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*[[Angua von Überwald|Angua (Child)]]: Morgan Santo | *[[Angua von Überwald|Angua (Child)]]: Morgan Santo | ||
*[[Serafine von Überwald|Serafine]]: Danieyella Rodin | *[[Serafine von Überwald|Serafine]]: Danieyella Rodin | ||
*[[Sally von Humpeding|Sally]]: Tarryn Wyngaard | |||
==Differences Between the Series and Novels== | ==Differences Between the Series and Novels== | ||
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*Carcer has been described as “wounded and wronged” implying he may be a more sympathetic character. | *Carcer has been described as “wounded and wronged” implying he may be a more sympathetic character. | ||
*Carcer and Vimes were best friends, Carcer's gang saved Vimes from poverty at a young age. | *Carcer and Vimes were best friends, Carcer's gang saved Vimes from poverty at a young age. | ||
*Cheery is now a non-binary person rather than an openly female [[dwarf]]. Cheery is also taller than several human characters and remarked by Carrot to be rather tall for a dwarf. | *Cheery is now a non-binary person rather than an openly female [[dwarf]]. Cheery is also taller than several human characters and remarked by Carrot to be rather tall for a dwarf. In Cheery's home mine all the dwarfs that live there are human sized. | ||
*Sybil Ramkin attempts to improve the city through “chaotic vigilantism”, including kidnapping criminals to re-educate them at the 'Sunshine Rescue Centre for Broken, Bedraggled Things.' | *Sybil Ramkin attempts to improve the city through “chaotic vigilantism”, including kidnapping criminals to re-educate them at the 'Sunshine Rescue Centre for Broken, Bedraggled Things.' | ||
*Carrot has new origins, he was dropped down into a dwarf mine shaft as a baby and was sent to join the City Watch as it was feared by his parents that his height would put others in danger as he once knocked his head against a mine shaft support which nearly collapsed the mine. | *Carrot has new origins, he was dropped down into a dwarf mine shaft as a baby and was sent to join the City Watch as it was feared by his parents that his height would put others in danger as he once knocked his head against a mine shaft support which nearly collapsed the mine. | ||
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*Members of the [[Alchemists' Guild]] operate as drug dealers in a similar way that the [[Thieves' Guild]] operates. | *Members of the [[Alchemists' Guild]] operate as drug dealers in a similar way that the [[Thieves' Guild]] operates. | ||
*The [[Clacks]] are represented as ticker-tape like machines. | *The [[Clacks]] are represented as ticker-tape like machines. | ||
* | *It is unclear as to whether female Dwarfs have beards. Carrot's dwarf mother did not have a beard but Cheery mentions that her mother shaved her beard off and later wore a false one. | ||
*[[Errol|Goodboy]] is a pocket sized dragon resembling a winged {{wp|Armadillo girdled lizard|Armadillo girdled lizard}}, that Sybil uses as a handheld flamethrower. | *[[Errol|Goodboy]] is a pocket sized dragon resembling a winged {{wp|Armadillo girdled lizard|Armadillo girdled lizard}}, that Sybil uses as a handheld flamethrower. | ||
*Wonse was a part of Carcer's old gang and works as a cleaner at [[Unseen University]]. | *Wonse was a part of Carcer's old gang and works as a cleaner at [[Unseen University]]. | ||
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*The reason for the Librarian's transformation into an ape has been changed. The new reason behind it is that the Librarian has spent too long inside a magical room in the Library that allows people to read other people like books. | *The reason for the Librarian's transformation into an ape has been changed. The new reason behind it is that the Librarian has spent too long inside a magical room in the Library that allows people to read other people like books. | ||
*[[Assassins' Guild|Assassins]] use a code name in their work e.g. The Slash, Bad Steph, Sex Party Ben. Dr. Cruces and Alice Band seem to be exempt from this rule. | *[[Assassins' Guild|Assassins]] use a code name in their work e.g. The Slash, Bad Steph, Sex Party Ben. Dr. Cruces and Alice Band seem to be exempt from this rule. | ||
*Sybil Ramkin's parents were killed by the Assassin's Guild. | |||
*Assassin's are meant to leave no witnesses when carrying out an inhumation, as opposed to not touching non-targets. | |||
*[[Alice Band]] is a very young child member of the Assassin's Guild. | *[[Alice Band]] is a very young child member of the Assassin's Guild. | ||
*[[Inigo Skimmer]] is still an Assassin but is not a [[Dark Clerk]] and does not end his sentences with "mhm-mph." | *[[Inigo Skimmer]] is still an Assassin but is not a [[Dark Clerk]] and does not end his sentences with "mhm-mph." | ||
