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"Dave Joll" wrote...
<In the absence
> of any other information my best guess would be that it's a
> Pratchett reference; one of his characters once quite memorably
> noted that something was "a Pune or play on words".
>

Yep, the new rendition of Hogfather on sky one
so I'm safe.
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:47:52 +0200, "Talashar" <Talashar.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Dave Joll" wrote...
><In the absence
>> of any other information my best guess would be that it's a
>> Pratchett reference; one of his characters once quite memorably
>> noted that something was "a Pune or play on words".
>>
>
>Yep, the new rendition of Hogfather on sky one
>so I'm safe.

Well, newish rendition (it first aired last December, and is going to air
in the U.S. this month on ION (the former PAX). Right now Vadim Jean is
working on another Pratchett adaptation, this one going all the way back to
the beginning, The Colour of Magic (it's actually a combination of TCOM and
The Light Fantastic).

I'm looking forwrd to it with mingled anticipation and dread. On the one
hand, Vadim Jean did a brilliant job with Hogfather (and Michelle Dockery
was superb as Susan Sto-Helit). On the other hand, David Jason as
Rincewind?

Still, Sean Astin as Twoflower is good casting, and I can see Tim Curry as
Trymon, and they've got Christopher Lee doing the voice of Death, as God
intended (nothing against Ian Richardson, but Lee Is Death)

..



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Any idea when this is going to be on? I rarely turn on the idiot box
anymore and would like to see some Pterry on the tube.

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"William George Ferguson" <wmgfrgsn DeleteThis @newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:47:52 +0200, "Talashar" <Talashar DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dave Joll" wrote...
>><In the absence
>>> of any other information my best guess would be that it's a
>>> Pratchett reference; one of his characters once quite memorably
>>> noted that something was "a Pune or play on words".
>>>
>>
>>Yep, the new rendition of Hogfather on sky one
>>so I'm safe.
>
> Well, newish rendition (it first aired last December, and is going to air
> in the U.S. this month on ION (the former PAX). Right now Vadim Jean is
> working on another Pratchett adaptation, this one going all the way back
> to
> the beginning, The Colour of Magic (it's actually a combination of TCOM
> and
> The Light Fantastic).
>
> I'm looking forwrd to it with mingled anticipation and dread. On the one
> hand, Vadim Jean did a brilliant job with Hogfather (and Michelle Dockery
> was superb as Susan Sto-Helit). On the other hand, David Jason as
> Rincewind?
>
> Still, Sean Astin as Twoflower is good casting, and I can see Tim Curry as
> Trymon, and they've got Christopher Lee doing the voice of Death, as God
> intended (nothing against Ian Richardson, but Lee Is Death)
>
> .
>
>
>
> Still
>
> --
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Lurker RemoveThis @The.Threshold wrote:
> Any idea when this is going to be on? I rarely turn on the idiot box
> anymore and would like to see some Pterry on the tube.
<snip - Hogfather on USA TV -- ION channel>


I imagine Google might have more effective information.

I serendipitiously caught an ad while channel flipping the other night. It
said "Sunday" and, I think, "November", but I didn't catch *which* Sunday.
Definitely said 9pm, though. So I've been making sure to check my local
cable stations "scrolling what's up next" channel during the 8pm hour, in
the last Sunday or two.

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>> Any idea when this is going to be on? I rarely turn on the idiot box
>> anymore and would like to see some Pterry on the tube.
> <snip - Hogfather on USA TV -- ION channel>
>
> I imagine Google might have more effective information.
>
> I serendipitiously caught an ad while channel flipping the other night.
> It said "Sunday" and, I think, "November", but I didn't catch *which*
> Sunday. Definitely said 9pm, though. So I've been making sure to check
> my local cable stations "scrolling what's up next" channel during the
> 8pm hour, in the last Sunday or two.

I hope this helps.

C&P from Forbes.com:

*Terry Pratchett's ''Hogfather'' Makes Its U.S. Television Debut*

Enter into the world of fantasy and imagination with Hogfather, a
humorous and satirical miniseries based on the best-selling novel by
Terry Pratchett. RHI Entertainment, a leading television production and
distribution entity, announced today that Hogfather will make its U.S.
television debut during the RHI Movie Weekend on ION Television, Sunday,
November 25 (7/6c).

