Going Postal may be, as many people seem to think, the most accurate of the three live-action Discworld adaptations done so far - but what does it matter, when the book it's adapted from is one of the weakest in the series? Going Postal is, by any measure, a well-made and watchable TV movie - it has some good jokes, solid pacing, a few good performances (always great to see Andrew Sachs in action again) - but nothing about it has the unique flair and insanity of the Discworld novels. A couple of characters familiar to fans make an appearance - like Angua and Mustrum Ridcully - but they have none of the depth and personality of their book counterparts. Lord Vetinari is the only possible exception - Charles Dance is a natural choice for the part, and he does fantastically well.
Going Postal, like so many Discworld novels, is about the Discworld equivalent of a real-world phenomena, this time - mail. But that same basic premise had been used in many other Discworld novels to funnier results - I'd much rather see a TV adaptation of Moving Pictures or The Truth. Even more than that, I'd rather have Sky stick to the earlier classics in the series, to the dry nonsensical humor that made them classics, and to beloved characters who made the series great, back when it was a fantasy series. Going Postal is watchable, but anybody who doesn't know anything about Discworld probably won't get what the fuss is all about, and I'd much sooner recommend Hogfather as a starting point.
Going Postal, like so many Discworld novels, is about the Discworld equivalent of a real-world phenomena, this time - mail. But that same basic premise had been used in many other Discworld novels to funnier results - I'd much rather see a TV adaptation of Moving Pictures or The Truth. Even more than that, I'd rather have Sky stick to the earlier classics in the series, to the dry nonsensical humor that made them classics, and to beloved characters who made the series great, back when it was a fantasy series. Going Postal is watchable, but anybody who doesn't know anything about Discworld probably won't get what the fuss is all about, and I'd much sooner recommend Hogfather as a starting point.