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*[[Jocasta Wiggs]] is now an elderly former member of the Assassin's Guild living in Twilight Canyons. | *[[Jocasta Wiggs]] is now an elderly former member of the Assassin's Guild living in Twilight Canyons. | ||
*The [[Auditors]] are now called The Observers. | *The [[Auditors]] are now called The Observers. | ||
*The [[Summoning Dark]], also called the 'Dark in the Dark,' is now a benevolent entity. It seeks out outcasts in Dwarf society and transports them to a realm where they can be their true selves as well as other versions of themselves. It can also transport people across the world instantly. | |||
*There are some new unnamed [[:Category:Discworld humanoid species|humanoid species]] present in the show: a human species with various types of horns, a blue skinned humanoid wearing gold armour and a humanoid with large pointed ears and bushy eyebrows. | |||
*[[Trolls]] can communicate with other Trolls telepathically via touch. The oldest Trolls can even communicate with each other through different universes. | |||
*The [[Noble dragon|Noble Dragon]] has a far more ethereal appearance seeming to be composed of smoke with a glowing fiery core. | |||
*[[Sally von Humpeding|Sally]] is a [[Vampire]] that Carrot meets in the [[Mended Drum]], she runs a 'virgin support group' which she seems to use to hunt virgins for prey. | |||
*There is a cell specifically for the [[Patrician]] located in the Watch-house. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 24 March 2021
| The Watch | |
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| ASIN | [1] |
| IMDB | 8080292 |
| First Broadcast | 31st December 2020 |
| Broadcast Channel | AMC+ |
| Director(s) | Craig Viveiros |
| Producer(s) | Rob Wilkins, Hilary Simon, Phil Collinson, Simon Allen |
| Writer(s) | {{{writer}}} |
| Starring | Richard Dormer, Marama Corlett, Adam Hugill, Sam Adewunmi |
| Duration | 480 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Series | Watch Series |
| Annotations | Annotations for TV and Film:The Watch |
| Notes | |
| Preceded by | Good Omens |
| Followed by | ' |
| All data relates to the UK home release. | |
The Watch is an original series adapted from Terry Pratchett's books about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. Developed by BBC America in conjunction with Narrativia. It has been variously described as a "Pratchett-style CSI," "a punk rock thriller" and "cyberpunk."
Blurb
Set in the fictional city of Ankh-Morpork, where crime has been legalised, The Watch is a uniquely anarchic drama. The series centres on a group of misfit cops as they rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe. The Watch is an inclusive genre-bending series inspired by the legendary ‘City Watch’ subset of Sir Terry Pratchett’s bestselling “Discworld” novels and its many iconic characters.
Episodes
- 1. A Near Vimes Experience
- 2. Ook
- 3. The What?
- 4. Twilight Canyons
- 5. Not on My Watch
- 6. The Dark in The Dark
- 7. Nowhere in the Multiverse
- 8. Better to Light a Candle
Cast
- Samuel Vimes: Richard Dormer
- Carrot Ironfoundersson: Adam Hugill
- Sybil Ramkin: Lara Rossi
- Carcer Dun: Sam Adewunmi
- Cheery Littlebottom: Jo Eaton-Kent
- Angua von Überwald: Marama Corlett
- Detritus: Ralph Ineson (voice), Craig McRae (body)
- Lord Vetinari: Anna Chancellor
- John Keel: Hakeem Kae-Kazim
- Dr Cruces: Ingrid Oliver
- Archchancellor: James Fleet
- Throat Dibbler: Ruth Madeley
- Wonse: Bianca Simone Mannie
- Inigo Skimmer: Paul Kaye
- Urdo van Pew: Joe Vaz
- Alice Band: Jane de Wet
- The Librarian: Owen McRae (episode 2), Matthew Van Leeve (episode 4)
- Samuel Vimes (Teen): Trevor Frost
- Samuel Vimes (Child): Munro Lennon-Ritchie
- Death: Wendell Pierce (voice), Craig McRae (body)
- Gawain/Wayne: Matt Berry
- Jocasta Wiggs: Fiona Ramsey
- Sergeant Swires: Jonathan Pienaar
- Sybil Ramkin (Teen): Chanté Grainger
- Corporal Cuddy: Thabo Rametsi
- Igor: Riaz Solker
- Goblin #1: Mark Hyland
- Goblin #2: Shane Kruger
- Goblin #3: Shaun Verth
- Goblin #4/Spike: Natalie Walsh
- Skully Multoon: Michael Everson
- Carcer (Child): Joel Iyoka
- Angua (Child): Morgan Santo
- Serafine: Danieyella Rodin
- Sally: Tarryn Wyngaard
Differences Between the Series and Novels
Spoiler Warning
'’The Watch’' is an original series and not directly based on any specific Discworld novel. Promotional photos and information, and the trailer and early clips, make it clear the show differs in multiple ways from the books. Some of the differences in series include:
- Angua, along with Detritus and Cheery, are members of the City Watch before Carrot, and is tasked with training him.
