The Color of Magic 

A cowardly wizard is roped into a life of adventure. A tale from the first two books of Terry Pratchett's fantasy series "Discworld".

Stars:

David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
David Jason	...	Rincewind 2 episodes, 2008
Sean Astin	...	Twoflower 2 episodes, 2008
Tim Curry	...	Trymon 2 episodes, 2008
Jeremy Irons	...	Patrician 2 episodes, 2008
Brian Cox	...	Narrator 2 episodes, 2008
Christopher Lee	...	Death 2 episodes, 2008
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Picture Imp 2 episodes, 2008
Marnix Van Den Broeke	...	Death 2 episodes, 2008
Michael Mears	...	Jiglad Wert 2 episodes, 2008
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Lumuel Panter 2 episodes, 2008
Will Keen	...	Ganmack Treehallett 2 episodes, 2008
Richard da Costa	...	Luggage / ... 2 episodes, 2008
Philip Philmar	...	Astrozoologist 1 / ... 2 episodes, 2008
Terry Pratchett	...	Astrozoologist 2 2 episodes, 2008

Storyline

A cowardly wizard is roped into a life of adventure. A tale from the first two books of Terry Pratchett's fantasy series "Discworld".

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Plot Keywords:

discworld | low budget tv series | woman in jeopardy | old man | camera shot of bare feet | 

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Taglines:

A Spellbinding Adventure

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Sky One

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Color of Magic

Filming Locations:

Anglesey, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

RHI Entertainment, The Mob Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (High Definition) Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sean Astin and Sir Christopher Lee appeared in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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Goofs

Twoflower gets out his picture box to take pictures of the new worlds being born. When we see him and the others from behind Twoflower is in line with them, but when we see him from the front he is clearly far in front of the others

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Quotes

Death: Your lifetime is up, Rincewind. I can't hang around all day.
Rincewind: I can. What have you done with the tourist?
Death: Nothing. He was lured by the attraction of the Wyrmberg.
Rincewind: So at least the Patrician won't be sending out his men to kill me just yet then?
Death: There is a distinct possibility that he may not need to.
Rincewind: What are you grinning at?
Death: Oh, I'm sorry. I can't help it. Now, would you be so kind as to let go? It won't hurt.
Rincewind: Being torn to pieces by wolves won't hurt?
Death: It would be over very quickly. And of ...

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Crazy Credits

Both episodes had the same end-credits cast list although some characters only appeared in one episode.

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Connections

Followed by Going Postal (2010)

User Reviews

Hugely enjoyable adaptation of a Terry Prachett novel!

I haven't read any of the DiscWorld books, and I know you are going to say i should. For a TV series, I found it surprisingly enjoyable. It looks beautiful, but I do agree that most of it lacks magic. The special effects, while overblown in places, aren't actually that bad, considering the track records of slapdash effects in TV series. Try the Chronicles of Narnia, very good, and faithful to the books, but the effects tend to let them down. As for the performances, what can i say? Very good indeed! David Jason, Britain's funniest living actor, gives a very funny performance of Rincewind, considering he wanted to do that role for years, though he may have been duller than what Pratchett intended. Sean Astin, of Lord of the Rings fame, is also a nice contrast to Jason's Rincewind. It's true that some of the humour is forced, but the chemistry between the two men compensate. Tim Curry was an inspired choice for Trymon, and he did a superb job, showing off his versatility, bringing back fond memories of his performances in films like Legend, the Three Musketeers and It. He wasn't too frightening, or campy, just in between.Christopher Lee was great as Death, great lines.("that's when they'll be taking my mask off" and "I think I've had another near-Rincewind experience")The script had its downsides but was overall very funny. It is evident that the adaptation is unfaithful to the books, because I felt it could have done a little more with the ending, which was rather disappointing. Overall, an uneven but enjoyable adaptation of Terry Prachett, who actually liked the changes for once. Try telling Stephen King that! 7.5/10 Bethany Cox