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The Colour of Magic

2008 · 1 season

A whimsical, joke-packed fantasy romp with a ramshackle charm, where cosmic stakes are played for laughs and the journey matters more than the destination.

Created by
Terry Pratchett
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Christopher Lee, David Jason, Sean Astin
Overview
As Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves forced to flee the city of Ankh-Morpork to escape a terrible fire, and begin on a journey across the Disc. Unknown to them, their journey and fate is being decided by the Gods playing a board game the whole time.

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Created by
Terry Pratchett
Genres
Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy, Comedy
Starring
Christopher Lee, David Jason, Sean Astin
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • survival
  • power
  • fate
  • identity
Places
  • fantasy world
  • road trip
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism2
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Created by
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