@@mostlyjoe Brian Fucking Blessed only whispers in capital letters. ("GORDON'S ALIVE?") They haven't created a font to accurately contain his normal speaking words. And yes, that is his middle name. I checked. Also, no one needs to verify that.
Pratchett knows how to provide information in such a subtle way. He asks if he is a good grandpa she replies "you have boney knees" which sounds like a complaint but it lets Death know he's been a good enough of a grandfather to have spent enough time with his granddaughter on his lap his boney knees would be enough of a issue to be brought up. He doesn't waste a sentence, everything can be broke open to provide more than what many will ever find.
I just finished reading Mort and one of the things Death says at the end of it is that he doesn't think he'd be a good grandad, that he doesn't have the right knees.
Later in the book this movie is based on, Susan starts having childhood memories of sitting on a comfortable cushion on Death's knee. He changed the past to be a better grandfather.
I think it calls back to her having to sit on his lap during her upbringing; showing that despite his efforts to be an affectionate grandfather, his image and being were unsuited for that role.
@@h2ojr1 you can see the awe when she changes into the reaper, and death seems excited he gets to see her baby granddaughter and gets to have her sit on her knee
He was talking to Azrael, Death of Universes. So it was "us", not "me". "There is no truth but us. There is no mercy but us. There is no justice. There is just us. [...] Lord, what can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man?"
@@CheshireFatorum Exactly! Plus he was making the point (which none of the mortals understood) that it's not about right or wrong, and he is not good nor bad, he just is... all things even the gods die which is why even they are afraid of him
Death brings up a good point. Everyone wants to change the world and reap the benefits, but never willing to accept (or expect) the negative consequences of that change.
I think Death took the phrase 'grandchildren are the reward for not killing your kids' a little too seriously. But this part definitely explains the climax of Mort because I didn't understand why Death suddenly changed his mind.
In the original it was because he saw the love his daughter had for mort and said "buggerit" I'll take the consequences, hence the "bit of emotion" he allowed himself. Kinda rewritten in a good way for this book where it becomes a time of trousers moment where he realises he must have allowed Mort life because she existed.
This exchange reminds me of an episode of Gargoyles where the villains imprison Anubis, Egyptian God of Death. One of them tells Anubis he's only doing it because he wants Anubis to give him back his dead son, who died in a "pointless car crash". Anubis, voiced wonderfully by the late Tony Jay, replied thus: "All death is pointless; THAT is the point. Young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, death comes for them all. It is the ultimate fairness."
Susan is such a great character, her grandfather basically tells her she shouldn't have been born, and her response is sympathy. A little girl in a night dress reminding Death himself of fear.
“If you change the fate of a single man you change THE WORLD!! And you…YOU alone bear the responsibility for the change.” That is both hugely inspiring and oppressively ominous at the same time.
If you think about it, that pretty much applies as well in real life. Especially in regards of humanity’s progress. Take the plane for example, the wright brothers initially invented in order to help humankind achieve the means of flight and alternative means of travel. They succeeded of course however in light of the success so too did it lead way for other uses and things that were equally just as bad. Fighter jets as well as how the use of the atomic bomb was utilized through by the very variations of their efforts and hard work. Any one with a proper sensible brain in their heads would understand the total gravity and weight of the consequences of their actions. For every great change/benefit that is made, so too will their always be those that will exploit for the wrong reasons and abuse them as well as such equal consequences as there is good. This is something everyone must always understand
I do appreciate the fact that he doesn’t come off as fully in the right though. As Susan points out, his _actual_ reason for not taking action is because the responsibility is “too heavy to bear,” which is just an excuse to be passive.
Despite the stiff animation, this is actually a pretty great adaptation in sheer spirit ^^ I love how they stage the scene from Mort, and I love Christopher Lee as Death.
@@OdaSwifteye Not that excuse again... Time has no pertinence on well done 2D animation, other than that as kids most of us would have lacked the ability to discern the quality of art like that. And there's nothing wrong with still liking animation that seems on the cheaper side, especially if it comes packaged with other aspects of greater value.
I love how you can tell that Death isn't actually upset with Mort, he's upset with himself. Death accuses Mort of doing the exact same thing as he did; changing the course of human history by interacting with it and refusing to abide by "The Duty." Death adopted a human child and raised her. He was indeed a loving father but I believe he also understood just how selfish his decisions were when he realized that his daughter was not only mortal, but could live a life he wishes he had. A normal mortal life. Hell that brings back his personalty from Reaper-man. Where he's expelled as the personification of death and he just wants to live a human-ish life. It's almost like the movie Arrival with it's time travel principle. Death knew that he would eventually one day not only lose his daughter to a mortal way of living, but that he would have to be present at her death as well. It's a tragedy that is completely set up by himself, for himself. It's both horrifying and depressing.