- Carcer has been described as “wounded and wronged” implying he may be a more sympathetic character.
- Carcer and Vimes were best friends, Carcer's gang saved Vimes from poverty at a young age.
- Cheery is now a non-binary person rather than an openly female dwarf. Cheery is also taller than several human characters and remarked by Carrot to be rather tall for a dwarf. In Cheery's home mine all the dwarfs that live there are human sized.
- Sybil Ramkin attempts to improve the city through “chaotic vigilantism”, including kidnapping criminals to re-educate them at the 'Sunshine Rescue Centre for Broken, Bedraggled Things.'
- Carrot has new origins, he was dropped down into a dwarf mine shaft as a baby and was sent to join the City Watch as it was feared by his parents that his height would put others in danger as he once knocked his head against a mine shaft support which nearly collapsed the mine.
- The technological level of Ankh-Morpork is far more advanced than in the books: the city has electricity and light bulbs, and some clothing has zippers.
- Goblins are much taller and are a similar size to humans.
- Imps inhabit security cameras and paint on tablets similar to their book counterparts. However the tablets act similar to touchscreen devices with scrolling images and zoom and video functionality.
- Throat Dibbler is female and is described as a “snitch” with “a gang of freelance henchmen”, quite a departure from sausage-inna-bun salesman and entrepreneur Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler.
- John Keel, mentor to Sam Vimes, is played by another actor, making it unlikely that the events of Night Watch have taken place (or will).
- Sergeant Swires is a human character present in the Watch even before Vimes.
- Slab is now a drug taken by humans instead of being exclusively for trolls, it is also used as an important ingredient in magical spells.
- Members of the Alchemists' Guild operate as drug dealers in a similar way that the Thieves' Guild operates.
- The Clacks are represented as ticker-tape like machines.
- It is unclear as to whether female Dwarfs have beards. Carrot's dwarf mother did not have a beard but Cheery mentions that her mother shaved her beard off and later wore a false one.
- Goodboy is a pocket sized dragon resembling a winged Armadillo girdled lizard, that Sybil uses as a handheld flamethrower.
- Wonse was a part of Carcer's old gang and works as a cleaner at Unseen University.
- Wizards wear hooded robes instead of pointed hats.
- The reason for the Librarian's transformation into an ape has been changed. The new reason behind it is that the Librarian has spent too long inside a magical room in the Library that allows people to read other people like books.
- Assassins use a code name in their work e.g. The Slash, Bad Steph, Sex Party Ben. Dr. Cruces and Alice Band seem to be exempt from this rule.
- Sybil Ramkin's parents were killed by the Assassin's Guild.
- Assassin's are meant to leave no witnesses when carrying out an inhumation, as opposed to not touching non-targets.
- Alice Band is a very young child member of the Assassin's Guild.
- Inigo Skimmer is still an Assassin but is not a Dark Clerk and does not end his sentences with "mhm-mph."
- The Assassin's Guild has its own cemetery plot where members are buried. Notable assassins are buried under their guild name while disgraced assassins are buried under their real names.
- Jocasta Wiggs is now an elderly former member of the Assassin's Guild living in Twilight Canyons.
- The Auditors are now called The Observers.
- The Summoning Dark, also called the 'Dark in the Dark,' is now a benevolent entity. It seeks out outcasts in Dwarf society and transports them to a realm where they can be their true selves as well as other versions of themselves. It can also transport people across the world instantly.
- There are some new unnamed humanoid species present in the show: a human species with various types of horns, a blue skinned humanoid wearing gold armour and a humanoid with large pointed ears and bushy eyebrows.
- Trolls can communicate with other Trolls telepathically via touch. The oldest Trolls can even communicate with each other through different universes.
- The Noble Dragon has a far more ethereal appearance seeming to be composed of smoke with a glowing fiery core.
- Sally is a Vampire that Carrot meets in the Mended Drum, she runs a 'virgin support group' which she seems to use to hunt virgins for prey.
- There is a cell specifically for the Patrician located in the Watch-house.
Gallery
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External Links
The Watch on Narrativia-Archived Page
Development history of The Watch by Discworld Monthly
The Watch trailer and clips premiered at New York Comic-Con 2020