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Old 1st February 2007, 01:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hogfather DVD

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The long awaited film of a book by Terry Pratchett was a great success. Part one of Sky One's adaptation of Terry's The Hogfather managed an impressive average of 2.6 million viewers.
The £6 million production has become the highest rated multichannel commission, beating BBC Three's Torchwood, which had 2.4 million viewers in October. Initially 2.4 million viewers tuned in to Hogfather on Sky One, which rose as Sky's multi-start viewers were added to the figures.
Sky One director of programmes Richard Woolfe said: "Sir David Jason has brought Christmas to Sky One early. Terry Pratchett's film was the perfect fantasy treat for people of all ages."
To be released on 8th April it will now your chance to own this record breaking programme. The CD will not only contain the complete Hogfather film but will also have the 'Making of the Hogfather' and the 'Twelve Nights of Hogswatch'
You may be able to buy the DVD at other places but none of these will include a very special artifact from the film. You get a reproduction on high quality art paper of a fragment of a page from the

shown in the film as held, used, and fluttered, by Mr Sideney (see page 111 of the Illustrated screenplay for a picture and details). This will be about A5 ish, and will look old, used, suitably snotted up (a film prop expression) and ripe for framing because it will look so nice. Only 250 of these will be made available so get your order in soon.
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Release date: 8th April 2007
Format: PAL
Language English
Region: 2
[UK, Europe, Japan, South Africa and Middle East]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pre-ordering.
The DVD will be £19.99 plus post and packing.
£21.74 UK postage
£22.24 European postage
£22.99 Rest of World postage
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What about us poor saps who can't view region 2 discs????
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Re: Hogfather DVD

Thinking systematically and not intended to insult:

a) get it anyway, and think wistfully of how marvellous watching would be
b) get it anyway, and then also get your own region disk from elsewhere
c) get it and also get a multi-region player, s/w patch or gadget
d) don't get it but get your own region disk from elsewhere

The same works in reverse on an internet that knows no boundaries, but features movie studies posting "for US residents only" competitions.
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What about us poor saps who can't view region 2 discs????
I'm sure they will release other regions in due course
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I'm sure they will release other regions in due course
I'm presuming the issue is that the page from the spell book won't be available with such other region disks.
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I'm presuming the issue is that the page from the spell book won't be available with such other region disks.
At the moment it is a limited supply if you order it from the "Cunning Artificer" site, so it is not available elsewhere.

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So, who's bought the DVD then? And are the extras on the 2 disc version, and the limited edition version, worth it?
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Am having some difficulty working out what is "extra" in the Special Edition. And I can't find the Easter Egg, either.
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I have not yet had a lot of time to watch it must do it soon,the extra's are listed on the back of the sleeve,and there is the little add in card from Terry I will check out the standard edition or someone who has one may be able tell us.
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I got mine on Tuesday and I've watched it already

Haven't had a look at disc to yet.
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Apparently there is an Easter Egg in which is hidden a code that enables you to watch some film footage or clips on the sky web site for discworld.
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What is that on disc 2??
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I have not played mine yet so I don't really know, just what someone had mentioned on a discworld forum.
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Best have a look today then...
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Old 24th June 2007, 03:26 PM   #15 (permalink)
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i was well disappointed with this when i saw it on tv. pratchett has the habit of making me laugh out loud when reading his books but i didn't think there was any part of the show that was ball bustingly funny.i guess the 'aimed at all ages' thing kinda accounts for this.
i liked david jason and Death. I also thought Nigel Planer would've made the perfect Rincewind in any other adaptation.
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