The Novel the film this is from is based on brings up the concept that Death remembers everything. Perfect and complete recall of everything. Not just everything that HAS happened. Not just the past. A continuous, unending present, all remembered as clearly as if it happened tomorrow. He spends most of the novel in a funk specifically BECAUSE of this memory, on a mission to forget, which is how Susan ends up playing understudy. However, at the end of it all, we do get a sort of closure around the death of the Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit.
In that last part, where Susan walks off, you can really tell that Death sees a part of himself in her, and not just physically. The difference is that Susan, in her inexperience, has what Death has lost: the will to change and to cause change in an attempt to make the world better. Both sides make good arguments. Truly, an underrated show.
I didn't get that impression that he saw a part of himself in her, nor that he lost a part of himself and I just finished this book 2 weeks ago... Though they did make him pay in Reaper Man for trying to change things... So I can't say you are wrong on that part.
@@333angeleyes What do you think caused Death to change his mind, then? Just for the record, I don't have any experience with the book, and little with the cartoon.
He does understand the responsibility changing things brings. For how much you are responsible if you are like him. Watch the episode 'The City on the Edge of Forever' from the original Star Trek show for another example.
The will to change and cause change is not a privilege of inexperience. Goodness, no. Otherwise, older and old people couldn't change anything about them, even after realising in full what damages their previous attitude did to them and others.
I've never even heard of this series before, and the moment Death started speaking, I immediately knew it was Sir Christopher Lee. Such an iconic regal, classy, bass voice.
They both feel similar, great cosmic forces that can interact with humans in a relatable way but are completely opposite on the spectrum. Discworld is wise and compassionate, albeit prone to anger, that views his purpose as a nessixary balance to the universe and acts as a guide. Castlevania is a cruel and treacherous bastard that devours everything in his path and will destroy the world just to not go hungry, he's also so apathetic to any idea of "cosmic order" and thus he gives no shits.
@@darthplagueis13 it was done before in my country it is a pretty common pagan character but I guess all books are connected. And I love it even more, there is a lot of my country folk what he took and it warms my heart when it is being told so well (most of it is in feet of clay and Thud) to be precise (360 painting and the Golems) and I think there is so much from all over the world and it makes the stories so much more valuable when you get to know other countries stories.
My favourite line from Death comes from the Hogfather when he tells the Auditors that the problem with living is it's really hard to give it up once you start doing it.
Елизавета Самусева Consider this: Susan exists. She is a daughter of Mort. Susan was not yet conceived at the time. If Mort dies Susan will not be born. But she has been born. So the fact that she stands there is proof that Death will spare Mort and so learning of this Death spares Mort.
@@truefailure6359 also, Death remembers that Susan will be born but does not know that she will be born until he sees her. He has rather unique relationship with time and causality.
"Grandfather, I can live with, but Grandad. You'll be calling me Gramps next." Anyone who knows Fate Grand Order is cracking up at this line.....I know I did. For those who don't know: there is a character in it called the Grand Assassin, he has a definite Skull and Grim Reaper motif and because of his ancient status and occasional kind deeds (as well as a popular fan comic) the fanbase has given him the nickname Gramps.
Susan: how do you know who I am? Death: I have a unique memory. Susan: You can't remember me I haven't even been conceived. Death: I did say unique. A weird way of seeing you are above time but ok.
After the death of Terry Pratchett someone created a Fan art of Death of the Discworld meeting up with Death of the Endless, a reference to the friendship between Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
A being, who has existed for 1000's of years and stands apart from humanity, has a granddaughter named Susan. If i had a nickel for every being I think of who comes to mind, I'd have 10 cents, which isn't much, but it is kind of weird that it happens twice.
people saying how she roasted death by saying he has boney knees but would any of you rather have death with thicc supple thighs? edit: dont answer that
@@cawareyoudoin7379 congratulations you have not been overtaken by your bodies innate hornyness to the point where death itself is starting to look attractive and bang-able yet
@@truemind1018 Thank you. Perhaps it's because I read Discworld as a kid, and I am not able to want to bang the grandfather of the character I related to the most.
Imagine having the grim reaper/Death, a literal walking talking skeleton probably one of if not the most famous skeleton to ever exist as your father or grandfather
I'm a grown ass dude about to cry(not literally but that feeling in your chest you get) remembering that Terry is dead. Same goes for Chester it's always hard thinking of it
@Darkseid, The animation was done by Cosgrove Hall, A British animation studio. The only thing that really sticks out that has been on the air in the U.S is Count Duckula
@@dragonson72 Dangermouse was shown here in the U.S. for a time, on Nickelodeon. I believe Count Duckula was a spinoff series. (At least I remember Duckula being a guest character on DM.)
