Would have to read the book again it's been a while.

It's a very close adaptation of the book but can't remember which bit you mean.

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Not ringing any bells for either....

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

How could they axe the fairy?

Anton, when you ask about the Maul, if you mean the bit with the real hogs, children on the Hogfather's knee and Pixie Albert, yes, it is all in. The tooth fairy is in it, just not as prominent as in the book.

Wot , teeth not as prominent. Shades of Janet Street Porter!!!!!!

Oh you meant the shop!
oopps, yes that was in the film version.

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Ya. It was. Quite accurately too if memory serves. Albeit slightly shorter?

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

HANG ON.
How can the tooth fairy not be important?
Or do you mean the cheerful fairy?
<Clutches little plastic movie prop teeth and repeats Thou Shalt Always Kill (Dan le Sac) because can't remember rosaries>

Cheerful Fairy. She was not a big part.

Tooth Fairy is pivotal to it....

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

I must show you my plastic tooth brooch I made out of one. I'll be going to the end show def!

:)

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> Anton, when you ask about the Maul, if you mean
> the bit with the real hogs, children on the
> Hogfather's knee and Pixie Albert, yes, it is all
> in. The tooth fairy is in it, just not as
> prominent as in the book.


Yes, that bit. I am glad they kept the Children with Hogfather bit (and I now realise The Maul is kinda hard to place as that description only shows up once in the book.)

For those living in Terror Ozstralis I have seen a vision in my local rag which avers that the Hogfather will be shown by Carnal 7 at 8.30pm on the night of 24 December 2007.

Expect 1hr 20 of program and 40 minutes of adverts.

Fortunately it's up against the Edinburgh Military Tattoo on 2; Carols by Candlelight on 9; 2 Fast 2 Furious on 10; and Mark and Venus/South Park on SBS.

Dagnabbit!
They always schedule the best shows so that they clash with each other.

It's also on Sky One in the UK Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at 8 pm.

Again.

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Bet they dinnae show it in SA.

Ah well, Dinner for One should be on again.

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

The german version has its premiere on the 25th, 15.30h on ProSieben, part 2 on the 27th, 17.25h.

They do not tell who did the translation. The title "Hogfather - Schaurige
Weihnachten' is not very promising...

Thank goodness for VCRs

The Hogfather starts on Carnal 7 tomorrow night 23rd Dec at 8:30, with the second part same time on Xmas Eve. Putting it up against Wind in the Willows - which has some of the League of Gentlemen, and Matt Lucas from Little Britain. Well thats what's happening in Melbourne anyway.