrics had the chance to cook him? Unstoppable force meets immovable object, perhaps.)įor fans who are comfortable with the idea of a transformative work, the possibility of these changes isn’t completely daunting. You have to wonder what his interesting scent would adapt into when lightly fried. (A brisk shiver at the idea of the books’ Corporal Nobby Nobbs anywhere near a power outlet. Marama Corlett, left, and Adam Hugill, right, as Corporal Angua and Constable Carrotĭefinitely worth an eyebrow-raise, considering the apparent addition of electricity to the world of The Watch. If nothing else, what we see in the pictures likely hasn’t been through the same color-grading process that we’ll see in the show itself, so we need to shelve any questions about the tone they set through the sheer superficial look of them until we see a trailer.Įven so, there are some obvious differences to the Ankh-Morpork we know and smell: we can see a couple of desk fans and what looks like a kettle, for instance, in the background of one of the pictures, and an electric light in another.
Production stills, like first draft of a book, look very different from the finished product. For a lot of people, it’s brought into question whether Sir Terry Pratchett’s works are being treated with respect in the transition from page to screen.
The world they present is very different to what many fans were expecting, and an outpouring of doubt has been trending on Twitter in the UK. It’s safe to say the pictures are not generally popular. The Watch is slated to air in 2020, and future Watch-watchers have been tantalized by the announcement of an unexpected main cast, and some controversial photos from the set.įor those familiar with the original Terry Pratchett series, casting choices and photos from the set of upcoming show The Watch are raising questions. “Who watches the Watch?” It’s a question Havelock Vetinari asks of Sam Vimes in the City Watch series by Terry Pratchett, and with the books currently being adapted for the small screen by BBC America, it’s a question that’s soon to be answered with viewing figures.
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