There was a saying in another book about why Death does not interfere with mortal matter of life and death. For every one life that Death does not end as he is supposed to 10 more lives must take it's place in order to keep the Cosmos balanced. Only the Divine can interfere without there being any consequences.
Well, we see the consequences of that in Mort when He spares Princess Keli. Then reality begins spring cleaning the paradox. Starting with the weird reality warp that happens in the public house that makes Mort flip his shit.
That's it RUclips is spying on me, just mentioned to a friend they should read discworld series some time as my brother and I used to listen to the audio tapes. Now here I am the next day and this is on my recommended list....
I listen to the audio books as well and I must say that this voice actor for the books is phenomenal! He brings each character to life and gives them their own unique personality. Plus the best thing about the audio books is that I can listen while cleaning or working out at the gym
Death from Discworld and The Doctor from Doctor Who have quite a few similarities in character. One of the most notable is that they’re the only ones in their respective settings who both _have_ the ability to steer the course of the universe as they wish, yet understand the _full_ cost of doing so, no matter how “good” the immediate outcome may seem.
They told me I was too young That I needed more training I told them to drop dead How Ironic. I don't know how I survived that fall, Something strange must have happened. My pulse is beating like a drum But my blood is running cold I'm not sure what's going on but I came here with a question And I will find the answer if it kills me. Crypt of the NecroDancer - Cinematic Trailer
“Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store Didn't know how to play it, but he knew for sure That one guitar, felt good in his hands Didn't take long, to understand Just one guitar, slung way down low Was one way ticket, only one way to go” - Foreigner, “Juke Box Hero” Does Discworld contain juke boxes? 🤔
@@JohnAlbertRigali Yes, they have Imp bands inside playing what they've heard before. The Colour of Magic and Moving Pictures had the same idea with cameras.
The animation in this series was never really that good I thought. Except for Death, I think they really nailed his look in this series, he is what I see when I imagine him in the stories.
Honestly, I find *DEATH* too expressive in the cartoon. The skull shifts, which never happened in the book. His all-caps bold font gave gravitas to everything he said, but it was his actions that revealed his warmth more than how he talked. *DEATH* is an unchanging entity; it is only our understanding of him that changes. This is basically how modern theology treats God; poor Terry wanted to believe, but just couldn't. He believed that death was all there was, and perhaps that is why he assigned all the positive aspects of God to the Discworld Reaper. We all want a merciful death, after all.
I can't stop being surprised at how Death is so fixed on the point how the future cannot be changed by anyone (except for gods if you really push his fixation).
I know there were completely legal region code disabling software DVD's for the Playstation 2, isn't something like that available for conventional DVD players as well?
@@SonsOfLorgar I agree, it's something that almost exclusively punishes the people actually buying honest copies anyway. Why punish these who don't pirate?
I started with a hardback trilogy following a young captain Carrot, then darted from book to book in whatever order was available from the library. Amazing magical books of fantasy fiction and facts.
@dawndusk1007 Yeah, Terry Pratchett is the author. He wrote like 20 odd novels based in the Discworld. He also co wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman before his death. If you enjoy these animations. I can not recommend these books enough. They are all on Audible if you want to check them out if you have time to read that many books.
I've seen a LOT of arguments where both sides are wrong. I've seen a few where both sides are right, and neither side is wrong; that's just perspective and circumstance at work. It REALLY gets annoying when both sides are both right AND wrong from every conceivable perspective... And you're left with a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
"'Grandfather', I can live with, but _'Granddad'..._ You'll be calling me _'Gramps'_ next." So I'm just going to presume it's a firm "no" to "Pee-paw"?
@@glenbe4026 I can't bring myself to even think of watching the live action series, I have a look, sound, and style of all the characters in my head. Watching someone else's interpretation of Discworld would feel wrong to me
@Melkhiordarkblade Hogfather is the one I like the best. But mainly because it has Susan. I never really liked Moist, so disliked Going Postal the most.
It occurs to me, Death literally smacked the guy so hard his children would feel it lol
He may not have brought her into this world, but he's the one who's going to take her out of it. He's going to take EVERYONE OUT OF IT.
Canadian-Rain Lemarckism
lmfao
i believe that probably was the joke
The sheer briliance of this scene!
I must give Discworld a try! Uhhhh...which book came first?
Christopher Lee is the only person in history who can talk in capital letters
Papyrus's does.
So that was the man, eh. Sir Lee himself. I knew I knew that voice.
even more amazing, he played death in the live action terry pratchett movie colour of magic decades later.
One of his last roles too!
Brian Blessed
@@mostlyjoe Brian Fucking Blessed only whispers in capital letters. ("GORDON'S ALIVE?") They haven't created a font to accurately contain his normal speaking words.