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:32:42 GMT, Aaron <kemtek.1.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Any idea when this is going to be on? I rarely turn on the idiot box
>>> anymore and would like to see some Pterry on the tube.
>> <snip - Hogfather on USA TV -- ION channel>
>>
>> I imagine Google might have more effective information.
>>
>> I serendipitiously caught an ad while channel flipping the other night.
>> It said "Sunday" and, I think, "November", but I didn't catch *which*
>> Sunday. Definitely said 9pm, though. So I've been making sure to check
>> my local cable stations "scrolling what's up next" channel during the
>> 8pm hour, in the last Sunday or two.
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>C&P from Forbes.com:
>
>*Terry Pratchett's ''Hogfather'' Makes Its U.S. Television Debut*
>
>Enter into the world of fantasy and imagination with Hogfather, a
>humorous and satirical miniseries based on the best-selling novel by
>Terry Pratchett. RHI Entertainment, a leading television production and
>distribution entity, announced today that Hogfather will make its U.S.
>television debut during the RHI Movie Weekend on ION Television, Sunday,
>November 25 (7/6c).


Also note that ION is not a cable channel (at least in most markets) it's a
broadcast network, the old PAX stations.

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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:45:18 -0700, William George Ferguson
stomped through my brain with:

>Well, newish rendition (it first aired last December, and is going to air
>in the U.S. this month on ION (the former PAX).

DROOL!!!

Okay, dates... gimme dates. I want to know EXACTLY when.

Tristaan

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William George Ferguson <wmgfrgsn.RemoveThis@newsguy.com> writes:

> Also note that ION is not a cable channel (at least in most markets) it's a
> broadcast network, the old PAX stations.

FWIW, it is channel 181 on the dish network.

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Hmm, I wonder if they produced this in HD? I cna pick up our local ION over
the air. . . .

FWIW The Hauppage HVR-1600 works VERY nicely if you have a moderately
powerful ( >1.6 Ghz) system. And is a whopping $99.00 last time I checked.

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"Aaron" <kemtek.1 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> Any idea when this is going to be on? I rarely turn on the idiot box
>>> anymore and would like to see some Pterry on the tube.
>> <snip - Hogfather on USA TV -- ION channel>
>>
>> I imagine Google might have more effective information.
>>
>> I serendipitiously caught an ad while channel flipping the other night.
>> It said "Sunday" and, I think, "November", but I didn't catch *which*
>> Sunday. Definitely said 9pm, though. So I've been making sure to check
>> my local cable stations "scrolling what's up next" channel during the 8pm
>> hour, in the last Sunday or two.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> C&P from Forbes.com:
>
> *Terry Pratchett's ''Hogfather'' Makes Its U.S. Television Debut*
>
> Enter into the world of fantasy and imagination with Hogfather, a humorous
> and satirical miniseries based on the best-selling novel by Terry
> Pratchett. RHI Entertainment, a leading television production and
> distribution entity, announced today that Hogfather will make its U.S.
> television debut during the RHI Movie Weekend on ION Television, Sunday,
> November 25 (7/6c).
>
> --
> I'm glad my Mom named me Aaron,
> That's what everybody calls me.
>
> Hemidemisemideity of Anonymous Eponymity
> Patron Saint of Hair Color Changing
> Currently: Light Reddish Brown (Hydrience #41),
> with various colored highlights & lowlights.
> Holder of a provisional pedant licens/ce
> (limited to the area of physical sciens/ce)
> Member of ABMLNCSC - Base singer, very base
> "Mommy, make daddy stop singing".
>
> I dye my hair so much my driver's license
> has a color wheel. Nancy Mura
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Tristaan <tristaanus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> writes:

> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:45:18 -0700, William George Ferguson
> stomped through my brain with:
>
> >Well, newish rendition (it first aired last December, and is going to air
> >in the U.S. this month on ION (the former PAX).
>
> DROOL!!!
>
> Okay, dates... gimme dates. I want to know EXACTLY when.

