I would have preferred them seeming more amorphous and closer to lumpy gingerbread men in appearance, but the end effort still look like men of clay. I also did mostly like the Golems and their portrayal here, while understandably that is tricky. I was not completely on board with some of the changes made to their characterization, but accept the choices made because in the end the whole still resembles the intent of the source material. Richard Coyle and Claire Foy play the leads quite well as Moist Von Lipwig and Adora Belle Dear heart, and they certainly look the part and have good chemistry. David Suchet wasn't quite what I had imagined for Teacher Gilt, but he did a most admirable job in the role. Andrew Sachs also did an excellent job as the most senior junior Postman, Tolliver Groat. One stand out in mind is Charles Dance, his performance as Vetinari, the Patrician of Anhk-Morpork, is nearly a perfect match to how I envisioned the character while reading the books, exhibiting the right amount of menace and charm while equally being able to show the slight glimpses into the many depths of the character that are offered throughout the whole book series. And while changes have been made, the overall story retains the right plot beats and characters, while not book accurate in some cases, still at least resemble their characters.
While that abomination only has some names and plot points shared, this adaptation at least retains the right spirit and feel, there's a joyfulness and humour to the characters and their motivations that is completely absent from the new Watch adaptation. Additionally, I felt compelled to write this review after attempting to watch the newly premiered "The Watch" from BBC America. To be frank and honest, I have this on DVD and have watched multiple times as the Moist Von Lipwig focused stories are some of my favorites from the Discworld series, and the production from Sky gets enough right in adapting the story while still making changes to adapt the work for the small screen.
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