And yes, that is his middle name. I checked. Also, no one needs to verify that.
Pratchett knows how to provide information in such a subtle way. He asks if he is a good grandpa she replies "you have boney knees" which sounds like a complaint but it lets Death know he's been a good enough of a grandfather to have spent enough time with his granddaughter on his lap his boney knees would be enough of a issue to be brought up. He doesn't waste a sentence, everything can be broke open to provide more than what many will ever find.
I just finished reading Mort and one of the things Death says at the end of it is that he doesn't think he'd be a good grandad, that he doesn't have the right knees.
Later in the book this movie is based on, Susan starts having childhood memories of sitting on a comfortable cushion on Death's knee. He changed the past to be a better grandfather.
@@kayohwai You know, I never cottoned on to that!
I like efficient story telling. Too many novels are full of pedantry
Based pfp, btw
*broken
“I may have allowed myself a flicker of emotion, I CAN give it up anytime I want”
Death talking about emotion as if he’s talking about drugs 🤣
Considering what he said to the Auditors in Hogfather it is to him and things like him.
it basically is drugs to him, he is facinated by human emotions and trying to be human despite what he is.
Love is one hell of a drug skipper
Ikr?!
CURRY
"Really?...Boney knees?"
Adorable.
Susan: "YES!" *walks out*
Death: just standing there, roasted by his own granddaughter.
I think it calls back to her having to sit on his lap during her upbringing; showing that despite his efforts to be an affectionate grandfather, his image and being were unsuited for that role.
@@h2ojr1 you can see the awe when she changes into the reaper, and death seems excited he gets to see her baby granddaughter and gets to have her sit on her knee
I thought he said "Only knees?" referring to the lolita skirt she's turning to XD
@@imageez degenerates of the modern age
" THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE'S JUST ME. "
Death.
+private star No crown. No crown, only the harvest.
He was talking to Azrael, Death of Universes. So it was "us", not "me".
"There is no truth but us.
There is no mercy but us.
There is no justice.
There is just us.
[...] Lord, what can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man?"
Dang straight!
@@CheshireFatorum Exactly! Plus he was making the point (which none of the mortals understood) that it's not about right or wrong, and he is not good nor bad, he just is... all things even the gods die which is why even they are afraid of him
@@CheshireFatorum He talks about this to Mort to, I think. Maybe also saying "us", though...
"A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."
GNU Terry Pratchett
88norimaki I still speak my grandaddy's name but he's been quite cold for 24 years. Utter nonsense.
88norimaki "Am I a good grandfather?"
How can you not love this character with a line like that?
Tafami "Boney Knees?"
OK - that was a good one too.
+MrSvenovitch I am pretty sure T.P wasn´t meaning dead in a body
+MrSvenovitch A literal mind is a dead mind.
"Won't that be a paradox?"
"not for us"
I don't know why, but the way he says it, so nonchalantly...... it is just so hilarious
Death brings up a good point. Everyone wants to change the world and reap the benefits, but never willing to accept (or expect) the negative consequences of that change.
He literally speaks from experience, each scene ive seen of him animated is him questioning his actions and the actions of others.
I think Death took the phrase 'grandchildren are the reward for not killing your kids' a little too seriously. But this part definitely explains the climax of Mort because I didn't understand why Death suddenly changed his mind.
Because he saw.
Pratchett was always good at that.
He did say a "Unique" memory.
@@Great_Cthulhu Saw what ? Susan ?
@@efaristi9737 Yes. But he must have had the foresight to know who she was and that she wouldn't be if he bumped off Mort.
In the original it was because he saw the love his daughter had for mort and said "buggerit" I'll take the consequences, hence the "bit of emotion" he allowed himself.
Kinda rewritten in a good way for this book where it becomes a time of trousers moment where he realises he must have allowed Mort life because she existed.
This exchange reminds me of an episode of Gargoyles where the villains imprison Anubis, Egyptian God of Death. One of them tells Anubis he's only doing it because he wants Anubis to give him back his dead son, who died in a "pointless car crash". Anubis, voiced wonderfully by the late Tony Jay, replied thus:
"All death is pointless; THAT is the point. Young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, death comes for them all. It is the ultimate fairness."
I loved that episode.
I love how Death's mouth doesn't move, his voice just pulls out of the air and booms.
No Deaths voice just appears in your head he never speaks
Makes sense he ain't vocal chords
*tricky thing to do without having a diaphragm from which to project from*
*that's called talent, pure and simple*
Iᴛ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ sᴀᴠᴇs ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴏɴ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴘ sʏɴᴄɪɴɢ.
@@scottmantooth8785 *It just happens.*
Susan is such a great character, her grandfather basically tells her she shouldn't have been born, and her response is sympathy. A little girl in a night dress reminding Death himself of fear.