According to http://www.ionline.tv/schedule.php, it is November 25th, 2007 at
7pm, and it is 4 hours long.

I suspect I don't have to print the summary to the original poster, but for
those curious:

An evil Assassins' Guild plots to destroy human belief in a parallel universe
called Discworld in this adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel. David Warner,
Joss Ackland, Dominic Borrelli.

Cast & Credits: Joss Ackland, David Warner, Timothy Bateson, Dominic Borrelli
Drama/Special
NR, English, 2007


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On 13 Nov 2007 22:48:16 -0500, Michael Meissner
<meissner.TakeThisOut@the-meissners.org> wrote:

>Tristaan <tristaanus.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:45:18 -0700, William George Ferguson
>> stomped through my brain with:
>>
>> >Well, newish rendition (it first aired last December, and is going to air
>> >in the U.S. this month on ION (the former PAX).
>>
>> DROOL!!!
>>
>> Okay, dates... gimme dates. I want to know EXACTLY when.
>
>According to http://www.ionline.tv/schedule.php, it is November 25th, 2007 at
>7pm, and it is 4 hours long.
>
>I suspect I don't have to print the summary to the original poster, but for
>those curious:
>
>An evil Assassins' Guild plots to destroy human belief in a parallel universe
>called Discworld in this adaptation of Terry Pratchett's novel. David Warner,
>Joss Ackland, Dominic Borrelli.
>
>Cast & Credits: Joss Ackland, David Warner, Timothy Bateson, Dominic Borrelli
>Drama/Special
>NR, English, 2007


Such a short little summary to get so much so wrong

For those who haven't read any of the discworld books, go read them, errr,
well, to be more informative...

The discworld is just that, a giant disc shaped world, carried through
space on the backs of four enormous elephants, who are standing on the back
of a far more enormous turtle (Pratchett identifies the turtle, The Great
A'Tuin, as 10,000 miles long).

The Assassin's Guild isn't evil, although some of its members are.

None of the three listed actors are the 'stars' of the movie, David Waraner
playse Lord Downey (head of the Assassin's Guild, a minor role), Joss
Ackland plays Ridcully (a larger role, but not the star), and Dominic
Borrelli plays a department store Hogfather, a very minor role. The main
roles are Death, voiced by Ian Richardson, and his granddaughter, Susan
Sto-Helit, played by Michelle Dockery.

A better summary is

It's the night before Hogswatch and all through the house, not a creature
was stirring. The children were in bed, the trees were covered in
ornaments, but there's on noticable lack, The fat man who brings all rhe
presents.

The bad guys:

The Auditors of the Universe, who find life, especially human life, to be
untidy, and would like to do away with it.
:
Teatime (pronounced te ah tim eh by, well, himself and nobody else) the
assassin who is hired by the Auditors to assasinate the Hogfather

The crew Teatime hires to assist him in his inhumation of the Hogfather

The good guys

Death

Albert, his manservant.

Binky, his horse

Susan, his granddaughter

The Death of Rats

Quoth, the Raven


Other interested parties

Chancellor Ridcully and the wizards of the Unseen University

Violet, a Tooth Fairy

The Oh God of Hangovers

The Hogfather

(the Hogfather is the Discworld Snata Claus, in case you hadn't figured
that out)

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William George Ferguson wrote:

> On 13 Nov 2007 22:48:16 -0500, Michael Meissner
> <meissner.DeleteThis@the-meissners.org> wrote:
<snippage>
>>According to http://www.ionline.tv/schedule.php, it is November 25th, 2007 at
>>7pm, and it is 4 hours long.
<snippage>
> A better summary is
>
> It's the night before Hogswatch and all through the house, not a creature
> was stirring. The children were in bed, the trees were covered in
> ornaments, but there's on noticable lack, The fat man who brings all rhe
> presents.
<snippage>

And VCRs across the land hum into readiness...

(Or am I too retro?)

DVRs hum into readiness? Tivos?

I'm keeping my VCR until it breaks, then modernizing. And, with my luck,
it will break at 6:58 pm Sunday Nov. 25th.

Ah, well, I'll be home working that evening anyway, I'm sure. Must see,
must see, must see...

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