Robert "Going Postal" is a cringeworthy adaptation of Terry Pratchett's work for TV where every subtlety is lost, characters are utterly 2-dimensional, and music steamrolls you at every turn. Pratchett seems to have taken every cliché'd character imaginable (including the animated kitchen sink) and thrown them into a Steampunk "Christmas Carol". Vampires? Check. Werewolves? Check. Golems? Check. (And the Golem in question here is almost a direct rip-off of "Kryten" from "Red Dwarf".) But for all that "Going Postal" has that is unwelcome, it's conspicuously lacking two elements: a character that you can give a damn about, and a "McGuffin" that makes you care about what happens to them. "Going Postal" is a superficially clever premise that is utterly let down by a paper-thin script and made insufferable by treacly music and unnecessary voice-over. Give this one a WIDE miss.

marspeach It's not really a period drama so much as a costume drama- It's got a magical, Dickensian feel with the Victorian inspired costumes and settings. The world is located on the back of four elephants who are on a giant turtle…I haven't read any of the series but from what I've read about it and from watching this adaptation, it's a comical cross between Dickens and fantasy.This series definitely made me interested in Terry Pratchett's works! Don't know if I'll have time to read them any time soon but one day it would be fun! I think if you like fantasy series like Harry Potter and such as well as costume dramas you should like this show.

TheLittleSongbird I did like Hogfather and Colour of Magic too, but what made me like Going Postal best of all was that it was more solid in especially the story, pacing and acting departments. Not that the other two were bad in those categories, but they did have characters that weren't explored as well as they could have been or there were moments of sluggish pacing or forced dialogue.Going Postal could have easily had those problems but it didn't really. Of all the Sky/Pratchett adaptations it is the best paced overall, while the story even with the changes is compelling and the writing is playful and witty on the whole.The costumes are colourful and beautiful, and the sets and scenery are also stunning and the effects in general are above average though I wasn't crazy about the Banshee. The photography does very well to capture these lovely visuals, while the music is very good and the direction credible enough.The cast I feel is the best yet. Charles Dance, Richard Coyle and Steve Pemberton turn in great performances, and Claire Foy is also appealing and David Suchet is an interesting Gilt.All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and while I liked all three Sky/Pratchett adaptations this one was the best. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Cheesly_Amis Whoever wrote the script for this TV adaptation should have his figgin roasted and sliced into tiny pieces then given to a seagull. Also some sort of serious bodily injury would be appropriate. It appears as if he/she managed to read the book and get the general gist of the plot- line, made a note of several character names and remembered a couple of jokes that he/she obviously didn't understand and attempt to combine them all into 3 hours that bear almost no resemblance to the original book, with several random moments stolen from the book added in out of context. I do understand that not everything from the book could make it in, and budgetary constraints do... er... constrain things but they could have easily done a much better job than this.As another reviewer's already mentioned, most of the cast looked like they'd stepped out of a pantomime, the only exception (in my opinion) Tamsin Greig as Sachrissa Cripslock, Ian Bonar as Stanley Howler and Charles Dance's commanding presence as Lord Vetinari, even though his hair colour and beard weren't appropriate, but i digress. It seems ironic how unrealistic and frankly stupid the sky adaptation team seemed to make the show for a work based on an author who attempts to ingest as much realism and intelligence into his fantasy books as possible.There were 2 moments that gave me a modicum of entertainment; cries of "Heretic" towards Tamsin Greg in a Pratchettian moment not in the original book and a 2 second cameo of watchman Nobby Nobbs.I could go on about the stupid banshee costume and terrible special effects i could spend ages complaining about the fact that all the golems were identical, i could complain about the lack of trolls and dwarfs in the crowd scenes i could wonder why there were plot threads that began but were never ended but that would be as pointless as the 3 hours i wasted watching this piece of garbage.Do not watch this if you're a fan of Terry Pratchett's books, you WILL be sorely disappointed.