“If you change the fate of a single man you change THE WORLD!! And you…YOU alone bear the responsibility for the change.”
That is both hugely inspiring and oppressively ominous at the same time.
Well, thats Death for ya.
If you think about it, that pretty much applies as well in real life. Especially in regards of humanity’s progress. Take the plane for example, the wright brothers initially invented in order to help humankind achieve the means of flight and alternative means of travel. They succeeded of course however in light of the success so too did it lead way for other uses and things that were equally just as bad. Fighter jets as well as how the use of the atomic bomb was utilized through by the very variations of their efforts and hard work. Any one with a proper sensible brain in their heads would understand the total gravity and weight of the consequences of their actions. For every great change/benefit that is made, so too will their always be those that will exploit for the wrong reasons and abuse them as well as such equal consequences as there is good. This is something everyone must always understand
I do appreciate the fact that he doesn’t come off as fully in the right though. As Susan points out, his _actual_ reason for not taking action is because the responsibility is “too heavy to bear,” which is just an excuse to be passive.
@@OneBiasedOpinion Isn't he right though ?
Despite the stiff animation, this is actually a pretty great adaptation in sheer spirit ^^
I love how they stage the scene from Mort, and I love Christopher Lee as Death.
Depending on when this was made the animation is probably more than serviceable.
while the budget is limited animation wise its clear the people making it were talented and put a lot of passion into it
THAT'S CHRISTOPHER LEE!?!?!? I thought I recognized that voice.
See you in 10 years when a bunch of animators remake it with smoother animation
@@OdaSwifteye Not that excuse again... Time has no pertinence on well done 2D animation, other than that as kids most of us would have lacked the ability to discern the quality of art like that. And there's nothing wrong with still liking animation that seems on the cheaper side, especially if it comes packaged with other aspects of greater value.
I love how you can tell that Death isn't actually upset with Mort, he's upset with himself. Death accuses Mort of doing the exact same thing as he did; changing the course of human history by interacting with it and refusing to abide by "The Duty." Death adopted a human child and raised her. He was indeed a loving father but I believe he also understood just how selfish his decisions were when he realized that his daughter was not only mortal, but could live a life he wishes he had. A normal mortal life. Hell that brings back his personalty from Reaper-man. Where he's expelled as the personification of death and he just wants to live a human-ish life. It's almost like the movie Arrival with it's time travel principle. Death knew that he would eventually one day not only lose his daughter to a mortal way of living, but that he would have to be present at her death as well. It's a tragedy that is completely set up by himself, for himself. It's both horrifying and depressing.
That's the horror of old-school Pratchett.
The Novel the film this is from is based on brings up the concept that Death remembers everything. Perfect and complete recall of everything. Not just everything that HAS happened. Not just the past. A continuous, unending present, all remembered as clearly as if it happened tomorrow. He spends most of the novel in a funk specifically BECAUSE of this memory, on a mission to forget, which is how Susan ends up playing understudy.
However, at the end of it all, we do get a sort of closure around the death of the Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit.
Just women fuckin shit up and making the men fix it, same old shit
Death himself is infinite, so he’s bound to do everything at least once, even the really cruel, depressing stuff.
@@Omnisprime
Death will exist as long as life exist. Is life eternal?
In that last part, where Susan walks off, you can really tell that Death sees a part of himself in her, and not just physically. The difference is that Susan, in her inexperience, has what Death has lost: the will to change and to cause change in an attempt to make the world better. Both sides make good arguments. Truly, an underrated show.
I didn't get that impression that he saw a part of himself in her, nor that he lost a part of himself and I just finished this book 2 weeks ago... Though they did make him pay in Reaper Man for trying to change things... So I can't say you are wrong on that part.
@@333angeleyes What do you think caused Death to change his mind, then? Just for the record, I don't have any experience with the book, and little with the cartoon.
@@AbsoluteMongoloid because he is death read the end part in reaperman when he kills the new human death
He does understand the responsibility changing things brings. For how much you are responsible if you are like him.
Watch the episode 'The City on the Edge of Forever' from the original Star Trek show for another example.
The will to change and cause change is not a privilege of inexperience. Goodness, no.
Otherwise, older and old people couldn't change anything about them, even after realising in full what damages their previous attitude did to them and others.
I've never even heard of this series before, and the moment Death started speaking, I immediately knew it was Sir Christopher Lee. Such an iconic regal, classy, bass voice.
I love this version of Death. Reminds me of Castlevania, but kinder and much more helpful.
His voice is powerful and worth the praise.
And less of a potty-mouth
Quite fascinating how Pratchett managed to make the personification of a concept into one of his deepest and most intriguing characters.
