Anomaly Supplemental | Books | Guards! Guards! (Discworld)

Over four years of podcasting together, and I finally got KC to read a Discworld book – in fact, it was kind of her idea! After a quick catchup on life, we give a general introduction to the Discworld and then a short summary of Guards! Guards! (Discworld #8, Watch #1), before sounding our spoiler alert and diving a little deeper.

We talk about Pratchett’s writing style (including the undercurrent of anger that is often noted by readers), dialogue, and humor; gender representation in the Watch; our favorite characters, scenes, and quotes; and the sticky subject of cover art. KC sprinkles in some of her dream casting for a non-existent film adaptation, I share some thoughts about cosplaying a character from a book, we discuss the possible TV series adaptation, and we read part of a review from Anomaly staffer Michele.

There are soooo many links below to additional content and other things we reference, and they are listed in the order I jotted them down while editing the podcast.

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Main top begins in 10:25, Spoilers begin at 23:45

If you like this episode, you may also like: this Terry Pratchett Dragon Con Panel (Featuring Sue), Thought Provoking Sci-Fi Books, and an episode on The Hunger Games Trilogy

Things we promised to link to

Anomaly | The Worlds of Terry Pratchett Dragon Con 2013 Panel
Follow Sue’s Lady Sybil cosplay
The Annotated Pratchett File: Guards! Guards!
Quotes: Guards! Guards!
The Watch (TV Series) Wikipedia
Out of this World: the art of Josh Kirby
Video: Terry Pratchett talks about Discworld artist Josh Kirby
Paul Kidby | Illustrator Sculptor Artist (Official Site)
The Color of Magic IMDB
UltraBookGeek Michele’s Book Review Tumblr

Other books we mentioned

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Where’s My Cow? (Discworld #34.5) by Terry Pratchett
Discworld Mapp, The Streets of Ankh-Morpork, A Tourist Guide to Lancre, Death’s Domain
Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook: A Useful and Improving Almanack of Information Including Astonishing Recipes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld #6) by Terry Pratchett
Maskerade (Discworld #18) by Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld #31) by Terry Pratchett
Hogfather (Discworld #20) by Terry Pratchett
The Art of Discworld by Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby
The Myth Series” by Robert Asprin
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

What KC’s Been Doing

Movies: Inside Out
TV: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (see KC’s episode recaps here), Babylon
Books: Prudence by Gail Carriger

What Sue’s Been Doing

Theater: The Into the Woods Original Cast Reunion (Listen to Anomaly Supplemental cover “Into The Woods” here)
Books: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

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The theme music for Anomaly Supplemental is the song “I’ll Still be a Geek After Nobody Thinks it’s Chic (The Nerd Anthem)” from the album “Got To Fly” and is used by permission of Marian Call. Visit her website for more information and music.

“Transition” is a parody of “Tradition” from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, and performed by Rick Moyer.

KCCo-Host/ Anomaly Supplemental

After misspellings of her first name and confusion with her middle name sounding like “Klingon,” she now uses her initials as her nom de plume.

SueCo-Host/ Anomaly Supplemental

Sue is a trekkie, a tap dancer, a juggler, a sports fan, an amateur photographer, a Henson fan, a blogger, a theatre nerd, a reader, a board-gamer…and therefore an “Anomaly”.