In The Words Of Granny Weatherwax...

Arise, Sir Terry...

Congratulations to SIR Terry Pratchett... at long last he's been given the knighthood he deserves!

The Independent: Knighthood Stuns Pratchett

An Extra Special "Happy Birthday"

It's my favourite author's 60th birthday today!

Terry Pratchett, genius writer of the Discworld books is celebrating today.... and Nanny Ogg's in charge of the party!

Anyone up for a chorus or 2 of "The Hedgehog Song"?

If you don't know Terry's work, I can't recommend highly enough that you go along to your local library or bookshop and borrow (or obviously BUY, if it's a bookshop you go to... otherwise that's nicking - although as you can read on his Wikipedia page, he's got the record for the most shoplifted author in Britain... something to be quite proud of, I think!):

Wikipedia: Terry Pratchett

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR PRATCHETT! (And, how about a knighthood as his 60th birthday present, Mr Prime Minister!?)

Oi! Sky One! NO!

There came good news a while back... Sky One are making an adaptation of "The Colour Of Magic", the first of the brilliant Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett - and I thought "Brilliant! They did a really good job with "The Hogfather"!".

But now I have a rant that I need to get off my chest - which I'm sure will be shared by just about every self-respecting Discworld fan on the face of the planet...

David Jason? To play Rincewind? What the bloody hell are you thinking!? Let's get this straight... anyone who knows and adores the Discworld books will know that, in terms of the wizards (sorry, wizzards), Rincewind is more or less a "teenager"! And, with the greatest of respect, David Jason isn't a young man anymore! Rincewind should be played by someone about 40... 45 tops. Yes, David was brilliant as Albert in "The Hogfather", but that's different - Albert IS an old man! If you can't get something as fundamental as that wrong, you don't have a bloody hope of getting some of the rest of the characters right! It's like getting a bloody Ikea flatpack storage box to play The Luggage! I beg you, Terry, don't allow any of the rest of the books to be filmed if they're going to balls it up to this extent! I will be sticking to the books, and won't be going to see the film, that's for sure!

I mean, here's the case in point...

The Sun's article with a photo of David Jason as Rincewind

And more like what Rincewind SHOULD look like...

And Scottish comedian Phil Kay, who I (along with others if some of the forums bemoaning this are to go by) think would make a good Rincewind...

Oh, hang on... What's that? David Jason's a producer for this Sky One project...? Ah... it's all making perfect sense now...