They both feel similar, great cosmic forces that can interact with humans in a relatable way but are completely opposite on the spectrum. Discworld is wise and compassionate, albeit prone to anger, that views his purpose as a nessixary balance to the universe and acts as a guide. Castlevania is a cruel and treacherous bastard that devours everything in his path and will destroy the world just to not go hungry, he's also so apathetic to any idea of "cosmic order" and thus he gives no shits.
@@darthplagueis13 it was done before in my country it is a pretty common pagan character but I guess all books are connected. And I love it even more, there is a lot of my country folk what he took and it warms my heart when it is being told so well (most of it is in feet of clay and Thud) to be precise (360 painting and the Golems) and I think there is so much from all over the world and it makes the stories so much more valuable when you get to know other countries stories.
My favourite line from Death comes from the Hogfather when he tells the Auditors that the problem with living is it's really hard to give it up once you start doing it.
Grim Reaper clearly has a soft spot for Susan... he almost killed his son-in-law and stopped only when saw his granddaughter!
All the best granddaughters are named susan, Just ask the Doctor lol
Елизавета Самусева
Consider this: Susan exists. She is a daughter of Mort. Susan was not yet conceived at the time.
If Mort dies Susan will not be born. But she has been born. So the fact that she stands there is proof that Death will spare Mort and so learning of this Death spares Mort.
MrRavellon When you make sure youre born just by existing- Quite trippy
@@truefailure6359 also, Death remembers that Susan will be born but does not know that she will be born until he sees her.
He has rather unique relationship with time and causality.
@@MrRavellon Doesn't that imply that the future is already written? 😮 So i guess in Death's world the Universe is deterministic.
"You'll be calling me Gramps next"
*Meanwhile, in Fate/Grand Order, the embodiment of the concept of Death is called Gramps by everyone *
Terry would be laughing at that I think. 😅👌
"He has no life left there is only music, rhythm in his soul....literally" Sounds like Blackie Lawless to me.
"Grandfather, I can live with, but Grandad. You'll be calling me Gramps next."
Anyone who knows Fate Grand Order is cracking up at this line.....I know I did.
For those who don't know: there is a character in it called the Grand Assassin, he has a definite Skull and Grim Reaper motif and because of his ancient status and occasional kind deeds (as well as a popular fan comic) the fanbase has given him the nickname Gramps.
Bone Daddy!
@@Nyxlave I think that's a nickname for a different character in Japanese media
Susan: how do you know who I am?
Death: I have a unique memory.
Susan: You can't remember me I haven't even been conceived.
Death: I did say unique.
A weird way of seeing you are above time but ok.
I so wish that Christopher Lee's grandchildren watched this, went up to him, and said "Gramps!"
5:24
Death:This is a new feeling. Being proud of someone.
Really? Bonney knees!?
@@sosomadman
Susan:YES!
Death: Did my heart just skip a beat? Wait! I have a heart!?
Unfortunately, it's overshadowed by all this UNYIELDING RAGE...
...towards my boney knees.
MY BABY GIIIRRRRLLLL!
After the death of Terry Pratchett someone created a Fan art of Death of the Discworld meeting up with Death of the Endless, a reference to the friendship between Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Tv show name
MIND IF I TAKE THIS ONE?
Death: Whoever he is, he has no life.
Yeah, sorry, that's mine.
A being, who has existed for 1000's of years and stands apart from humanity, has a granddaughter named Susan.
If i had a nickel for every being I think of who comes to mind, I'd have 10 cents, which isn't much, but it is kind of weird that it happens twice.
I understood that reference!
@@RenjiAbarai777 I didn't what is he talking about?
@@bentonmarcum8509 The Doctor
@@bentonmarcum8509 Doctor Who
Rallozar X and a horse named binky
people saying how she roasted death by saying he has boney knees but would any of you rather have death with thicc supple thighs?
edit: dont answer that
*Looks at Death in DC and Marvel*
There's your answer.
I have always seen, see, and will continue to see the Death of Discworld as totally and utterly aromantic and asexual.
@@cawareyoudoin7379 congratulations you have not been overtaken by your bodies innate hornyness to the point where death itself is starting to look attractive and bang-able
yet
@@truemind1018 Thank you.
Perhaps it's because I read Discworld as a kid, and I am not able to want to bang the grandfather of the character I related to the most.
If you don't want answers, you shouldn't have asked.
"There is no justice. There is only me." Ahh Death, the greatest of all equalizers.
"I love him father!"
"You do? You never said!"
Then what the hell has he been arguing over!?!
Mort's actions. The tears in reality, and so on.
He has a unique memory.
I didn’t know they made an animated series of this.
I loved the books when I was younger.
To my knowledge they made two animated movies (soul music and wyird sisters)
And two live action ones(going postal and hogfather)
@@theirishviking9278 There was also a live action version of The Colour of Magic, I think.
Who voices Death? Because it sounds like Christopher Lee in my opinion.
+Headless Horseman Yep... that is indeed *Christopher Lee*
+Headless Horseman It is, and he was amazing!
because it is (or rather was)
How much you want to bet that when Christopher Lee died he took over Death's job?
zakfett92 I would accept passing over if it was him, at least I know the duel with Death is still accepted
Imagine having the grim reaper/Death, a literal walking talking skeleton probably one of if not the most famous skeleton to ever exist as your father or grandfather
I'm a grown ass dude about to cry(not literally but that feeling in your chest you get) remembering that Terry is dead. Same goes for Chester it's always hard thinking of it
GPU Pratchett
This animation honestly looks like something from one of those point and click adventure games like Curse of Monkey Island.
You dont say!!?
Check the date, perhaps?
still good none the less...exactly what is called for
@Darkseid, The animation was done by Cosgrove Hall, A British animation studio. The only thing that really sticks out that has been on the air in the U.S is Count Duckula
@@dragonson72 Dangermouse was shown here in the U.S. for a time, on Nickelodeon. I believe Count Duckula was a spinoff series. (At least I remember Duckula being a guest character on DM.)
I like how deaths mouth doesn't move when he talks but his eyebrows do
3:17 "grandfather I can LIVE with" ironic coming from a walking skeleton.
I love the cuts with some of christopher lee's lines. It makes it even funnier-
Deviated from the book a bit. I miss Sir Ian Richardson as Death, as he was in HogFather... But Christopher Lee is great, too
Mort, first book I read by Terry ❤️
I enjoy the Death/Susan stories most - 'Thief of Time' is one of my favourites and carries on from the Hogfather.
Aye. Though this is a scene from soul music, it's just that Susan has gone back in time and therefore witnessed a scene from Mort
There was a saying in another book about why Death does not interfere with mortal matter of life and death. For every one life that Death does not end as he is supposed to 10 more lives must take it's place in order to keep the Cosmos balanced. Only the Divine can interfere without there being any consequences.
Well, we see the consequences of that in Mort when
He spares Princess Keli. Then reality begins spring cleaning the paradox. Starting with the weird reality warp that happens in the public house that makes Mort flip his shit.
One of my favourite interactions out of the entire series.
That's it RUclips is spying on me, just mentioned to a friend they should read discworld series some time as my brother and I used to listen to the audio tapes. Now here I am the next day and this is on my recommended list....
Lol. Is that the first time this has happened to you?
Get use to it.
Cellphones "listen" as well as note where you are and what you look at.
I listen to the audio books as well and I must say that this voice actor for the books is phenomenal! He brings each character to life and gives them their own unique personality. Plus the best thing about the audio books is that I can listen while cleaning or working out at the gym
RIP Christopher Lee.
I remember watching this when I was little with my dad.
I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE
"Mort" was the very first Discworld book I read.
I sure your grief, but don't worry, in every down there's up.
That's it, I'm gonna buy the DVD, since I want to watch it again. :D
What an interesting series.. I never even heard of this before, now that I have.. I'm gald.
Death from Discworld and The Doctor from Doctor Who have quite a few similarities in character. One of the most notable is that they’re the only ones in their respective settings who both _have_ the ability to steer the course of the universe as they wish, yet understand the _full_ cost of doing so, no matter how “good” the immediate outcome may seem.
And they both have a granddaughter named Susan.
They told me I was too young
That I needed more training
I told them to drop dead
How Ironic.
I don't know how I survived that fall,
Something strange must have happened.
My pulse is beating like a drum
But my blood is running cold
I'm not sure what's going on but I came here with a question
And I will find the answer if it kills me.
Crypt of the NecroDancer - Cinematic Trailer
Christopher Lee, sadly missed.
So, film producers chose the Harry Potter series over this? This is more relatable to life than that mock wizardry world. I missed out.
Guards! Guards! would have been awesome.
A real six string bought from a five and dime can have power.
Only if you play it till your fingers bleed....
“Bought a beat up six string in a secondhand store
Didn't know how to play it, but he knew for sure
That one guitar, felt good in his hands
Didn't take long, to understand
Just one guitar, slung way down low
Was one way ticket, only one way to go”
- Foreigner, “Juke Box Hero”
Does Discworld contain juke boxes? 🤔
@@JohnAlbertRigali Yes, they have Imp bands inside playing what they've heard before. The Colour of Magic and Moving Pictures had the same idea with cameras.
I really gotta get my hands on Discworld. It's always on hold at my local library for years at a time.
"'Grandfather', I can live with."
You're not alive!
This is hitting everyone's recommended
Christopher Lee and Ian Richardson were both great as Death.
When the hourglass runs out, death squints and turns it upside down. Love that badass scene!
The animation in this series was never really that good I thought. Except for Death, I think they really nailed his look in this series, he is what I see when I imagine him in the stories.
Honestly, I find *DEATH* too expressive in the cartoon. The skull shifts, which never happened in the book. His all-caps bold font gave gravitas to everything he said, but it was his actions that revealed his warmth more than how he talked. *DEATH* is an unchanging entity; it is only our understanding of him that changes. This is basically how modern theology treats God; poor Terry wanted to believe, but just couldn't. He believed that death was all there was, and perhaps that is why he assigned all the positive aspects of God to the Discworld Reaper. We all want a merciful death, after all.
I find it funny that a skeleton would take issue with having bony knees XD
After everything in that conversation, that's what has him fazed lol.
3:27 sounds like he's describing me from the beginning of Jr. High through highshool, XD
A metal/alternative addiction can only carry you so far. Heh
I can't stop being surprised at how Death is so fixed on the point how the future cannot be changed by anyone (except for gods if you really push his fixation).
The day, the music died. :(
"Whoever he is, he has not life. Only music"
Did anyone else find that funny? 😂
It explains a lot of Old Rockers.
I miss this place, Discworld, yes I reread, but that first taste is always Magic🐢🐘🐘🐘🐘🐢🐘🐘🐘🐘
I have this and Wyrd Sisters on disc, but I always have to roll out my international DVD player to get them going. So annoying.
both are excellent...
I know there were completely legal region code disabling software DVD's for the Playstation 2, isn't something like that available for conventional DVD players as well?
@@Kaefer1973 there used to be anyway, and some players that could be unlocked with a code.
Imo. Region locking in itself should be illegal.
@@SonsOfLorgar I agree, it's something that almost exclusively punishes the people actually buying honest copies anyway. Why punish these who don't pirate?
I started with a hardback trilogy following a young captain Carrot, then darted from book to book in whatever order was available from the library. Amazing magical books of fantasy fiction and facts.
GRAND DAD!!
The implication that she sat on his lap despite the knees is fuckin adorable
i love this show
Rocks in it.
Music with Rocks in it (^_^)
Its probably the artstyle but I like how Deaths face changes from serious confronting Mort and more expressive when talking with Susan
christopher lee the ideal voice
RIP Sir Christopher Lee
I like how close to the book this scene is.
He's awesome in this series.
-.- death ?! meets insanity
I'm french : "Mort" in french means "Death", took me a while to understand.
Death seems like a cool s.o.b
Sir Terry's Death really is cool
Only the Auditors can make Him lose His temper.
I love this story. I need the reread the disc world books.
Wait it's a book?
@dawndusk1007 Yeah, Terry Pratchett is the author. He wrote like 20 odd novels based in the Discworld. He also co wrote Good Omens with Neil Gaiman before his death. If you enjoy these animations. I can not recommend these books enough. They are all on Audible if you want to check them out if you have time to read that many books.
3:12 hot reference to vinesauce funnyman uncle jobel
The floor tiles on Death's house should be octagonal.
this animation style looks like stuff i've seen on FOX in 90's
Well, it is from the 90's.
Everytime I listen to this Death I see King Haggard from The last Unicorn
Sir Christopher Lee.
I never knew this was animated!
This and Wyrd Sisters were animated, and there were a couple of live action ones as well.
I've seen a LOT of arguments where both sides are wrong. I've seen a few where both sides are right, and neither side is wrong; that's just perspective and circumstance at work. It REALLY gets annoying when both sides are both right AND wrong from every conceivable perspective... And you're left with a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
I can’t help but think death somehow looks proud of Susan at 5:26
GRAND DAD
Death is so god damn awesome!
bony knees
Interesting take on the trolley problem by Death there.
"'Grandfather', I can live with, but _'Granddad'..._ You'll be calling me _'Gramps'_ next."
So I'm just going to presume it's a firm "no" to "Pee-paw"?
There was an animated one?!!!
There is a couple of animated series, and a few live action mini series
@@glenbe4026 I can't bring myself to even think of watching the live action series, I have a look, sound, and style of all the characters in my head. Watching someone else's interpretation of Discworld would feel wrong to me
@Melkhiordarkblade Hogfather is the one I like the best. But mainly because it has Susan. I never really liked Moist, so disliked Going Postal the most.
Terrific... not seen this one... but I will.
soul music is also worth a look...very much like the others in the use of humor clearly a Discworld book
howcome inever heard of this series b4. its a gem
wait what? theres animated series of this
Just this and Wyrd Sisters.
@@Asher_Tye This is from Soul Music isn't it?
@@mattstanislen3165 yes.